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Movie Review: KINDRED

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 11/06/2020
KINDRED movie poster | ©2020 IFC Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Tamara Lawrance, Jack Lowden, Edward Holcroft, Anton Lesser, Chloe Pirrie Writers: Joe Marcantonio & Jason McColgan Director: Joe Marcantonio Distributor: IFC Films Release Date: November 6, 2020 KINDRED is what might be termed modified modern Gothic, or somewhat less-than-grand Guignol. It harks back to certain kinds of old-fashioned thrillers. However, because it’s set in the present, and because the screenplay by director Joe Marcantonio and his cowriter Jason McColgan is an original rather than an adaptation, there are certain things that we expect and don’t get. This in itself is not a flaw. Goodness knows, we […]Read On »


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Movie Review: MORTAL

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 11/05/2020
MORTAL movie poster | ©2020 Saban Films

Rating: R Stars: Nat Wolff, Iben Akerlie, Per Frisch, Priyanka Bose, Arthur Hakalahti, Per Egil Aske Writers: Andre Ovredal & Norman Lesperance & Geoff Bussetil, story by Andre Ovredal Director: Andre Ovredal Distributor: Saban Films Release Date: November 9, 2020 MORTAL begins with the definition of its title as “a human being.” We then meet Eric Bergland (Nat Wolff), a young man who certainly thinks of himself as a human being, though he may be in the process of becoming something a bit other. We see some gorgeous Norwegian mountain landscapes before zeroing in on Eric, who is camped out […]Read On »


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HUNTERS: Creator David Weil and executive producer Nikki Toscano on Season 1 – Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
HUNTERS - Season 1 Key Art | ©2020 Amazon

HUNTERS is currently streaming its ten-episode first season on Amazon Prime, and renewed for a second season. Created by David Weil and set in the 1970s, this story casts a band of Holocaust survivors, led by Al Pacino’s Meyer Offerman, who come together to violently take down Nazis who have settled in the U.S. The tone is quasi-superhero comic book, mixed with actual history. Weil and his fellow HUNTERS executive producer Nikki Toscano (also a producer/writer on series including DETROIT 1-8-7, REVENGE, BATES MOTEL, MATADOR, SHADES OF BLUE, and 24: LEGACY) are together at the HUNTERS Q&A panel organized by […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THEY REACH

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 11/03/2020
THEY REACH movie poster | ©2020 Uncork’d Entertainment

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Mary Madaline Roe, Eden Campbell, Morgan Chandler, Ash Calder, Frederick Floyd, Taylor Bartle, Steffanie Foster Gustafson, Elizabeth Rhoades Writers: Sylas Dall and Bry Troyer Director: Sylas Dall Distributor: Uncork’d Entertainment Release Date: November 3, 2020 THEY REACH is an odd but rather sweet hybrid of bloody demonic horror and Spielbergian coming of age. The tones wind up dueling each other to a draw, resulting in a finale that, in most movies, would be frowned upon. Here, however, it may have been the best available solution. In a 1969 prologue, we see researcher Dr. Quinnley (Damian Vines) […]Read On »


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TV Review: SUPERNATURAL – Season 15 – “Unity”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF |
Alexander Calvert as Jack and Jensen Ackles as Dean in SUPERNATURAL - Season 15 - "Unity" | © 2020 The CW Network/Michael Courtney

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Alexander Calvert, Rob Benedict, Emily Swallow, Rachel Miner, Alessandro Juliani, Carmen Moore Writer: Meredith Glynn, series created by Eric Kripke Director: Catriona McKenzie Network: The CW, Thursdays @ 8 PM Original Airdate: October 29, 2020 You have to hand it to SUPERNATURAL. Sometimes, they actually do go off the rails. Because this happens, it’s especially easy for them to do some expert misdirection, and with “Unity,” they show how they’ve done it. You know how Team Winchester has spent the season trying to fight Chuck, aka God (Rob Benedict)? That one’s easy. Remember […]Read On »


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ROADKILL: Actor Hugh Laurie and creator David Hare on new miniseries – Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 10/31/2020
Hugh Laurie in ROADKILL | ©2020 PBS

ROADKILL is a four-part British drama, premiering on PBS Masterpiece Sunday, November 1. Hugh Laurie (HOUSE M.D., THE NIGHT MANAGER) stars as English politician Peter Laurence, who is trying outmaneuver a scandal without any regret or remorse. ROADKILL is created and written by David Hare, an Oscar nominee for his screenplays for THE READER and THE HOURS. Both Hare and Laurie take part in a virtual Q&A as part of PBS’s portion of the Summer 2020 Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour. This article is derived from that session. What motivated Hare to write ROADKILL? “Oh, golly, that’s such a […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE CALL

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 10/30/2020
THE CALL movie poster | ©2020 Cinedigm

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Lin Shaye, Tobin Bell, Chester Rushing, Erin Sanders, Mike C. Manning, Sloane Morgan-Siegel, Judd Lormand Writer: Patrick Stibbs Director: Timothy Woodward Jr. Distributor: Cinedigm Release Date: October 30, 2020 THE CALL is a generically-titled but otherwise solid horror movie. It has a decent premise, a good set-up that makes the right revelations at the right times, and smart casting in two key roles. We’re in 1987, either because the filmmakers didn’t want to deal with the Internet and smartphones, or they just like the styles. They certainly go with the ‘80s ethos of having actors who […]Read On »


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TV Review: SUPERNATURAL – Season 15 – “Drag Me Away (From You)”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF | 10/28/2020
Christian Michael Cooper as Young Sam in SUPERNATURAL - Season 15 - "Drag Me Away (From You)" | © 2020 The CW Network/Colin Bentley

Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Lisa Berry, Christian Michael Cooper, Paxton Singleton, Elle McKinnon, Liam Hughes, Kelsey Crane, Ryan Alexander McDonald Writer: Meghan Fitzmartin, series created by Eric Kripke Director: Amyn Kaderali Network: The CW, Thursdays @ 8 PM Original Airdate: October 22, 2020  With this being the fifth-to-last episode of SUPERNATURAL, the episode “Drag Me Away (From You)” naturally … goes back to 1993, where we see the guys as youngsters. This kinda/sorta informs the present, though not as much as it should, giving the timing. The bigger news here is that Dean (Jensen Ackles) is really doubling down […]Read On »


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THE CONNERS: Actor Michael Fishman on Season 3 of the ABC comedy series – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
Michael Fishman as D.J. Conner in THE CONNERS Season 3 | ©2020 ABC/Andrew Eccles

THE CONNERS is now in its third season, Wednesday nights on ABC. To celebrate Halloween, the half-hour comedy series airs the episode “Halloween and the Election Vs. the Pandemic” on Wednesday, October 28. This marks the narrative directorial debut of THE CONNERS regular Michael Fishman, who originated his role of D.J. Conner in the original nine seasons of ROSEANNE, 1988-1997, before returning for the reboot in 2018. (The ROSEANNE return was canceled after one season and spun off into THE CONNERS.) In an exclusive telephone interview, Fishman talks how he prepared to direct the episode of THE CONNERS, and much […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SYNCHRONIC

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 10/27/2020
SYNCHRONIC movie poster | ©2020 Well Go USA

Rating: R Stars: Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Katie Aselton, Ally Ioannides, Ramiz Monsef, Bill Oberst Jr. Writer: Justin Benson Directors: Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead Distributor: Well Go USA Release Date: October 23, 2020 SYNCHRONIC is a pleasingly thoughtful, atmospheric, character-driven film. It has time travel in it, but it is likely to remind viewers more of PRIMER than, say, BACK TO THE FUTURE. Something deeply odd is happening in the Garden District of New Orleans. People are taking a designer drug called Synchronic, having what we first take to be very strange visions, and then dying in definitely strange […]Read On »


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