Movie Review: CLAYFACE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/23/2026
CLAYFACE movie poster | ©2026 DC/Watner Bros.

Rating: R Stars: Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella, Ruby Sear, Eddie Marsan Writers: Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini, story by Mike Flanagan Director: James Watkins Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: October 23, 2026 Clayface is a canonical antagonist (though sometimes ally) of Batman who first appeared in DC Comics all the way back in 1940. The Matt Hagen incarnation of the character (the one we get here) was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff in 1961. The notion that Matt starts out as an actor was presented later within BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES (1992-1995). The […]Read On »


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Movie Review: I LOVE BOOSTERS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/22/2026
I LOVE BOOSTERS movie poster | ©2025 Neon

Rating: R Stars: Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Demi Moore, Eiza González, LaKeith Stanfield, Will Poulter, Kerris Dorsey, Alan Z, Ming Sun, Rachel Walters Writer: Boots Riley Director: Boots Riley Distributor: Neon Release Date: May 22, 2026 While not connected narratively, writer/director Boots Riley’s new phantasmagoria I LOVE BOOSTERS feels like a thematic sequel to his 2018 feature debut SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. Both are set in Oakland, both focus on Black protagonists struggling to survive in a world dominated by capitalist forces, and both incorporate outrageous science-fiction/fantasy elements. But where SORRY TO BOTHER YOU had its […]Read On »


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Movie Review: MICKEY 17

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/07/2025
MICKEY 17 movie poster | ©2025 Warner Bros

Rating: R Stars: Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette, Anamaria Vartolomei, Holliday Grainger, Anna Mouglalis (voice) Writer: Bong Joon-ho, based on the novel MICKEY 7 by Edward Ashton Director: Bong Joon-ho Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: March 7, 2025 MICKEY 17, based on Edward Ashton’s 2022 novel MICKEY 7 (Mickey gets ten more lives in the movie), is an agreeable enough science-fiction adventure, even though it seems to be unaware that it is reinventing parts of the wheel and its stabs at dark comedy are frequently heavy-handed. The year is 2056. We meet Mickey 17 (Robert […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BLINK TWICE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/23/2024
BLINK TWICE movie poster | movie poster | ©2024 Amazon MGM Studios

Rating: R Stars: Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Alia Shawkat, Christian Slater, Adria Arjona, Simon Rex, Haley Joel Osment, Liz Caribel, Levon Hawke, Trew Mullen, Geena Davis, Kyle McLachlan, Chris Costa, Maria Elena Olivares Writers: Zoë Kravitz & E.T. Feigenbaum Director: Zoë Kravitz Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios Release Date: August 23, 2024 “Blink twice if I’m in danger,” Frida (Naomi Ackie) jokingly says to new acquaintance Rich (Kyle McLachlan), who obligingly blinks twice. Since most of us have seen the trailer, we know that Frida is kidding, but Rich is only pretending to be responding in kind. Here’s the set-up. Frida […]Read On »


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Movie Review: STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/19/2019
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER | ©2019 Lucasfilm

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Joonas Suotamo, Keri Russell, Ian McDiarmid, Kelly Marie Tran, Naomi Ackie Writers: Chris Terrio & J.J. Abrams, story by Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow and Chris Terrio & J.J. Abrams, based on characters created by George Lucas Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures Release Date: December 20, 2019 All movies are Rorschach tests to some extent. What we feel about them, what we want from them and what we see in them derives from who we are when we go into the theatre. Even […]Read On »


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