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Movie Review: GOOD SIDE OF BAD

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/24/2025
GOOD SIDE OF BAD movie poster | ©2025 Freestyle Digital Media

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Lexi Simonsen, Jules Bruff, Alex Quijano, Myles Grier, Tess Harper Writers: Ciera Danielle, Jules Bruff & Alethea Root, based on the novel THE GOOD SIDE OF BAD by Beverly Olevin Director: Alethea Root Distributor: Freestyle Digital Media Release Date: January 7, 2025 As we look at a family photograph, Florence (Lexi Simonsen) in voiceover introduces us to everyone – she’s the toddler in yellow, there’s older sister Sara, brother Peter, and mother Mary Ellen. Florence explains that Mary Ellen was a semi-famous singer who was on the road a lot and “didn’t know how to be […]Read On »


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Movie Review: PRESENCE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
PRESENCE movie poster | ©2025 Neon

Rating: R Stars: Lucy Liu, Callina Liang, Chris Sullivan, Eddy Maday, West Mulholland, Natalie Woolams-Torres Writer: David Koepp Director: Steven Soderbergh Distributor: Neon Release Date: January 24, 2025 Usually, a good film’s style and substance work together to create a unified result. PRESENCE is a good film, with an intriguing, unusual style and solid supernatural substance. What’s most notable here, though, is that the two seem to exist almost independently of each other. The opening sequence is a sustained tracking shot throughout a large, darkened suburban house. There’s no furniture yet, as the house is empty at this point. PRESENCE […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE 100 CANDLES GAME: THE LAST POSSESSION

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
THE 100 CANDLES GAME: THE LAST POSSESSION | ©2025 101 Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Nacho Francavilla, Josefina Fariña, Justina Ceballos, Zhon Li, Iris Cayatte Writers: Camilo Zaffora (“The Last Possession”), Jeronimo Rocha (“Arcana”), David Ferino (“The Fortune Teller”), Maximilian Niemann (“Five Minutes”), Jorge Bano (“Let Her Go”), Andres Borgui (“Behind the Door”), Daniel Shafer (“Black Moon”), concept by Michael Kraetzer Directors: Guillermo Lockhart & Charly Goitia (“The Last Possession”), Jeronimo Rocha (“Arcana”), David Ferino (“The Fortune Teller”), Maximilian Niemann (“Five Minutes”), Arie Socorro (“Let Her Go”), Andres Borgui (“Behind the Door”), Ryan Graff (“Black Moon”) Distributor: 101 Films Release Date: January 13, 2025 (U.K.), January 14, 2025 (North America) THE […]Read On »


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Movie Review: INTO THE DEEP

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
INTO THE DEEP movie poster | ©2025 Saban Films

Rating: R Stars: Callum McGowan, Scout Taylor-Compton, Jon Seda, Stuart Townsend, Richard Dreyfuss, AnnaMaria Demara, David Gray, Lorena Sarria, Tofan Pirani, Ron Smoonenburg, Tom O’Connell, Maverick Kang, Mek Manbut, Panuson Maneesang, Quinn Hensley, Nina Padovan Writers: Chad Law and Josh Ridgway Director: Christian Sesma Distributor: Saban Films Release Date: January 24, 2025 INTO THE DEEP combines Great White sharks, drug pirates, and some innocent treasure hunters. As far as this goes, the film unspools the way we might expect. However, it’s notable for a pre-climactic moment that’s actually more in line with reality than some of the scenes that precede […]Read On »


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Movie Review: WOLF MAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/17/2025
WOLF MAN movie poster | ©2025 Universal Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger, Zac Chandler Writers: Leigh Whannell & Corbett Tuck Director: Leigh Whannell Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: January 17, 2025 With their reluctant monster protagonists, werewolf stories are an obvious source of emotion and metaphor, as well as straight-out horror. Director Leigh Whannell and his co-writer, the late Corbett Tuck (the film is dedicated to his memory), attempt to bring enormous heart and introspection to their take on lycanthropy in WOLF MAN. We can see how their approach is meant to work, and our awareness of the tactics involved may […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (LE COMTE DE MONTE-CRISTO)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/11/2025
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (LE COMTE DE MONTE-CRISTO) movie poster | ©2025 Samuel Goldwyn Films/Pathe

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier, Anamaria Vartolomei, Laurent Lafitte, Pierfrancesco Favino, Patrick Mille, Vassili Schneider, Julien De Saint Jean, Adèle Simphal, Bruno Raffaeli Writers: Matthieu Delaporte & Alexandre de la Patellière, based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas Directors: Matthieu Delaporte & Alexandre de la Patellière Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films/Pathe Release Date: December 20, 2024 (limited), January 3, 2025 (wide) The new French-language film adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’s 1844 adventure novel THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (LE COMTE DE MONTE-CRISTO) is both visually sumptuous and dramatically engaging. Directed and scripted by Matthieu Delaporte & Alexandre […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE LAST SHOWGIRL

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/10/2025
THE LAST SHOWGIRL movie poster | ©2024 Roadside Attractions

Rating: R Stars: Pamela Anderson, Kiernan Shipka, Brenda Song, Billie Lourd, Dave Bautista, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Schwartzman Writer: Kate Gersten Director: Gia Coppola Distributor: Roadside Attractions Release Date: December 13, 2024 (limited theatrical), January 10, 2025 (wide theatrical) THE LAST SHOWGIRL manages to be both realistically perceptive and a bit dreamy. Directed with authority by Gia Coppola from Kate Gersten’s thoughtful script, THE LAST SHOWGIRL focuses on Shelly (Pamela Anderson), who has spent the last thirty years as a performer in “Razzle Dazzle,” an unironic old-fashioned Las Vegas revue. Shelly is not the introspective type. She genuinely loves her […]Read On »


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Movie Review: GET AWAY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
GET AWAY movie poster | ©2025 IFC

Rating: R Stars: Nick Frost, Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft, Maisie Ayres, Ville Vertanen, Eero Milonoff, Anitta Suikkari, Jouko Ahola, Verneri Lilja, Ilkka Koivula Writer: Nick Frost Director: Steffen Haars Distributor: IFC Films Release Date: December 6, 2024 (theatrical); January 10, 2024 (Shudder) It’s easy to see how GET AWAY is supposed to work. It starts out as a parody of THE WICKER MAN/MIDSOMMAR type of folk horror, with a big twist at the two-thirds mark. It looks great, has the pedigree of SHAUN OF THE DEAD costar/PAUL cowriter/costar Nick Frost as star and writer, and plenty of mileage in its […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE PROSECUTOR (NG POON)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
THE PROSECUTOR (NG POON) movie poster | ©2025 Well Go USA Entertainment

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Donnie Yen, Julian Cheung Chi Lam, Michael Hui, Francis Ng Chun Yu, Shirley Chan, Cheung Tin Fu, Sisley Choi, Mandy Wong, Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Liza Wang, Cheng Jut Si, Lau Kong, Yu Kang, Adam Pak, Lui Leung Wai, Mark Cheng, Ho Yeung Fung Writer: Edmond Wong Director: Donnie Yen Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment Release Date: January 10, 2025 THE PROSECUTOR (NG POON) opens with the words “based on true events.” It’s perfectly plausible that an officer went from the Rapid Action Unit – Hong Kong’s equivalent of the S.W.A.T. team – to become a […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE MAN IN THE WHITE VAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/03/2025
THE MAN IN THE WHITE VAN movie poster | ©2025 Relativity

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Madison Wolfe, Brec Bassinger, Ali Larter, Sean Astin, Skai Jackson, Gavin Warren, Addison Riecke, Noah Lomax, Darrius Thomas, Deborah Ann Woll Writers: Warren Skeels & Sharon Y. Cobb Director: Warren Skeels Distributor: Relativity Media Release Date: December 13, 2024 Because it is seen primarily from the viewpoint of high school student Annie (Madison Wolfe), and because of some narrative conventions, THE MAN IN THE WHITE VAN has a YA flavor to it. Still, director Warren Skeels and his co-writer Sharon Y. Cobb deliver a relatively suspenseful thriller. An onscreen title at the start tells us that THE […]Read On »


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