Movie Review: THE FIRST OMEN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/05/2024
THE FIRST OMEN movie poster | ©2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Rating: R Stars: Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sonia Braga, Tawfeek Barhom, Maria Caballero, Bill Nighy, Nicole Sorace Writers: Tim Smith & Arkasha Stevenson and Keith Thomas, story by Ben Jacoby, based on characters created by David Seltzer Director: Arkasha Stevenson Distributor: 20th Century Studios Release Date: April 5, 2024 It’s tough to figure out how to rate THE FIRST OMEN. Taken completely on its own – that is, blotting out any expectations that OMEN in the title bring to it – it feels a bit like a ‘70s Italian horror movie. This is partly because THE FIRST OMEN is […]Read On »


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Movie Review: IMAGINARY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/08/2024
IMAGINARY movie poster | ©2024 Lionsgate/Blumhouse

Rating: PG-13 Stars: DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Veronica Falcón, Betty Buckley, Matthew Sato, Cecilia Leal Writers: Jeff Wadlow & Greg Erb & Jason Oremland Director: Jeff Wadlow Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: March 8, 2024 IMAGINARY plays something like if ALICE IN WONDERLAND, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, and INSIDIOUS all got together and had a lively tea party that never went fully mad. That IMAGINARY has a PG-13 rating probably has something to do with its relative restraint, but so does the filmmakers’ evident desire to hit a specific set of notes. Children’s book author and […]Read On »


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Movie Review: NIGHT SHIFT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
NIGHT SHIFT movie poster | ©2024 Quiver Distribution

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Phoebe Tonkin, Madison Hu, Patrick Fischler, Lauren Bowles, Christopher Denham, Lamorne Morris Writers: The China Brothers (Paul China & Ben China) Directors: The China Brothers (Paul China & Ben China) Distributor: Quiver Distribution Release Date: March 8, 2024 (theatrical, VOD) PSYCHO, VACANCY and many other movies have found ways to make barely-tenanted motels terrifying. NIGHT SHIFT joins the subgenre, and if it’s not a Hitchcockian classic, it’s still pretty effective. NIGHT SHIFT begins with an atmospheric shot of a car driving down a lonely road. The lights of a town twinkle in the distance, but we’ll […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CELLPHONE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/23/2024
CELLPHONE movie poster | ©2024 Gravitas Ventures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Whitney Rose Pynn, Justin Malik Jackson, Jared Noble, Isaac Versaw, Katherine Barber, Malcolm McDowell Writer: Rachel Sommer Director: Luke Sommer Distributor: Gravitas Ventures Release Date: February 13, 2024 (digital, VOD) CELLPHONE has great, creepy atmosphere and a secret weapon in the performance of Justin Malik Jackson. Jackson plays the very un-creepy (once we get to know him) Chris, a talkative fellow who’s got problems of his own, but is friendly toward new neighbor Wynne (Whitney Rose Pynn). We start by meeting a young couple in an isolated farmhouse. They are tensely checking their cellphones and affirm […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THANKSGIVING

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/19/2024
THANKSGIVING Blu-ray | ©2024 Sony/TriStar

Rating: R Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Nell Verlaque, Addison Rae, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Milo Manheim, Tomaso Sanelli, Gabriel Davenport, Jenna Warren, Ty Victor Olsson, Tim Dillon, Russell Yuen, Karen Cliche, Derek McGrath, Joe Delfin, Jeff Teravainen, Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon Writer: Jeff Rendell, story by Eli Roth & Jeff Rendell Director: Eli Roth Distributor: Sony/TriStar Release Date: November 17, 2023 (theatrical); January 16, 2024 (digital); January 30, 2024 (DVD/Blu-ray) In the proud tradition of 2010’s MACHETE, 2011’s HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN, and 2013’s MACHETE KILLS, THANKSGIVING is the latest actual movie to be based on the parody trailers in the middle […]Read On »


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Movie Review: NIGHT SWIM

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/05/2024
NIGHT SWIM movie poster | ©2024 Universal Pictures

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Amélie Hoeferle, Gavin Warren, Jodi Long, Eddie Martinez, Elijah Roberts, Nancy Lenehan, Rahnuma Panthaky, Ayazhan Dalabayeva Writer: Bryce McGuire, based on the short film by Rod Blackhurst & Bryce McGuire Director: Bryce McGuire Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: January 5, 2024 In home insurance documents, swimming pools are referred to as “attractive nuisances.” The swimming pool in NIGHT SWIM is more than that, alternatively alluring, healing, and homicidal. Directed and scripted by Bryce McGuire, who made the short film this is based on with Rod Blackhurst, NIGHT SWIM begins in 1992. A short […]Read On »


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Movie Review: LORD OF MISRULE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/08/2023
LORD OF MISRULE movie poster | ©2023 Magnolia Pictures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Tuppence Middleton, Ralph Ineson, Matt Stokoe, Anton Valensi, Rosalind March, Robert Goodman, Alexa Goodall, David Langham, Jane Wood, Evie Templeton Writer: Tom De Ville Director: William Brent Bell Distributor: Magnolia Pictures Release Date: December 8, 2023 Folk horror doesn’t get much folkier than LORD OF MISRULE. Almost every frame is packed with masks, costumes, charms, decorations, and artwork of British paganism. Even the scenes that are relatively mundane are shot and adorned to look as though they can easily accommodate anything folklore-related that may turn up in the frame. For a good stretch, the film, written […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE SACRIFICE GAME

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
THE SACRIFICE GAME movie poster | ©2023 Shudder

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Mena Massoud, Olivia Scott Welch, Gus Kenworthy, Madison Baines, Derek Johns, Laurent Pitre, Chloë Levine, Georgia Acken Writers: Jenn Wexler & Sean Redlitz Director: Jenn Wexler Distributor: Shudder Release Date: December 8, 2023 (Shudder) THE SACRIFICE GAME is set in 1971, perhaps to avoid pesky technology issues and/or to justify the careful production design and color schemes. Directed by Jenn Wexler, with a script by Wexler & Sean Redlitz, it has a nicely-balanced mix of human malice and the supernatural. We are introduced upfront to “the Christmas Killers,” as they have been dubbed by the press. […]Read On »


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Movie Review: NIGHTMARE ON 34TH STREET

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
NIGHTMARE ON 34TH STREET movie poster | ©2023 Wild Eye Releasing

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Pierse Stevens, Mark Beauchamp, Olivia Hespe, Les Mills, Lucy Pinder, Jeff Kristian, Adam Thomas Wright, Jude Forsey, Eloise Harwood, Jon Vangdal Aamaas, Tony Fadil, Karl Hughes, Rafi Wilder, Matthew Jay France, Liam Elcock, Dani Thompson, Bibi Lucille, Tara Kirsty Sumner, Andy Gatenby, Gillian Broderick Writer: James Crow Director: James Crow Distributor: Wild Eye Releasing Release Date: December 5, 2023 (digital) NIGHTMARE ON 34TH STREET is a Christmas horror anthology. It is a relative novelty in that all of its segments have been written and directed by the same person, James Crow, rather than going with the […]Read On »


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Movie Review: IT LIVES INSIDE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
IT LIVES INSIDE movie poster | ©2023 Neon

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, Betty Gabriel, Vik Sahay, Gage Marsh, Jenaya Ross, Beatrice Kitsos Writer: Bishal Dutta, story by Bishal Dutta and Ashish Mehta Director: Bishal Dutta Distributor: Neon Release Date: September 22, 2023 (theatrical), November 7, 2023 (home video and digital) IT LIVES INSIDE bears certain similarities to the original THE EXORCIST, inasmuch as the film’s action relies on the concept that a particular religion’s demons are real. However, in the case of IT LIVES INSIDE, the religion is Hinduism, and the hero is not a cleric of any sort, but rather American high […]Read On »


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