Tag: Kindred
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Kindred Review: Octavia E. Butler’s Novel Deserves Better Than This
It is hard to fully call Kindred, a new series from FX, an adaptation of the late Hugo Award-winner Octavia E. Butler’s 1979 novel of the same name. There is the same general premise in telling the story of a Black woman, Mallori Johnson’s Dana, who finds herself being unexpectedly pulled back through time to…
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What’s New on Hulu in December 2022
Hulu has plenty of great new titles coming this December right in time for the holidays. Riele Downs (Henry Danger) and Auli’i Cravalho (Moana) will star in the supernatural teen comedy Darby and the Dead while It’s A Wonderful Binge will bring the return of Eduardo Franco (Stranger Things) and Dexter Darden (The Maze Runner)…
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The Answers: Everything We Know So Far About Darren Aronofsky’s Upcoming FX Show
Darren Aronofsky may be more well-known as a movie director, but with “The Answers,” the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind “Black Swan,” “The Wrestler,” and “Requiem for a Dream” will be working on a new television series in the capacity of an executive producer. This won’t be the first time Aronofsky has dabbled in the TV arena,…
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Janicza Bravo Will Follow Up ‘Zola’ by Directing FX’s ‘Kindred’ Pilot, Produced by Darren Aronofsky
An all-star team is behind FX’s upcoming drama pilot “Kindred,” the network’s adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s acclaimed 1979 novel.FX announced on Wednesday that Janicza Bravo, who recently directed the heralded 2020 film “Zola,” will direct the FX show’s pilot episode. “Kindred” will be executive produced by Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields (showrunners on “The…
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Trigger Point review – amnesia spy thriller that’s instantly forgettable
Barry Pepper does his best as an amnesiac ex-operative in a film whose inventive locations do not cover up its pedestrian plotThe “intelligence community” proves to be a misnomer on both counts in this dud round of a thriller. With a head-scratching heap of betrayals and double-crossings, and none of the operatives smart enough to…
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Tamara Lawrance: ‘It’s Ok to know you don’t want kids’
Horror film Kindred finds a pregnant young woman battling sinister in-laws – not a position its star plans to find herself in. She explains why she’s drawn to strong, resilient charactersTamara Lawrance says she has “very little desire to be pregnant” and, given the subject matter of her latest film, who can blame her? She…
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‘Kindred’ Review: A Cross Between ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ and ‘Get Out’ That Keeps You Watching
I’m always relieved, if not excited, to encounter a horror film that isn’t about anything supernatural. A lot of today’s audiences wouldn’t even consider that a horror film; if it doesn’t goose you with effects or try for some version of the uncanny, it’s just a drama. But horror doesn’t need to be fantasy, and…