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Freeform’s new thriller ‘The Watchful Eye’ releases season finale, stars Mariel Molino in breakout role

Ellie Stevens March 31, 2023
The show premiered on Jan. 30 with a weekly episode released on Monday nights on FreeForm. The show’s season finale was just released on March 27.
A movie poster for “Last Night in Soho.” Andrew writes about how director Edgar Wright’s latest film is a thrill ride and visually stunning yet contains sequences that seem overdone and overly chaotic. ILLUSTRATION BY BAILEY SHEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Cinephilia: ‘Last Night in Soho’ is a dreamland of chaos

Andrew Harwood November 15, 2021
“Last Night in Soho” lives up to the spectacle, but underwhelms under its chaotic agenda.
“The Queen’s Gambit,” a seven-part miniseries about chess prodigy Elizabeth Harmon debuted Oct. 23 on Netflix. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ portrays gritty reality of chess champion

Caroline Bowden October 28, 2020

Well-produced television can make almost any profession look enticing, but it takes a stellar cast and a few eye-catching outfits to sell the game of chess as glamorous and alluring material. With all...

Director Autumn de Wilde speaks about her latest film, “Emma,” an adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, after a screening Tuesday. COURTESY OF A. GALLAGHER DIXON

Autumn de Wilde’s “Emma.” breathes new life into centuries-old story

Zoe Allen February 27, 2020
Director Autumn de Wilde and actress Anya Taylor-Joy spoke in a round table interview Wednesday about how they kept the legacy of Jane Austen's 1815 book "Emma" in the new film "Emma."
James McAvoy stars as Kevin Wendell Crumb in M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, “Split.” PHOTO COURTESY MICHAEL GIOULAKIS

REVIEW: M. Night Shyamalan creates a creative, compelling story in “Split”

Alex Peña January 22, 2017

The name M. Night Shyamalan can evoke a multitude of different responses depending on whom you ask. Awful. Disappointing. Hack. Misunderstood. The list goes on. The director of “Split” exploded into...

Director Robert Eggers and leading actress Anya Taylor-Joy shed light on the production of Sundance Film Festival hit “The Witch.” PHOTO COURTESY CHRISTINA MAFFEO

INTERVIEW: “The Witch” conjures up breakout stars

Bronsen Bloom February 25, 2016

“The Witch” is an independent film that details the life of a Puritan family in 17th-century New England. After being cast out of the local settlement due to their fundamental religious ideals,...

"The Witch," a new movie about witchcraft in 1630s New England, opens Friday. PHOTO COURTESY A24

REVIEW: “The Witch” not as bewitching as anticipated

Felipe Belfort Marques February 18, 2016

Where does one even begin with “The Witch?” It’s been marketed as the best horror movie of 2016, but it won an award at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic category. It claims...

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