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Movie Review: FEAR THE INVISIBLE MAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/23/2023
FEAR THE INVISIBLE MAN movie poster | @2023 101 Films International

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Mhairi Calvey, Mike Beckingham, Wayne Gordon, Grahame Fox, Demelza O’Sullivan, David Hayman, Emily Haigh Writer: Philip Daay, story by Monika Gergelova & Helena Gergelova, based on the novel by H.G. Wells Director: Paul Dudbridge Distributor: 101 Films International Release Date: June 13, 2023 (Digital, VOD, DVD) FEAR THE INVISIBLE MAN is the first adaptation of H.G. Wells’s novel in a good while to attempt fidelity to the source material. Directed by Paul Dudbridge from a screenplay by Phillip Daay, from a story by Monika Gergelova & Helena Gergelova, FEAR THE INVISIBLE MAN starts with an itinerant […]Read On »


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Movie Review: GOD IS A BULLET

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
GOD IS A BULLET movie poster | @2023 XYZ Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Nicolas Coster-Waldau, Maïka Monroe, Karl Glusman, Chloe Guy, January Jones, Paul Johansson, David Thornton, Jonathan Tucker, Ethan Suplee, Brendan Sexton, Garrett Wareing, Gina Cassavetes, Jamie Foxx Writer: Nick Cassavetes, based on the novel GOD IS A BULLET by Boston Teran Director: Nick Cassavetes Distributor: XYZ Films Release Date: June 23, 2023 We can tell the kind of movie GOD IS A BULLET aspires to be: a serious drama about faith vs. nihilism, wrapped in the form of a gritty action thriller, with some Elmore Leonard-style crime threaded through it. Directed and scripted by Nick Cassavetes, adapted […]Read On »


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Movie Review: DALILAND

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/09/2023
DALILAND movie poster | ©2023 Magnolia Pictures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Christopher Briney, Rupert Graves, Alexander Beyer, Andreja Pejic, Suki Waterhouse, Ezra Miller, Avital Lvova, Mark McKenna, Zachary Nachbar-Seckel Writer: John C. Walsh Director: Mary Harron Distributor: Magnolia Pictures Release Date: June 9, 2023 Most of DALILAND is set in 1974, and the film has a very ‘70s pop feel. It’s glossy, fun to look at, and full of gossip, but also short on substance. This is not quite what we’d expect from a movie about the famous surrealist painter Salvador Dalí, played here by Ben Kingsley. A prologue and epilogue is set […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL movie poster | ©2023 RLJE Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Laya DeLeon Hayes, Denzel Whitaker, Chad L. Coleman, Reilly Brooke Stith, Keith Holliday, Amani Summer, Edem Atsu-Swanzy, Ellis Hobbs IV, Dale Cordice Jr., Jeremy DeCarlos, Beth Felice, Tracie Frank Writer: Bomani J. Story Director: Bomani J. Story Distributor: RLJE Films/Shudder/Allblk Release Date: June 9, 2023 (theatrical); June 23, 2023 (digital) There is a lot of mostly good metaphor in THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER. It also works as a fairly straight Frankenstein tale. The main question here might be with the title. Our protagonist, Vicaria (Laya DeLeon Hayes) is indeed angry, but so is […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE STRANGE CASE OF JACKY CAILLOU

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/07/2023
THE STRANGE CASE OF JACKY CAILLOU movie poster | ©2023 Dark Sky Pictures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Thomas Parigi, Edwige Blondiau, Lou Lampros, Jean-Louis Coiulloc’h, Romain Laguna, Georges Isnard, Sivan Garavagno, Jean-Marc Ravera Writers: Lucas Delangle & Olivier Strauss Director: Lucas Delangle Distributor: Dark Star Pictures Release Date: April 7, 2023 (theatrical); April 11, 2023 (digital) THE STRANGE CASE OF JACKY CAILLOU plays out as a modern folktale. It is something of a strange case of its own, taking what turns out to be a familiar horror genre and making it something that definitely has supernatural elements and jeopardy, but isn’t really horror. Thomas “Jacky” Caillou (Thomas Parigi) is a young man who […]Read On »


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DEVIL’S PEAK: Producer Griff Furst on new coming-of-age crime drama – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/17/2023
DEVIL'S PEAK movie poster | ©2023 Screen Media Films

DEVIL’S PEAK, based on David Joy’s novel WHERE ALL LIGHT TENDS TO GO, is now available on demand on Prime Video and other VOD services. The film, starring Billy Bob Thornton and Robin Wright, is a coming-of-age crime drama, set in the mountains of North Carolina. Griff Furst is one of DEVIL’S PEAK’s producers, and a prime mover of the project. He is also a prolific director and actor. Speaking by phone, Furst talks about how DEVIL’S PEAK came together, and his career overall. ASSIGNMENT X: Are you in DEVIL’S PEAK as an actor? GRIFF FURST: I am, but it’s […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CHILDREN OF THE CORN (2023)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/03/2023
CHILDREN OF THE CORN movie poster | ©2023 RLJE Films

Rating: R Stars: Elena Kampouris, Kate Moyer, Callan Mulvey, Bruce Spence, Stephen Hunter, Jayden McGinlay, Joe Klocek Writer: Kurt Wimmer, based on the short story by Stephen King Director: Kurt Wimmer Distributor: RLJE Films Release Date: March 3, 2023 (theatrical); March 21, 2023 (digital) Stephen King’s short story “Children of the Corn,” originally published in 1977, has proven itself to be a bonanza for makers of horror movies. The first film adaptation came out in 1984, and since then, there have been at least nine sequels/remakes. Director/screenwriter Kurt Wimmer brings the current total CHILDREN OF THE CORN movie tally to […]Read On »


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Movie Review: LUTHER: THE FALLEN SUN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/24/2023
LUTHER: THE FALLEN SUN movie poster | ©2023 Netflix

Rating: R Stars: Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Dermot Crowley, Andy Serkis, Thomas Coombes, Hattie Morahan, Lauryn Ajufo, Vincent Regan Writer: Neil Cross, based on the BBC television series created by Neil Cross Director: Jamie Payne Distributor: Netflix Release Date: February 24, 2023 (theatrical); March 10, 2023 (Netflix) Anyone who watched all or even some of the five seasons of the English detective series LUTHER, which ran from 2010 through 2019, knows that its principal draw is the title character, played by Idris Elba. Yes, creator Neil Cross, who also wrote all the episodes, provided some good twists and snappy dialogue. […]Read On »


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FURIA: Actors Ine Marie Wilmann and Pal Sverre Hagen on new Norwegian thriller series – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/22/2023
FURIA Key Art | ©2023 Viaplay

Norwegian actors Ine Marie Wilmann and Pål Sverre Hagen have worked together on so many films and TV series that, Hagen quips, “It’s like a national joke now.” Their shared credits include the films DIANA’S WEDDING (DIANAS BRYLLUP), SONJA: THE WHITE SWAN, and I TRAVEL ALONE, and the Norwegian television series EXIT and WAR SAILOR (they also both had guest roles on the same season of DAG, but not the same episode). Separately, Wilmann is one of the stars of the film TROLL (currently available on Netflix) and HOMESICK and the TV series DET TREDGE ØYET. Hagen’s other projects include […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CONSECRATION

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/09/2023
CONSECRATION | ©2023 IFC Midnight/ Shudder

Rating: R Stars: Jena Malone, Danny Huston, Thoren Ferguson, Will Keen, Eilidh Fisher, Alexandra Lewis, Jolade Obasola, Daisy Allen, Kit Rakusen, Ian Pirie, Steffan Cennydd, Janet Suzman Writers: Christopher Smith & Laurie Cook Director: Christopher Smith Distributor: IFC Films/Shudder Release Date: February 10, 2023 CONSECRATION gets off to a bracing start. Grace (Jena Malone) informs us in voiceover that her brother used to believe she had a guardian angel, while she believed in nothing. Onscreen, Grace is taking a peaceful walk outside a park when she is confronted by a nun, in full white habit, who points a revolver at […]Read On »


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