Movie Review: DISCLOSURE DAY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/12/2026
DISCLOSURE DAY movie poster | ©2026 Universal

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo, Wyatt Russell Writer: David Koepp, story by Steven Spielberg Director: Steven Spielberg Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: June 12, 2026 DISCLOSURE DAY begins in what in other movies would be the middle, or at least the end of the first act. A man, who we will soon learn is scientist and mathematical genius Dr. Daniel Kellner (Josh O’Connor), is bound to a chair. A group of men in dark suits, led by Dr. Noah Scanlon (Colin Firth), want both an object and information Daniel has. Daniel is […]Read On »


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Movie Review: KRAKEN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
KRAKEN movie poster | ©2026 Samuel Goldwyn Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Sara Khorami, Mikkel Bratt Silset, Ingvild Holthe Bygdnes, Øyvind Brandtzæg, Jenny Evensen, Steiner Klouman Hallert, Filip Bargee Ramberg, Hans Morten Hansen, Jon Erik Myre Writers: Vilde Eide and Kjersti Helen Rasmussen and Natasha Arthur, story by Pål Øie and Sjur Aarthun Director: Pål Øie Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films/Nordisk Film Release Date: June 12, 2026 Given the English-language joking about “unleash the Kraken” and “release the Kraken,” this KRAKEN is surprisingly and pleasingly non-campy. True, KRAKEN does have a sonic transducer as part of its plot, but no one mentions or even hums a bar from THE […]Read On »


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Movie Review: XENO

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/19/2025
XENO movie poster | ©2025 Blue Fox Entertainment

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Lulu Wilson, Omari Hardwick, Wrenn Schmidt, Trae Romano, Josh Cooke, Paul Schneider, Garrett van der Leun Writer: Matthew Loren Oates Director: Matthew Loren Oates Distributor: Blue Fox Entertainment Release Date: September 19, 2025 The alien is bigger and scarier, and the situations become darker, but XENO in essence is a variation on E.T. Fifteen-year-old Renee Rowan (Lulu Wilson) lives in an isolated house with her widowed mom Linda (Wrenn Schmidt) outside a medium-sized town in the New Mexico desert. Linda’s alcoholic boyfriend Chase (Paul Schneider) technically has his own place, but always seems to be there, picking […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ALIEN: ROMULUS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/27/2024
ALIEN: ROMULUS movie poster | ©2024 20th Century Studios

Rating: R Stars: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu, Daniel Betts Writers: Fede Alvarez & Rodo Sayagues, based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon & Ronald Shusett Director: Fede Alvarez Distributor: 20th Century Studios Release Date: August 16, 2024 ALIEN: ROMULUS is the best movie in the ALIEN franchise since ALIENS. This isn’t to say ALIEN: ROMULUS is in the same class as the 1986 ALIENS or the 1979 original ALIEN. That would be demanding too much of practically any movie. However, it starts by honoring the basics. Yes, there is a bit of […]Read On »


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Movie Review: PROJECT Z (PROSJECT Z)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/03/2023
PROJECT Z (PROSJECT Z) movie poster | ©2023 Dark Sky Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Eili Harboe, Regina Myra Tucker, Jonis Josef, Vebjørn Enger, Iben Akerlie, Arthur Berning, Dennis Storhøi, Alexandra Gjerpen, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Ole Christoffer Ertvaag, Laila Goody Writer: Henrik M. Dahlsbakken Director: Henrik M. Dahlsbakken Distributor: Dark Star Pictures Release Date: November 3, 2023 Making movies about making movies is a tricky proposition. Examples of the highs that can be reached when this is done right include THIS IS SPINAL TAP and THE FABELMANS. Examples of what happens when such highs are not reached include PROJECT Z (PROSJECT Z). To be clear, PROJECT Z is far from […]Read On »


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RAISED BY WOLVES: Creator Aaron Guzikowski and stars chat new series – Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/29/2020
RAISED BY WOLVES - Season 1 Key Art | ©2020 HBO

RAISED BY WOLVES, created by Aaron Guzikowski, is in its first season on HBO Max, and renewed for a second. In the science-fiction series, which premieres new episodes on Thursdays, Earth has died due to religious warfare. A group of atheists have sent human embryos to be developed and raised by androids on the planet Kepler-22. The children’s surrogate parents are androids Mother, played by Amanda Collin, and Father, played by Abubakar Salim, who are programmed to make sure the young humans do not believe in the supernatural. Kepler-22 is dangerous. Twelve years on, only one child, Campion (Winta McGrath) […]Read On »


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ROSWELL NEW MEXICO: Lily Cowles goes extraterrestrial in the CW reboot – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/10/2019
Lily Cowles as Isobel in ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO - Season 1| ©2018/Marc Hom

In The CW’s ROSWELL NEW MEXICO, now in its first season on Tuesday nights, a trio of alien siblings struggle with passing as human in the town of the famed crash site. Carina Adly Mackenzie adapted Melinda Metz’s ROSWELL HIGH novels for this new series, but unlike the previous TV adaptation (ROSWELL), the main characters here are all adults. Lily Cowles plays Isobel Evans-Bracken, who in the most recent episode to air finally revealed her extraterrestrial origins to her husband Noah (Karan Oberoi). After freaking out a bit – he’s already seen Isobel recuperating within an alien pod – Noah […]Read On »


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Review: ALIEN 40th ANNIVERSARY SHORTS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/31/2019
ALIEN 40TH ANNIVERSARY SHORTS | ©2019 20th Century Fox

Rating: Unrated Stars: James Paxton Writers: Noah Miller, Chris Reading, Aidan Brezonick, Kailey Spear, Sam Spear Directors: Aidan Brezonick, Benjamin Howdeshell, Noah Miller, Chris Reading, Kailey Spear, Sam Spear, Kelsey Taylor Distributor: 20th Century Fox Release Date: streaming, March 29, 2019; home video (with ALIEN 40th ANNIVERSARY release), April 23, 2019 The landmark science-fiction/horror film ALIEN is turning forty this year. Directed by Ridley Scott and scripted by Dan O’Bannon from a story he wrote with Ron Shusett, ALIEN introduced us to the working-class crew of the spaceship Nostromo, doing the futuristic equivalent of laboring on a cargo ship. A […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ALIEN COVENANT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/19/2017
ALIEN COVENANT poster | ©2017 20th Century Fox

Rating: R Stars: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demian Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Amy Seimetz Writers: John Logan and Dante Harper, story by Jack Paglen and Michael Green, based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett Director: Ridley Scott Distributor: 20th Century Fox Release Date: May 19, 2017 Ask any prospective audience member what genre they expect ALIEN COVENANT to belong to and the answers will be horror, space horror, monster movie or some variation thereof. ALIEN COVENANT broadly fits these parameters – it has aliens of various shapes and sizes that […]Read On »


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Movie Review: LIFE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/24/2017
LIFE movie poster | © 2017 Sony Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Olga Dihovichnaya, Ariyon Bakare, Hiroyuki Sanada Writers: Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick Director: Daniel Espinosa Distributor: Columbia/Sony Release Date: March 24, 2017 The new movie LIFE has a very obvious ancestor. That would be 1979’s ALIEN. There is no shame in following in that movie’s viscera trail (this reviewer challenges anyone to come up with an exact accurate number of how many have tried), so long as it’s done well. LIFE indeed is done pretty well, though it’s got a couple of confusing action sequences and, surprisingly, no jump scares. Director […]Read On »


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