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Movie Review: THE CONJURING: LAST RITES

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/05/2025
THE CONJURING: LAST RITES movie poster | ©2025 Warner Bros. / New Line Cinemas

Rating: R Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mia Tomlinson, Ben Hardy, Elliot Cowan, Rebecca Calder, Steve Coulter, Madison Lawlor, Orion Smith, Beau Gadsdon, Kila Lord Cassidy, Molly Cartwright, Tilly Walker Writers: Ian Goldberg & Richard Naing and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, story by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and James Wan, based on characters created by Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes Director: Michael Chaves Distributor: Warner Bros./New Line Release Date: September 5, 2025 THE CONJURING: LAST RITES is probably (never say never when there’s still money to be made) the final movie in THE CONJURING franchise. This is no small thing, since […]Read On »


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Movie Review: TWINLESS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
TWINLESS movie poster | ©2025 Republic Pictures

Rating: R| Stars: Dylan O’Brien, James Sweeney, Aisling Franciosi, Chris Perfetti, François Arnaud, Tasha Smith, Lauren Graham Writer: James Sweeney Director: James Sweeney Distributor: Republic Pictures Release Date: September 5, 2025 It’s probably best to go into TWINLESS not knowing too many details. We’re in Portland, Oregon. Roman (Dylan O’Brien) has just lost his identical twin brother Rocky (also O’Brien in flashbacks). Both grieving, Roman and his mother Lisa (Lauren Graham) fight ferociously. At a support group specifically for people who have lost identical twins, Roman meets Dennis (James Sweeney, who also wrote and directed). Dennis is sweet-natured and gay. […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE CUT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
THE CUT movie poster | ©2025 Republic Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Orlando Bloom, Caitríona Balfe, John Turturro, Gary Beadle, Claire Dunne, Eric D. Smith, Adonis Anthony, Mohammed Mansaray, Ed Kear Writer: Justin Bull, story by Mark Lane Director: Sean Ellis Distributor: Paramount/Republic Pictures Release Date: September 5, 2025 Anyone on a diet and exercise program, no matter how restrictive and/or punishing, is bound to feel better about it after watching THE CUT. At first, THE CUT seems like it’s going to be a standard sports redemption story, notable mainly for an air of sincerity that makes it feel like director Sean Ellis and writer Justin Bull, working from […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE TOXIC AVENGER (2025)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/29/2025
THE TOXIC AVENGER movie poster | ©2025 Bloody Disgusting

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Peter Dinklage, Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Luisa Guerreiro, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Jonny Coyne, Julia Davis, Spencer Wilding, David Yow, Sunil Patel, Shaun Dooley Writer: Macon Blair, based on the screenplay THE TOXIC AVENGER by Lloyd Kaufman & Joe Ritter Director: Macon Blair Distributor: Bloody Disgusting Release Date: August 29, 2025 Troma Entertainment was launched in 1974 by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz. However, the company became famous in 1984 when its founders co-directed THE TOXIC AVENGER, with a screenplay by Joe Ritter from Kaufman’s story. The movie became legendary for its matchup of absurd broad […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE ROSES

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
THE ROSES movie poster | ©2025 Searchlight Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kate McKinnon, Andy Samberg, Ncuti Gatwa, Sunita Mani, Zoë Chao, Jamie Demetriou, Delaney Quinn, Ollie Robinson, Hala Finley, Wells Rappaport, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow Writer: Tony McNamara, based on the novel THE WAR OF THE ROSES by Warren Adler Director: Jay Roach Distributor: Searchlight Pictures Release Date: August 29, 2025 Many romantic comedies are undone when the audience can’t believe that the main characters genuinely love each other. While not technically a romcom – it’s officially a dark comedy – THE ROSES suffers from an unusual opposite problem, which is that we never […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CAUGHT STEALING

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
CAUGHT STEALING movie poster | ©2025 Sony

Rating: R Stars: Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Griffin Dunne, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Benito Martinez Ocasio, Nikita Kukushkin, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Carol Kane Writer: Charlie Huston, based on his novel Director: Darren Aronofsky Distributor: Sony/Columbia Pictures Release Date: August 29, 2025 Opening super-titles on CAUGHT STEALING inform us that it’s 1998, we’re on New York’s Lower East Side and it’s 4 AM. This means we’re just in time to watch twentysomething bartender Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) demonstrate deft social skills as he clears the rowdy crowd out of the dive where he works. Hank then heads back […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SOMNIUM

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
SOMNIUM movie poster | ©2025 Yellow Veil Pictures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Chloë Levine, Will Peltz, Peter Vack, Clarissa Thibeaux, Grace Van Dien, Gillian White, Kio Cyr, Bries Vannon, Emily Mei, Billy Kottkamp, Draya Michele, Johnathon Schaech Writer: Racheal Cain Director: Racheal Cain Distributor: Yellow Veil Pictures Release Date: August 29, 2025 (theatrical), September 9, 2025 (VOD) Sometimes it’s hard for a movie to effectively cover and combine all of its disparate topics. This is the case with SOMNIUM, which presents us with three intertwined plotlines: one is a science-fiction/horror thriller, one is a trying-to-make-it-in-Hollywood tale, and one is a retrospective look at lost love. We meet Gemma […]Read On »


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Movie Review: FLESH OF THE UNFORGIVEN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
FLESH OF THE UNFORGIVEN movie poster | ©2025 Primal Motion Pictures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Debbie Rochon, Joe Hollow, August Kyss, Adriana Uchishiba, John E. McLenachan, Rachel Stone, Marilyn Desade/Madcox, Dave Andexler, Laszlo Szijarto, Joannie Fournier, Anik Rompre Writer: Joe Hollow Director: Joe Hollow Distributor: Primal Motion Pictures Release Date: July 22, 2025 (digital, VOD) While there were others, filmmaker Clive Barker’s 1987 HELLRAISER popularized the concept of pairing otherworldly demonic entities with more human S&M/B&D imagery and activities. A recent entry in the sincerest form of HELLRAISER flattery is FLESH OF THE UNFORGIVEN, which features an entity known as the Death Dealer. Onscreen and in voiceover, we are informed that […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CUSTOM

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/23/2025
CUSTOM movie poster | ©2025 The Movie Partnership

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Abigail Hardingham, Rowan Polonski, Brad Moore, Samantha Steel, Jon M. Chandler Writer: Tiago Teixeira Director: Tiago Teixeira Distributor: The Movie Partnership Release Date: August 19, 2025 (VOD, digital) The title of CUSTOM has two meanings here. The first is commercial, as in made to order. The second refers to ritual. Young working-class English couple Harriet (Abigail Hardingham) and Jasper (Rowan Polonski) are expanding their professional horizons. She’s a photographer, he’s a videographer, and they met in an arts collective. However, their income has left something to be desired, so – using the stage names Flower and […]Read On »


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Movie Review: WHISPER OF THE WITCH (ZAKLYATE. SHYOPOT VEDM)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
WHISPER OF THE WITCH movie poster | ©2025 Well Go USA

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Artur Beschastnyy, Maryana Spivak, Sofya Shidlovskaya, Igor Grabuzov, Sergey Safronov, Valeria Kot, Ilya Vinogorsky, Kirill Rusin Writers: Dmitriy Zhigalov, Uliana Zakrevskya, Sergey Kaluzhanov Director: Serik Beyseu Distributor: Well Go USA Release Date: August 19, 2025 (digital, Blu-ray, DVD) WHISPER OF THE WITCH (ZAKLYATE. SHYOPOT VEDM) is an unusual item, even before we get to its intricate storyline. The film was made in Russia. In addition to being dubbed into American-accented English, writing on refrigerator magnets and on police morgue documents is also in English. Without knowing if two different versions of WHISPER OF THE WITCH were […]Read On »


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