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Movie Review: Widower Timothy Spall crosses Britain on “The Last Bus”

Posted on September 21, 2025 by Roger Moore

The first impression Timothy Spall made on film fans was when he played a plump, delusional, somewhat daft chef in Mike Leigh’s quirky slice-of-working-class dream, “Life is Sweet.” Restaurateur Aubrey thought putting boiled bacon consumme, prune quiche and pork cyst … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Slight Flight of Fantasy Fancy billed as “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey”

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Roger Moore

Pairing up Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell for a big screen fantasy romance doesn’t pay off in “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” a film that has one or two big moments on its road-trip-romantic “journey,” a little digitally augmented “beauty” … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Dark Night of “La Dolce Vita” — “Finally Dawn”

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Roger Moore

Federico Fellini cast a jaded, bemused eye on the postwar Italian decadence and indulgence with “La Dolce Vita,” a cinema classic about a generation just removed from decades of fascism and war partying, reveling in paparazzo-pursued celebrity and an internationally … Continue reading →

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“Most Obnoxious Moviegoers?” Here’s the Latest Poll

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Roger Moore

Moviegoing as an experience has had its rough periods of adjustment over the decades. Audiences returning to the cinema in the ’70s and ’80s thanks to the Blockbuster era had to learn they weren’t in their den, where chattering about … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: A Mixed Martial Artist with an “Affinity” for Fighting, but not Screenwriting

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Roger Moore

Marko Zaror makes a statement on his martial arts skills — as a fighter and fight director — in “Affinity,” a B-picture that drifts into C-movie territory every time the fighting stops. A towering brawler who figured prominently in the … Continue reading →

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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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