“The Forever Purge” Is A Futuristic New Film That’s More A Part of These Times Than Ever
August 3, 2021 No Responses

“The Forever Purge” Is A Futuristic New Film That’s More A Part of These Times Than Ever

  Review by Brad Balfour Director: Everardo Gout Cast: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Cassidy Freeman, Leven Rambin, Alejandro Edda, Will Patton The fifth in a cinematic series, “The Forever Purge” is the ultimate conclusion of an...
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An Unresolved Murder In West Cork Still Keeps Audiences Intrigued 25 Years Later
July 7, 2021 No Responses

An Unresolved Murder In West Cork Still Keeps Audiences Intrigued 25 Years Later

  Story by Brad Balfour When Sophie Toscan du Plantier was found murdered on December 23rd, 1996, near her holiday home in Drinane, near Schull, County Cork, Ireland, it shocked not only the county but the country. It had been...
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Director Zack Snyder’s Wacked-Out Zombie Heist Genre Mash-up, “Army of the Dead,” Gets A New Life and Audience Through Netflix
June 1, 2021 No Responses

Director Zack Snyder’s Wacked-Out Zombie Heist Genre Mash-up, “Army of the Dead,” Gets A New Life and Audience Through Netflix

Review by Brad Balfour Army of the Dead Director: Zack Snyder Cast: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tig Notaro, Raúl Castillo, Huma Qureshi, Garret Dillahunt ...
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The Netflix Series “Peaky Blinders” Is The Criminal Alternative To “Downton Abbey” And Perfect for The Binge
February 24, 2021 No Responses

The Netflix Series “Peaky Blinders” Is The Criminal Alternative To “Downton Abbey” And Perfect for The Binge

Reflections by Brad Balfour Peaky Blinders Creator/writer: Steven Knight Executive Producer: Caryn Mandabach Cast: Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle, Finn Cole, Kate Phillips, Natasha O’Keeffe, Aidan Gillen, Jack Rowan, Charlie Murp...
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Thinking About The Forefront of Controversy and Crime In A Netflix Doc Series
February 3, 2021 No Responses

Thinking About The Forefront of Controversy and Crime In A Netflix Doc Series

Opinion by Brad Balfour Once again child abuse is in the news, although this time coming out of the fulsome mouths of such Republican nut cases as newly elected Georgia Congressional representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. The right-wing Q-Anon conspiracy belie...
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Cooking Up a Confused McBeth, “Scotland, PA” Makes A Mess of Crime & Punishment
November 22, 2019 No Responses

Cooking Up a Confused McBeth, “Scotland, PA” Makes A Mess of Crime & Punishment

Scotland, PA Closing Date: Dec. 8, 2019 Laura Pels Theater (at the Harold & Miriam Steinberg Center for Theater) 111 W. 46th St. 212-719-1300 Music & Lyrics: Adam Gwon Book: Michael Mitnick Director: Lonny Price Choreographer: Josh Rhodes Cast: Jeb...
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