Movie Review: THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/04/2025
THE LUCKIEST MAN IN AMERICA movie poster | ©2025 IFC Films

Rating: R Stars: Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, Shamier Anderson, David Strathairn, Brian Geraghty, Patti Harrison, Maisie Williams, Ricky Russert, David Rysdahl, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Damian Young, Haley Bennett, Johnny Knoxville, James Wolk, Lilli Kay Writers: Samir Oliveros & Maggie Briggs, story by Samir Oliveros & Maggie Briggs & Amanda Freedman Director: Samir Oliveros Distributor: IFC Films Release Date: April 4, 2025 An opening card informs us that the film is fact-based but fictionalized. Fair enough. An Internet search promptly reveals what happened with Michael Larson and the game show PRESS YOUR LUCK in 1984, so viewers can see what […]Read On »


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Movie Review: RICHARD JEWELL

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/13/2019
RICHARD JEWELL movie poster | ©2019 Warner Bros.

Rating: R Stars: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Olivia Wilde, Jon Hamm, Nina Arianda Writer: Billy Ray, based on the article “American Nightmare: The Ballad of Richard Jewell” by Marie Brenner and the book SUSPECT by Kent Alexander and Kevin Salwen Director: Clint Eastwood Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: December 13, 2019 On July 27, 1996, Richard Jewell, a security guard working a concert at Atlanta, Georgia’s Centennial Park during the Olympic Games, noticed an unattended backpack. Colleagues thought Jewell was overreacting, but the bomb squad was called. The backpack indeed contained several pipe bombs. Jewell participated in […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BLACKKKLANSMAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/10/2018
BLACKKKLANSMAN movie poster | ©2018 Focus Features

Rating: R Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Laura Harrier, Ryan Eggold, Jasper Paakkonen, Corey Hawkins, Paul Walter Hauser, Ashlie Atkinson, Alec Baldwin, Harry Belafonte Writers: Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee, based on the book BLACK KLANSMAN by Ron Stallworth Director: Spike Lee Distributor: Focus Features Release Date: August 10, 2018 BLACKKKLANSMAN is based on Ron Stallworth’s autobiographical book BLACK KLANSMAN. The facts are incredible, but not in dispute. In the ‘70s, Stallworth (played in the film by John David Washington) became the first black police officer in the town of Colorado […]Read On »


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