Movie Review: ORIGIN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/08/2023
ORIGIN movie review | ©2023 Neon

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, Emily Yancy, Finn Wittrock, Victoria Pedretti, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Isha Blaaker, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Connie Nielsen, Blair Underwood, Myles Frost, Nick Offerman, Suraj Yengde Writer: Ava DuVernay, inspired by the book CASTE: THE ORIGINS OF OUR DISCONTENTS by Isabel Wilkerson Director: Ava DuVernay Distributor: Neon Release Date: December 8, 2023 (New York, Los Angeles); January 19, 2024 (wide release) ORIGIN is a respectful chronicle of both author Isabel Wilkerson’s nonfiction book CASTE: THE ORIGINS OF OUR DISCONTENTS, and of Wilkerson’s life and research surrounding her writing of the project. Director/screenwriter […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BABY DRIVER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/28/2017
BABY DRIVER movie poster | ©2017 Sony/TriStar

Rating: R Stars: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Hamm, Eiza Gonzalez, Jamie Foxx, CJ Jones, Jon Bernthal Writer: Edgar Wright Director: Edgar Wright Distributor: Sony/TriStar Release Date: June 28, 2017 BABY DRIVER has pretty much wall-to-wall music, and almost that much action to go with it. The tale of a very talented, reluctant young driver (Ansel Elgort) working for a crime boss, BABY DRIVER plays like a friendlier version of a Quentin Tarantino movie with more car chases and fewer words. The driver, who calls himself Baby, almost immediately gets a chance to show his stuff, chauffeuring three […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE ACCOUNTANT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/14/2016
THE ACCOUNTANT movie poster | ©2016 Warner Bros.

Rating: R Stars: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Tambor, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, John Lithgow, Jean Smart Writer: Bill Dubuque Director: Gavin O’Connor Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: October 14, 2016 The intentions behind THE ACCOUNTANT are broadly good. The filmmakers want to show the audience that people on the autism spectrum can be just as capable, if not more so, than neuro-typical (non-autistic) folks. There are certainly plenty of examples of autistic people who are extraordinarily gifted in fields like math and music. Rather than giving us another “very special” drama, director Gavin O’Connor, writer Bill Dubuque […]Read On »


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DAREDEVIL: Charlie Cox on what’s in store for Season 2 – interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/04/2016
Charlie Cox as Daredevil in Netflix's series | © 2016 Netflix

Netflix has brought back MARVEL’S DAREDEVIL for a second season. All thirteen episodes (along with the first thirteen of Season 1) are now available on the streaming service. Fans will recall that Charlie Cox’s character, blind Hell’s Kitchen lawyer Matt Murdock, who is also the masked vigilante Daredevil, achieved a victory over his nemesis last season. This year, he’s got more complex problems, namely two other vigilantes. There’s Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal), aka the Punisher, who shares Matt’s desire to clean up the neighborhood but uses dirtier methods to do it. Then there’s Elektra Natchios (Elodie Yung), who both frustrates […]Read On »


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DAREDEVIL: Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez give the Season 2 scoop – interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/20/2016
DAREDEVIL | © 2016 Netflix

MARVEL’S DAREDEVIL is back with a 13-episode second season on Netflix, starting March 18. Blind Hell’s Kitchen lawyer/secret crime-fighter Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) has triumphed over gangster Wilson Fisk, only to find that his turf is now being invaded by vigilante Frank Castle, aka the Punisher, played by THE WALKING DEAD’s Jon Bernthal. Female justice dispenser Elektra (Elodie Yung) also comes to town. There are some behind-the-scenes changes as well. Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez, Season 1 staff writers, are now show runners and an executive producer and co-executive producer, respectively, for Season 2 (Season 1 show runner Steven S. […]Read On »


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Movie Review: FURY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/17/2014
FURY movie poster | ©2014 Sony Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs, Anamaria Rinca, Alicia von Rittberg Writer: David Ayer Director: David Ayer Distributor: Sony/Columbia Pictures Release Date: October 10, 2014 FURY is set in April 1945, when the Allies were winning the war in Europe, but the Nazis were still fighting back furiously. The film takes its title from the nickname of a stalwart tank. A valued crew member has just been lost and is being mourned in various ways by his fellows: the tank’s top officer Sgt. Collier (Brad Pitt), religious Boyd Swan (Shia LaBeouf), […]Read On »


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Interview: Milo Ventimiglia lawyers up MOB CITY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/17/2013
Milo Ventimiglia in MOB CITY - Season 1 ©2013 TNT/Scott Garfield

In TNT’s MOB CITY, developed by show runner/executive producer/director Frank Darabont, inspired by John Buntin’s book L.A. NOIR, we’re in 1940s Los Angeles. The bridge between hard-bitten LAPD detective Joe Teague (Jon Bernthal) and high-level gangsters Ben “Bugsy” Siegel (Edward Burns) and Mickey Cohen (Jeremy Luke) is Teague’s old U.S. Marines buddy and current Mob lawyer Ned Stax, played by Milo Ventimiglia. Ventimiglia, originally from Anaheim, California, has a lot of series regular characters under his belt, including Jed Perry on OPPOSITE SEX, Chris Pierce on AMERICAN DREAMS, Jess Mariano on GILMORE GIRLS, Richard Thorne III on THE BEDFORD DIARIES […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Robert Knepper corners MOB CITY and the end of CULT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/11/2013
Robert Knepper in MOB CITY - Season 1 - "Banana Split" | ©2013 TNT/Doug Hyun

In MOB CITY, running on TNT in two-hour blocks Wednesdays at 9 PM, executive producer/director/writer Frank Darabont has adapted John Buntin’s book L.A. NOIR as a drama about the struggle between righteous cops, renegade officers and outright mobsters in 1940s Los Angeles. Some characters, like LAPD Chief William Parker (played by Neal McDonough) and gangsters Ben “Bugsy” Siegel (Edward Burns) and Mickey Cohen (Jeremy Luke), are historical figures. Others, including troubled police detective Joe Teague (Jon Bernthal) and female lead Jasmine Fontaine (Alexa Davalos) are Darabont’s creations. Robert Knepper’s character Syd Rothman, a hit man and lifelong friend of Siegel […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Alexa Davalos plays MOB CITY femme fatale

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/10/2013
Alexa Davalos in MOB CITY Season 1 | ©2013 TNT/Scott Garfield

In TNT’s limited series MOB CITY, airing in two-hour blocks Wednesdays at 9 PM, ‘40s-era LAPD cop Joe Teague (Jon Bernthal) and mobster Ben “Bugsy” Siegel (Edward Burns) both have their eye on nightclub photographer Jasmine Fontaine, played by Alexa Davalos. This isn’t surprising – Davalos in the role looks like the quintessential film noir femme fatale. Davalos comes off a lot lighter when she’s not in character. The actress, born in France and a world traveler since then, previously worked with MOB CITY creator (working from John Buntin’s L.A. NOIR book/executive producer/director Frank Darabont on the feature film THE […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Neal McDonough cleans up MOB CITY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/04/2013
Neal McDonough and Jon Bernthal in MOB CITY - Season 1 - "Red Light" | ©2013 TNT/Doug Hyun

In MOB CITY, airing in three two-hour blocks on TNT on successive Wednesdays beginning tonightat 9 PM, some of the characters are fictional, like Jon Bernthal’s protagonist, LAPD Detective Joe Teague. However, some of the characters on both sides of the law in the Forties L.A./mobster noir drama, created by Frank Darabont based on John Buntin’s book, are taken from history. Ben “Bugsy” Siegel (Ed Burns) and Mickey Cohen (Jeremy Luke) made their mark in the annals of organized crime, while soon-to-be-LAPD Chief William Parker would someday have Parker Center named for him. Neal McDonough portrays Parker as the man’s […]Read On »


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