Movie Review: PLAINCLOTHES

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/19/2025
PLAINCLOTHES movie poster | ©2025 Magnolia Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Tom Blyth, Russell Tovey, Maria Dizzia, Christian Cooke, Gabe Fazio, Amy Forsyth, John Bedford Lloyd, Darius Fraser, Alessandra Ford Balazs Writer: Carmen Emmi Director: Carmen Emmi Distributor: Magnolia Pictures Release Date: September 19, 2025 There are a lot of coming-out stories in movies (and TV series and plays and books and songs and other artistic expressions). PLAINCLOTHES is a new and very good one, not because it entirely fulfills the promise of its concept (it doesn’t), but because it is so astute about the details of human connection. Set in mid-1990s Syracuse, NY (the 1996 pop song […]Read On »


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Movie Review: WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/10/2020
WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS movie poster | ©2020 Saban Films

Rating: R Stars: Alexandra Daddario, Amy Forsyth, Keean Johnson, Maddie Hasson, Johnny Knoxville, Logan Miller, Austin Swift, Allison McAtee Writer: Alan Trezza Director: Marc Meyers Distributor: Saban Films Release Date: (VOD and Digital) April 10, 2020 At the risk of being spoilery, but to save viewers seeking something specific from not receiving it, let’s state up front that WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS is not supernatural. Nothing gets summoned. That said, there’s plenty of gore and craziness. There is also what seems to be a bent toward black comedy that exists here more in theory than in fact. We are in […]Read On »


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Movie Review: HELL FEST

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/28/2018
HELL FEST movie poster | ©2018 CBS Films/Lionsgate

Rating: R Stars: Amy Forsyth, Reign Edwards, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Christian James, Matt Mercutio, Roby Attal, Tony Todd Writers: Seth M. Sherwood and Blair Butler and Akela Cooper, story by William Penick & Chris Sey and Stephen Susco Director: Gregory Plotnick Distributor: CBS Films/Lionsgate Release Date: September 28, 2018 HELL FEST belongs to a growing subset of horror movies set in and around Halloween festivals and mazes. (Case in point: HELL FEST should not be confused with the similarly-titled and set but differently plotted BLOOD FEST, released earlier this month.) Its production design, by Michael Perry, is so inventive and entertaining […]Read On »


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Movie Review: A CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/19/2015
A CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY | © 2015 RLJ Entertainment

Rating: Not Rated Stars: William Shatner, George Buza, Rob Archer, Zoe De Grand Maison, Alex Ozerov, Shannon Kook, Amy Forsyth, Adrian Holmes, Olunike Adeliyi, Orion John Writers: James Kee, Sarah Larsen, Doug Taylor, Pascal Trottier Directors: Grant Harvey, Steve Hoban, Brett Sullivan Distributor: RLJ Entertainment Release Date (theatrical, VoD, iTunes): October 2, 2015 A CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY is actually several horror stories all set on Christmas Eve in the picturesque small town of Bailey Downs. For fannish folk, Bailey Downs is the name of settings in both the werewolf movie GINGER SNAPS and the TV sci-fi drama ORPHAN BLACK. Neither […]Read On »


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