Movie Review: NAPOLEON

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/22/2023
NAPOLEON movie poster | ©2023 Columbia Pictures/Apple Studios

Rating: R Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Rupert Everett, Tahar Rahim, Paul Rhys, Eduoard Philipponnat, Anna Mawn, Marshall Needham, Sinéad Cusack Writer: David Scarpa Director: Ridley Scott Distributor: Columbia Pictures/Apple Studios Release Date: November 22, 2023 NAPOLEON is a historical biographical drama that has a curious effect. At two hours and thirty-eight minutes, it is seldom dull, but it’s also rarely moving. It is informative, with important dates and events provided in titles, but it also comes off as lopsided. The screenplay by David Scarpa, the direction by Ridley Scott, and the performance in the title role by Joaquin Phoenix […]Read On »


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Movie Review: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/11/2023
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE | ©2023 Paramount Pictures

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff, Esai Morales, Vanessa Kirby, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Cary Elwes, Henry Czerny Writers: Christopher McQuarrie & Erik Jendresen, based on characters created by Bruce Geller Director: Christopher McQuarrie Distributor: Paramount Release Date: July 12, 2023 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PART ONE gives us a villain known as the Entity. The Entity is an artificial intelligence that isn’t just self-aware. It’s capable of tapping into any online electronics on the planet (or circling it, as with satellites) and can make anyone see, hear, read, and […]Read On »


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Movie Review: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/27/2018
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: FALLOUT movie poster | ©2018 Paramount Pictures

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Sean Harris, Vanessa Kirby, Michelle Monaghan, Wes Bentley Writer: Christopher McQuarrie, based on the TV series created by Bruce Geller Director: Christopher McQuarrie Distributor: Paramount Release Date: July 27, 2018 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT is one of the best entries in the MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE franchise. Unfortunately, that’s not necessarily saying much, so let’s put it another way. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT is actually entertaining. It moves briskly, it has at least one sequence with helicopters that shows us something new, and it puts […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Gillian Anderson has GREAT EXPECTATIONS for PBS incarnation

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/01/2012
Gillian Anderson in GREAT EXPECTATIONS | ©2012 PBS/Todd Antony

Charles Dickens’ novel GREAT EXPECTATIONS is considered one of the classics of Western literature. It has been adapted in many versions for stage, film and television. Now PBS is broadcasting its co-production with the BBC of a new miniseries adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS in its Masterpiece Theatre Classic showcase, with one hour tonight at 9 PM and two hours next Sunday, also starting at 9 PM. For those unfamiliar with the story, financially disadvantaged nineteenth-century youth Pip (Douglas Booth) is bankrolled by a mysterious benefactor. He falls in love with the beautiful Estella (Vanessa Kirby), whose guardian Miss Havisham was jilted […]Read On »


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TV Review: THE HOUR – Series 1 – “Episode 1”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 08/18/2011
Dominic West in THE HOUR - Season 1 | ©2011 Kudos Film & Television Ltd

Stars: Ben Whishaw, Romola Garai, Dominic West, Anna Chancellor Writer: Abi Morgan Director: Coky Giedroyc Network: BBC America, Wednesdays @ 10 PM Airdate (U.S.): August 17, 2011 Before the days of TV cable, American audiences got fare made by the BBC on PBS on MASTERPIECE THEATRE and MYSTERY! The shows that turned up on both of these programs were often wonderful, full of memorable characters and fascinating stories and gorgeous period detail. THE HOUR, a six-part series that debuted on BBC America (it just concluded its run in the U.K. on BBC) would fit beautifully on either showcase. Set in […]Read On »


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