Movie Review: THE RUNNING MAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/15/2025
THE RUNNING MAN movie poster | ©2025 Paramount Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Jayme Lawson, Katy O’Brian, Martin Herlihy, Colman Domingo|}Writers: Michael Bacall and Michael Bacall & Edgar Wright, based on the novel by Stephen King Director: Edgar Wright Distributor: Paramount Release Date: November 14, 2025 THE RUNNING MAN is based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name, but it also draws inspiration from the 1987 feature film adaptation that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger (who makes what could be termed a prop cameo in the new film). Writers Michael Bacall & director Edgar Wright (for those wondering why Bacall gets two writing credits, the […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ICE ROAD: VENGEANCE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/11/2025
ICE ROAD: VENGEANCE movie poster | ©2025 Vertical Entertainment

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Liam Neeson, Fan Bingbing, Marcus Thomas, Grace O’Sullivan, Saksham Sharma, Bernard Curry, Geoff Morrell, Mahesh Jadu, Amelia Bishop, Shapoor Batliwalla, Monish Anand Writer: Jonathan Hensleigh Director: Jonathan Hensleigh Distributor: Vertical Entertainment Release Date: June 27, 2025 (theatrical), July 1, 2025 (VOD) ICE ROAD: VENGEANCE is a sequel to 2021’s THE ICE ROAD. Both films are written and directed by Jonathan Hensleigh, and both are action thrillers starring Liam Neeson as long-haul trucker Mike McCann. In the first ICE ROAD, Mike and his beloved younger brother Gurty (Marcus Thomas) find themselves to be pawns in a complicated, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BOY KILLS WORLD

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/25/2024
BOY KILLS WORLD movie poster | ©2024 Lionsgate

Rating: R Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Rothe, Famke Janssen, Michelle Dockery, Andrew Koji, Brett Gelman, Isaiah Mustafa, Yayan Ruhian, Sharlto Copley, Quinn Copeland, H. Jon Benjamin (voice) Writers: Tyler Burton Smith and Arend Remmers, story by Arend Remmers & Moritz Mohr Director: Moritz Mohr Distributor: Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions Release Date: April 26, 2024  To paraphrase an old saying, killing is easy, comedy is hard. BOY KILLS WORLD brings this to mind. As an action/revenge movie, it is structured well by screenwriters Tyler Burton Smith and Arend Remmers, working from a story by Remmers and director Moritz Mohr. It has some impressive […]Read On »


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Movie Review: MONKEY MAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/05/2024
MONKEY MAN movie poster | ©2024 Universal Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Sikander Kher, Adithi Kalkunte, Sobhita Dhulipala, Ashwini Kalsekar, Mararand Deshpande, Jatin Malik, Zakir Hussain Writers: Dev Patel and Paul Angunawela and John Collee, story by Dev Patel Director: Dev Patel Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: April 5, 2024 As revenge action movies go, Dev Patel’s excellent directorial debut MONKEY MAN is right up there. Whirling and spinning, in almost continuous motion through its first and third acts, MONKEY MAN makes the stakes so high and the cause so righteous that the hero earns applause for acts that might otherwise turn […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE CONTRACTOR

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/01/2022
THE CONTRACTOR Key Art | ©2022 Paramount/STX Films

Rating: R Stars: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, JD Pardo, Kiefer Sutherland, Sander Thomas Writer: J.P. Davis Director: Tarik Saleh Distributor: Paramount/STX Films Release Date (theatrical, on demand and digital): April 1, 2022 THE CONTRACTOR is a movie where it’s difficult to know what the filmmakers are trying to say. It seems likely director Tarik Saleh and writer J.P. Davis have good intentions but lack the nuance to make their points firmly. A more cynical reading is that they are trying to add depth and topicality to a standard action subgenre. Chris Pine stars as James Harper, […]Read On »


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Profile: Jason Statham rebuilds THE MECHANIC

By PAMELA HARLAND 01/28/2011
Jason Statham in THE MECHANIC | ©2011 CBS Films

Action star Jason Statham, 38, kicks ass on screen again in his new movie THE MECHANIC where he plays Arthur Bishop, an elite hitman who, believe it or not, has a code of conduct he sticks by religiously. With the film opening today in theaters, Statham takes five to talk about the making of the film and playing bad guys with inner turmoil. TAKE 1 About taking on a remake and a role made famous by Charles Bronson in 1972… “Obviously trying to do anything that’s been done before well has a certain amount of expectation and you’re always going […]Read On »


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