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By Paul Salfen, AMFM Magazine November 2025 When Jeremy Xido collapsed onstage in Europe from a massive heart attack while performing his one-man show The Angola Project, the universe sent a message he could no longer ignore: go home. After eleven years touring the world as a dancer, actor, and director, the Detroit-raised artist returned

By Paul Salfen When Hulu announced that Australian actor Jason Clarke would step into the skin of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh for the third season of the anthology series – retitled Murdaugh: Death in the Family – the reaction was immediate: “He’s perfect.” Clarke, the intense, shape-shifting leading man of Zero Dark Thirty,

By Paul Salfen In a refreshing break from the usual awards-season intensity, the new indie comedy Lost and Found in Cleveland is exactly the kind of warm, laugh-out-loud film we need right now. Directed by Marisa and Keith Cooper, this modern riff on The Wizard of Oz follows five strangers whose lives hilariously collide over

November 19, 2025 In a candid conversation with AMFM Magazine’s Paul Salfen, Tessa Thompson opens up about starring in and executive producing Hedda, Nia DaCosta’s bold modern reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s classic Hedda Gabler. The film, which has been generating serious awards-season buzz, marks a deeply personal return to Thompson’s theatrical roots while showcasing her

By Paul Salfen AMFM Magazine After nearly a decade in the making, Pixar veteran Alex Woo’s passion project In Your Dreams finally arrived on Netflix on November 14, 2025 (following a limited theatrical run beginning November 7). The charming animated adventure follows siblings Stevie (Jolie Hoang-Rappaport) and Elliot (Elias Janssen) as they plunge into the

By Paul Salfen, AMFM Magazine In a lively and heartfelt conversation, identical twins Melissa and Michelle Macedo opened up about their bold new psychological body horror film Thinestra — a project where they not only star as lead character Penny and her grotesque doppelgänger but also serve as producers and composers of the haunting score.

World Premiere at AFI FEST 2024 By Paul Salfen for AMFM Magazine There’s a moment in JUNKIE when Rocky Shay’s Stevie—freshly escaped from yet another rehab, barefoot, broke, and vibrating on meth—looks straight into the camera and grins like the world owes her a good time. It’s chaotic, it’s messy, it’s heartbreaking… and it’s one

By Paul Salfen, exclusive for AMFM Magazine In the cutthroat arena of high finance, where deals are struck in boardrooms and dreams are crushed under spreadsheets, Bull Run emerges as a sharp existential comedy that skewers the absurdity of it all. Directed with a keen eye for the surreal, the film stars Tom Blyth (The

By Paul Salfen AMFM Magazine – Exclusive Henry Ian Cusick doesn’t waste a second -  “I think I’m in agreement with you,” he says, grinning. “It’s a fantastic show that keeps on getting more and more fantastic and fantastical. I’ve had a blast doing it. Season three is just out, and I believe we’ll be

By Paul Salfen AMFM Magazine Exclusive When Kevin McNally raises his hand in a recording booth, it’s not just an actor answering the call—it’s a pirate reporting for duty. The Bristol-born star, best known as Joshamee Gibbs in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, has spent five films swashbuckling alongside Johnny Depp. But these days,