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Abe Friedtanzer

Abe Friedtanzer is a film and TV enthusiast who spent most of the past fifteen years in New York City. He has been the editor of MoviesWithAbe.com and TVwithAbe.com since 2007, and has been predicting the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, and SAG Awards since he was allowed to stay up late enough to watch them. He has attended numerous film festivals including Sundance and SXSW, and was on a series of road trips across the United States with his wife, Arielle, which he hopes to resume when travel is safe again. You can also find him at YouTube at @movieswithabe and Instagram at @movieswithabe.
A still from Landscape With invisible Hand by Cory Finley, an official selection of the Premiers program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute ‘Landscape with Invisible Hand’ review: Cory Finley’s creative near-future alien invasion comedy has plenty to say about humanity | Sundance

‘Landscape with Invisible Hand’ review: Cory Finley’s creative near-future alien invasion comedy has plenty to say about humanity | Sundance

Abe Friedtanzer January 24, 2023
What if aliens invaded and weren’t exactly hostile, but just condescending? The unique vision of Landscape with Invisible Hand imagines a world in which the... Read More
A still from Flora and Son by John Carney, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute ‘Flora and Son’ review: John Carney delivers another masterful music movie with a spectacular Eve Hewson | Sundance

‘Flora and Son’ review: John Carney delivers another masterful music movie with a spectacular Eve Hewson | Sundance

Abe Friedtanzer January 23, 2023
Anyone can decide to become a musician. That doesn’t mean they’re set for success, but measuring that definition is different for everyone. Writer-director John Carney,... Read More
A still from The Starling Girl by Laurel Parmet, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute ‘The Starling Girl’ review: Eliza Scanlen is stirring in Laurel Parmet’s insightful and layered look at the power and problems of faith | Sundance

‘The Starling Girl’ review: Eliza Scanlen is stirring in Laurel Parmet’s insightful and layered look at the power and problems of faith | Sundance

Abe Friedtanzer January 22, 2023
For people of faith, religion can be a very comforting thing. Strict observance and ancient traditions may be seen as restrictive or repressive, but they... Read More
A still from Eileen by William Oldroyd, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. All photos are copyrighted and may be used by the press only for the purpose of news or editorial coverage of Sundance Institute programs. Photos must be accompanied by a credit to the photographer and/or 'Courtesy of Sundance Institute.' Unauthorized use, alteration, reproduction or sale of logos and/or photos is strictly prohibited. ‘Eileen’ review: Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway enhance chilly period drama that doesn’t finish as well as it starts | Sundance

‘Eileen’ review: Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway enhance chilly period drama that doesn’t finish as well as it starts | Sundance

Abe Friedtanzer January 22, 2023
Lonely people seek companionship, and an invitation to socialize with someone new can be life-changing. For Eileen, the protagonist of the film of the same... Read More
Molly Gordon, Ben Platt, Alexander Bello, Kyndra Sanchez, Bailee Bonick, Quinn Titcomb, Madisen Marie Lora, Donovan Colan and Luke Islam appear in a still from Theater Camp by Molly Goron and Nick Lieberman, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute ‘Theater Camp’ review: Molly Gordon and Ben Platt are riotously funny in mockumentary-style send-up of young actors | Sundance

‘Theater Camp’ review: Molly Gordon and Ben Platt are riotously funny in mockumentary-style send-up of young actors | Sundance

Abe Friedtanzer January 22, 2023
There’s a certain type of kid who knows they want to be an actor, and attending a theater camp allows them to meet others like... Read More
A still from Fancy Dance by Erica Tremblay, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. All photos are copyrighted and may be used by the press only for the purpose of news or editorial coverage of Sundance Institute programs. Photos must be accompanied by a credit to the photographer and/or 'Courtesy of Sundance Institute.' Unauthorized use, alteration, reproduction or sale of logos and/or photos is strictly prohibited. ‘Fancy Dance’ review: Lily Gladstone and Isabel Deroy-Olson shine in an uplifting Indigenous story | Sundance

‘Fancy Dance’ review: Lily Gladstone and Isabel Deroy-Olson shine in an uplifting Indigenous story | Sundance

Abe Friedtanzer January 21, 2023
Stories that deal with serious subjects don’t always have to be entirely serious. Erica Tremblay’s Fancy Dance is a winning example. Its inspiration is a tribute to... Read More
rrr-naatu-naatu Interview: Golden Globe-winning composer M. M. Keeravani on the Wild Popularity of “Naatu Naatu” and Scoring ‘RRR’ [VIDEO]

Interview: Golden Globe-winning composer M. M. Keeravani on the Wild Popularity of “Naatu Naatu” and Scoring ‘RRR’ [VIDEO]

Abe Friedtanzer January 14, 2023
M. M. Keeravani is a newly-minted Golden Globe winner for the song “Naatu Naatu” from the international hit RRR, and his song is on the... Read More
LOS ANGELES - MAR 02: Brian d'Arcy James Brian d'Arcy James arrives for FX’s Limited Series ‘Devs’ Los Angeles Premiere on March 02, 2020 in Hollywood, CA Interview: Spirit Award nominee Brian d’Arcy James on the unique perspective of ‘The Cathedral’ and acting for theater and film [VIDEO]

Interview: Spirit Award nominee Brian d’Arcy James on the unique perspective of ‘The Cathedral’ and acting for theater and film [VIDEO]

Abe Friedtanzer December 30, 2022
Brian d’Arcy James is a three-time Tony Award-nominated actor who has been regularly celebrated and rewarded for his theater work. His film and television appearances... Read More
Screenshot-2022-12-15-at-8.42.15-AM ‘Gangs of New York’ at 20: All the beauty and the bloodshed of Martin Scorsese’s 1860s New York City immigrant mobster tale still holds [Retrospective]

‘Gangs of New York’ at 20: All the beauty and the bloodshed of Martin Scorsese’s 1860s New York City immigrant mobster tale still holds [Retrospective]

Abe Friedtanzer December 15, 2022
I can still remember walking out of the AMC theater in Framingham, Massachusetts after hearing U2’s powerful song The Hands That Built America and marveling... Read More
alex-pritz-the-territory Interview: Director Alex Pritz on indigenous voices, environmental destruction, and exploring ‘The Territory’

Interview: Director Alex Pritz on indigenous voices, environmental destruction, and exploring ‘The Territory’

Abe Friedtanzer December 7, 2022
The Uru-eu-wau-wau, an indigenous people living in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, take center stage in director Alex Pritz’s The Territory, an involving documentary that... Read More
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