17 September
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THE MORNING SHOW Season 2 Director: Mimi LederStarring: Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Steve Carell, Karen Pittman, Desean K. Terry, Hasan Minhaj, Julianna Margulies, Will Arnett, Nestor Carbonell, Greta Lee, Ruairi O’Connor The Morning Show became a huge hit for AppleTV+ The first season ended on a cliffhanger and it’s now back for Season 2. The second season picks up eight months after the fallout of Alex and Bradley’s big announcement on The Morning Show. Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon continue to thrive in these richly complicated characters who find themselves in a very different professional headspace. Steve Carell is also backRead More →

16 September
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THE MORNING SHOW Interviews – Tackling Hot Topics and Rewriting Season 2 AppleTV+ has a huge hit on the hands with The Morning Show. The series never shies away from hot topics with the pandemic, cancel culture, racism, and identity being discussed this season. I sat down with director/producer Mimi Leder and her cast Billy Crudup, Julianna Margulies, Hasan Minhaj, Nestor Carbonell, Mark Duplass, and Desean Terry about this explosive new season. We had a really great discussion about rewriting the second season after the pandemic shut down production, the therapy that comes from playing these characters, life advice for knowing your worth, and muchRead More →

18 November
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THE MORNING SHOW Creators: Jay Carson, Kerry EhrenStarring: Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Steve Carell, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nestor Carbonell Mitch Kessler (Carell) and Alex Levy (Aniston) have been hosting a successful morning news show for fifteen years. Their chemistry is impeccable. That all changes one morning when Mitch is let go from the network due to sexual misconduct allegations. The shocking news rattles coworkers, and Alex is left blindsided. She wants to address the truth to their audience and speak to them as family – to speak on their level. With the shake up leaving Alex alone at the desk, she worriesRead More →

15 August
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WHERE’D YOU GO BERNADETTE Director: Richard LinklaterStarring: Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Emma Nelson, Kristen Wiig, Judy Greer, Laurence Fishburne Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett stars as the title character in Where’d You Go, Bernadette. She’s a world-renowned architect known for her innovative concepts and designs. She hasn’t found the same energy and fame after moving to Seattle. In recent months she has started showing signs of mental illness and anxiety. Her husband, Elgin (Crudup), is looking for answers, while their teenage daughter, Bee (Nelson), seems a bit more naïve to what is going on. After a few run-ins with the neighbor, school moms, and someRead More →

18 May
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ALIEN: COVENANT Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smollett, Amy Seimetz In 2012 director Ridley Scott brought his Alien franchise back to life with Prometheus which posed as a prequel to his 1979 classic. Alien: Covenant is considered the eighth in this series if you include the two Alien vs Predator mashup movies that came in between. Scott is back to direct and has stated there are plans for more in his attempt to bridge the gap between these prequels and the original. Covenant picks up ten years after Prometheus left off. It’s 2104Read More →

20 January
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20th CENTURY WOMEN Writer/Director: Mike Mills Starring: Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Elle Fanning, Lucas Jade Zumann, Billy Crudup 20th Century Women is another reminder why Annette Bening is one of the best actresses of her generation. She isn’t the kind of actress that cranks out a big blockbuster film every year. Each one she makes seems to be made for a particular reason. She’s one of the three women that make up the title. As Dorothea, she plays single mom to her son Jamie (Zumann). She had Jamie late in life at the age of 40 and shortly after that her husband, his father leftRead More →

23 December
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JACKIE Director: Pablo Larraín Starring: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt, John Carroll Lynch, Beth Grant As Jackie states as the end of the film, “There won’t be another Camelot.” It’s an accurate assessment as I can’t imagine another family entering American politics that garner as much fascination, intrigue, and polarization than the Kennedys. Natalie Portman takes on the iconic title role in Pablo Larraín’s first English language film. The story centers on the First Lady covering the assassination of her husband and the week that followed. It’s framed around an interview she is giving to a journalist (Crudup) from LifeRead More →

07 December
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SPOTLIGHT Director: Tom McCarthy Starring: Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Adams, Brian D’Arcy James, Stanley Tucci, John Slattery, Billy Crudup It seems to be commonly thought that journalism is not what it used to be. Instead of simply covering the story, there’s a bias thrown in or you expect a certain political angle depending on what channel news you are watching. When you actually stick to the facts and let them speak for themselves, it can in turn be effective and powerful. Director Tom McCarthy takes that approach with the dynamic and moving Spotlight. In July 2001, the Boston Globe received a new editor whenRead More →