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The Americans 6×05, “The Great Patriotic War”
With a shortened, ten-episode final season, The Americans finds itself in a position to move towards its end game. “The Great Patriotic War” feels like the start of that descent. I say descent not wit...
The Americans 6×04, “Mr. and Mrs. Teacup”
Whatever ends up happing on The Americans, the USSR will fall. While this series is not focused on future history, that is a fact that seems to be informing this final season. Elizabeth and Philip Jen...
“Red Sparrow” Review
Ashley Menzel reviews "Red Sparrow" starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Charlotte Rampling and Ciarán Hinds.
Mira Sorvino: “There seems to be a lot of good will towards me”
Mira Sorvino was on a panel for her upcoming Audience Network series Condor, a modern adaptation of Three Days of the Condor. You know Franchise Fred approves that, but I also got to ask her about her...
The Americans At TCA: Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys and the Creators on the Final Season
FX presented a panel for the final season of The Americans, coming March 28. Stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys were there along with creators Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg to preview the final season...
Review: ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ Never Comes Full Circle
Scott Menzel reviews 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' which is the highly anticipated sequel to 'Kingsman: The Secret Service.'
Kingsman: The Golden Circle Movie Review – Showered With Problems
Simply by being a sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle had the potential to be better than the first. The Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity sequels made good movies out of originals I didn’t like by ...
Franchise Fred Exclusive: Lorenzo Di Bonaventura on the Mitch Rapp Franchise
Lorenzo Di Bonaventura brought a lot of franchises to life during his time as a Warner Brothers exec. Even as a producer he’s brought us Transformers, G.I. Joe and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. Now he’s ...
American Assassin Movie Review: Franchise Fred Approves
James Bond was able to go through all of Ian Fleming’s books and even a few short stories, yet still has not stopped. Jack Ryan and Jason Bourne each had a good run, but attempts to turn Dirk Pitt, Bo...