NEW STREAMINGS
The Interrogation began streaming
on CBS All Access on Feb. 6. The
entire 10-episode first season was
released. In the first episode, a
young man is convicted of brutally
murdering his mother. He’
s sent
to prison for life but continues to
insist he is innocent. The show’
s
“gimmick” is described by CBS:
“With all episodes dropping at
once, viewers will see the day
of the crime and then follow the
evidence like a cold case detective,
abandon the linear narrative and
determine their own investigative
path by watching the episodes
leading up to the finale in any order
… Each episode is structured
around interrogations informed by
real police case files.”
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, 42, is a
co-star in six episodes. He’
s best
known for his recurring role on
HBO’
s Girls as Desi Harperin, a tal-
ented musician. Interrogation was
co-created by John Mankiewicz,
65. His grandfather, Herman
Mankiewicz, won an Oscar for
co-writing Citizen Kane. John’
s
father, Don Mankiewicz, was
Oscar-nominated for writing I Want
to Live (1958).
The film Horse Girl began
streaming Feb. 7 on Netflix.
Reviews are nearly all positive
and almost all say the film’
s star,
Alison Brie, 37, turned in a great
performance. Brie, who is best
known as the star of the hit Netflix
series Glow, also co-wrote the film.
Paul Reiser, 63, has a largish sup-
porting role. Here’
s the official plot
summary: “A sweet misfit (Brie)
with a fondness for crafts, horses
and supernatural crime shows
finds her increasingly lucid dreams
trickling into her waking life.”
AT THE MOVIES
The Assistant opens Friday, Feb.
14 (Maple Theater in Bloomfield
Township; Main Art Theatre in
Royal Oak). The film is inspired
by what went on at Miramax,
the company Harvey Weinstein
owned. It follows one day in the
life of Jane (Emmy-winner Julia
Garner, 26), a recent college grad
and an aspiring film producer. As
the film opens, Jane has been
working for five weeks as an assis-
tant to a powerful, but unseen film
mogul. Of course, Julia does mun-
dane chores like making copies.
As the day goes on, we become
increasingly aware of the abuse
(financial, sexual, etc.) that colors
every aspect of her office workday.
At day’
s end, Jane decides to take
a stand and learns resistance
to change is very strong. Noah
Robbins, 29, has a supporting
role as a male assistant. Advance
reviews are mostly good.
Opening the same day are
Sonic t
he Hedgehog and Downhill.
Sonic is a family-friendly ani-
mated film based on the hit
video game about the world’
s
fastest hedgehog. Ben Schwartz,
38, voices Sonic. Downhill is a
comedy/drama about a married
couple (Will Ferrell and Julia
Louis-Dreyfus) whose lives are
upended when they barely survive
an avalanche while skiing. Silicon
Valley star Zach Woods, 36, has
a big supporting role as Ferrell’
s
work colleague. Nat Faxon, 44,
co-wrote and co-directed the film.
His mother is Jewish.
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