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GROSSE POINTE GARDEN SOCIETY: Actor Alexander Hodge on Season 1 – Exclusive Interview

Alexander Hodge as Doug, Nancy Travis as Patty in GROSSE POINT GARDEN SOCIETY - Season 1 - "Seasons" | ©2025 NBC/Mark Hill

In GROSSE POINTE GARDEN SOCIETY, in its first season Friday nights on NBC, with episodes streaming the next day on Peacock, someone has been murdered. But the audience doesn’t know who, and the killers, four volunteers of the title organization – wealthy Birdie (Melissa Fumero), real estate agent Catherine (Aja Naomi King), landscaper/car restorer Brett (Ben Rappaport), and high school teacher Alice (AnnaSophia Robb) – are considerably panicked after having to bury the corpse in the flower beds they tend. Created by Jenna Bans & Bill Krebs, GROSSE POINTE GARDEN SOCIETY jumps back and forth in time, showing what led […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD

CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD movie poster | ©2025 IFC Films / RLJE Films / Shudder

Rating: R Stars: Katie Douglas, Aaron Abrams, Carson MacCormac, Vincent Muller, Kevin Durand, Will Sasso, Cassandra Potenza, Verity Marks, Ayo Solanke, Alexandre Martin Deakin, Bradley Sawatzky Writers: Carter Blanchard and Eli Craig, based on the novel by Adam Cesare Director: Eli Craig Distributor: IFC Films/RLJE Films/Shudder Release Date: May 9, 2025 CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD is based on the novel by Adam Cesare. It is deliberately patterned as a retro slasher, even though the bulk of the action takes place in the present. A preliminary sequence is set in 1991. There is a big red barn surrounded by a field […]Read On »


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Movie Review: HENRY JOHNSON

HENRY JOHNSON movie poster | ©2025 1993

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Evan Jonigkeit, Chris Bauer, Dominic Hoffman, Shia LaBeouf Writer: David Mamet, based on his play Director: David Mamet Distributor: 1993 Release Date: May 9, 2025 (theatrical, VOD) As a playwright and a filmmaker, David Mamet sometimes includes action, but his passion is clearly for dialogue that works like a lathe, going back and forth over the same thing until it has completely shaped what he wants to form. This is the case with HENRY JOHNSON, which Mamet directed from the screenplay he adapted from his stage play of the same name. Following a three-act structure with […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BETRAY: THIRST

BETRAY: THIRST movie review | ©2025 Filmhub

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Kenon Walker, Everett Anderson, Bre Hassan, Jessica Jai Johnson, Sherika Woodard, Michael Gordon III, Wyndie Oliver, Kenneth Farmer, Zakary Taylor, Amy Taylor, John Dylan Atkins, Chloe Howard, Prince Djae Writer: Jaron Lockridge Director: Jaron Lockridge Distributor: FilmHub Release Date: May 6, 2025 (digital) Directed and written by Jaron Lockridge, BETRAY: THIRST could be described as an “erotic thriller,” but it’s a lot more reflective and less soapy than its logline would suggest. A drama about a married lawyer who has an affair with an also-married client, BETRAY: THIRST contemplates the moral weight of the situation, as […]Read On »


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ELSBETH: Actress Carrie Preston on Season 2 – Exclusive interview

Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni in ELSBETH - Season 2 | ©2025 CBS/Mary Ellen Matthews/

CBS’s ELSBETH is about to wrap up its second season on Thursday nights, with all episodes then streaming on Paramount+. The series, a ratings hit, was renewed for a third season back in February. Created by Michelle King & Robert King, ELSBETH is a spinoff of THE GOOD WIFE and the GOOD FIGHT, centering on Elsbeth Tascioni, played by Carrie Preston. On the previous two series, Elsbeth was a recurring character, a quirky Chicago lawyer. Preston won a Guest Actress Emmy for THE GOOD WIFE. ELSBETH finds our protagonist in New York City, working with the NYPD. In theory, Elsbeth […]Read On »


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PBS FRONTLINE: ANTIDOTE: Director – producer James Jones on new documentary – Exclusive Interview

Director and producer James Jones from PBS FRONTLINE: ANTIDOTE | ©2025 PBS

The title of the feature-length documentary ANTIDOTE, which premieres on PBS FRONTLINE on Tuesday, May 6, refers broadly to truth being the remedy for lies and tyranny. More specifically, the film chronicles the targeting by Vladimir Putin’s spies of Bulgarian journalist Christo Grozev, head of investigations with THE INSIDER and former lead Russia investigator for the international journalism collective Bellingcat. Bellingcat – its name refers to “belling the cat,” i.e., doing something dangerous in order to warn others – was founded by Eliot Higgins in 2014. The organization is dedicated to fact-checking and open-source intelligence. They are headquartered in Amsterdam, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE SURFER

THE SURFER movie poster | ©2025 Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions

Rating: R Stars: Nicolas Cage, Julian McMahon, Finn Little, Rahel Romahn, Nic Cassim, Alexander Bertrand, Rory O’Keefe, Justin Rosniak, Miranda Tapsell, Brenda Meaney, Patsy Knapp Writer: Thomas Martin Director: Lorcan Finnegan Distributor: Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions Release Date: May 2, 2025 Every film deserves to be evaluated on its own merits. However, with certain filmmakers, and those actors who have enough clout to choose and shape their own projects, it’s hard not to have certain expectations. This is the case with films starring Nicolas Cage. Cage appears in a lot of movies that encompass multiple genres, playing characters who are miserable and/or […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ROSARIO

ROSARIO movie poster | ©2025 Variance Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Emeraude Toubia, José Zúñiga, Diana Lein, Emilia Faucher, Paul Ben-Victor, David Dastmalchian, Constanza Gutierrez, Nick Ballard, Luna Baxter, Guillermo Garcia Writer: Alan Trezza Director: Felipe Vargas Distributor: Variance Films Release Date: May 2, 2025 In case one was wondering, Palo Mayombe is a real belief system. A quick Google search turns up a description of it as “the dark side of Santeria.” Palo Mayombe looms large in ROSARIO, which begins with the onscreen information: “The path of Palo is one of sacrifice. As with all religions, in Palo there exists light and darkness.” The onscreen information then […]Read On »


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Movie Review: A DESERT

A DESERT movie poster | ©2025 Dark Sky Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: David Yow, Kai Lennox, Sarah Lind, Zachary Ray Sherman, Ashley B. Smith, Rob Zabrecky, S.A. Griffin Writers: Joshua Erkman & Bossi Baker Director: Josh Erkman Distributor: Dark Sky Films Release Date: May 2, 2025 A DESERT is a slow-burn, sun-drenched film noir. We start out following photographer Alex Clark (Kai Lennox) as he travels through California’s Yucca Valley, taking pictures of abandoned housing projects, derelict buildings, and even freight trains with skeletal cars. On a phone call to his wife Sam (Sarah Lind) from a rundown motel, Alex says the work isn’t depressing him – on […]Read On »


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NCIS: ORIGINS – Actor Caleb Foote discusses Season 1 of the CBS spin-off series – Exclusive Interview

Caleb Foote as Bernard “Randy” Randolf in NCIS: ORIGINS - Season 1 | ©2025 CBS/Art Streiber

In CBS’s NCIS: ORIGINS, which airs Mondays and then streams on Paramount Plus, Caleb Foote plays Special Agent Bernard “Randy” Randolf. As the series opens in 1991, Randy is part of the Naval Investigative Service (not yet the Naval Criminal Investigative Service) at Camp Pendleton, where he serves as a mentor to young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stovell). Foote’s Randy was originally a recurring character, but Foote was promoted to series regular by Season 1, Episode 14. Foote has previously been a regular on MADE FOR LOVE and THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT; other credits include AMERICAN HORROR STORY and AMERICAN […]Read On »


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