IT: WELCOME TO DERRY: Co-creators and cast talk about the new Stephen King series – Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/02/2025
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Stephen King’s novel IT was originally published in 1986. It was first adapted as a television miniseries in 1990, then made into a two-film duology, 2017’s IT and 2019’s IT: CHAPTER TWO. Both films were directed by Andy Muschietti, with his sister Barbara Muschietti as one of the producers. IT is set in Derry, Maine, where a nameless, shapeshifting monster surfaces every twenty-seven years to prey on the town’s denizens, especially its children. All iterations of IT follow the seven preteens of their self-titled Losers Club who band together to defeat it. When they don’t entirely succeed, they return to […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE RUNNING MAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/15/2025
THE RUNNING MAN movie poster | ©2025 Paramount Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Jayme Lawson, Katy O’Brian, Martin Herlihy, Colman Domingo|}Writers: Michael Bacall and Michael Bacall & Edgar Wright, based on the novel by Stephen King Director: Edgar Wright Distributor: Paramount Release Date: November 14, 2025 THE RUNNING MAN is based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name, but it also draws inspiration from the 1987 feature film adaptation that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger (who makes what could be termed a prop cameo in the new film). Writers Michael Bacall & director Edgar Wright (for those wondering why Bacall gets two writing credits, the […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CHAIN REACTIONS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/12/2025
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Rating: Not Rated Stars: Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, Karyn Kusama Writer: Alexandre O. Philippe Director: Alexandre O. Philippe Distributor: Dark Sky Films Release Date: September 19, 2025 (theatrical); October 21, 2025 (digital, VOD) CHAIN REACTIONS is a killer title for a documentary that is all about people’s reactions to the 1974 horror movie THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE. It works not just because of the pun, but also because CHAIN REACTIONS, written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, explores the “chain reaction” that the now-fifty-one-year-old film has influenced so much of what followed, which in turn […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE LONG WALK

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/12/2025
THE LONG WALK movie poster | ©2025 Lionsgate

Rating: R Stars: Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Jordan Gonzalez, Joshua Odjick, Mark Hamill, Roman Griffin Davis, Judy Greer, Josh Hamilton Writer: JT Mollner, based on the novel by Stephen King Director: Francis Lawrence Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: September 12, 2025 The tag line for THE LONG WALK provides a brief but accurate summation of the plot: walk or die. In a dystopia that is either our future or an alternate reality, the United States is in what looks like the throes of a new Great Depression. The annual Long Walk is, according […]Read On »


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THE INSTITUTE: Actors Ben Barnes and Joe Freeman on new Stephen King series – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/27/2025
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Season 1 of THE INSTITUTE, based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name, is currently airing Sunday nights on MGM Plus and thereafter available on the network’s on-demand and streaming platforms. Joe Freeman stars as Luke Ellis, a genius-level teen who also has telekinetic abilities. Because of the latter, he is kidnapped by the Institute, which continuously gathers adolescents and children with telekinetic or telepathic abilities for mysterious purposes. At the same time, former big-city police officer Tim Jamieson, played by Ben Barnes, takes a job with a small-town police department as a “night knocker” (someone who makes sure […]Read On »


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THE INSTITUTE: Executive producer and director Jack Bender and executive producer and writer Benjamin Cavell on new Stephen King series – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/12/2025
THE INSTITUTE - Season 1 Key Art | ©2025 MGM+

Based on Stephen King’s 2019 novel of the same name, the series THE INSTITUTE premieres on MGM+ on Sunday, July 13. The eight-episode first season follows teenager Luke Ellis (Joe Freeman), who has a genius IQ and latent telekinetic powers. Luke is kidnapped and taken to the Institute, headed by the formidable Mrs. Sigsby (Mary-Louise Parker). Here, Luke he finds himself among other psychically gifted young people, who are subjected to a series of odd, often painful experiments. At the same time, former big-city cop Tim Jamieson (Ben Barnes) joins the sheriff’s department in a nearby small town, hoping for […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE LIFE OF CHUCK

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/06/2025
THE LIFE OF CHUCK | ©2025 Neon

Rating: R Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Benjamin Pajak, Jacob Tremblay, Cody Flanagan, Mark Hamill, Annaliese Basso, The Pocket Queen, Mia Sara, Carl Lumbly, Q’orianka Kilcher, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Kate Siegel, Samantha Sloyan, Matthew Lillard, David Dastmalchian, Harvey Guillén, Heather Langenkamp, Nick Offerman (voice) Writer: Mike Flanagan, based on the short story by Stephen King Director: Mike Flanagan Distributor: Neon Release Date: June 6, 2025 There are certain things that work better in different mediums. Interior monologues, for example, are usually best on the page, whereas dancing is generally better seen than described. This works to the advantage […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE MONKEY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/21/2025
THE MONKEY movie poster | ©2025 Neon

Rating: R Stars: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O’Brien, Rohan Campbell, Sarah Levy, Osgood Perkins, Elijah Wood, Tess Degenstein, Danica Dreyer, Zia Newton, Adam Scott Writer: Osgood Perkins, based on the short story by Stephen King Director: Osgood Perkins Distributor: Neon Release Date: February 21, 2025 Bestselling prolific author Stephen King has had so much of his work adapted so many times for both the big and small screens that there are jokes going around about making a movie based on King’s grocery list. THE MONKEY is a film version of the King story of the same name, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: KING ON SCREEN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/11/2023
KING ON SCREEN movie poster | ©2023 Darkstar Pictures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Frank Darabont, Mick Garris, Taylor Hackford, Mike Flanagan, Scott Hicks, Tom Holland, Tom McLaughlin, Mikael Hafström, Mikael Salomon, Jeff Beesley, Vincenzo Natali, Josh Boone, Lewis Teague, Craig Baxley, Daniel Attias, David Carson, Fraser C. Heston, Fritz Kiersch, Greg Nicotero, John Harrison, Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer, Tod Williams, Zak Hilditch, Mark Lester, JP Scott, James Douglas Editors: Daphné Baiwir, Alex McKenzie, Sebastien Cruz Director: Daphné Baiwir Distributor: Darkstar Pictures Release Date: August 11, 2023 (theatrical), September 8, 2023 (VOD/Blu-ray) The “King” referenced in the title of KING ON SCREEN is prolific bestselling author Stephen King. The “screen” […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE BOOGEYMAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/01/2023
THE BOOGEYMAN movie poster | ©2023 20th Century Studios

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Sophie Thatcher, Chris Messina, Vivien Lyra Blair, Madison Hu, David Dastmalchian, Marin Ireland, LisaGay Hamilton, Maddie Nichols, Leeann Ross Writers: Scott Beck & Bryan Woods and Mark Heyman, screen story by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods, based on the short story by Stephen King Director: Rob Savage Distributor: 20th Century Studios Release Date: June 2, 2023 Stephen King’s short story “The Boogeyman” manages to start out sad and disturbing, and then scare the daylight out of you. Because of the specifics of the short story, a major studio release based on it was very likely to take […]Read On »


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