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A SPY AMONG FRIENDS: Actress Anna Maxwell Martin on fact-based espionage series – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 03/10/2023
Anna Maxwell Martin in A SPY AMONG FRIENDS | ©2023 MGM+

A SPY AMONG FRIENDS, the six-part British miniseries premiering Sunday, March 12, on MGM+ (formerly Epix), is based Ben Macintyre’s nonfiction book A SPY AMONG FRIENDS: KIM PHILBY AND THE GREAT BETRAYAL. Harold Adrian Russell “Kim” Philby, as real-life espionage buffs know, was a high-ranking officer in British Intelligence’s MI-6 division (their equivalent of the CIA) during and after World War II. In 1963, it was revealed that Philby was spying for the Russians, causing him to flee to Moscow. Philby’s friend and fellow MI-6 agent Nicholas Elliott was sent to get a full confession while they were both in […]Read On »


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THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON: Creator Sara Collins on new Britbox miniseries – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON Key Art | ©2023 Britbox

THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON is a four-part British miniseries, which premieres on BritBox on March 8. Based on the novel by Sara Collins, THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON stars Karla-Simone Spence as Frannie, a young, educated Black Jamaican woman who is brought to England in the 1820s. Technically free, Frannie’s gender and race both make it next to impossible for her to refuse employment as a maid in the London household of wealthy George Benham (Stephen Campbell Moore). Then Frannie falls in love with George’s wife Marguerite (Sophie Cookson). Marguerite reciprocates Frannie’s feelings, though their romance is necessarily cloaked […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CREED III

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 03/03/2023
CREED III movie poster | ©2023 MGM

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris, Phylicia Rashad, Mila Davis-Kent, Jose Benavidez, Selenis Leyva, Florian Munteanu Writers: Keenan Coogler & Zach Baylin, story by Ryan Coogler and Keenan Coogler & Zach Baylin, based on characters created by Sylvester Stallone Director: Michael B. Jordan Distributor: M-G-M Release Date: March 3, 2023 After starring in the previous two CREED movies (CREED in 2015, CREED II in 2018), not to mention all his other strong acting work, Michael B. Jordan has earned the right to direct CREED III. He certainly knows his character, Adonis “Donnie” Creed, nee […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CHILDREN OF THE CORN (2023)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
CHILDREN OF THE CORN movie poster | ©2023 RLJE Films

Rating: R Stars: Elena Kampouris, Kate Moyer, Callan Mulvey, Bruce Spence, Stephen Hunter, Jayden McGinlay, Joe Klocek Writer: Kurt Wimmer, based on the short story by Stephen King Director: Kurt Wimmer Distributor: RLJE Films Release Date: March 3, 2023 (theatrical); March 21, 2023 (digital) Stephen King’s short story “Children of the Corn,” originally published in 1977, has proven itself to be a bonanza for makers of horror movies. The first film adaptation came out in 1984, and since then, there have been at least nine sequels/remakes. Director/screenwriter Kurt Wimmer brings the current total CHILDREN OF THE CORN movie tally to […]Read On »


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CARNIVAL ROW: Actors Jamie Harris and Jay Ali on final season – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 03/01/2023
Jamie Harris as Dombey in CARNIVAL ROW - Season 2 | ©2023 Prime Video

In CARNIVAL ROW, now streaming its second and final season on Prime Video, faeries and humans share a world that resembles eighteenth-century Europe. Many have settled in the Burgue, where some of the Fae and some of the humans would like to coexist in peace. However, a lot of them hate each other. Jamie Harris plays virulently anti-Fae human police officer Sergeant Dombey, and Jay Ali plays the adamantly anti-human Fae freedom fighter/terrorist Kaine. Their personal animosity is particularly fierce, as Dombey killed Kaine’s wife. In reality, Ali and Harris are good friends, which comes across in their separate but […]Read On »


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Movie Review: COCAINE BEAR

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 02/24/2023
COCAINE BEAR movie poster | ©2023 Universal Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Ray Liotta, Brooklynn Prince, Christian Convery, Margo Martindale, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Kristofer Hivju, Ayoola Smart, Aaron Holliday, J.B. Moore, Leo Hanna, Kahyun Kim, Scott Seiss, Matthew Rhys, Allan Henry Writer: Jimmy Warden Director: Elizabeth Banks Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: February 24, 2023 It’s easy enough to believe COCAINE BEAR’s advertising claim that it is “based on true events.” After all, with all the cocaine smuggling going on, there is no reason not to believe that some got dropped in a forest and eaten by a bear. […]Read On »


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Movie Review: LUTHER: THE FALLEN SUN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
LUTHER: THE FALLEN SUN movie poster | ©2023 Netflix

Rating: R Stars: Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Dermot Crowley, Andy Serkis, Thomas Coombes, Hattie Morahan, Lauryn Ajufo, Vincent Regan Writer: Neil Cross, based on the BBC television series created by Neil Cross Director: Jamie Payne Distributor: Netflix Release Date: February 24, 2023 (theatrical); March 10, 2023 (Netflix) Anyone who watched all or even some of the five seasons of the English detective series LUTHER, which ran from 2010 through 2019, knows that its principal draw is the title character, played by Idris Elba. Yes, creator Neil Cross, who also wrote all the episodes, provided some good twists and snappy dialogue. […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE LONG DARK TRAIL

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
THE LONG DARK TRAIL movie poster | ©2023 Cleopatra Entertainment

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Carter O’Donnell, Brady O’Donnell, Mick Thyer, Paul “Doc” Ignatius, Trina Campbell, Nick Psinakis Writers: Nick Psinakis & Kevin Ignatius Directors: Nick Psinakis & Kevin Ignatius Distributor: Cleopatra Entertainment Release Date: February 21, 2023 (digital and home video) THE LONG DARK TRAIL has beautiful cinematography, by Mitchell Kome, of gorgeous woodland splendor. It has a lovely folky score by Kevin Ignatius, who wrote and directed the film with Nick Psinakis. It also has the virtue of brevity, clocking in at an hour and eleven minutes, not counting end credits. What THE LONG DARK TRAIL doesn’t have is […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE QUIET GIRL (AN CAILÍN CIÚN)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
THE QUIET GIRL(AN CAILÍN CIÚN) movie poster | ©2023 Neon

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Carrie Crowley, Andrew Bennett, Catherine Clinch, Michael Patric, Kate Nic Chonaonaigh, Joan Sheehy Writer: Colm Bairéad, based on the story “Foster” by Claire Keegan Director: Colm Bairéad Distributor: Neon Release Date: February 24, 2023 THE QUIET GIRL, Oscar-nominated this year as Best International (Foreign Language) Feature, is a quiet film. It takes the time to find wonder in trees reflected in a dipper full of well water, or a moon bright enough to light the way to a secluded beach. This quiet does not mean the film feels slow, however. It is, like its main character, watchful […]Read On »


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CARNIVAL ROW: Actors Caroline Ford and Arty Froushan talk about the final season – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
Arty Froushan (Jonah) and Caroline Ford (Sophie) in CARNIVAL ROW - Season 2 | ©2023 Prime Video

In CARNIVAL ROW, now in its second and final season on Prime Video, the Fae are rebelling against their human oppressors in the eighteenth-century-Europe-like Burgue. Chief human upholders of the anti-Fae policies are the ruling Chancellor, Jonah Breakspear, played by Arty Froushan, and the leader of the opposition party, Sophie Longerbane, played by Caroline Ford. What nobody except Jonah and Sophie know is that the two of them are in league together. Jonah is privately diffident and listens to Sophie, while Sophie seems to be playing all sides against the middle in her quest for ultimate power. British performer Ford […]Read On »


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