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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NATE BLOOM COLUMNIST

Alison Brie in 
Horse Girl on 
Netflix

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