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Documentary Review: A True Crime tale about an “Unknown Number,” “High School” Catfishing and a Real Villain Hiding in Plain Sight

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Roger Moore

As “true crime” documentaries settle into their podcast-perfected formula, too many of them spend too much time obsessing over their “gotcha.” It’s understandable, as the “You’ll never believe whoREALLYdunnit” twist is both relished and expected by the viewer. But as … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review: A Silent Saga of Celluloid, Cinema and Yukon History — “Dawson City: Frozen Time”

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Roger Moore

A mesmirizing movie of film, pop culture and Canadian history, “Dawson City: Frozen Time” slipped by many of us when it earned film festival circuit and limited release back in 2017. But its beauty and breathtaking ambition make it a … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Hitchcock winds the “Ticking Clock” — “Sabotage”(1936)

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Roger Moore

Alfred Hitchcock polished his anecdote about how to become “The Master of Suspense” over the decades, refining his definition of “the ticking clock” thriller to the “bomb under the table” analogy he related for a TV interview very late in … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Saget’s Farewell, “Daniel’s Gotta Die”

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Roger Moore

Bob Saget’s last movie was mercifully slow making its way to its widest possible audience. The beloved “Full House” dad and adorably potty-mouthed stand-up comic died in 2022, in Orlando. As bad luck would further have it, his last movie … Continue reading →

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Series Review: Returning to the Gold Standard — “The Story of Film: An Odyssey”

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Roger Moore

I reviewed “The Story of Film” back when it first made its way to the US via Netflix over a dozen years ago, and like everyone else who weighed in on it, called it “a film school” course in streaming … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Groundhog Day” goes Gallic, “Palm Springs” swings Moroccan — “An Endless Wedding”

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Roger Moore

The French take on “Palm Springs” is something of a departure from the Hulu original film starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Miliotti and J.K. Simmons. Director and co-writer Patrick Cassir’s “An Endless Marriage” is just as funny, but more brisk and … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Baby Assassins 3,” “Nice Days” for killing?

Posted on August 14, 2025 by Roger Moore

Truth be told, the world didn’t need a third “Baby Assassins” movie. All writer-director Yuko Sakamoto did was make a longer, more bloated, more character-cluttered version of the first two films. And five years have passed. Our Japanese kewpie doll … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Just Beyond Paris, the “Suspended Time” of Covid is meant for Chat, Cooking and Reminiscing

Posted on August 12, 2025 by Roger Moore

At this late date, it’s difficult to find something new or fresh to say about “What we did during Covid lockdown,” as so many other filmmakers chose to use that time planning and even filming such stories. But the French … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Godard, Bardot, Palance and “The Odyssey” — “Contempt” (1963)

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Roger Moore

Jean-Luc Godard, the most-analyzed, dissected and critiqued auteur of his generation makes his grand statement on the compromises and sell-outs required by salope déesse cinema with “Contempt,” his biggest-ever hit, a movie about making movies. The critic turned cinematic revolutionary … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Lost in Dementia and Memory Care, seeking that “Familiar Touch”

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Roger Moore

“Familiar Touch” is a simple, documdrama-real film of frank honesty and sensitivity about dementia and adjusting to life in Memory Care. If you’re fortunate enough to not know that label, describing the wing or floor of any nursing home or … Continue reading →

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