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PARASOMNIA: Writer-director-producer William Malone on the newly released director’s cut – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 08/07/2026
PARASOMNIA movie poster | courtesy William Malone

WILLIAM MALONE’S PARASOMNIA, written and directed by Malone, is finally available in its director’s cut on Prime Video. PARASOMNIA concerns a young woman, Laura Baxter (Cherilyn Wilson), who suffers from the rare title condition. Narcolepsy is a disorder where people fall asleep without warning, but with parasomnia, waking moments are few and far between. Laura’s condition makes her vulnerable to the control of serial killer Byron Volpe (Patrick Kilpatrick). Record store employee Danny Sloan (Dylan Purcell) attempts to come to Laura’s rescue. PARASOMNIA is unquestionably a horror movie. However, this is an instance where its distribution history may be even […]Read On »


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Movie Review: TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA | ©2026 MUBI

Rating: R Stars: Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson, Jack Haven, Amanda Fix, Patrick Fischler Writer: Jane Schoenbrun Director: Jane Schoenbrun Distributor: MUBI Release Date: August 7, 2026 Part of the fun of writer/director Jane Schoenbrun’s TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA is to spot its influences, although this is an instance of inspiration rather than derivation. The single most obvious nod here is to FRIDAY THE 13TH, mainly because nobody can comment on the summer-camp-slasher subgenre without acknowledging that seminal franchise. However, the film also tackles the SLEEPAWAY CAMP movies, which have a premise rooted in transphobia. Filmmaker Schoenbrun is […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ICE CREAM MAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
ICE CREAM MAN movie poster | ©2026 The Horror Section

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Ari Millen, Charlie Zeltzer, Shiloh O’Reilly, Kiori Mirza Waldman, Sarah Abbott, Benjamin Byron Davis, Karen Cliche, Dylan Hawco, Eli Roth Writers: Eli Roth and Noah Belson, story by Eli Roth Director: Eli Roth Distributor: The Horror Section Release Date: August 7, 2026 ICE CREAM MAN, directed by Eli Roth from a screenplay by Roth and Noah Belson, from a story by Roth, may or may not be based on the short story “I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream” by John Farris. Farris’s story is not credited here, but it was the basis […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BIG BABY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
BIG BABY Movie Poster | ©2026 Brainstorm Media

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Brandon Scott, Krsy Fox, Adam Marcinowski, Catherine Corcoran, Torio Van Grol, Kate Freund, Jordan Elsass, Radek Lord, David Howard Thornton, Tracie Thoms, Sierra McCormick, Del Howison, Angel Melanson Writer: Spider One Director: Spider One Distributor: Brainstorm Media Release Date: August 7, 2026 (streaming) Horror movies that want us to guess if one character is losing their mind or if something supernatural is going on are tough to pull off. Just a little over-emphasis in one direction or the other can not only tip off the audience too early, but it can make everything between that revelation […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 07/31/2026
SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY movie poster | ©2026 Sony/Columbia

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jon Bernthal, Sadie Sink, Mark Ruffalo, Liza Colón-Zayas, Michael Mando, Tramell Tillman Writers: Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers, based on characters created by Stan Lee & Joe Ditko Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Distributor: Sony/Columbia Release Date: July 31, 2026 We love you, Spidey, but you never make it easy on yourself – and sometimes you don’t make it easy on us, either. SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY is the fourth SPIDER-MAN movie to star Tom Holland (who has also played the character in other Marvel Cinematic Universe, aka MCU, movies) once Spider-Man/Peter Parker had been […]Read On »


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Movie Review: NIGHTBORN (YON LAPSI)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
NIGHTBORN (YON LAPSI) movie poster | ©2026 Shudder

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Seidi Haarla, Rupert Grint, Pamela Tola, Pirkko Saisio, Rebecca Lacey, John Thomson, Silvia Saloranta, Max Cavalera Writers: Ilja Rautsi & Hanna Bergholm, story by Hanna Bergholm Director: Hanna Bergholm Distributor: Shudder Release Date: July 31, 2026 (streaming on Shudder) NIGHTBORN (YÖN LAPSI) is a great companion piece to its director Hanna Bergholm’s previous film, 2022’s HATCHING. Both are dark fantasies about motherhood and supernatural beings. But where HATCHING was from the point of view of a teenager dealing with her mother at the same time she becomes a surrogate parent to a forest creature, NIGHTBORN’s protagonist […]Read On »


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SHARK WEEK: WHAT SHARK ATTACKED?: Shark experts Tom “the Blowfish” Hird & Kinga Philipps on new Discovery documentary – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 07/29/2026
SHARK WEEK: WHAT SHARK ATTACKED | ©2026 Discovery Channel

SHARK WEEK’s documentary WHAT SHARK ATTACKED? premieres on Discovery Channel and its streaming outlets on Wednesday, July 29. It follows shark researchers Tom “the Blowfish” Hird, Rosie Moore, and Kinga Philipps as they examine evidence from unfortunate human/shark interactions and try to determine which species of shark was involved. Philipps and Hird get on Zoom for a joint call from separate locations to discuss WHAT SHARK ATTACKED? Hird shares his office with a terrarium containing crested gecko lizard Ghibli, named after the famed Japanese animation studio. Hird describes himself as not only a big fan of Studio Ghibli’s output, but […]Read On »


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SHARK WEEK: ULTIMATE SHARK DIVE: Professional cliff diver Molly Carlson talks about cage diving – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
SHARK WEEK: ULTIMATE SHARK DIVE | ©2026 Discovery Channel

SHARK WEEK’s ULTIMATE SHARK DIVE premieres on Discovery Channel and its streaming platforms on Thursday, July 30. The documentary pairs professional cliff diver Molly Carlson with shark expert Paul de Gelder for a segment set in the Bahamas. Here, Carlson performs the highest freefall dive in SHARK WEEK history, leaping from a helicopter fifty feet down into a Plexiglas cage situated in a reef populated by multiple types of sharks. Carlson gets on Zoom to discuss her adventure. She is wearing a Red Bull baseball cap for the occasion, in honor of her frequent work with the energy drink brand, […]Read On »


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SHARK WEEK: BIGGEST MAKO ON EARTH: Shark expert Kendyl Berna on the fastest swimming sharks – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 07/26/2026
SHARK WEEK : BIGGEST MAKO ON EARTH | ©2026 Discovery Channel

In Discovery Channel’s SHARK WEEK, which this year runs on the network Sunday July 26 through Saturday August 1, the documentary BIGGEST MAKO ON EARTH premieres Monday, July 27. Makos are believed to be the fastest-swimming shark species; they can also attain great size. Shark expert Kendyl Berna (pronounced Burr-NAY), veteran shark tagger Keith Poe, and marine biologists Dr. Tristan Guttridge and Clara Calatayud search the waters off the coasts of Southern California and Mexico for some truly enormous animals. Berna, a Southern California native, is a marine biologist and documentarian. She founded the marine conservation organization Beyond the Reef, […]Read On »


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SHARK WEEK: Shark expert Paul de Gelder on INVASION OF THE MEGA SHARKS and BULL SHARK DINNER BELL – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 07/25/2026
SHARK WEEK: BULL SHARK DINNER BELL | ©2026 Discovery Channel

It is once again time for Discovery Channel’s SHARK WEEK, which this year runs from Sunday, July 26 through Saturday, August 1, with twenty new programs premiering on the network and thereafter available on Discovery’s streaming platforms. Discovery Channel was so generous in providing interviews – four in all, with five individuals –  that it’s effectively Shark Week here at Assignment X as well. Shark expert Paul de Gelder participates in three of this year’s SHARK WEEK documentaries: INVASION OF THE MEGA SHARKS, premiering Sunday, July 26, BULL SHARK DINNER BELL, premiering Monday, July 27, and ULTIMATE SHARK DIVE, premiering […]Read On »


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