Movie Review: THIS IS NOT A TEST

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/24/2026
THIS IS NOT A TEST movie poster | ©2026 IFC

Rating: R Stars: Olivia Holt, Froy Gutierrez, Corteon Moore, Carson MacCormac, Chloe Avakian, Krista Bridges, Joelle Farrow, Jeff Roop, Luke Macfarlane Writer: Adam MacDonald, based on the novel by Courtney Summers Director: Adam MacDonald Distributor: IFC/Shudder Release Date: February 20, 2026 THIS IS NOT A TEST is based on Courtney Summers’s 2012 novel. Wikipedia describes the book thusly: “Although its premise primarily revolves around a zombie apocalypse, this is only a framing device used to explore themes of humanity’s perseverance and the long-lasting emotional damages inflicted by familial abuse.” While Wikipedia is not necessarily the last word on any topic, […]Read On »


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THE CASES OF MYSTERY LANE: DEATH IS LISTENING: Actor Paul Campbell on new rom com mystery movie – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/10/2024
Aimee Garcia is Birdie Case and Paul Campbell is Alden in THE CASES OF MYSTERY LANE: DEATH IS LISTENING | ©2024 Hallmark

When it’s time to publicize THE CASES OF MYSTERY LANE: DEATH IS LISTENING, actor Paul Campbell is committed. How committed? Campbell’s character, amateur sleuth Alden Case, loves disguises and alter egos. When Campbell appears on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries panel at the Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour, he is introduced, by name, as “Paul Campbell.” With a flourish, Campbell indicates his fake moustache. “I think you mean Saul Campbell!” But, when asked a question, he cannot lie. ““I have to come clean. It was me the whole time, Paul Campbell.” Fellow panelists feign astonishment. “I had no idea,” […]Read On »


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CRIMETIME: FREEFALL: Actress Lyndie Greenwood on new telefilm – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/23/2024
Lyndie Greenwood in CRIMETIME: FREEFALL | ©2024 Hallmark

CRIMETIME: FREEFALL premieres Friday, February 23, on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel. The telefilm stars Lyndie Greenwood as TV star Hadley, who decides to help resistant detective Shawn (Luke Macfarlane) solve a murder. The tone is distinctly light-hearted. Greenwood spent four seasons as Jenny Mills, who investigated supernatural mysteries on SLEEPY HOLLOW. The Toronto native has also been a regular or recurred on NIKITA, STAR, S.W.A.T., THE EXPANSE and SHELVED. SHELVED, Greenwood says, provided “one of my favorite roles ever. That was a workplace comedy series, and I realized doing that how much I absolutely adore comedy. And then this […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BROS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/30/2022
©2022 Universal Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane, Jim Rash, Monica Raymund, Dot-Marie Jones, Eve Lindley, Amanda Bearse, Bowen Yang, Guillermo Diaz, Jai Rodriguez, Miss Lawrence, TS Madison, Ryan Faucett Writers: Billy Eichner & Nicholas Stoller Director: Nicholas Stoller Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: September 30, 2022 There are, by now, lots of gay romcom (and dramatic, and satiric, and everything else) movies out there. However, BROS is (to this reviewer’s knowledge) the first major studio release to put gay male romance, and sex, front and center. It’s surprising not so much because it exists, but because how often it scores […]Read On »


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