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Movie Review: CHAIN REACTIONS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/12/2025
CHAIN REACTIONS movie poster | ©2025 Dark Sky Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, Karyn Kusama Writer: Alexandre O. Philippe Director: Alexandre O. Philippe Distributor: Dark Sky Films Release Date: September 19, 2025 (theatrical); October 21, 2025 (digital, VOD) CHAIN REACTIONS is a killer title for a documentary that is all about people’s reactions to the 1974 horror movie THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE. It works not just because of the pun, but also because CHAIN REACTIONS, written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, explores the “chain reaction” that the now-fifty-one-year-old film has influenced so much of what followed, which in turn […]Read On »


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Movie Review: PETER HUJAR’S DAY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
PETER HUJAR'S DAY movie poster | ©2025 Janus Films

Peter Hujar was a New York-based photographer in the 1960s through the 1980s. Although he became much more famous after his death in 1987 than he had been in life, he was already acknowledged as an influential figure, known for the authenticity he captured in his mostly black-and-white work. On December 19, 1974, Hujar sat down with his good friend Linda Rosenkrantz, who at that point was planning to do a book of interviews with a variety of people she knew. While that project never materialized, the transcript of Rosenkrantz’s interview with Hujar was located in 2019 and published in […]Read On »


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Movie Review: DIE MY LOVE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
DIE MY LOVE movie poster | ©2025 Mubi

Rating: R Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Nolte, LaKeith Stanfield Writers: Enda Walsh & Lynne Ramsay and Alice Birch, based on the novel by Ariana Harwicz Director: Lynne Ramsay Distributor: Mubi Release Date: November 7, 2025 Despite what is implied in the advertising, DIE MY LOVE is not a thriller in any common usage of that word. Instead, it is a drama about postpartum depression that spirals into psychosis. At the beginning of DIE MY LOVE, Grace (Jennifer Lawrence) and Jackson (Robert Pattinson) share a sexual desire that burns as hot as the forest fire intercut with […]Read On »


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Movie Review: YOUR HOST

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/02/2025
YOUR HOST movie poster | ©2025 RNF Productions

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Ella-Rae Smith, Jamie Flatters, David Angland, Joelle Ray, Tom Claxton Writer: Joey Miller Director: DW Medoff Distributor: RNF Productions Release Date: October 14, 2025 (VOD) YOUR HOST concerns a torture game show, videotaped by the Host (Jackie Earle Haley). Since what seems to be happening at the outset is in fact the substance of the movie, it’s not too spoilery to say that the Host is doing this for his own reasons and that it’s not supernatural. We see “winner” Jake (Tom Claxton), shackled and bloodied, get shot after the Host breaks his […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ANNIVERSARY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/31/2025
ANNIVERSARY movie poster | ©2025 Lionsgate

Rating: R Stars: Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, Madeline Brewer, Zoey Deutch, Phoebe Dynevor, Mckenna Grace, Daryl McCormack, Dylan O’Brien, Selda Kaya, Sky Yang, Flavia Watson Writer: Lori Rosene-Gambino, story by Jan Komasa and Lori Rosene-Gambino Director: Jan Komasa Distributor: Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions Release Date: October 29, 2025 (theatrical) No one is going to confuse ANNIVERSARY with a movie made after the 2024 election. Few would argue that the U.S. has remained the same since then, but it hasn’t changed in exactly the way ANNIVERSARY anticipates. Scripted by Lori Rosene-Gambino from a story she co-wrote with director Jan Komasa, ANNIVERSARY shows political […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SELF-HELP

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
SELF-HELP movie poster | ©2025 Cineverse

Rating: R Stars: Landry Bennett, Madison Lintz, Amy Hargreaves, Jake Weber, Erik Bloomquist, Carol Cadby, Blaque Fowler, Adam Weppler, Marlee Eaton Writers: Erik Bloomquist & Carson Bloomquist Director: Erik Bloomquist Distributor: Cineverse Release Date: October 31, 2025 SELF-HELP is a refreshingly odd psychological thriller that has elements of true-crime shows but is considerably weirder than most. Directed by Erik Bloomquist and written by the helmer and his brother Carson, SELF-HELP starts with a startling incident in which little Olivia (Marlee Eaton) sneaks away from her birthday party to see where her mother Rebecca (Amy Hargreaves) has gone. The upshot is […]Read On »


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MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE: Filmmaker Shoshannah Stern on new documentary – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/27/2025
MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE key art | ©2025 PBS

When Marlee Matlin won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in 1986’s CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD, she became the first Deaf person to receive an Oscar for acting. Before and since, Matlin has had an extraordinary career as a performer, producer and author. Now director/producer Shoshannah Stern has made a documentary, MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE, for PBS’s AMERICAN MASTERS. The documentary premiered on October 14 and is now available on all PBS streaming platforms. Stern is a Deaf actress and series creator. A native Californian, Stern has been in films including […]Read On »


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Movie Review: QUEENS OF THE DEAD

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/26/2025
QUEENS OF THE DEAD movie poster | ©2025 IFC/Shudder

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Katy O’Brian, Jaquel Spivey. Quincy Dunn-Baker, Margaret Cho, Riki Lindhome, Tomás Matos, Thomas “Nina West” Levitt, Jack Haven, Cheyenne Jackson, Dominique Jackson, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Becca Blackwell, Eve Lindley, Karan Brar, Tom Savini, Julie J Writers: Tina Romero & Erin Judge Director: Tina Romero Distributor: IFC/Shudder Release Date: October 24, 2025 (theatrical) When your personal father is also the acknowledged father of the zombie genre, that would seem to confer certain rights and responsibilities. Tina Romero, daughter of George A. Romero, seems to take these seriously even though she mixes humor into her feature directing debut, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SCURRY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
SCURRY movie poster | ©2025 Signature Entertainment

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Jamie Costa, Emalia, Indianna Sparke, Brooke Marsden, Jet Tranter, Geoff Imrie Writer: Tom Evans Director: Luke Sparke Distributor: Signature Entertainment Release Date: October 3, 2025 (VOD) SCURRY takes place in real time. It is also made to look like it’s shot in one continuous take, although viewers familiar with how these things are done will notice those helpful optical swerves into black walls and the like. SCURRY begins mid-catastrophe, as the upper floor of an office building shudders while workers try to flee and at least one is grabbed and bloodily killed by something we don’t […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SHELBY OAKS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/24/2025
SHELBY OAKS movie poster | ©2025 Neon

Rating: R Stars: Camille Sullivan, Sarah Durn, Brendan Sexton III, Charlie Talbert, Robin Bartlett, Caisey Cole, Anthony Baldasare, Eric Francis Melaragni, Michael Beach, Keith David, Emily Bennett, Derek Mears Writer: Chris Stuckmann, story by Samantha Elizabeth & Chris Stuckmann Director: Chris Stuckmann Distributor: Neon Release Date: October 24, 2025 SHELBY OAKS derives part of the power for its early sections by being unpredictable. Writer/director Chris Stuckmann, who developed the story with Samantha Elizabeth, keeps us guessing who we should be afraid for and what we should be afraid of. By the time Stuckmann and the film zero in on a […]Read On »


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