Movie Review: THELMA

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/21/2024
THELMA movie poster | ©2024 Magnolia Pictures

Rating: PG-13 Stars: June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree, Clark Gregg, Parker Posey, Malcolm McDowell Writer: Josh Margolin Director: Josh Margolin Distributor: Magnolia Pictures Release Date: June 21, 2024 Like a number of elderly Americans, ninety-three-year-old Thelma Post (June Squibb) falls for a costly telephone scam. Unlike most victims of this type of crime, Thelma is determined to do something about it. Thelma is a widow, living independently in L.A. County’s San Fernando Valley. We see from the outset that she is not very computer-savvy, as her twenty-something grandson Danny (Fred Hechinger) tries to instruct her in the finer points […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CELLPHONE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/23/2024
CELLPHONE movie poster | ©2024 Gravitas Ventures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Whitney Rose Pynn, Justin Malik Jackson, Jared Noble, Isaac Versaw, Katherine Barber, Malcolm McDowell Writer: Rachel Sommer Director: Luke Sommer Distributor: Gravitas Ventures Release Date: February 13, 2024 (digital, VOD) CELLPHONE has great, creepy atmosphere and a secret weapon in the performance of Justin Malik Jackson. Jackson plays the very un-creepy (once we get to know him) Chris, a talkative fellow who’s got problems of his own, but is friendly toward new neighbor Wynne (Whitney Rose Pynn). We start by meeting a young couple in an isolated farmhouse. They are tensely checking their cellphones and affirm […]Read On »


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SON OF A CRITCH: Actor Malcolm McDowell and actor-creator Mark Critch on new sitcom – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
Sophia Powers as Fox, Mark Ezekiel Rivera as Ritchie Perez, Mark Critch as Mike Critch, Claire Rankin as Mary Critch, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Mark Critch, and Colton Gobbo as Mike Critch Jr., and Malcolm McDowell as Patrick “Pop” Critch in SON OF A CRITCH - Season 1 Key Art | ©2024 Project 10 Productions

SON OF A CRITCH, now in its third season Thursday nights on The CW, is originally based on a book by Mark Critch, who co-created the half-hour comedy with Tim McAuliffe. Critch plays his own father, 1980s St. John’s Newfoundland radio host Mike Critch. Malcolm McDowell (A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, O LUCKY MAN, TIME AFTER TIME) plays Mike’s irascible father, Patrick “Pop” Critch. Benjamin Evan Ainsworth plays Mark Critch as his young teen self. As a writer, Critch has done a lot of comedy, including THE MUPPETS ALL-STAR COMEDY GALA; as an actor, he was a regular on REPUBLIC OF DOYLE […]Read On »


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Movie Review: MOVING ON

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/17/2023
MOVING ON movie poster | ©2023 Roadside Attractions

Rating: R Stars: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Malcolm McDowell, Sarah Burns, Richard Roundtree, Catherine Dent, Marcel Nahapetian Writer: Paul Weitz Director: Paul Weitz Distributor: Roadside Attractions Release Date: March 17, 2023 Clearly, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin enjoy acting together. Almost the moment they wrapped their Netflix comedy series GRACE AND FRANKIE after five seasons, they star in two movies together, last month’s 80 FOR BRADY, and now MOVING ON. MOVING ON is a few shades darker than Fonda and Tomlin’s other collaborations. In other hands, the material might be stark drama, but writer/director Paul Weitz puts a gentle, bemused […]Read On »


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Paul Weitz conducts MOZART IN THE JUNGLE for Amazon – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/29/2014
MOZART IN THE JUNGLE poster | ©2014 Amazon

Based on the novel by Blair Tindall, MOZART IN THE JUNGLE is a comedy/drama about the world of a New York symphony orchestra. The series, which was made by Amazon Studios for Amazon Prime, debuted on the streaming service December 23. Gael Garcia Bernal stars as the symphony’s self-assured new conductor Rodrigo, Malcolm McDowell plays irascible former conductor Thomas, Saffron Burrows portrays commanding Cynthia and Lola Kirke is young, new-to-town oboist Hailey. Paul Weitz, whose big-screen directing credits include AMERICAN PIE (with his brother Chris), ABOUT A BOY and ADMISSION, directed the MOZART pilot and has become an executive producer […]Read On »


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DVD Review: SANITARIUM

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/04/2014
SANTARIUM poster | ©2013 RLJ Entertainment

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Lou Diamond Phillips, John Glover, Robert Englund, David Mazouz, Lacey Chabert, Chris Mulkey, Mayra Leal Writers: Kerry Valderrama, C.M. Bratton, Bryan Ortiz, Evan Boston, James Hartz, Scott Mercano Directors: Bryan Ramirez, Bryan Ortiz, Kerry Valderrama Distributor: RLJ Entertainment Release Date: December 31, 2013 SANITARIUM is like one of those good old grab bag horror movies that Hammer and Amicus used to make, or like a long episode of NIGHT GALLERY, with each segment having a different director and set of writers. However, as the whole project seems a collaborative venture between the directors and […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Madchen Amick casts a spell on WITCHES OF EAST END

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/03/2013
Madchen Amick in WITCHES OF EAST END - Season 1 | ©2013 Lifetime

In Lifetime’s new series WITCHES OF EAST END, Sundays at 10 PM, Madchen Amick plays Wendy Beauchamp, one of the title characters. The playful Wendy, who has nine lives and can shapeshift into a black cat, senses danger for her more straitlaced sister Joanna (Julia Ormond). This prompts Wendy’s first visit to Joanna in a hundred years. Wendy’s arrival coincides with Joanna’s daughters Freya (Jenna Dewan-Tatum) and Ingrid (Rachel Boston) learning of their magical legacy. Amick, who originally hails from Sparks, Nevada, got her first screen role on a 1989 episode of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Since then, she’s […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: FRANKLIN & BASH stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar & Breckin Meyer on Season 3

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/14/2013
Breckin Meyer, Mark-Paul Gosselaar in FRANKLIN & BASH - Season 3 - "Gone in a Flash" | ©2013 TNT/Jennifer Clasen

In TNT’s legal dramedy FRANKLIN & BASH, which has its third-season finale on Wednesday August 14 at 9 PM, Breckin Meyer plays Jared Franklin and Mark-Paul Gosselaar plays Peter Bash. Franklin and Bash are lifelong friends and unconventional lawyers who join a “white shoe” law firm run by the likewise unorthodox Stanton Infield, portrayed by Malcolm McDowell. This year, Heather Locklear has joined the cast as more traditional lawyer Rachel King, who frequently clashes with the title characters. At a Beverly Hilton poolside party thrown by Turner for TNT, TBS and the Television Critics Association press tour, Gosselaar and Meyer are hanging out together, riffing […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Jane Seymour feels the LAKE EFFECTS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/04/2012
Jane Seymour in LAKE EFFECTS | ©2012 Hallmark Movie Channel

Jane Seymour is one of Hallmark Channel’s go-to stars (and sometimes producers) for its telefilms. Often, Seymour– still famous for her years as the title character on DR. QUINN, MEDICINE WOMAN – is cast in lighter fare, but this year, she starred in Hallmark’s drama LAKE EFFECTS. It aired on the network earlier this year and just came out on home video. At a press function, Seymour takes a few moments to discuss the piece, as well as her other projects as both actress and producer. ASSIGNMENT X: What is LAKE EFFECTS about? JANE SEYMOUR: LAKE EFFECTS is a mother/daughter […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: FRANKLIN & BASH star Malcolm McDowell raises the bar

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/03/2011
Malcolm McDowell in FRANKLIN & BASH - Season 1 - "She Came Upstairs to Kill Me" | ©2011 TNT/Karen Neal

On TNT’s FRANKLIN & BASH, a new legal dramedy (airing its season finale tonight at 9 PM), the two title characters, played by Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar, are free-wheeling lawyers who are recruited into an upscale legal firm by one of its senior partners, Stanton Enfeld. Enfeld, a wily, eccentric fellow, is played by legendary British actor Malcolm McDowell (A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, TIME AFTER TIME, STAR TREK: GENERATIONS, etc., etc., etc.). McDowell is as gracious as he is frequently employed. When a reporter steps up to talk with him about his new show, he includes FRANKLIN & BASH producer/director […]Read On »


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