Abe Friedtanzer

Abe Friedtanzer
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Abe Friedtanzer is a film and TV enthusiast who spent most of the past fifteen years in New York City. He has been the editor of MoviesWithAbe.com and TVwithAbe.com since 2007, and has been predicting the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, and SAG Awards since he was allowed to stay up late enough to watch them. He has attended numerous film festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, and SXSW, and is a contributing writer for The Film Experience, Awards Radar, and AwardsWatch.
Abe Friedtanzer is a film and TV enthusiast who spent most of the past fifteen years in New York City. He has been the editor of MoviesWithAbe.com and TVwithAbe.com since 2007, and has been predicting the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, and SAG Awards since he was allowed to stay up late enough to watch them. He has attended numerous film festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, and SXSW, and is a contributing writer for The Film Experience, Awards Radar, and AwardsWatch.

Film Review – ‘Biosphere’ is an Intriguing, Creative Look at Friendship and Survival with Mark Duplass and Sterling K. Brown

There are many ways that the end of the world might come about, and literature and cinema have only imagined a fraction of them. Rarely does everything simply cease to exist, however, and usually there are at a least a few lone survivors whose new reality makes for watchable drama (or comedy). Biosphere blends those…

Film Review – Ed Asner’s Final Film ‘Tiger Within’ is a Tale of Acceptance and Growth

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Film Review – ‘Joy Ride’ is a Very Funny R-Rated Comedy with a Fantastic Asian-American Cast

Every culture has its defining traits, some of which are positive and others which are negative. There’s also the internal perception as well as the external one, and for minority groups, certain stereotypes may be presumed to exist, which can be demeaning and irritating. It’s refreshing, therefore, to see films that celebrate representation and aim…

TV Review – ‘The Crowded Room’ Has Promise but Doesn’t Know How to Deliver It

The opening scene of the Apple TV+ drama The Crowded Room is meticulously-paced and thrilling. Danny Sullivan (Tom Holland) and Ariana (Sasha Lane) prepare for what feels like a heist before chasing after a man who is their intended target. When Danny freezes and fails to shoot him, Ariana grabs the gun and begins firing….

Film Review – ‘Wildflower’ is a Standard Film with Expressive Characters and a Great Cast

The world doesn’t work the same way for everyone, and people are often boxed into expectations others have of them that may not be realistic or fair. Development disabilities in particular have led to people being alternately underestimated and underserved, far too often with cruel judgments about capability. Wildflower is an ultimately uplifting story inspired…

Chicago Japan Film Collective Review – ‘Not Beer’ is an Intimate, Surprising Story of Identity and Sympathy

A funeral or memorial service may attract an interesting crowd, since it’s no longer possible for friends or family to pay direct respect to the dead by showing up and being seen. Instead, it may be about a genuine bond to the departed, the meaning that will be assigned to their presence by surviving loved…

TV Review – ‘Secret Invasion’ is a Worthwhile if Unextraordinary Extension of the MCU

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown to be so large that its television branch encompasses a slew of characters who have appeared in previous films, and it isn’t limited to any one specific point in time. Some, like Hawkeye, have filled in gaps between movies, while The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision, and others…

Tribeca Festival Review – ‘The Future’ is a Thought-Provoking Multi-Character Study

There is so much that society is on the cusp of doing, and any one technological advancement could have a resounding impact on the way civilization functions. Yet the arrival of something new isn’t always greeted with celebration, nor it is guaranteed to be successful even if promised to be so. There are also those…

Tribeca Festival Review – ‘Blood for Dust’ is a Dreary and Unnerving Crime Thriller

Crime doesn’t always pay, and typically it takes much more than it gives. The promise of some reward from a job almost never comes easily or without strings, and the notion of one payoff being enough to set someone up for life hardly ever works out, since the allure of returning for more is just…

Film Review – ‘Asteroid City’ is the Latest Weird Cinematic Meditation from the One and Only Wes Anderson

Certain filmmakers have a particular style that makes their films instantly recognizable to audiences, be it a color palette, troupe of regular actors, or a narrator to anchor their stories. Wes Anderson utilizes all these and many more, and each of his projects adds a handful of new performers to his already extensive ensemble as…