Reviews

Movie Review: THE OFFERING

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/13/2023
THE OFFERING Movie Poster | ©2023 Decel

Rating: R Stars: Nick Blood, Emm Wiseman, Allan Corduner, Paul Kaye, Daniel Ben Zanou, Anton Trendafilov, Sofia Weldon Writer: Hank Hoffman, story by Hank Hoffman and Jonathan Yunger Director: Oliver Park Distributor: Decal Release Date: January 13, 2023 THE OFFERING is stylish, atmospheric and has fine performances. These qualities compensate for some increasing confusion about what its central villain can and cannot do. An opening statement informs us of the myth of a female demon, “the taker of children,” described as early as the first century AD, across multiple languages and religions in Near East and Europe. However, THE OFFERING […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

Movie Review: HUMAN RESOURCES

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/10/2023
HUMAN RESOURCES movie poster | ©2023 Deskpop

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Hugh McCrae Jr., Anthony Candell, Sarah José, Tim Mizuradze, Michael Kammerer, Angel Hilton, Calvin Devereaux, Rachel Rial Writers: Braden Swope & Eric Swope, additional story by CT Kelly Director: Braden Swope Distributor: Deskpop Entertainment Release Date: January 10, 2023 (VOD) HUMAN RESOURCES is one of those can-do low-budget horror films that deserves congratulations for a) getting completed and b) getting a distributor. As a bonus, it also has a good premise, but it tends to bog down in logic gaps and repetitive riffs. At Brooke’s Hardware Store, we see employee Keith (Angel Hilton) fearfully searching what […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

Movie Review: M3GAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/06/2023
M3GAN movie poster | ©2023 Universal Pictures

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Amie Donald, Jenna Davis (voice), Ronny Chieng, Jen Van Epps, Brian Jordan Alvarez, Jack Cassidy Writer: Akela Cooper, story by Akela Cooper & James Wan Director: Gerard Johnstone Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: January 6, 2023 M3GAN gets the new movie year off to a good start. It’s ultimately a FRANKENSTEIN riff, insofar as it’s about a creator who has to come to terms with a creation that takes on a life of its own. In this case, however, the creation is a lifelike little girl doll with smart AI software, and the […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

Movie Review: THE PALE BLUE EYE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
THE PALE BLUE EYE movie poster | ©2022 Netflix

Rating: R Stars: Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Toby Jones, Harry Lawtrey, Simon McBurney, Hadley Robinson, Timothy Spall, Robert Duvall Writer: Scott Cooper, based on the novel by Louis Bayard Director: Scott Cooper Distributor: Netflix Release Date: December 23, 2022 (theatrical), January 6, 2023 (Netflix) Sometimes, historical fiction writers like to pique reader/viewer interest by adding a real person to the mix. In the case of THE PALE BLUE EYE, that individual is Edgar Allan Poe, played here by Harry Melling. While he has a large and crucial supporting role, the unquestionable lead is Christian […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

Year in Review: TEN BEST FILMS OF 2022

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/05/2023
SOFT & QUIET movie poster | ©2022 Momentum Pictures/Blumhouse/Shudder

Just as with snowflakes, it’s doubtful that any two Ten Best Films of 2022 lists are alike. This one has movies on it that some people hate, and others that were in limited release, which consequently many people never heard of, much less saw. This represents the opinions of one reviewer, and not of Assignment X as a whole, so take it for what it’s worth. SOFT & QUIET – Writer/director Beth de Araujo made the year’s moment-by-moment most terrifying and viscerally effective film because it’s all so devastatingly convincing, even though it is fiction. It achieves everything it sets […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

Movie Review: BABYLON

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/23/2022
BABYLON Movie Poster | ©2022 Paramount Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart Writer: Damien Chazelle Director: Damien Chazelle Distributor: Paramount Pictures Release Date: December 23, 2022 BABYLON has some extraordinary spectacle at several intervals, and ends with a gorgeous montage chronicling the technological and narrative joys of movies, from their inception through the near-present. In between, over a three-hour-and-eight-minute running time, director/writer Damien Chazelle tries to cover too much and winds up stretching a lot of his ideas too thin. As BABYLON begins, it’s the Roaring ‘20s, and no beasts are louder than those prowling the upper reaches of Hollywood. Manny […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

Movie Review: JOYRIDE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
JOYRIDE Movie Poster | ©2022 Magnolia Pictures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Olivia Colman, Charlie Reid, Lochlann O’Mearáin Writer: Ailbhe Keogan Director: Emer Reynolds Distributor: Magnolia Pictures Release Date: December 23, 2022 JOYRIDE feels like the one of those amiable indie message movies that used to pop up all the time in the U.S. Even if (like this reviewer) one isn’t wild about said message, it’s gentle enough to be relatively inoffensive. On the plus side, JOYRIDE has the terrific Olivia Colman and the very adept young Charlie Reid as its leads, plus beautiful Irish countryside. It also has the virtue of never hitting its jokes too hard. […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

Movie Review: SCARE PACKAGE II: RAD CHAD’S REVENGE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
SCARE PACKAGE 2: RAD CHAD'S REVENGE Poster | ©2022 Shudder

Rating: Not rated Stars: Jeremy King, Zoe Graham, Byron Brown, Rich Sommer, Kelli Maroney, Shakira Ja’nai Paye, Graham Skipper, Maria Olsen, Dustin Rhodes, Joe Bob Briggs Writers: Alexandra Barreto (“Welcome to the 90s”), John Karsko (“The Night He Came Back Again! Part VI”), Jed Shepherd (“Special Edition”), Aaron B. Koontz & Cameron Burns (“We’re So Dead”), Aaron B. Koontz & Cameron Burns (“Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge”), franchise created by Aaron B. Koontz & Cameron Burns Directors: Alexandra Barreto (“Welcome to the 90s”), Anthony Cousins (“The Night He Came Back Again! Part VI”), Jed Shepherd (“Special Edition”), Rachelle Wiggins […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

Movie Review: WOMEN TALKING

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
WOMEN TALKING movie poster | ©2022 MGM/United Artists/Orion

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, August Winter, Michelle McLeod, Kate Hallett, Liv McNeil, Kira Guloien, Shayla Brown Writer: Sarah Polley, based on the book by Miriam Toews Director: Sarah Polley Distributor: MGM/United Artists/Orion Release Date: December 23, 2022 WOMEN TALKING feels like it is based on an actual incident. It is instead based on Miriam Toews’s 2018 novel of the same name, although the book is inspired by real-world events. Narrated by a young woman talking to her own child, WOMEN TALKING begins with the words, “The story ends before you were […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

Movie Review: PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/21/2022
PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH | ©2022 Universal Pictures/Dreamworks

Rating: PG Stars (voices): Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek Pinault, Harvey Guillén, Florence Pugh, Olivia Colman, Ray Winstone, Samson Kayo, John Mulaney, Wagner Moura, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Anthony Mendez Writers: Paul Fisher and Tommy Swerdlow, story by Tommy Swerdlow and Tom Wheeler Director: Joel Crawford; Co-Director: Januel P. Mercado Distributor: Universal/DreamWorks Release Date: December 21, 2022 As voiced by Antonio Banderas, the swashbuckling, Zorro-like feline Puss in Boots was originally introduced in 2005’s SHREK 2. Since then, Puss (with Banderas’s voice) has appeared in two more SHREK sequels and a bunch of shorts, and got his own PUSS IN BOOTS movie […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)
  1. Pages:
  3. 1
  4. ...
  5. 18
  6. 19
  7. 20
  8. 21
  9. 22
  10. 23
  11. 24
  12. ...
  13. 476
Increase your website traffic with Attracta.com

Dr.5z5 Open Feed Directory

bottom round