‘Bruiser’ review: Jalyn Hall and Trevante Rhodes lead a superb cast that tackles violence and father figures | AFI FEST
Children look up to and are influenced by their parents, and that’s not always a good thing. Miles Warren’s searing feature film debut, Bruiser, centers... Read More
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.
‘Return to Seoul’ review: Park Ji-Min’s astonishing turn as a magnetic adoptee anchors Davy Chou’s compelling search for meaning | NYFF
Adoption, as a process, has many intricacies, and one of them is the loopholes it leaves open for someone who has been adopted to later... Read More
‘Eternal Spring’ review: Daxiong’s stirring visual exploration of religious suppression and memory through comic book imagery
Animation can be a powerful tool for examining difficult topics. That’s especially true for an artist whose life has been so sharply influenced by a... Read More
‘Walk Up’ review: Hong Sang-soo toys with physical framing and structure to find the spaces in between relationships [B+] | NYFF
There is an interesting link between space and the way people behave. Filmmaker Hong Sang-soo uses space and setting to weave a quiet narrative in... Read More
Interview: Natalie Zea on exploring new territory in season 2 of ‘La Brea’ and the many great roles she’s had [VIDEO]
NBC’s time-traveling adventure series La Brea returns next week for its second season, and among its best characters is Eve, who puts her maternal and... Read More
‘Moving On’ review: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin reliably anchor a comedy without a clear direction [B-] | Toronto
Can two actresses who have spent seven years portraying best friends in a popular TV show succeed at playing completely different characters in a movie... Read More
‘Good Night Oppy’ review: Ryan White presents an eye-opening trip aboard the plucky and resilient Mars rovers [B+] | Toronto
Our world hasn’t quite caught up to expectations set by science fiction of flying cars, starships, and first contact with aliens. Actual technological developments are... Read More
‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ review: Daniel Goldhaber turns a manifesto into a tense and engaging eco-thriller [B+] | Toronto
The word “pipeline” has become politically charged, and this film’s title does away with any remaining ambiguity about where it falls on the subject. This... Read More
‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ review: Tatiana Maslany flexes muscles and comedic chops in a show that leans into its camp value [B]
Of the many superheroes to populate the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Hulk is far from the most objectively polished, with mayhem typically surrounding the temperamental... Read More
Interview: Ed Harris on working with passionate married indie directors in his new film ‘Get Away If You Can’
Ed Harris has been one of our most prolific actors since the mid-1970s, and he shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The four-time... Read More
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