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Movie Review: CHRISTMAS AT THE KRINGLES

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 10/30/2026
CHRISTMAS AT THE KRINGLES movie poster | ©2026 Briarcliff Entertainment

Rating: R Stars: Ron Livingston, Rachel Bilson, Rob Riggle, Arden Myrin, Beverly D’Angelo, David Wain, Jack Jewkes, Ryan “Rhino” Michaels, Donald Faison, Thomas Lennon, Zeke Jones, Alexis Kemp, Elliott Egler Writer: Zack Imbrogno Director: Kevin Lewis Distributor: Briarcliff Entertainment Release Date: October 30, 2026 CHRISTMAS AT THE KRINGLES is a quasi-horror/dark comedy about a family discovering that their seemingly nice but weird neighbors are indeed weird, but not so nice. We open with a pretty Christmas tree display that gives way to a woman running for her life from an axe-wielding man, who decapitates her. This has us bracing for […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE MOSQUITO BOWL

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
THE MOSQUITO BOWL movie poster | ©2026 Netflix

Rating: R Stars: Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson, Tom Francis Writers: Peter Berg and Mark L. Smith, based on the novel THE MOSQUITO BOWL: A GAME OF LIFE AND DEATH IN WORLD WAR II by Buzz Bissinger Director: Peter Berg Distributor: Netflix Release Date: October 30, 2026 (theatrical), November 25, 2026 (Netflix) Released in 2004, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS was a drama directed and co-scripted by Peter Berg, based on Buzz Bissinger’s non-fiction tome about life and especially football in Odessa, Texas. The film (and its 2006-2011 TV series follow-up) is considered a modern classic of football-centered storytelling. Now director/co-writer […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE MONGOOSE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
THE MONGOOSE movie poster | ©2026 Samuel Goldwyn Films

Rating: R Stars: Liam Neeson. Marisa Tomei. Ving Rhames, Marcus Thomas, Maurice Marvel Meredith. Michael Chiklis, Brett Tucker, Ryan Morgan, Stella Stocker (voice) Writer: Thompson Evans Director: Mark Vanselow Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films Release Date: October 30, 2026 If an action film is going to be made, especially one with a familiar premise, it helps if the director has a background as a stunt choreographer/stunt performer. That’s the case with THE MONGOOSE, which marks the feature directorial debut of Mark Vanselow, who has frequently stunt-doubled and choreographed previous action films starring Liam Neeson, his leading man here. The script by […]Read On »


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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: WILDWOOD

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
WILDWOOD movie poster | ©2026 Laika/Fathom Entertainment

Rating: PG-13 Stars (voices): Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Mahershala Ali, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, Maya Erskine, Charlie Day, Tantoo Cardinal, Jemaine Clement, Marc Evan Jackson, Richard E. Grant, Blythe Danner Writer: Chris Butler, based on the novel written by Colin Meloy and illustrated by Carson Ellis Director: Travis Knight Distributor: Laika/Fathom Entertainment Release Date: October 23, 2026 Laika’s new stop-motion animated WILDWOOD can be seen as a new take on the “seemingly ordinary preteen goes on a magical quest and affects the destiny of a kingdom” YA genre. Alternatively, it can be seen as a fleshing-out […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE CYCLE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
THE CYCLE movie poster | ©2026 IFC/Shudder

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Deborah Ann Woll. Jeffrey Donovan, Will Hochman, Jack Doolan, Carl W. Crudup, Jeb Berrier, Gretchen Corbett, Phillip Andre Botello, Danika Golombek, Don Keith Opper, David Myers Gregory Writers: Jordan Downey & Kevin Stewart Director: Jordan Downey Distributor: IFC Films/Shudder Release Date: October 23, 2026 THE CYCLE is what could be termed a supernatural forensic murder mystery. It tackles a mostly familiar horror genre from the point of view of pathologists, while adding a new wrinkle to the mythology. We meet forensic anthropologist Dr. Megan Garland (Deborah Ann Woll) in a diner, where she’s going over photos […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ONE EYE OPEN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 10/16/2026
ONE EYE OPEN movie poster | ©2026 BayView Entertainment

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Kushi Beauchamp, Chris Bylsma, Maximiliano Hernandez, Tori Kilkenny, Laura Kirk, Addison Landes, Guy Messenger, Hadley Norris, RJ Mitte, Kevin Willmott, Paul Fellers, Jamie Addison, Maren Wilson Writer: Michael D. Coffey Director: Michael D. Coffey Distributor: BayView Entertainment Release Date: October 16, 2026 There’s a sort of YA sensibility to ONE EYE OPEN, with supernatural entities normally to be feared being made lovable. For example, TWILIGHT has romantic rather than menacing vampires. In ONE EYE OPEN, we get familial love from ghosts. ONE EYE OPEN was shot and is set in Lawrence, Kansas, which gives it some […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CRAWLERS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
CRAWLERS movie poster | ©2026 Roadside Attractions/Saban Films

Rating: R Stars: Matilda Lutz, Gregg Sulkin, Sam Lucas Smith, Andrea Scott, Melina Mathews, William Miller, Gary Stennette, Elena Stanz Writer: Jayson Rothwell Director: Angel Gomez Hernandez Distributor: Roadside Attractions/Saban Films Release Date: October 16, 2026 If you suffer from arachnophobia – that is, fear of spiders – not in an “oh, they scare me, so they make good horror movie fodder,” but in an “I’m terrified of them and can’t stand to hear about them,” not only don’t watch CRAWLERS, but don’t read the rest of this review. Okay, you’ve been warned. CRAWLERS opens with onscreen information: “For every […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE SOCIAL RECKONING

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 10/09/2026
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Rating: R Stars: Jeremy Allen White, Mikey Madison, Jeremy Strong, Betty Gilpin, Gbenga Akkinagbe, Wunmi Mosaku, Bill Burr, Portia Doubleday Writer: Aaron Sorkin Director: Aaron Sorkin Distributor: Columbia/Sony Release Date: October 9, 2026 THE SOCIAL NETWORK was released in 2010. A drama about the founding of Facebook, with Mark Zuckerberg (as played by Jesse Eisenberg) turning it from a misogynistic university online rating of women students’ looks to a worldwide commodity encompassing everything, the movie was written by Aaron Sorkin, who won an Oscar for his screenplay, and directed by David Fincher. Now Sorkin has written THE SOCIAL RECKONING another […]Read On »


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Movie Review: OTHER MOMMY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
OTHER MOMMY movie poster | ©2026 Universal

Rating: R Stars: Jessica Chastain, Jay Duplass, Arabella Olivia Clark, Arian Moayed, Karen Allen, Dichen Lachman Writer: Nathan Elston, based on the novel INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE by Josh Malerman Director: Rob Savage Distributor: Universal Release Date: October 9, 2026 Directed by Rob Savage and scripted by Nathan Elston, based on Josh Malerman’s novel INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE, OTHER MOMMY has many virtues. It lets us know at the start that both “gods and demons” want to experience the ordinary miracle of being human. The entity known here as “Other Mommy” seems somewhat informationally challenge to be a god, so […]Read On »


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