Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2022 Winners: Banshees, Everything, and Women Talking Tie with Most Wins

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January 5, 2023

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists* spread the wealth, awarding The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Women Talking three wins each. The AWFJ EDA Awards recognize the best in films overall, as well as films driven by women.

“We are particularly proud that this year’s member-determined roster of nominees included a goodly number of female contenders in non-gender specific categories. and that we have female winners in those categories, as well, including Sarah Polley who receives the EDA Award for Best Director for the multi-nominated and awarded Women Talking,” said Jennifer Merin, President of the 95 members AWFJ. “We hope to see similar results at this year’s Oscars and various guild awards. as well as with other critics awards groups.”

In 2022, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists counted 500+ “EDA Award-eligible femme-helmed and/or femme-centric films.”

Alliance of Women Film Journalists Nominees and Winners

Best Film
• (WINNER) THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
• THE FABELMANS
• TAR
• THE WOMAN KING
• WOMEN TALKING

Best Director
• The Daniels – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE
• Martin McDonagh – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
• (WINNER) Sarah Polley – WOMEN TALKING
• Gina Prince-Bythewood – THE WOMAN KING
• Steven Spieiberg – THE FABELMANS
• Charlotte Wells – AFTERSUN

Best Screenplay, Original
• AFTERSUN – Charlotte Wells
• (WINNER) THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN – Martin McDonagh
• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE – the DANIELS
• THE FABELMANS – Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner
• TAR – Todd Field
• THE WOMAN KING – Dana Stevens and Maria Bello

Best Screenplay, Adapted
• ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – Edward Berger, Lesley Patterson, Ian Stokell
• GLASS ONION – Rian Johnson
• SHE SAID – Rebecca Lenkiewicz
• THE WHALE – Samuel D. Hunter
• (WINNER) WOMEN TALKING – Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews
• THE WONDER – Alice Birch, Emma Donoghue, Sebastian Lelio

Best Documentary
• ALL THAT BREATHES – Shaunak Sen
• (WINNER) ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED – Laura Poitras
• DESCENDANT – Margaret Brown
• FIRE OF LOVE – Sara Dosa
• GOODNIGHT OPPY – Ryan White
• THE JANES – Tia Lessen and Emma Pildes

Best Animated Film
• (WINNER) GDT’S PINOCCHIO – Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson
• MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON – Dean Fleischer-Camp
• PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH – Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado
• THE SEA BEAST – Chris Williams
• TURNING RED – Domee Shi
• WENDELL & WILD – Henry Selick

Best Actress
• Cate Blanchett – TAR
• Viola Davis – THE WOMAN KING
• Danielle Deadwyler – TILL
• Vicki Krieps – CORSAGE
• Emma Thompson – GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE
• (WINNER) Michelle Yeoh – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE

Best Actress in a Supporting Role (tie)
• Angela Bassett – BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER
• Jessie Buckley – WOMEN TALKING
• Hong Chau – THE WHALE
• (WINNER) Kerry Condon – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
• (WINNER) Jamie Lee Curtis – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE
• Janelle Monae – GLASS ONION

Best Actor
• Austin Butler – ELVIS
• (WINNER) Colin Farrell – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
• Brendan Fraser – THE WHALE
• Paul Mescal – AFTERSUN
• Bill Nighy – LIVING
• Jeremy Pope – THE INSPECTION

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
• Brendon Gleeson – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
• Brian Henry Tyree – CAUSEWAY
• Barry Keoghan – THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
• Eddie Redmayne – THE GOOD NURSE
• (WINNER) Ke Huy Quan – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE
• Ben Wishaw – WOMEN TALKING

Best Ensemble Cast – Casting Director
• THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN – Louise Kiely
• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE – Sarah Finn
• TRIANGLE OF SADNESS – Pauline Hansson
• BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER – Sarah Finn
• THE WOMAN KING – Aisha Coley
• (WINNER) WOMEN TALKING – John Buchan and Jason Knight

Best Cinematography (tie)
• BANSHEES OF INISHERIN – Ben Davis
• THE FABELMANS – Janusz Kaminski
• EMPIRE OF LIGHT – Roger Deakins
• EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE – Larkin Seiple
• (WINNER) TOP GUN: MAVERICK – Claudio Miranda
• (WINNER) THE WOMAN KING – Polly Morgan

Best Editing
• ELVIS – Jonathan Redmond and Matt Villa
• (WINNER) EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE – Paul Rogers
• TAR – Monika Willis
• TOP GUN – Eddie Hamilton
• THE WOMAN KING – Terilyn A. Shropshire
• WOMEN TALKING – Christopher Donaldson, Rosalyn Kallop

Best Non-English-Language Film (tie)
• ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
• BARDO
• (WINNER) DECISION TO LEAVE
• HAPPENING
• (WINNER) RRR
• SAINT OMER

EDA Female Focus Awards
These awards honor WOMEN only

Best Woman Director
• Chinoye Chukwu – TILL
• Marie Kreutzer – CORSAGE
• (WINNER) Gina Prince-Bythewood – THE WOMAN KING
• Sarah Polley – WOMEN TALKING
• Maria Schrader – SHE SAID
• Charlotte wells – AFTERSUN

Best Woman Screenwriter
• Alice Birch – THE WONDER and MOTHERING SUNDAY
• Rebecca Lenkiewicz – SHE SAID
• (WINNER) Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews – WOMEN TALKING
• Domee Shi – TURNING RED
• Dana Stevens and Maria Bello – THE WOMAN KING
• Charlotte Wells – AFTERSUN

Best Animated Female
• (WINNER) Connie – Isabella Rossellini – MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON
• Izzy – Keke Palmer – LIGHTYEAR
• Kat – Lyric Ross – WENDELL & WILD
• Kitty Softpaws – Salma Hayek – PUSS IN BOOTS: LAST WISH
• Mei – Rosalyn Chiang- TURNING RED
• Ming – Sandra Oh – TURNING RED

Best Woman’s Breakthrough Performance
• Frankie Corio – AFTERSUN
• (WINNER) Danielle Deadwyler – TILL
• Stephanie Hsu – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE
• Thuso Mbedu – THE WOMAN KING
• Amber Midthunder – PREY
• Sadie Sink – THE WHALE

Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in The Film Industry
• (WINNER) Viola Davis – For getting THE WOMAN KING made as her lifetime passion project and creating opportunities for other women creatives.
• Nina Menkes and Maria Giese for making BRAINWASHED, analyzing and illustrating the misogynistic representation of women in Hollywood movies.
• Domee Shi for being the first woman to direct a film for Pixar and for becoming Pixar’s VP of Creative
• Jacqueline Stewart for ongoing advocacy of the underrepresented and becoming president of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
• Michelle Yeoh – lifetime achievement award

EDA Special Mention Awards

Grand Dame Award for Defying Ageism
• Jamie Lee Curtis
• Viola Davis
• (WINNER) Emma Thompson
• Michelle Yeoh

Most Egregious Lovers’ Age Difference Award
• CONFESS FLETCH – Jon Hamm born 1971 and Lorenza Izzo born 1989
• (WINNER) CRIMES OF THE FUTURE – Viggo Mortensen born 1958 and Lea Sedoux born 1985
• DEEP WATER – Ben Affleck born 1972 and Ana de Armas born 1988
• EIFEL – Romain Duris born 1974 and Emma Mackey born 1996

She Deserves A New Agent Award (NOTE: This is not a put-down. On the contrary, it suggests that the actor is better than the role she’s been given.)
• (WINNER) Ana de Armas for BLONDE
• Bryce Dallas Howard for JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION
• Margot Robbie for BABYLON
• Rebel Wilson for SENIOR YEAR

Most Daring Performance
• Cate Blanchett – TAR
• Viola Davis – THE WOMAN KING
• Danielle Deadwyler – TILL
• (WINNER) Emma Thompson – GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE
• Michelle Yeoh – EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE

Time Waster Remake or Sequel Award
• FIRESTARTER
• HALLOWEEN ENDS
• (WINNER) JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION
• PINOCCHIO (Disney)

AWFJ Hall of Shame Award (Women and men are eligible)
• Alec Baldwin and the crew of RUST for continuing to deny responsibility for the on-set shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The situation is still messy. A wrongful death lawsuit was settled, but the criminal investigation continues. In November, Baldwin sued crew members for giving him the loaded prop gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. News reports say Baldwin also texted Hutchins’s husband, Matthew, saying that the gun was never meant to be fired at a particular camera angle.
• BLONDE and Andrew Dominik
• Will Smith for his behavior at the Oscars and in the aftermath
• (WINNER) Harvey Weinstein for everything and forever

* – I am a member of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists

‘Will Trent’ Episode 2 Preview: Photos, Plot, and Cast

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Rebecca Murray

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January 5, 2023

ABC launched the new primetime drama Will Trent, based on Karin Slaughter’s bestselling book series, on January 3, 2023. The new procedural stars Ramón Rodríguez (The Affair) in the title role, and episode one introduced Will and his incredible investigative abilities. Episode two airing January 10th at 10pm ET/PT will find Will butting heads with his new partner while working on a missing persons case.

The series also stars Erika Christensen (Ten Days in the Valley) as Angie Polaski, Iantha Richardson (This Is Us) as Faith Mitchell, Jake McLaughlin (Quantico) as Michael Ormewood, and Sonja Sohn (The Chi) as Amanda Wagner.

“I’m a Pretty Observant Guy” Plot: As the GBI continues its investigation on a missing girl, Will becomes frustrated with the suspect search, and Faith’s frustrations with her new partner reach unprecedented heights.

Meanwhile, Angie is forced to evaluate her current relationships as she follows a new case with Ormewood and navigates her complicated history with Will.

Will Trent Episode 2 — Ramon Rodriguez and Iantha Richardson in ‘Will Trent’ episode 2 (ABC/Matt Miller)

Will Trent Synopsis:

Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh coming-of-age in Atlanta’s overwhelmed foster care system. But now, determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one is abandoned like he was, Will Trent has the highest clearance rate in the GBI.

‘FBI: International’ Season 2 Episode 10 “BHITW” Photos, Plot and Cast

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Rebecca Murray

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January 5, 2023

A basketball player’s death has the team searching for answers on CBS’s FBI: International season 2 episode 10, “BHITW.” Directed by Alex Zakrzewski from a script by Matt Olmstead, episode 10 is set to air on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 9pm ET/PT.

Season two stars Luke Kleintank as Special Agent Scott Forrester, Heida Reed as Special Agent Jamie Kellett, Carter Redwood as Special Agent Andre Raines, Vinessa Vidotto as Special Agent Cameron Vo, and Eva-Jane Willis as Europol Agent Megan “Smitty” Garretson.

“BHITW” Plot: When an American basketball player for a Lithuanian team dies under suspicious circumstances, the Fly Team investigates along with Zoey McKenna (Kelley Missal), the new agent appointed by Dandridge.

Episode 10 guest stars include Michael Torpey, Kelley Missal, Dino Kelly, Daniel Bellomy, Jessica Green, and Ari Brand. Kal Minev, Julian M. Deuster, Zoran Velibor, Andrei Lenart, Shaquille Ali-Yebuah, Andrea Zirio, and Carna Krsul also guest star.

FBI International Season 2 Episode 10 — Carter Redwood as Special Agent Andre Raines and Luke Kleintank as Special Agent Scott Forrester in ‘FBI: International’ season 2 episode 10 (Photo: Nelly Kiss © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)

FBI: International Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:

FBI: International is the third iteration of the successful FBI brand that follows the elite operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s International Fly Team. Headquartered in Budapest, they travel throughout Europe with the mission of tracking and neutralizing threats against American citizens wherever they may be, putting their lives on the line to protect the U.S. and its people. The Fly Team’s Special Agent Scott Forrester, their accomplished and dedicated leader, puts his missions ahead of his personal life and is often accompanied by his trusty Schutzhund dog, Tank.

Second in command is Special Agent Jamie Kellett, a heroic and fearless investigator – and her extensive network of informants is a powerful resource. Special Agent Andre Raines shines in the field and makes good use of his accounting background in tracking criminal enterprises’ moving money; and Special Agent Cameron Vo, a competitive West Point grad who excels at interrogation and strategy. Newly embedded with the Fly Team is Megan “Smitty” Garretson, a streetwise Europol agent with an extensive undercover background who liaises with each host country they inhabit.

The Rookie Season 5 Episode 11 Photos, Plot and Cast: “Naked and The Dead”

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Rebecca Murray

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January 5, 2023

The Rookie Season 5 Episode 11 — Jenna Dewan and Nathan Fillion in ‘The Resident’ season 5 episode 11 (ABC/Raymond Liu)

ABC’s The Rookie continues season five with episode 11, “The Naked and The Dead.” Directed by Robert Bella from a script by Vincent Angell, episode 11 will air on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 8pm ET/PT.

Nathan Fillion leads the cast as John Nolan. Eric Winter plays Tim Bradford, Melissa O’Neil is Lucy Chen, Alyssa Diaz plays Angela Lopez, and Richard T. Jones is Wade Grey. Mekia Cox is Nyla Harper, Shawn Ashmore plays Wesley Evers, Tru Valentino is Aaron Thorsen, and Jenna Dewan returns as Bailey Nune.

“The Naked and The Dead” Plot: The search for a missing boy leads the team into the middle of a dangerous drug war between two rival gangs.

‘National Treasure: Edge of History’ Episode 5 Recap – “Bad Romance”

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Alison Helms

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January 4, 2023

National Treasure Edge of History Episode 5 — Catherine Zeta-Jones in ‘National Treasure: Edge of History’ episode 5 (Disney/Brian Roedel)

Disney+’s National Treasure: Edge of History episode five catches up with Billie (Catherine Zeta-Jones) who’s busy working with her lackeys to try and figure out what Elvis’s riddle means. Dario (Darri Ingolfsson) thinks he figured it out with his high-tech programs, but Billie knocks his theory out of the running. She believes “twin serpents” doesn’t refer to a “tail” but instead is about a “tale.”

Billie doesn’t know it, but that’s also what Jess latched onto.

Meanwhile, Jess (Lisette Olivera) is having second thoughts about Liam being the mole. However, Tasha (Zuri Reed) is certain he’s Billie’s mole and attempts to convince Jess of that as she sweeps their apartment for bugs. Liam’s ears must be ringing because just then he sends a text to Jess asking her if she wants to go to the governor’s mansion to look for Meriwether Lewis’s journal.

Tasha thinks Jess should ignore him.

Billie shows up at a black-market auction offering the auctioneer something he has wanted for a long time. In exchange, she wants Malinche’s lost codex. He initially claims that it doesn’t exist but then reluctantly hands it over. He explains it’s not a codex; it’s a journal. Malinche did in fact learn how to write.

Jess opts to take Ethan (Jordan Rodrigues) with her to the governor’s mansion. She fills him in on everything, and it’s no surprise that he sides with Tasha and says they can’t rule Liam out.

Liam (Jake Austin Walker) also visits the mansion and asks about the journal. Jess and Ethan eavesdrop and learn the journal is no longer on display. Liam’s told that if he goes to the Governor’s Ball (at $500 per person), he can see it then.

Things don’t look good for Liam when they hear him on the phone asking someone to wire him money. Tasha hacks his bank account and learns Liam was just wired $50,000. Tasha believes the money came from Billie, and now Jess is convinced he’s the mole as well.

Later, Liam informs Jess that he went to the governor’s mansion and that he got two tickets to the ball for the following night. Clearly, something is wrong with Jess, and Liam asks if she’s okay. She finally tells him what’s going on and he turns the tables on her, demanding to know how she could have looked into his bank account.

Jess remains convinced Liam is helping Billie and she tells Tasha she doesn’t want to go with him to the Governor’s Ball. Jess and Tasha’s conversation is interrupted by Oren (Antonio Cipriano) and as he turns on the bug detector, it begins to go off like crazy.

Jess and Tasha quickly scan his body and it turns out that when Billie gave him new shoes, she placed a bug in them.

And now a brief check-in with the FBI… Agent Ross (Lyndon Smith) hands over the toxic plant she found at Peter Sadusky’s house to the medical examiner. Dr. Zeke reveals the plant is English Yew and it was, in fact, what killed Peter.

Ross goes over her list of suspects and decides to pull up security footage from the USS Kidd Museum.

Billie’s made her way to Mexico City and asks a professor to translate Malinche’s writing in the journal. He reveals a girl (Jess) called and asked about it, too. He tells Billie exactly what he told Jess: the journal doesn’t exist.

Billie assures the professor that this is in fact Cortes’s journal. He begs to differ and shows her Cortes’s writing which doesn’t match the journal. He assures her there isn’t any treasure.

Unfortunately for Billie she’s been sold a fake journal.

Jess apologizes to Liam and admits the pressure of hunting for treasure got to her. She asks for his forgiveness and he replies with a kiss. Jess wonders where he got the money, and Liam explains his mom lent him the money for the property tax on his grandpa’s house.

Billie now knows Jess and the gang found the bug she planted. Dario’s showing Billie a video of Oren talking about shoes when Billie spots Jess in the background. She zooms in on her and notices the medallion Jess is wearing. Kacey (Breeda Wool) informs Billie that Liam and Jess were spotted leaving Sadusky’s in a tux. Billie puts two and two together and figures out Jess is Rafael’s daughter since he possessed one of the only surviving medallions.

Billie realizes where Jess is heading and figures out the Elvis riddle.

Liam and Jess are joined by the entire Scooby gang at the Governor’s Ball. Once inside, Liam says he heard this ball is supposed to be a surprise birthday party for the governor, so at 6:15pm all eyes will be on the governor. That’s the perfect time to get a good look at the journal.

Jess and Liam explore the room where the journal’s being kept and come up with a game plan that should take no longer than five minutes.

On a lighter note, Jess and Meena (Salena Qureshi) chat and when Jess tells her that Ethan must really like her if he went golfing with her, it catches Meena off guard. She was unaware Ethan doesn’t like golf and wonders if Ethan thinks he can’t be himself when he’s with her.

Jess assures her it’s not like that.

Oren doesn’t listen to Ethan and pitches his sneaker business to a man at the ball. He hands Oren a card and tells him to email his business proposal.

Next, Oren talks Jess and Ethan into doing a dance they once did when he hears Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” come on. They oblige, and all eyes are on them as they dance. Liam and Meena are suddenly not feeling this dance they’re doing, and they disappear before the dance ends.

Ethan tries to convince Meena it was just a silly dance, and she doesn’t think there was anything silly about the way he was looking at Jess. He tries to persuade Meena that he and Jess are just friends, but she tells him to figure out if that’s true or not.

Jess sees Liam take off with the journal just as a guard spots her and orders her to freeze. After getting away for the time being, Jess sends Tasha a text asking for a diversion so she can get out of there.

Tasha gets up on a table and starts a mini protest, shaming everyone for spending money on something like this when there’s so much going on in the community. It works for a minute, and Jess is able to escape.

However, Billie shows up out of nowhere and demands Jess get in her car! The episode ends with Jess weighing her options for a split-second before getting in.

‘Foundation’ Season 2 Unveils a New Video and Sets Summer Premiere

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Rebecca Murray

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January 4, 2023

Apple TV+’s first lengthy trailer/sneak peek video for season two of the sci-fi series Foundation begins with Gaal sharing that although the journey’s been long, the mission of the Foundation has just begun. The two-minute trailer teases impending war, with Hari declaring, “If there is a war, we will win!”

Season two stars Jared Harris as Dr. Hari Seldon, Lee Pace as Brother Day, Lou Llobell as Gaal Dornick, Leah Harvey as Salvor Hardin, and Laura Birn as Demerzel. Terrence Mann stars as Brother Dusk and Cassian Bilton is Brother Dawn.

Newcomers to this adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s stories include Isabella Laughland as Brother Constant, Kulvinder Ghir as Poly Verisof, Sandra Yi Sencindiver as Enjoiner Rue, and Ella-Rae Smith as Queen Sareth of Cloud Dominion. Dimitri Leonidas plays Hober Mallow, Ben Daniels is Bel Roise, Holt McCallany is Warden Jaegger Fount, Rachel House is Tellem Bond, and Nimrat Kaur is Yanna Seldon.

David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight trilogy) is the showrunner and executive produces with Robyn Asimov, Alex Graves, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Bill Bost.

Apple TV+ confirmed Foundation season two will premiere this summer.

Foundation TV Series — Lee Pace stars in ‘Foundation’ (Photo credit courtesy of Apple)

The Plot:

The monumental adaptation of Foundation chronicles a band of exiles on their unprecedented journey to rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire. Crucial individuals transcending space and time are faced with deadly crises, shifting loyalties, and complicated relationships that will ultimately determine the fate of humanity.

‘FBI: Most Wanted’ Season 4 Episode 10 Photos, Cast and Plot: “False Flag”

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Rebecca Murray

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January 4, 2023

The perpetrator of a kidnapping turns out to be connected to another crime on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season four episode 10. Directed by Cory Bowles from a script by Zach Cannon, “False Flag” will air on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 10pm ET/PT.

Season four stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, and Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon.

Recurring guest stars include Zoë Sophia Garcia as Kim Fogelman, Tonye Patano as Susan “Mama B” Barnes, Fedna Jacquet as Charlotte Gaines, Raigan Newton as Anais-Barnes Gaines, and Shaun Anthony as Joshua Fogelman.

“False Flag” Plot: The team is thrown for a loop when they discover that the abductor of a disgraced state police detective is connected to someone from a recent case.

Wendy Lyon, Jimmy Nicholas, Nancy Rodriguez, Eva Kaminski, Jonathan Auguste, Josh Davis, Stephen Singer, and Ted Koch guest star. Additional episode 10 guest stars include Michael Barra, Maceo Oliver, Roslyn Seale, LA Head, Brian O’Brien, Jamie Petrone, and Pi Smith.

FBI Most Wanted Season 4 Episode 10 — Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines and Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott in ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ season 4 episode 10 (Photo: Mark Schäfer © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

The FBI: Most Wanted Plot, Courtesy of CBS:

FBI: Most Wanted is a high-stakes drama that focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, an elite unit that relentlessly pursues and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list. The team’s charming but formidable new leader is Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, who started his career in the New York FBI field office before rising through the ranks of the Bureau in Philadelphia and Las Vegas.

The team includes Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, a former NYPD detective and forensics expert who is raising two young children with her wife; Special Agent Hana Gibson, a gifted millennial computer whiz with a sharp wit and mad hacking skills; Special Agent Kristin Gaines, a Navy veteran who became a star in the FBI’s Miami Field Office as a result of her dogged pursuit of cold cases; and their newest member, former New Orleans cop-turned-junior detective Ray Cannon, who was recently working Violent Crimes in Albany after following in his retired FBI agent father’s footsteps and graduating at the top of his class at Quantico last year.

Always in the field and always on the run, FBI: Most Wanted is a weekly adrenaline shot about the thrill of the chase.

Of Course There’s a Chainsaw in the ‘Evil Dead Rise’ Trailer

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Rebecca Murray

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January 4, 2023

Evil Dead Rise, the 2023 entry in the Evil Dead franchise, just released a bloody and terrifying two-minute trailer that’s everything you’d want or expect from an Evil Dead project. A chainsaw’s involved, of course, but that seems tame compared to what else the trailer teases is in store for horror fans.

Vikings‘ Alyssa Sutherland stars along with Lily Sullivan (I Met a Girl), Morgan Davies (Storm Boy), Gabrielle Echols (Reminiscence), and newcomer Nell Fisher.

Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground) wrote and directed the grisly horror film. Cronin’s behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Dave Garbett, production designer Nick Bassett, editor Bryan Shaw, and costume designer Sarah Voon. Stephen McKeon wrote the score.

Evil Dead Rise has Evil Dead creator Sam Raimi and “Ash” himself, Bruce Campbell, involved as executive producers. Ash vs Evil Dead‘s Rob Tapert produces. Additional executive producers include John Keville, Macdara Kelleher, Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Romel Adam, and Victoria Palmieri.

New Line Cinema and Renaissance Pictures have set an April 21, 2023 theatrical release date.

The Plot:

Moving the action out of the woods and into the city, Evil Dead Rise tells a twisted tale of two estranged sisters, played by Sutherland and Sullivan, whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable.

‘Plane’ Trailer #2 with Gerard Butler and Mike Colter

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Rebecca Murray

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January 4, 2023

The second trailer for Plane tosses in all the standard action film moments, with Gerard Butler and Mike Colter as the good guys and a group of rebels as the villains. And although it’s named Plane, most of the action appears to take place on the ground rather than in the air. (Maybe the sequel will be called Boat and take place on land?)

Joining Gerard Butler and Mike Colter in the R-rated action thriller are Yoson An, Daniella Pineda, Paul Ben-Victor, Remi Adeleke, Joey Slotnick, Evan Dane Taylor, Claro de los Reyes, and Tony Goldwyn.

Jean-François Richet directed from a screenplay by Charles Cumming and J.P. Davis (story by Cumming). Butler, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Mark Vahradian, and Alan Siegel produce.

Lionsgate Films is releasing Plane in theaters on January 13, 2023.

Plane Gerard Butler and Mike Colter — Gerard Butler as Brodie Torrance and Mike Colter as Louis Gaspare in ‘Plane’ (Photo Credit: Kenneth Rexach)

The Plot:

In the white-knuckle action movie Plane, pilot Brodie Torrance (Butler) saves his passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island – only to find that surviving the landing was just the beginning. When most of the passengers are taken hostage by dangerous rebels, the only person Torrance can count on for help is Louis Gaspare (Colter), an accused murderer who was being transported by the FBI. In order to rescue the passengers, Torrance will need Gaspare’s help, and will learn there’s more to Gaspare than meets the eye.

‘FBI’ Season 5 Episode 11 “Heroes” Photos, Plot and Cast

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Rebecca Murray

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January 4, 2023

The team is called in to help out one of their own on CBS’s FBI season five episode 11, “Heroes.” Directed by Rick Eid and Joe Halpin from a script by Joe Webb, episode 11 is set to air on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 8pm ET/PT.

Season five stars Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell, Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, Jeremy Sisto as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, and Alana De La Garza as Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille. John Boyd plays Special Agent Stuart Scola and Katherine Renee Turner is Special Agent Tiffany Wallace.

Recurring guest stars include Taylor Anthony Miller as Kelly Moran, Vedette Lim as Elise Taylor, James Chen as Ian Lim, Roshawn Franklin as Agent Hobbs, and Shawn T. Andrew.

“Heroes” Plot: The team jumps into action when JOC analyst Kelly Moran is taken hostage.

Alexander Bedria, Carmen Zilles, Andrew Polk, Sarita Amani Nash, Sean Garcia, Kennedy Moronta, and Chazz Menendez guest star in episode 11.

FBI Season 5 Episode 11 — Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan and Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell in ‘FBI’ season 5 episode 11 (Photo: Bennett Raglin © 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

FBI Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:

FBI is a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe. Born into a multigenerational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects. Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, a West Point graduate via Bushwick who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI.

Overseeing them is Special Agent in Charge Isobel Castille, who operates under intense pressure and has undeniable command authority. The team also includes Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve center of the office whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator. The smart and outspoken Special Agent Tiffany Wallace, who spent six years with the NYPD, is partner to Special Agent Stuart Scola, an Ivy League-educated Wall Streeter-turned-FBI agent.

These first-class agents tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organized crime, and counterintelligence.