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Movie / Film Reviews by Roger Longenbach

Browse reviews written by Roger Longenbach, including critical takes on films, home entertainment releases, and television series.

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Since he was very young, Roger has enjoyed going to the local theatre and seeing a good film on the big screen. Starting with the lines for The Empire Strikes Back, Roger has especially enjoyed the Star Wars franchise, culminating with his attendance at the Washington, D.C. premiere of Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace. He enjoys movie music, especially those from most Disney animated features.

Angels & Demons

May 18, 2009

Shortly after 2006's The Da Vinci Code became a commercial success, Imagine Entertainment began work on the prequel to that novel, Angels and Demons. Due to the writer's strike...

Full Review | Grade: D

Valkyrie

Dec 29, 2008

This honestly is a hard movie to review. We can give away the plot, since it's based on a true story (they don't kill Hitler), so all that's left is the technical aspects of the film.

Full Review | Grade: C

Wall-E

Jun 30, 2008

I have been worried about his film for the last year or so, ever since I watched the teaser trailer where Andrew Stanton recaps the development of the ideas that the creative heads at Pixar tossed aro...

Full Review | Grade: A

Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

May 19, 2008

Much delayed, Prince Caspian has been released almost two and half years after The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The original cast of the Pevensie children has retu...

Full Review | Grade: A