Movie Review: NORMAL

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/21/2026
NORMAL movie poster | ©2026 Magnolia

Rating: R Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Henry Winkler, Lena Headey, Jess McLeod, Ryan Allen, Billy MacLellan, Reena Jolly, Brendan Fletcher, Peter Shinkoda, Brian Kawakami, Takahiro Inoue Writer: Derek Kolstad, story by Derek Kolstad & Bob Odenkirk Director: Ben Wheatley Distributor: Magnolia Release Date: April 17, 2026 NORMAL is set primarily in the (fictional) title Minnesota small town, although it opens in Osaka, Japan. The local Oyabun (the yakuza equivalent of a Mafia don, played by Takahiro Inoue) is very displeased with three of his underlings. The two (Peter Shinkoda and Brian Kawakami) who survive the meeting are told they can redeem […]Read On »


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ST. DENIS MEDICAL: Actress Allison Tolman on the NBC comedy – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/05/2026
Allison Tolman in ST DENIS MEDICAL - Season 2 | ©2026 NBC

NBC’s comedy series ST. DENIS MEDICAL has its second-season finale on Monday, April 6. Fans need not fear: ST. DENIS MEDICAL has been picked up for a third season, and the first two are available for streaming in their entirety on Peacock. Created by Eric Ledgin & Justin Spitzer, ST. DENIS MEDICAL is a mockumentary that follows the overworked but mostly dedicated staff of the underfunded title hospital. Allison Tolman stars as warmhearted nurse Alex, whose dedication to her patients often conflicts with her family commitments. (Other stars include David Alan Grier as seen-it-all chief of surgery Ron and Wendy […]Read On »


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RESIDENT ALIEN: Actors Elizabeth Bowen and Corey Reynolds on Season 4 – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/05/2025
Elizabeth Bowen as Deputy Liv Baker, Corey Reynolds as Sheriff Mike Thompson, Nicola Correia-Damude as Detective Lena Torres in RESIDENT ALIEN - Season 4 - "The Ties That Bind" | ©2025 NBCUniversal / James Dittiger/USA Network

RESIDENT ALIEN is now in its fourth season on USA and Syfy Friday nights, with episodes thereafter streaming on Peacock. The extraterrestrial who has assumed the identity of Dr. Harry Vanderspiegle (Alan Tudyk) is currently stuck in human form, which is making him extremely unhappy. However, law enforcement in Harry’s small town of Patience, Colorado, is feeling pretty excited about recent developments. Sheriff Mike, played by Corey Reynolds, and Deputy Liv, portrayed by Elizabeth Bowen, have both recently gotten confirmation that there are aliens around (although they still don’t know about Harry). For Liv, who has always believed, this is […]Read On »


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THE OLD MAN: Executive producers Warren Littlefield and Dan Shotz on Season 2 – Exclusive interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/12/2024
Jeff Bridges as Dan Chase in THE OLD MAN - Season 2 | ©2024 FX / Kurt Iswarienko

In THE OLD MAN, which has its second-season premiere on FX Thursday, September 12 (with episodes available the following day on Hulu), Jeff Bridges stars as Dan Chase. In Season 1, Dan was a retired CIA agent suddenly being pursued by both his own former colleagues and unknown attackers. In Season 2, Dan must team up with CIA Assistant Director Harold Harper, played by John Lithgow, to find the missing agent Angela Adams, aka Emily Chase (Alia Shawkat), Dan’s daughter and Harold’s protégé, Emily has been kidnapped and taken to Afghanistan. THE OLD MAN was adapted for television by Jonathan […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE OAK ROOM

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/19/2021
THE OAK ROOM movie poster | ©2021 Gravitas Ventures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: RJ Mitte, Ari Millen, Martin Roach, Nicholas Campbell, David Ferry, Peter Outerbridge Writer: Peter Genoway Director: Cody Calahan Distributor: Gravitas Ventures Release Date: April 16, 2021 THE OAK ROOM has a destination in mind. It gets there surely, but more slowly than many viewers will like. In some ways, THE OAK ROOM feels like an homage to FARGO; in others, it seems like a filmed stage play. There are two major settings, both bars, one a redressing of the other. We get brief detours to other locations, and eventually, there’s violence, but the bulk of THE […]Read On »


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FARGO: Actor Jack Huston on Season 4 and playing a troubled 1950s lawman – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/12/2020
Jack Huston as Detective Odis Weff in FARGO - Season 4 | ©2020 FX/Matthias Clamer

FARGO, now in its fourth season on FX Sunday nights, takes us to 1950s Kansas City, Missouri. In the series created and produced by Noah Hawley, rival gangs have a tense truce that local law enforcement probably can’t enforce. Jack Huston place plays Odis Weff of the Kansas City police force, a man who is not adding to the stability of the situation. Huston, grandson of filmmaker John Huston, appeared earlier this year as real-life serial bomber Eric Rudolph in MANHUNT: DEADLY GAMES, which is currently airing Mondays on CBS. The British also has played poet Gerard Malanga in FACTORY […]Read On »


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FARGO: Actor Ben Whishaw gives the scoop on Season 4 – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/25/2020
Ben Whishaw as Rabbi Milligan in FARGO - Season 4 | ©2020 FX/Matthias Clamer

FARGO begins its fourth season on FX Sunday, September 27; it will be available the next day on FX on Hulu. The series, developed by writer/director/show runner Noah Hawley from the Coen Brothers film, is a crime anthology set in the Midwest, with linked stories that go from era to era. The season was originally set to premiere in April, but COVID-19 interrupted production. Season 4 of FARGO is set in the ‘50s, when rival gangster groups swap the young sons of their leaders in a hostage bid that’s meant to foster harmony. This being FARGO, that seems unlikely. Ben […]Read On »


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MANHUNT: DEADLY GAMES: Jack Huston talks about playing a real-life serial bomber – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/21/2020
Jack Huston in MANHUNT: DEADLY GAMES | ©2020 Spectrum Originals/Lionsgate

MANHUNT: DEADLY GAMES, now available in its entirety on Spectrum on Demand and Spectrum streaming, dramatizes the real-life FBI search for serial bomber Eric Rudolph. While some of the characters are composites, Rudolph is portrayed by Jack Huston. Huston, grandson of filmmaker John Huston, is no stranger to playing real people. He portrayed poet Gerard Malanga in FACTORY GIRL, Jack Kerouac in KILL YOUR DARLINGS, King Charles II in the miniseries THE GREAT FIRE, and Robert Kennedy in THE IRISHMAN. Huston’s fictional characters include Jack Harrow in BOARDWALK EMPIRE and Felix Babineau in MR. MERCEDES. Later this year, Huston will […]Read On »


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EMERGENCE: Actress Allison Tolman talks about the second half of Season 1 – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/22/2020
Allison Tolman as Jo Evans in EMERGENCE - Season 1 - "KIllshot Pt. 1" | ©2019 ABC/Eric Liebowitz

In ABC’s Tuesday-night series EMERGENCE, which has its season finale January 28, Allison Tolman stars as small-town police chief Jo Evans. In the series created by Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters, Jo is also the mother of teen Mia (Ashley Aufderheide) and ex-wife of amiable Alex (Donald Faison), Jo has rescued Piper (Alexa Swindon), the sole survivor of a plane crash that officially never happened. Piper is a sweet, affectionate ten-year-old girl who is actually an artificial intelligence in an organic body. A lot of people keep trying to destroy, steal and/or reprogram Piper. Jo has her hands full trying […]Read On »


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EMERGENCE: Allison Tolman on playing a cop again in new genre series – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/05/2019
Allison Tolman in EMERGENCE - Season 1 - "Mile Marker 14" | ©2019 ABC/Eric Liebowitz

In ABC’s new Tuesday-night series EMERGENCE, Allison Tolman stars as small-town police chief Jo Evans. Jo has an amiable divorce from her ex, Alex (Donald Faison), and they are co-parenting tween daughter Mia (Ashley Aufderheide). Jo and Mia also have Jo’s ailing dad Ed (Clancy Brown) living with them. The family’s relatively tranquil existence is thrown into chaos when Jo meets a mysterious little girl, Piper (Alexa Swinton), who is the sole survivor of a plane crash. Piper seems to be suffering from severe memory loss. Then people try to kidnap the child. Then Piper shows that she may be […]Read On »


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