Movie Review: SPENCER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/05/2021
SPENCER movie poster | ©2021 Neon

Rating: R Stars: Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Sean Harris, Sally Hawkins, Jack Farthing, Jack Nielen, Freddie Spry, Elizabeth Berrington, Stella Gonet, Amy Manson, James Harkness Writer: Steven Knight Director: Pablo Larrain Distributor: Neon Release Date: November 5, 2021 SPENCER announces itself in an opening title card as “a fable from a true tragedy.” The movie feels like a kind of tone poem about Lady Diana Spencer, aka Diana, Princess of Wales, played here by Kristen Stewart. Given that writer Steven Knight and director Pablo Larrain start out by stating that SPENCER is not meant to be taken literally, we don’t […]Read On »


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TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode Eight”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 08/14/2011
Amy Manson in OUTCASTS - Series 1 - Episode 8 | ©2010 Kudos/BBC

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Langley Kirkwood, Michael Legge, Jeanne Kietzmann, Moshidi Motshegwa Writer: Ben Richards Director:  Jamie Payne Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: August 6, 2011 In the final episode of the BBC America sci-fi series, OUTCASTS, President Tate’s (Liam Cunningham) fragile Forthaven colony reels from attacks on all sides: a new virus sweeps the population, Julius Berger (Eric Mabius) uses the crisis to topple Tate’s administration, and the mysterious alien “host force” that opposes the human presence on Carpathia may not be the only threat to humanity’s future […]Read On »


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TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode Seven”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 08/06/2011
Daniel Mays in OUTCASTS - Series 1 - Episode 7 | ©2010 Kudos/BBC

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Langley Kirkwood, Michael Legge, Jeanne Kietzmann, Claire Keelan, Adrian Bower, Heather Middleton, Brett Williams, Rory Acton-Burnell Writer: David Farr Director:  Jamie Payne Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: July 30, 2011 In the seventh episode of the BBC America sci-fi series, OUTCASTS, President Tate (Liam Cunningham) and Stella (Hermione Norris) struggle with the realization that they are not alone on the plant Carpathia. As they launch a plan to locate the strange life form that can apparently clone members of the Forthaven community, Cass (Daniel […]Read On »


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TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode Six”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 07/23/2011
Eric Mabius and Hermione Norris in OUTCASTS - Series 1 - Episode 6 | ©2010 Kudos/BBC

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Langley Kirkwood, Michael Legge, Jeanne Kietzmann, Juliet Aubrey, Rebekah Nathan, Maddy Baskerville, Dylan Fourie, Melissa Haiden, Sean Cameron Michael, Bongo Mbutuma Writer: David Farr Director:  Andy Goddard Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: July 23, 2011 In the sixth episode of the BBC America sci-fi series, OUTCASTS,  Josie Hunter (Juliet Aubrey), the only survivor of a missing expeditionary force on a mysterious mission, returns to Forthaven and reunites with her children but exhibits strange behavior. When it turns out that she herself attacked her teammates […]Read On »


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TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode Five”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 07/17/2011
Ashley Walters and Hermione Norris in OUTCASTS - Series 1 - Episode 5 | ©2010 Kudos/BBC

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Michael Legge, Jeanne Kietzmann, Gary Lewis Writer: Ben Richards and Jimmy Gardner Director:  Andy Goddard Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: July 16, 2011 Last week an AC arrived at Forthaven and threw the whole community for a loop; this week it’s a mystery man in a hood (Gary Lewis) who arrives during a rainstorm and throws out diamonds for drinks as we begin the fifth episode of the BBC America sci-fi series, OUTCASTS. Pak, or Patrick Baxter, was one of the first expeditionaries to […]Read On »


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TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode Four”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 07/10/2011
Nonso Anozie in OUTCASTS - Series 1 - Episode 4 | ©2010 Kudos/BBC

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Langley Kirkwood, Michael Legge, Jeanne Kietzmann, Nonso Anozie, Bo Peterson, Darron Meyer Writer: Jack Lothian Director:  Omar Madha Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: July 9, 2011 The arrival of an AC named Elijah (Nonso Anozie) at the Forthaven community kicks off the fourth episode of the BBC America sci-fi series, OUTCASTS and puts Cass (Daniel Mays) and Fleur (Amy Manson) on opposite sides of President Tate (Liam Cunningham) when Elijah reveals that Tate may have been responsible for torturing him as part of a […]Read On »


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TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode Three”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 07/03/2011
Amy Manson in OUTCASTS - Series 1 - Episode 3 | ©2010 Kudos/BBC

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Langley Kirkwood, Michael Legge, Jeanne Kietzmann, Jamie Sives, Conrad Kemp, Fiona Button Writer: Ben Richards and Simon Block Director:  Omar Madha Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: July 2, 2011 Once again OUTCASTS delivers on a nice balance of character and story arc development while upping the ante with a spectacular effects sequence that illustrates just how dangerous it is for humanity’s last hope, the Forthaven community, on the storm-ravaged surface of Carpathia. As Fleur (Amy Manson) takes the baby back to Rudi (Langley Kirkwood) […]Read On »


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TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode Two”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 06/26/2011
Eric Mabius in OUTCASTS - Series 1 - Episode 2 | ©2010 Kudos/BBC

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Langley Kirkwood, Michael Legge, Jeanne Kietzmann, Jessica Haines, Laura Greenwood, Rory Acton-Burnell Writer: Ben Richards Director:  Bharat Nalluri Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: June 25, 2011 “That’s all it’s ever been about – human life.” So says President Richard Tate (Liam Cunningham) as the second episode of OUTCASTS throws the already fragile Forthaven community for a loop when new survivors from a downed transport ship challenge the delicate balance of life on the planet Carpathia. A subtle but very real power play begins between […]Read On »


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TV Review: OUTCASTS – Series 1 – “Episode One”

By ARNOLD T. BLUMBERG 06/19/2011
Liam Cunningham in OUTCASTS - Series 1 - Episode 1 | ©2010 Kudos/BBC

Stars: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Daniel Mays, Amy Manson, Ashley Walters, Eric Mabius, Michael Legge, Jamie Bamber, Jessica Haines, Patrick Lyster, Teague Bidwell, Mélodie Abad, Denzil Thompson, Jonathan Hearns Writer: Ben Richards Director:  Bharat Nalluri Network: BBC America, airs Saturday nights Original Telecast: June 18, 2011 In the premiere episode of OUTCASTS, the short-lived BBC series that has already been cancelled over in the UK even as it premieres on BBC America for a single eight-episode run, tensions are rising at the fledgling colony town of Forthaven on the planet Carpathia. A planet in a “Goldilocks zone” that suitably replicates […]Read On »


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