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Movie Review: THE SACRIFICE GAME

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 12/08/2023
THE SACRIFICE GAME movie poster | ©2023 Shudder

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Mena Massoud, Olivia Scott Welch, Gus Kenworthy, Madison Baines, Derek Johns, Laurent Pitre, Chloë Levine, Georgia Acken Writers: Jenn Wexler & Sean Redlitz Director: Jenn Wexler Distributor: Shudder Release Date: December 8, 2023 (Shudder) THE SACRIFICE GAME is set in 1971, perhaps to avoid pesky technology issues and/or to justify the careful production design and color schemes. Directed by Jenn Wexler, with a script by Wexler & Sean Redlitz, it has a nicely-balanced mix of human malice and the supernatural. We are introduced upfront to “the Christmas Killers,” as they have been dubbed by the press. […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ORIGIN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
ORIGIN movie review | ©2023 Neon

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, Emily Yancy, Finn Wittrock, Victoria Pedretti, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Isha Blaaker, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Connie Nielsen, Blair Underwood, Myles Frost, Nick Offerman, Suraj Yengde Writer: Ava DuVernay, inspired by the book CASTE: THE ORIGINS OF OUR DISCONTENTS by Isabel Wilkerson Director: Ava DuVernay Distributor: Neon Release Date: December 8, 2023 (New York, Los Angeles); January 19, 2024 (wide release) ORIGIN is a respectful chronicle of both author Isabel Wilkerson’s nonfiction book CASTE: THE ORIGINS OF OUR DISCONTENTS, and of Wilkerson’s life and research surrounding her writing of the project. Director/screenwriter […]Read On »


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Movie Review: NIGHTMARE ON 34TH STREET

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
NIGHTMARE ON 34TH STREET movie poster | ©2023 Wild Eye Releasing

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Pierse Stevens, Mark Beauchamp, Olivia Hespe, Les Mills, Lucy Pinder, Jeff Kristian, Adam Thomas Wright, Jude Forsey, Eloise Harwood, Jon Vangdal Aamaas, Tony Fadil, Karl Hughes, Rafi Wilder, Matthew Jay France, Liam Elcock, Dani Thompson, Bibi Lucille, Tara Kirsty Sumner, Andy Gatenby, Gillian Broderick Writer: James Crow Director: James Crow Distributor: Wild Eye Releasing Release Date: December 5, 2023 (digital) NIGHTMARE ON 34TH STREET is a Christmas horror anthology. It is a relative novelty in that all of its segments have been written and directed by the same person, James Crow, rather than going with the […]Read On »


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Movie Review: IT LIVES INSIDE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
IT LIVES INSIDE movie poster | ©2023 Neon

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, Betty Gabriel, Vik Sahay, Gage Marsh, Jenaya Ross, Beatrice Kitsos Writer: Bishal Dutta, story by Bishal Dutta and Ashish Mehta Director: Bishal Dutta Distributor: Neon Release Date: September 22, 2023 (theatrical), November 7, 2023 (home video and digital) IT LIVES INSIDE bears certain similarities to the original THE EXORCIST, inasmuch as the film’s action relies on the concept that a particular religion’s demons are real. However, in the case of IT LIVES INSIDE, the religion is Hinduism, and the hero is not a cleric of any sort, but rather American high […]Read On »


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Movie Review: A CREATURE WAS STIRRING

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
A CREATURE WAS STIRRING movie poster | ©2023 Well Go USA Entertainment

Rating: R Stars: Chrissy Metz, Annalise Basso, Scout Taylor-Compton, Connor Paolo Writer: Shannon Wells Director: Damien LeVeck Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment Release Date: December 8, 2023 For most of its running time, A CREATURE WAS STIRRING is a crazy horror delight, with surprises galore, as well as some potent metaphors. Then, alas, director Damien LeVeck and writer Shannon Wells put in one twist too many. It’s Christmas in Louisville, Kentucky. Faith (Chrissy Metz), a nurse and single mom, is tending to her twentysomething daughter Charm (Annalise Basso). Charm is suffering from much more than a normal ailment, and is […]Read On »


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Movie Review: MAY DECEMBER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 12/01/2023
MAY DECEMBER movie poster | ©2023 Netflix

Rating: R Stars: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Cory Michael Smith, D.W. Moffett, Elizabeth Yu, Gabriel Chung Writer: Samy Burch Director: Todd Haynes Distributor: Netflix Release Date: December 1, 2023 (theatrical and Netflix) MAY DECEMBER’s end credits include the standard disclaimer about any resemblance to real persons being a coincidence. That seems a bit of a stretch here, as the overall premise appears to be based on the case of Mary Kay Letourneau and Vili Fualaau. Letourneau was convicted of raping Fualaau when she was age thirty-four and he was twelve or thirteen, her student in the sixth grade. […]Read On »


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Movie Review: EILEEN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
EILEEN movie poster | ©2023 Neon

Rating: R Stars: Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham, Sam Nivola, Marin Ireland, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Tonya Patano Writers: Luke Goebel & Ottessa Moshfegh, based on the novel by Ottessa Moshfegh Director: William Oldroyd Distributor: Neon Release Date: December 1, 2023 EILEEN is a thriller that threatens explosions at every turn. However, when things finally go crazy, it’s in a way that has been set up well, but that we don’t see coming. We’re in a working-class town in mid-1960s Massachusetts. Our title character, Eileen Dunlop (Thomasin McKenzie), is a young woman who spends her days doing clerical work at […]Read On »


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Movie Review: WISH

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 11/22/2023
WISH movie poster | ©2023 Walt Disney Pictures

Rating: PG Stars (voices): Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Natasha Rothwell, Jennifer Kumiyama, Harvey Guillén, Niko Vargas, Evan Peters Writers: Jennifer Lee & Allison Moore, story by Jennifer Lee & Chris Buck & Fawn Veerasunthorn & Allison Moore, additional story material by Carlos López Estrada & Andrew Rothschild Directors: Chris Buck & Fawn Veerasunthorn Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures Release Date: November 22, 2023 WISH is a movie that looks like it was made before its makers fully finalized exactly what they intended to do. It has a worthwhile metaphoric message, strong vocal performances, and occasional […]Read On »


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Movie Review: NAPOLEON

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
NAPOLEON movie poster | ©2023 Columbia Pictures/Apple Studios

Rating: R Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Rupert Everett, Tahar Rahim, Paul Rhys, Eduoard Philipponnat, Anna Mawn, Marshall Needham, Sinéad Cusack Writer: David Scarpa Director: Ridley Scott Distributor: Columbia Pictures/Apple Studios Release Date: November 22, 2023 NAPOLEON is a historical biographical drama that has a curious effect. At two hours and thirty-eight minutes, it is seldom dull, but it’s also rarely moving. It is informative, with important dates and events provided in titles, but it also comes off as lopsided. The screenplay by David Scarpa, the direction by Ridley Scott, and the performance in the title role by Joaquin Phoenix […]Read On »


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Movie Review: TROLLS BAND TOGETHER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 11/17/2023
TROLLS BAND TOGETHER movie poster | ©2023 Universal Pictures/DreamWorks

Rating: PG Stars (voices): Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Kenan Thompson, Zooey Deschanel, Andrew Rannells, Amy Schumer, Daveed Diggs, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Zosia Mamet, Eric André, Camila Cabello, Kid Cudi, Troye Sivan Writer: Elizabeth Tippet, based on the Good Luck Trolls created by Thomas Dam Director: Walt Dohrn, co-director, Tim Heitz Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: November 17, 2023 TROLLS BAND TOGETHER is the third installment in the brightly-colored, trippy animated TROLLS franchise. Trolls come in all hues, and a few sizes, though most appear to be about the size of a human hand, not counting their voluminous hair. Most trolls also […]Read On »


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