Movie Review: THE FOREVER PURGE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/30/2021
THE FOREVER PURGE Blu-ray | ©2021 Universal Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Herta, Josh Lucas, Cassidy Freeman, Leven Rambin, Will Patton, Zahn McClarnon Writer: James DeMonaco, based on his characters Director: Everardo Valerio Gout Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: July 2, 2021 (theatrical); September 14, 2021 (Digital); September 28, 2021 (Blu-ray/DVD/4K) THE FOREVER PURGE is the fifth film in the PURGE franchise, which launched in 2013 (there has also been a two-season cable TV series). The movies are unapologetically political (on the progressive side) and ultra-violent, set in a dystopian alternate reality. According to the original PURGE, the national holiday was instituted in the […]Read On »


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Movie Review: HALLOWEEN (2018)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/19/2018
HALLOWEEN 2018 movie poster | ©2018 Universal Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Haluk Bilginer, Will Patton, Toby Huss, Rhian Rees, Jefferson Hall, Virginia Gardner, Dylan Arnold, Miles Robbins, Drew Scheid, Jibrail Nantambu Writers: Jeff Fradley & Danny McBride & David Gordon Green, based on characters created by John Carpenter & Debra Hill Director: David Gordon Green Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: October 19, 2018 A middle-aged woman speaks up about a man who committed violence against her decades ago, because she thinks the public may be endangered. It’s not so much that the people in power don’t believe her, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE NOVEMBER MAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/28/2014
THE NOVEMBER MAN poster | ©2014 Relativity

Rating: R Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko, Bill Smitrovich, Amila Terzimehic, Lazar Ristovski, Caterina Scorsone, Will Patton Writers: Michael Finch & Karl Gajdusek, based on the book THERE ARE NO SPIES by Bill Granger Director: Roger Donaldson Distributor: Relativity Release Date: August 27, 2014 If a film centers on a former secret agent who was the best ever and is famed among his peers for knowing every trick in the book, casting Pierce Brosnan pretty much guarantees that the audience will immediately give credence to this part of the set-up. In THE NOVEMBER MAN, Brosnan plays Peter Devereaux, […]Read On »


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TV Review: FALLING SKIES – Season 3 – “Brazil” – Season Finale

By EGAN BRUMLEY 08/10/2013
Noah Wyle in FALLING SKIES - Season 3 - "Brazil" | ©2013 TNT/James Dittiger

Stars:  Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Jessy Schram, Maxim Knight, Connor Jessup, Will Patton, Colin Cunningham, Sarah Sanguin Carter, Seychelle Gabriel, Mpho Koaho, Gloria Reuben, Robert Sean Leonard Writer: Remi Aubuchon Director: Greg Beeman Network: TNT, airs Sunday Nights Original Telecast: August 4, 2013  I could probably forgive FALLING SKIES for not being the clever, thoughtful, morally ambiguous post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi show I would prefer it to be if it were able to string together a few more purely entertaining episodes like last week’s “Journey to Xilbalba.”  But my takeaway from “Brazil,” FALLING SKIES’ Season Three finale, is that I’m […]Read On »


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TV Review: FALLING SKIES – Season 3 – “Journey to Xilbalba”

By EGAN BRUMLEY 08/04/2013
Noah Wyle in FALLING SKIES - Season 3 - "Journey to Xibalba" | ©2013 TNT/James Dittiger

Stars:  Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Jessy Schram, Maxim Knight, Connor Jessup, Will Patton, Colin Cunningham, Sarah Sanguin Carter, Seychelle Gabriel, Mpho Koaho, Gloria Reuben, Robert Sean Leonard Writer: Bradley Thompson and David Weddle Director: Jonathan Frakes Network: TNT, airs Sunday Nights Original Telecast: July 28, 2013 After faltering last week, FALLING SKIES rebounds mightily this week with “Journey to Xilbalba,” the strongest episode to date of this series’ wildly uneven third season.  While not entirely free of some of the show’s most exasperating elements, the pressure cooker of a plot makes it so that nearly every character is […]Read On »


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TV Review: FALLING SKIES – Season 3 – “Strange Brew”

By EGAN BRUMLEY
Gloria Reuben in FALLING SKIES - Season 3 - "Strange Brew" | ©2013 TNT/James Dittiger

Stars:  Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Jessy Schram, Maxim Knight, Connor Jessup, Will Patton, Colin Cunningham, Sarah Sanguin Carter, Seychelle Gabriel, Mpho Koaho, Gloria Reuben, Robert Sean Leonard Writer: John Wirth Director: David Soloman Network: TNT, airs Sunday Nights Original Telecast: July 21, 2013 “Strange Brew” begins very differently than we might have expected it to, given that the FALLING SKIES episode that preceded it climaxed with Tom Mason (Noah Wyle) being captured by the Espheni, the alien menace that has invaded earth.  Instead of keeping us in the present, with the aliens and the war for humanity’s future […]Read On »


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TV Review: FALLING SKIES – Season 3 – “The Pickett Line”

By EGAN BRUMLEY 07/23/2013
Cochise (played by Doug Jones) in FALLING SKIES - Season 3 | ©2013 TNT

Stars:  Noah Wylie, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Jessy Schram, Maxim Knight, Connor Jessup, Will Patton, Colin Cunningham, Sarah Sanguin Carter, Seychelle Gabriel, Mpho Koaho, Gloria Reuben, Robert Sean Leonard Writer: Jordan Rosenberg and Heather V. Regnier Director: Sergio Mimica-Gazzan Network: TNT, airs Sunday Nights Original Telecast: July 14, 2013 Finally, FALLING SKIES is righting the ship.  After spending most of this season meandering through the aftermath of a genocidal alien invasion that somehow no longer seems scary enough, “The Pickett Line” went darker, added a real sense of danger to the proceedings, and in the process made a lot of […]Read On »


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TV Review: FALLING SKIES – Season 3 – “Be Silent and Come Out”

By EGAN BRUMLEY
Noah Wyle in FALLING SKIES - Season 3 | ©2013 TNT/James Dittiger

Stars:  Noah Wylie, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Jessy Schram, Maxim Knight, Connor Jessup, Will Patton, Colin Cunningham, Sarah Sanguin Carter, Seychelle Gabriel, Mpho Koaho, Gloria Reuben, Robert Sean Leonard Writer: David Weddle, Bradley Thompson, and John Wirth Director: Adam Kane Network: TNT, airs Sunday Nights Original Telecast: July 7, 2013 The first five minutes of “Be Silent and Come Out” have a lot going for them.  This latest episode of FALLING SKIES boasts an intense, frenetic opening sequence that begins with Tom Mason (Noah Wyle) arguing with his fellow Charlestonians about how best to search for his wife and child, […]Read On »


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TV Review: FALLING SKIES – Season 3 – “Search and Recover”

By EGAN BRUMLEY 07/09/2013
Robert Sean Leonard in FALLING SKIES - Season 3 - "Search and Recover" | ©2013 TNT/James Dittiger

Stars:  Noah Wylie, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Jessy Schram, Maxim Knight, Connor Jessup, Will Patton, Colin Cunningham, Sarah Sanguin Carter, Seychelle Gabriel, Mpho Koaho, Gloria Reuben, Matt Frewer Writer: Jordan Rosenberg Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan Network: TNT, airs Sunday Nights Original Telecast: June 30, 2013 Without question, “Search and Recover” is the Season 3 episode of FALLING SKIES I’ve disliked the least, and since I haven’t been particularly pleased with the direction of this show since its premier, that’s something I’ve been hoping to say for a while now.  So what is it exactly that makes it better than all those […]Read On »


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TV Review: FALLING SKIES Season 3 – “At All Costs”

By EGAN BRUMLEY 06/25/2013
Noah Wyle in FALLING SKIES - Season 3 - "At All Costs" | ©2013 TNT/James Dittiger

Stars:  Noah Wylie, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Jessy Schram, Maxim Knight, Connor Jessup, Will Patton, Colin Cunningham, Sarah Sanguin Carter, Seychelle Gabriel, Mpho Koaho, Gloria Reuben, Matt Frewer Writer: Heather V. Regnier Director: Greg Beeman Network: TNT, airs Sunday Nights Original Telecast: June 23, 2013 Perhaps the least impressive thing about the alien-invasion drama FALLING SKIES to date is the way that everything in it is pretty much what it seems.   Creating ambiguity or mystery is not exactly a priority for this show.  If one of its characters has the controversial idea that maybe, just maybe, some of these creepy, […]Read On »


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