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Movie Review: ENEMY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 03/22/2014
ENEMY movie poster | ©2014 A24

Stars: Jake Gyllenhall, Melanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon, Isabella Rossellini Writer: Javier Gullon, based on the novel THE DOUBLE by Jose Saramago Director: Denis Villeneuve Distributor: A24 Theatrical Release Date: March 21, 2014 The film ENEMY is based on Jose Saramago’s 2004 novel THE DOUBLE. Saramago is a Nobel Prize-winning author, and it’s entirely possible the source material for this movie is brilliant. ENEMY, however, is not. If it is the chronicle of a disaffected, bored young college professor having a nervous breakdown, we don’t know enough about the man to care and the details of his delusion don’t intrigue us; […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ROB THE MOB

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
ROB THE MOB movie poster | ©2014 Millennium Entertainment

Rating: R Stars: Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda, Andy Garcia, Ray Romano, Burt Young, Griffin Dunne, Michael Rispoli, Frank Whaley, Samira Wiley Writer: Jonathan Fernandez Director: Raymond De Felitta Distributor: Millennium Entertainment Release Date: March 21, 2014 ROB THE MOB is based in part on events that happened between 1991 and 1992. Exactly how much is true is not as interesting a question as how writer Jonathan Fernandez and director Raymond De Felitta took such a promising premise and managed to flatten it out by emphasizing the wrong angles. Tommy Uva (Michael Pitt) and his girlfriend Rose Marie (Nina Arianda) are […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: DA VINCI’S DEMONS creator David S. Goyer on Season 2

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
DA VINCI'S DEMONS - Season 2 Key Art | ©2014 Starz

DA VINCI’S DEMONS, on Starz Saturdays at 9 PM, begins its second season March 22 pretty much where Season 1 left off. We’re in late fifteenth-centuryFlorence, and artist/inventor/all-round genius Leonardo Da Vinci (Tom Riley) has incensed the city’s ruler, Lorenzo de Medici (Elliot Cowan) by having an affair with Lorenzo’s mistress,Vatican spy Lucrezia Donati (Laura Haddock). Although Leonardo and Lorenzo are locked in combat, they actually have bigger problems, as the forces of Pope Sixtus (James Faulkner), led by the Pope’s relative Count Girolamo Riario (Blake Ritson) and the ambitious Francesco Pazzi (Elliot Levey), are battling Medici’s men in the […]Read On »


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FROZEN Highlights this week in Blu-ray, DVD and VOD Releases

By PETER BROWN |
FROZEN | © 2014 Disney Home Video

Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab some popcorn and check out this week’s selections. Movies: FROZEN – What can be said about Disney’s FROZEN that hasn’t already? It is a great animated flick that appeals to all ages with catchy songs, two strong female leads and loveable side characters that really adds up to a tremendous effort. I know of many kids […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Julianne Nicholson goes down THE RED ROAD

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 03/20/2014
Julianne Nicholson in THE RED ROAD | ©2014 Sundance Channel/James Minchin

In Sundance TV’s limited series THE RED ROAD, Julianne Nicholson plays Jean Jensen. Jean is married to sheriff’s deputy Harold Jensen (Martin Henderson), is the mother of two daughters and lives in a small town in the Ramapo Mountains, where the citizenry coexist with the Native American tribe whose community is up the hill. Jean is so ashamed of her schizophrenia that she’s pretended to have a drinking problem, but her secret starts to come unraveled after she is involved in a hit-and-run. Her husband Harold winds up conspiring to cover up the incident with lately-returned ex-con and former high […]Read On »


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TV Review: BEING HUMAN – Season 4 – “Oh, Don’t You Die For Me”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF |
Sam Witwer as Aidan Waite, Meaghan Rath as Sally Malik in BEING HUMAN - Season 4 - "Oh, Don't You Die For Me" | ©2014 Syfy/Philippe Bosse

Stars: Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Kristen Hager, Connor Price, Helen Colliander, Katharine Isabelle, Janine Theriault, James H. Woods, Kalinka Petrie, Mylene Dinh-Robic, Tim Rozon, Kwasi Songui Writer: Mike Ostrowski, adapted for U.S. television by Jeremy Carver & Anna Fricke, created for U.K. television by Toby Whithouse Director: Paolo Barzman Network: Syfy, Mondays @ 9 PM Airdate: March 17, 2014 BEING HUMAN finds a way to honor what happened in Sally’s visit to the alternate past with what’s been set up in the main storyline in “Oh, Don’t You Die For Me.” Teleplay writer Mike Ostrowski uses the memories […]Read On »


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DVD Review: TOM HOLLAND’S TWISTED TALES

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
TOM HOLLAND'S TWISTED TALES | ©2014 RLJ Entertainment / Image Entertainment

Rating: Not Rated Stars: William Forsythe, Danielle Harris, Ray Wise, AJ Bowen, Sarah Butler, Angela Bettis, Amber Benson Writer: Tom Holland Director: Tom Holland Distributor: RLJ Entertainment/Image Entertainment DVD Release Date: March 18, 2014 TOM HOLLAND’S TWISTED TALES began life last year as an anthology series on FearNet. Nine episodes have been gathered on DVD, with jocular on-camera introductions by writer/director/producer Holland (of FRIGHT NIGHT and CHILD’S PLAY fame). The segments are of varying lengths – the longest, “The Pizza Guy,” is approximately twenty minutes – and cover a whole spectrum of horror topics, from werewolves, vampires and Satanism to […]Read On »


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TV Review: BONES – Season 9 – “The Repo Man in the Septic Tank”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF | 03/19/2014
Emily Deschanel and Ignacio Serricchio in BONES - Season 9 - "The Repo Man in the Septic Tank" | ©2014 Fox/Ray Mickshaw

Stars: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor, TJ Thyne, John Francis Daley, Ignacio Serricchio, Dendrie Taylor, Kevin E. West, Shahine Ezell, Chris Coy Writer: Michael Peterson, series created by Hart Hanson, based on the life and writings of Kathy Reichs Director: Jeffrey Walker Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM Airdate: March 17, 2014 BONES often has its main characters figuring out something about their personal lives from what they experience on the job, but in “The Repo Man in the Septic Tank,” the elements don’t fit comfortably together. Brennan (Emily Deschanel) comes to an arguable conclusion based on […]Read On »


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Blu-ray/DVD Review: IN FEAR

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
IN FEAR poster | ©2014 Anchor Bay

Rating: R Stars: Iain De Caestecker, Alice Englert, Allen Leech Writer: Jeremy Lovering Director: Jeremy Lovering Distributor: Anchor Bay Films Blu-Ray/DVD/VOD Release Date: March 11, 2014 It’s hard to make any kind of a gripping movie with limited sets and very few cast members, but writer/director Jeremy Lovering succeeds with his debut feature, IN FEAR. Genre fans can relate elements of the scenario to a lot of other suspense/horror films, but IN FEAR works as an original, as well as an unexpectedly good character piece. Scotsman Tom (Iain De Caestecker) and English Lucy (Alice Englert) have only been dating for […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Adan Canto chats MIXOLOGY and X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
Adan Canto as Dominic in MIXOLOGY - Season 1 | ©2014 ABC/Craig Sjodin

The entirety of the first season of ABC’s new half-hour comedy MIXOLOGY, Wednesdays at 9:30 PM, takes place over the course of one evening at a singles’ bar. We go back and forth in time as we see how various couples do or don’t hook up throughout the night. One of the scripted series’ producers is Ryan Seacrest, who is known largely for his reality fare. Adan Canto plays MIXOLOGY’s bartender Dominic, a well-intentioned fellow who is a bit clueless when it comes to the expectations prompted by romantic entanglements. Canto spent last season playing serial killer Paul Torres on […]Read On »


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