Roger Catlin

Roger Catlin Hartford Courant Sep 9, 2025 3.5/4 The alluring twist to Walt Disney's groundbreaking animated feature Toy Story is that bright, three-dimensional toys really do seem to come to life. Go to Full Review Toy Story (1995) 100% 92%

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Feb 19, 2025 It’s a nice enough story, yet one that might not be quite memorable enough to look up by the time Christmas rolls around again (but wouldn’t be bad if you did). Go to Full Review Saint Nick of Bethlehem (2024) - - - -

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Jan 10, 2025 I can safely say I won’t see a worse film this year than “King Saud,” a clumsy, blood-soaked stumble through world problems through the cracked lens of local police corruption. Go to Full Review King Saud (2024) - - - -

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Nov 24, 2024 It plays too dull to be very effective for anyone. Go to Full Review Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (2024) 66% - -

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Nov 24, 2024 I’m surprised I liked “Con Job” as much as I did. It’s probably because Niles knows what he wants to deliver and mostly succeeds without a lot of loftier ambitions. Go to Full Review Con Job (2024) - - - -

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Sep 28, 2024 The abundance of these positive stories add up to create that most unusual environmental documentary -- not one of dire distress, but one of hope. Go to Full Review Escape from Extinction Rewilding (2024) 86% - -

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Sep 21, 2024 So, more than a mediocre film, in helping spread the anti-vax lie, “Protocol 7” is probably also a dangerous one, too. Go to Full Review Protocol 7 (2024) 50% - -

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Sep 21, 2024 The kind of reliable, feel good sports movie that’s good for family outings or if your team’s game has been rained out. Go to Full Review You Gotta Believe (2024) 55% - -

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Jul 24, 2024 Eventually, it’s clear that, however handsomely shot, “The Last Keeper” has a pro-hunting lodge intent that also seems to be keeping some of the full picture of this perceived problem away from us. Go to Full Review The Last Keeper (2024) - - - -

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Jul 12, 2024 What might have been once fantastical Disney effects are now purse-sized disappointments -- a time machine is a pocket-watch; the magic mirror a compact. Go to Full Review Descendants: The Rise of Red (2024) 57% - -

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Mar 22, 2024 In many ways, The Reverend is the perfect music documentary. Go to Full Review The Reverend (2021) 100% - -

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Mar 1, 2024 Of course it’s heartening to see the story of defying odds to champion the downtrodden, but one hopes that the large audiences... will also pick up on the strong themes of the ugly and needless bigotry toward immigrants. Go to Full Review Cabrini (2024) 91% - -

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Jan 6, 2024 You Me & Her isn’t a big movie, but it’s an amusing enough one that seems fresh and contemporary to boot. Go to Full Review You, Me & Her (2023) 47% - -

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Dec 23, 2023 It’s all part of an alternate world Christianity so stylized it might make Christians cringe too. Go to Full Review The Shift (2023) 30% 87%

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Dec 1, 2023 It’s a fine public service, quite beautifully shot (from what I imagine are a variety of sources) and logically laid out. Go to Full Review Escape From Extinction (2020) 67% - -

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Oct 31, 2023 “Mid-Century” turns into kind of a mess that gets more and more hard to follow. Unlike the trademark lines and short sharp lines of the mid-century design, this yarn only becomes fuzzy. Go to Full Review Mid-Century (2022) 44% 62%

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Sep 30, 2023 Things get so bad over the two hours that it makes you feel a little better about the actual world situation that looks bright by comparison. But that can’t be a good reason to watch. Go to Full Review Altered Perceptions (2023) 43% - -

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Jul 21, 2023 Dark and well-paced, Simulant never overstays its welcome until the final big confrontation. Go to Full Review Simulant (2023) 41% 46%

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Mar 17, 2023 Rhoads deserved better in life and in film, as this one was cobbled together from second hand interview tapes, smudgy concert video and a lot of still pictures. Go to Full Review Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon (2022) 90% 93%

Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Feb 10, 2023 Polomski’s direction is almost as fast moving as Lewis himself; the story fairly flies along, unveiling its surprising facts as it goes along, unfolding revelation after revelation especially to those who may not recall the tale. Go to Full Review Raymond Lewis: L.A. Legend (2021) 100% 78%