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Andrew Bemis

Andrew Bemis

I'm a writer and filmmaker whose work has also appeared in Vermicious, EurocultAV.com, and occasionally my blog Cinevistaramascope. My second film, Most Likely, will premiere in fall 2015. I live in New Hampshire with my family.

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THE AMERICANS, 4.13 – ‘Persona Non Grata’

Given that The Americans, in its understated way, has never been beholden to the usual expectations of how a serialised drama should play out,...

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THE AMERICANS, 4.12 – ‘A Roy Rogers in Franconia’

“A Roy Rogers in Franconia” begins right where last week’s episode left off, with Paige (Holly Taylor) having seen her mom take care of...

the americans - a roy rogers in franconia
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THE AMERICANS, 4.11 – ‘Dinner for Seven’

The scene that gives this week’s episode its name happens about halfway through, when Stan (Noah Emmerich) drops in on the Jennings family as...

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THE AMERICANS, 4.10 – ‘Munchkins’

While Henry (Kendrick Sellati) is mostly absent from “Munchkins”, he gives the episode one of its most memorable elements while he’s totally offscreen, bouncing...

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THE AMERICANS, 4.9 – ‘The Day After’

The early sequence in this week’s episode of The Americans, that cuts to various characters watching the made-for-TV movie The Day After, with rapt...

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THE AMERICANS, 4.8 – ‘The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears’

“The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears”, this week’s episode of The Americans, ends with its own sleight of hand, but...

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THE AMERICANS, 4.7 – ‘Travel Agents’

There’s a moment halfway through “Travel Agents” where Martha (Allison Wright), finally, simply asks “Clark” (Matthew Rhys) what his real name is. When he...

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THE AMERICANS, 4.6 – ‘The Rat’

For a series defined by restraint and deliberate pacing, the last few weeks of The Americans have seen a monumental change in the show’s status...

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THE AMERICANS, 4.5 – ‘Clark’s Place’

After the shocking ending of last week’s episode, “Clark’s Place” was an episode for The Americans to do its customary thing, after a major story...

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THE AMERICANS, 4.4 – ‘Chloramphenicol’

I’ll admit that I was initially reluctant when asked to cover The Americans for Frame Rated. It’s not that I’m not a big fan of the...

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THE AMERICANS, 4.3 – ‘Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow’

Is there any show as strong at narrative misdirection as The Americans? Four seasons in, the show’s strategy of slowly building tension over multiple episodes,...

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THE AMERICANS, 4.2 – ‘Pastor Tim’

Any fans of The Americans who, after last week’s season premiere, looked ahead to this week’s episode, had good reason to suspect that Pastor Tim...

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