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Movie Review: THE VATICAN TAPES

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/24/2015
THE VATICAN TAPES | © 2015 Lionsgate

Rating: R Stars: Olivia Dudley, Michael Pena, Kathleen Robertson, Djimon Hounsou, Dougray Scott, John Patrick Amedori, Peter Andersson Writer: Christopher Borrelli, story by Chris Morgan and Christopher Borrelli Director: Mark Neveldine Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: July 24, 2015 Exorcism films run the gamut. At the high end, there’s the William Peter Blatty/William Friedkin 1973 classic THE EXORCIST and more financially modest but tremendously effective efforts like THE LAST EXORCISM. At the low end is some truly astonishing schlock. THE VATICAN TAPES is well-made enough to stay out of the latter category, but as an exorcism horror film – or any […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SOUTHPAW

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
SOUTHPAW | © 2015 The Weinstein Co.

Rating: R Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams, Oona Laurence, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Naomie Harris, Miguel Gomez Writer: Kurt Sutter Director: Antoine Fuqua Distributor: The Weinstein Co. Release Date: July 24, 2015 SOUTHPAW has one big plot twist the unspoiled may not see coming. Otherwise, even though it’s scripted by SONS OF ANARCHY creator Kurt Sutter, this boxing drama is solid but standard fare. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as boxing champ Billy Hope, whose victories are fueled by rage. However, when he’s outside the ring, his life revolves around beloved wife Mo (Rachel McAdams) and precocious daughter Leila (Oona […]Read On »


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THE MESSENGERS: Joel Courtney on the supernatural side of high school – exclusive interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/23/2015
Joel Courtney as Peter Moore in THE MESSENGERS | © 2015 Ursula Coyote/The CW

In The CW’s THE MESSENGERS, Fridays at 9 PM, five people who don’t know one another are first killed and then resurrected by a mysterious force. Each of the five then discovers that he or she now has a new power, and that this power is intended to help them protect the Earth from the rise of the Devil. Joel Courtney plays Peter Moore, a high school student who learns the hard way that he has super-strength. When he’s attacked by a bully, Peter hits back – and accidentally kills the other boy. This puts Peter on the run with […]Read On »


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THE BRINK: Aasif Mandvi chats about the HBO series – exclusive interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/21/2015
Aasif Mandvi stars as Rafiq in HBO's THE BRINK | © 2015 Merie W. Wallace/HBO

In HBO’s THE BRINK, Sundays at 10:30 PM, Aasif Mandvi plays Rafiq Massoud, driver to Alex Talbot (Jack Black), a singularly unqualified attaché to the U.S. embassy in Pakistan. Through a series of strange events, Jack and Rafiq find themselves in the position of trying to stop World War III. Mandvi, who originally hails from India, is also a writer and co-producer on THE BRINK. He’s known for his work as a correspondent on THE DAILY SHOW and has acted in a wide variety of films and television, including the series JERICHO, SPIDER-MAN 2, THE PROPOSAL, MARGIN CALL, MILLION DOLLAR […]Read On »


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MASTERS OF SEX: Michelle Ashford and Caitlin FitzGerald chat Season 3 interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/19/2015
MASTERS OF SEX - Season 3 Key Art | ©2015 Showtime

When Showtime’s award-winning MASTERS OF SEX returns for its third season on Sunday, July 12 at 10 PM, there are some changes. We’re out of the uptight 1950s and into swinging 1966. No longer toiling in obscurity and persecution, real-life sex researchers Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) are now becoming increasingly famous for their groundbreaking work. At home, things are opening up as well. Masters’ wife Libby, played by Caitlin FitzGerald, has come to accept Johnson as part of the family – in every way. Allison Janney and Beau Bridges have just been announced as […]Read On »


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Movie Review: TRAINWRECK

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/17/2015
Trainwreck | © 2015 Universal Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Tilda Swinton, Vanessa Bayer, LeBron James, Brie Larson, John Cena, Colin Quinn, Norman Lloyd, Mike Birbiglia, Randall Park, Ezra Miller Writer: Amy Schumer Director: Judd Apatow Distributor: Universal Release Date: July 17, 2015 Somewhere between a character study and a semi-unconventional romcom, TRAINWRECK is more funny and enjoyable than not. Its politics aside (what’s one more female screen protagonist primarily defined by her approach to romance at this late date?), Amy Schumer’s script tries to keep us on our toes while getting us to laugh and make us uncomfortable, all at the same […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ANT-MAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
Ant-Man | © 2015 Disney

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Pena, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Wood Harris, Judy Greer, David Dastmalian, Abby Ryder Fortsom Writers: Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish and Adam McKay & Paul Rudd, story by Edgar Wright & Joe Cornish, based on the comic books created by Stan Lee & Larry Lieber & Joe Kirby Director: Peyton Reed Distributor: Disney Release Date: July 17, 2015 Although it is unmistakably from the Marvel stable, ANT-MAN is sometimes reminiscent of films from another of distributor Disney’s partners, Pixar. With its cheerful sense of goofiness and acute […]Read On »


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WAYWARD PINES: Chad Hodge says the series will end with Episode 10 – interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/15/2015
Matt Dillon in WAYWARD PINES - Season 1 - "Cycle" | ©2015 Fox/Liane Hentscher

On Fox’s WAYWARD PINES, Thursdays at 9 PM, we’re in a small town that contains an epic, one might even say world-changing, secret. Based on a trilogy of books by Blake Crouch, WAYWARD PINES doesn’t try to keep us guessing for the whole of its ten-episode miniseries run. Instead, adaptor/executive producer/show runner Chad Hodge provides the big reveal at the halfway mark and seems to be spending the rest of the show investigating the many, many ramifications. Hodge, who created the series THE PLAYBOY CLUB and worked on RUNAWAY and TRU CALLING, also is working on a biographical film about […]Read On »


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iZOMBIE: Malcolm Goodwin takes on the dead beat – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/14/2015
Malcolm Goodwin in iZOMBIE - Season 1 - "Dead Rat" | ©2015 The CW/Kharen Hill

In The CW’s iZOMBIE, Tuesdays at 9 PM and renewed for a second season, Rose McIver plays the title character, Liv Moore. Liv has been transformed into one of the living dead by a scratch and now works as a crime-solving morgue assistant. Malcolm Goodwin plays police detective Clive Babineaux, who seeks out Liv’s help in finding murderers. Clive buys Liv’s line that she’s psychic, unaware that she really gets her information from eating the brains of murder victims. Goodwin was previously a regular on BREAKOUT KINGS; his feature credits include AMERICAN GANGSTER, LEATHERHEADS, MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA and RUN […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SELF/LESS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/12/2015
SELF/LESS movie poster | ©2015 Focus Features

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Ben Kingsley, Victor Garber, Derek Luke, Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen, Michelle Dockery Writers: David Pastor & Alex Pastor Director: Tarsem Singh Distributor: Focus Features/Gramercy Pictures Release Date: July 10, 2015 There are a number of problems with SELF/LESS, but much could have been forgiven if the movie had gotten one thing right. Anyone who has seen the trailer knows that the set-up consists of dying billionaire Damian Hale (Ben Kingsley) paying a huge amount of money to have his consciousness put into another body (Ryan Reynolds). The body in question is reportedly lab-grown, […]Read On »


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