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 – ‘Benedetta’ is a Mesmerizing Portrait of Religion, Romance, and Fervor

There are few things in this world that are as universal and influential as religion. Innumerable faiths have different visions of what a deity might look like, but many espouse fierce devotion and lifelong penitence for actions in front of an all-powerful being capable of eternal judgment. Countless wars have been started in the name…

Film Review – ‘Encanto’ is a Magical, Musical Celebration of Individuality

Since the studio’s first film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, was released more than eighty years ago, Disney’s animated features have always focused on those who don’t fit in. Being different often leads to isolation and a sense that there is no one else with the same feelings and problems in the world, which…

Exclusive Video Interviews: Mother-Son Duo Camille Griffin and Roman Griffin Davis on their Chilling Comedy ‘Silent Night’

What would you do if you knew the end was near, and there was an option to meet a painless and quick death? In Silent Night, that’s precisely the choice one extended family and group of friends have: suffer the effects of poisonous winds or take an “exit pill” distributed to the fortunate by the…

TV Review – ‘Hawkeye’ is a Light, Entertaining Action Piece with Great Stars

The fifth TV show from the Marvel Cinematic Universe has arrived to close out just one first year of such programming on Disney+, and what a year it’s been. After a number of supporting characters from the movie series have received their own shows, it’s fitting that the only one of the six original Avengers…

Film Review – ‘Bruised’ is a Passion Project for Actress and Director Halle Berry

Recovering from a very public defeat is not an easy thing. Those who fight for a living are bound to encounter setbacks, but there are degrees to which a loss is infinitely more significant and potentially telling of an impacted future. Rebounding and returning to the ring requires a great deal of work and perseverance,…

Jonah Hill to Star as Jerry Garcia in Grateful Dead Movie from Martin Scorsese for Apple

Actor Jonah Hill is reuniting with veteran director Martin Scorsese to play Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia in an upcoming movie at Apple, according to Deadline. The project will benefit from the participation of a number of Grateful Dead band members, with Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann set to executive produce…

Netflix Releases Data on Its Most Popular Shows

Netflix has revealed its top shows and movies based on weekly hours streamed, according to The Los Angeles Times. The lists are accessible to the public at top10.Netflix.com, where it’s possible to sort by films in English, non-English films, TV in English, and non-English TV. The list can also be viewed by country, and each…

Dolph Lundgren Will Executive Produce a Documentary about Himself

Swedish actor Dolph Lundgren is making a film about himself, serving as executive producer on an upcoming documentary, according to Variety. Lundgren made his formidable acting debut in 1985 with roles in two franchise films, A View to Kill, featuring Roger Moore as James Bond, and Rocky IV as Ivan Drago. He reprised the latter…

DOC NYC Film Review – ‘The First Wave’ Shows How COVID Transformed New York City

It’s difficult to be able to fully process the impact of something while still in it. As time goes on and cases continue to spread, the reality continues to set in that COVID-19 is here to stay, and society will need to evolve to account for its existence. Early on, however, that wasn’t as apparent,…

Mel Gibson May Be Directing ‘Lethal Weapon 5’

In the wake of filmmaker Richard Donner’s death this past July, the popular Lethal Weapon franchise was left without a director. Now, it looks like Donner’s successor may have been found, in the form of series star Mel Gibson, according to Deadline. No deal has yet been made, but Gibson is in conversation to take…