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Movie Review: HOKUM

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 05/01/2026
HOKUM movie poster | ©2026 Neon

Rating: R Stars: Adam Scott, Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, Florence Ordesh, Michael Patric, Will O’Connell, Brendan Conroy, Austin Amelio, Ezra Carlisle, Mallory Adams, Sioux Carroll Writer: Damian McCarthy Director: Damian McCarthy Distributor: Neon Release Date: May 1, 2026 American novelist Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) is at the Bilberry Woods Hotel in Ireland in order to scatter his parents’ ashes in the surrounding forest, per their wishes. Despite being a famous author worldwide – even the staff at the out-of-the-way Bilberry have read his books – Bauman is bleak, depressed, and cynical. His opinion of local folklore is that it’s “hokum.” […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ANIMAL FARM (2026)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
ANIMAL FARM Movie Poster | ©2026 Angel Studios

Rating: PG Stars (voices): Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Steve Buscemi, Glenn Close, Laverne Cox, Kieran Culkin, Woody Harrelson, Jim Parsons, Andy Serkis, Kathleen Turner, Iman Vellani Writer: Nicholas Stoller, based on George Orwell’s ANIMAL FARM Director: Andy Serkis Distributor: Angel Studios Release Date: May 1, 2026 George Orwell’s short 1945 novel ANIMAL FARM has often been adapted in animated versions for the big screen, but this new edition is probably the most family-friendly of them all. Despite the title and talking barnyard characters, Orwell’s original is a dark political parable, full of betrayal, despair and death. Most of the movies […]Read On »


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Movie Review: OVER YOUR DEAD BODY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 04/24/2026
OVER YOUR DEAD BODY movie poster | ©2026 IFC

Rating: R Stars: Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Paul Guilfoyle, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Keith Jardine, Jake Curran Writers: Nick Kocher & Brian McElhaney, based on the 2021 Norwegian-language film I ONDE DAGER (THE TRIP) written by Tommy Wirkola & Nick Ball & John Niven Director: Jorma Taccone Distributor: IFC Release Date: April 24, 2026 Directed by Jorma Taccone and scripted by Nick Kocher & Brian McElhaney, OVER YOUR DEAD BODY is based on the 2021 Norwegian-language film I ONDE DAGER (THE TRIP) written by Tommy Wirkola & Nick Ball & John Niven. OVER YOUR DEAD BODY starts with unhappily married […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE WOLF AND THE LAMB

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
THE WOLF AND THE LAMB movie poster | ©2026 Samuel Goldwyn Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Cassandra Scerbo, Eric Nelsen, Zach McGowan, James Landry Hébert, Sammi Rotibi, Elias Kacavas, Clint Howard, Rob Nagle, Mike Manning, Kevin Keppy, Hanna Balicki, William Rothlein, Jaydon Clark, Q’orianka Kilcher, Adrianne Palicki, Angus Macfadyen Writer: Michael Schilf, story by Michael Schilf and Miah Smith Director: Michael Schilf Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films Release Date: April 24, 2026 Directed and scripted by Michael Schilf from a story he wrote with Miah Smith, THE WOLF AND THE LAMB takes an agreeably unconventional approach to how it weaves supernatural horror into its other plot elements. Usually in horror movies, regardless of […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BASIC PSYCH

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
BASIC PSYCH movie poster | ©2026 FIlmHub

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Michael Cerveris, David Conrad, Siena Goines, Cotter Smith, Grace Rao, Lucy Hine, Jayla Bashur, Amy B. Marsalis, Tome’ Cousin, Patrick Jordan, Carl Clemons Writer: James Tucker Director: Melissa Martin Distributor: FilmHub Release Date: April 21, 2026 (streaming)  BASIC PSYCH opens on Halloween night somewhere in suburban Pennsylvania. Good-natured psychiatrist Dr. Eugene Mallo (Tome’ Cousin) is distributing candy to trick-or-treaters on his front porch. When he steps back inside, he is confronted by a hoodie-wearing, gun-wielding intruder he calls “Dan.” Dr. Mallo insists he didn’t tell anyone and talks about Dan’s paranoia. Dan doesn’t believe him and […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SCREAMS FROM THE TOWER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
SCREAMS FROM THE TOWER movie poster | ©2026 TLA Releasing

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Richie Fusco, David Bloom, Jessica Joy, Roe Hartramph, Sara Sevigny, Snag Flynn, Sydney Lolita Cusic, Ryan Gold, TJ Lee, Amanda Bruton, Madison Tevlin, Justin Prince Moy, Melody Betts Writer: Cory Wexler Grant Director: Cory Wexler Grant Distributor: TLA Releasing Release Date: April 14, 2026 (VOD) Set in the upper-middle-class suburb of New Forest, Illinois in the mid-1990s, SCREAMS FROM THE TOWER has a fair amount of verisimilitude. Writer/director Cory Wexler Grant almost effortlessly persuades us that this is what high school juniors (who become seniors over the course of the story) would do with the opportunity […]Read On »


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Movie Review: FUZE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
FUZE movie poster | ©2026 Roadside Attractions/Saban Films

Rating: R Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Saffron Hocking, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Elham Ehsas, Sam Worthington, Alexander Arnold Writer: Ben Hopkins Director: David Mackenzie Distributor: Roadside Attractions/Saban Films Release Date: April 24, 2026 FUZE is what might be termed a what’s-going-on-here thriller that is so intent on its own complexities that it obscures its throughlines. Directed by David Mackenzie from Ben Hopkins’s script, FUZE begins at a construction site in London. All work abruptly stops when the construction crew realize they’ve partly unearthed an unexploded WWII-era bomb that is large enough to crater the whole neighborhood if it goes off. The […]Read On »


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NCIS: ORIGINS: Actress Tyla Abercrumbie on Season 2 of the CBS prequel series – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 04/21/2026
Tyla Abercrumbie as Mary Jo Hayes in NCIS: ORIGINS - "The Gambler" | ©2025 CBS/Erik Voake

NCIS: ORIGINS, the prequel series to CBS’s twenty-three-and-counting-seasons hit NCIS, is now in its second season Tuesday nights on CBS, with episodes thereafter streaming on Paramount Plus. Renewed for a third season, NCIS: ORIGINS explores the early professional adventures of Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stovell on ORIGINS, Mark Harmon on the original NCIS) as an agent in the U.S. Navy Criminal Investigative Service, which is still the Naval Investigative Service in the early ‘90s, when NCIS: ORIGINS is set. The only civilian in the Camp Pendleton NIS offices is Field Operation Support Officer Mary Jo Hayes, played by Tyla Abercrumbie. […]Read On »


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Movie Review: HAPPY HALLOWEEN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
HAPPY HALLOWEEN | ©2026 Uncork'd Entertainment

Stars: Emma Reinagel, Aline O’Neill, Graham Weldin, Jack Cathcart, Cameron Mabie, Mickey Stone, Jennifer Buttell, Teri Austin, Seth Sims, Tom Baker, Nathan Shelton Writer: Brittney Greer Director: Brittney Greer Distributor: Uncork’d Entertainment Release Date: April 14, 2026 (digital) In the spirit of celebrating everyone’s favorite horror holiday all year round – because, hey, why not? – HAPPY HALLOWEEN is being released on digital in April. The scrappy indie slasher ends with the onscreen statement, “We made a movie!” The enthusiasm encapsulated there is reflected throughout. Directed and written by Brittney Greer, HAPPY HALLOWEEN has game performances, an impressive corn maze, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: NORMAL

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
NORMAL movie poster | ©2026 Magnolia

Rating: R Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Henry Winkler, Lena Headey, Jess McLeod, Ryan Allen, Billy MacLellan, Reena Jolly, Brendan Fletcher, Peter Shinkoda, Brian Kawakami, Takahiro Inoue Writer: Derek Kolstad, story by Derek Kolstad & Bob Odenkirk Director: Ben Wheatley Distributor: Magnolia Release Date: April 17, 2026 NORMAL is set primarily in the (fictional) title Minnesota small town, although it opens in Osaka, Japan. The local Oyabun (the yakuza equivalent of a Mafia don, played by Takahiro Inoue) is very displeased with three of his underlings. The two (Peter Shinkoda and Brian Kawakami) who survive the meeting are told they can redeem […]Read On »


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