By Anne Brodie China’s spectacular Enter The Forbidden City available on Blu-ray, DVD and Streaming August 18 is a culturally important film, with a majestic, timeless vibe and in style, reminiscent of Martin Scorsese’s work. It has authority, power and movement, attention to atmospheric and artistic detail, multiple levels of action and depth of focus. It’s complex and stimulating and unusual to… View Post
By Anne Brodie Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke are SpongeBob and Patrick and the adventure they’re about to embark on is outrageous! Outrageously funny, sly, and nutty! SpongeBob and Patrick are off to The Lost City of Atlantic City to rescue Gary the Snail who is being used as face cream by the uber vain King Poseidon. As much a… View Post
By Anne Brodie Shalini Bathina and Phillip Johnson Richardson are the friends you want, unwaveringly loyal, bright, interesting and intriguingly complicated. The new series Little Voice with Brittany O’Grady follows twenty-somethings coming of age in the city, bound by music and friendship.
By Anne Brodie What does the moment of peak human performance feel like? Apple TV+’ six-part, short doc series The Greatness Code helps us understand in conversations with some of the world’s greatest athletes, LeBron James, Tom Brady, Alex Morgan, Usain Bolt, Shaun White, Katie Ledecky and Kelly Slater. They talk about their memories of out-performing themselves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2I3Yd27dGw From feeling… View Post
By Anne Brodie Siobhan Finneran was scheming lady’s maid O’Brien in Downton Abbey, an unforgettable performance in a classic series. And her career is on fire. Finneran has played the gamut of roles and characters and goes for broke as the saucy grieving mistress in Acorn TV’s The Other One. She’s Marilyn, the sensual, raw, wisecracking secret partner and mother… View Post
By Anne Brodie Documentary filmmaker Gotham Chopra, the son of Deepak Chopra, wanted to know what happens to athletes at their moments of peak performance, so he asked the world’s greatest. LeBron James, Tom Brady, Alex Morgan, Usain Bolt, Shaun White, Katie Ledecky, and Kelly Slater share the experiences that changed them in The Greatness Code, now on Apple TV+…. View Post