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Movie Review: GOLDA

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/25/2023
GOLDA movie poster | ©2023 Bleecker Street

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Helen Mirren, Camille Cottin, Lior Ashkenazi, Rami Heuberger, Rotem Keinan, Dvir Benedek, Ellie Piercy, Henry Goodman, Ed Stoppard, Dominic Mafham, Ohad Knoller, Liev Schreiber Writer: Nicholas Martin Director: Guy Nattiv Distributor: Bleecker Street Release Date: August 25, 2023 Much as the 2006 film THE QUEEN sought to provide insight into the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II by focusing on one specific incident (the death of Princess Diana), GOLDA sets about presenting Israel’s fourth Prime Minister, the late Golda Meir, by primarily dramatizing how she handled 1973’s Yom Kippur War. Both Queen Elizabeth in THE QUEEN and Prime […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BANK OF DAVE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
BANK OF DAVE movie poster | ©2023 Samuel Goldwyn Co.

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Joel Fry, Phoebe Dynevor, Jo Hartley, Rory Kinnear, Naomi Battrick, Paul Kaye Adrian Lukis, Harry Mitchell, Cathy Tyson, Angus Wright Writer: Piers Ashworth Director: Chris Foggin Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Co. Release Date: August 25, 2023 Lots of fact-based films invent characters and storylines to make themselves more dramatic and interesting. Without knowing the ins and outs of what really happened, it’s impossible to say for certain what the case is with BANK OF DAVE. However, we get the feeling that the truth may be more intriguing than the fiction here. David “Dave” Fishwick, played here by Rory […]Read On »


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Movie Review: WAKING NIGHTMARE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/22/2023
WAKING NIGHTMARE movie poster | ©2023 Terror Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Diane Franklin, Shelley Regner, Jamison Newlander, Gabby West, Every Heart, Ryan Bonnick, Brian Farmer, Stephen Wu, Brian Tyler Cohen, Yan Birch, David Naughton Writer: Brian Farmer Directors: Steven Joseph Craig & Brian Farmer Distributor: Terror Films Release Date: August 18, 2023 (VOD) WAKING NIGHTMARE begins with a sleeping nightmare. It’s bracingly weird, represented on a tiny TV-type screen in the middle of the viewing screen. Then Jordan (Shelley Regner), who is having the nightmare, wakes up screaming. Jordan’s parents, Danielle (Diane Franklin) and Jeff (Jamison Newlander), rush into their daughter’s bedroom. Jordan dreamt about her friend […]Read On »


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Movie Review: DARK WINDOWS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
DARK WINDOWS movie poster | ©2023 Brainstorm Media

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Anna Bullard, Annie Hamilton, Rory Alexander, Jóel Sæmundsson, Morten Holst, Rachel Fowler, Grace Binford Sheene, Vanessa Borgli Writer: Wolf Kraft, story by Alex Herron Director: Alex Herron Distributor: Brainstorm Media Release Date: August 18, 2023 DARK WINDOWS follows the contemporary slasher format faithfully. We have a group of teens (albeit fewer in numbers than usual) spending the weekend in a large, isolated site. They are stalked by a masked killer who is punishing and vengeful. What elevates DARK WINDOWS within the subgenre is that it is uncommonly well-acted. Director Alex Herron, and screenwriter Wolf Kraft, working […]Read On »


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Movie Review: DEAD SHOT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/18/2023
DEAD SHOT movie poster | ©2023 Quiver Releasing

Stars: Aml Ameen, Colin Morgan, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Sophia Brown, Mark Strong, Felicity Jones, Máiréad Tyers Writers: Tom Guard & Charles Guard, based on a screenplay by Ronan Bennett, inspired by the book THE ROAD TO BALCOMBE STREET by Steven P. Moysey PhD Directors: Tom Guard & Charles Guard Distributor: Quiver Distribution Release Date: August 18, 2023 (theatrical, VOD, digital) DEAD SHOT is a fictionalized story that is “inspired by” the nonfiction book THE ROAD TO BALCOMBE STREET by Steven P. Moysey PhD. The book dealt with an escalating conflict on the streets of London between an Active Service Unit (ASU) […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/11/2023
THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER movie poster | ©2023 Universal PIctures

Rating: R Stars: Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, David Dastmalchian, Woody Norman, Chris Walley, Jon Jon Briones, Stefan Kapicic, Martin Furulund, Nikolai Nikolaeff, Javier Botet Writers: Bragi F. Schut Jr. and Zak Olkewicz, screen story by Bragi F. Schut Jr., based on the chapter “The Captain’s Log” in DRACULA by Bram Stoker Director: Andre Øvredal Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: August 11, 2023 There’s a spoiler in the movie’s title, and in its opening sequence, to say nothing of the source material in Bram Stoker’s novel DRACULA. It’s safe to say we go in knowing that THE LAST VOYAGE […]Read On »


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Movie Review: KING ON SCREEN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
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: OPERATION NAPOLEON

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
OPERATION NAPOLEON movie poster | ©2023 Magnolia Pictures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Vivian Ólafsdóttir, Jack Fox, Iain Glen, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Adesuwa Oni, Annette Badland, Atli Óskar Fjalarsson Writer: Marteinn Thorisson, based on the novel by Arnaldur Indriòason Director: Óskar Thór Axelsson Distributor: Magnolia Pictures/Magnet Releasing Release Date: August 11, 2023 OPERATION NAPOLEON technically fits into the Nordic noir genre. It is a thriller, set and partially shot in Iceland (some sequences were filmed in Germany), amidst lots of snow and ice, with dialogue that is about equally split between English and Icelandic. However, unlike a lot of its compatriots, OPERATION NAPOLEON has a relatively […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SITE 13

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/04/2023
SITE 13 movie poster | ©2023 Terror Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Nathan Faudree, Katie Gibson, Leila Dean, Kelly Ray Shelton, Nichole McFarlane, Tony Urban, John Wisniewski, Marguerite Mitchell, Daryl Acevedo, Collin Dean Writer: Nathan Faudree, story by Tony Urban & Nathan Faudree Directors: Nathan Faudree & Tony Urban (“found footage” sections) Distributor: Terror Films Release Date: July 28, 2023 (VOD, digital) SITE 13 is a low-budget horror movie that has definite Lovecraftian elements, although it’s also interested in concepts of good and evil. We start with found footage, but non-fans of this format can relax (at least a little). SITE 13 goes back and forth between the […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE WENDIGO

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
THE WENDIGO movie poster | ©2023 Terror Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Tyler Gene, Hunter Redfern, Matthias Margraves, Taylor Grace Davis, Laura Rodriguez, Jake Robinson, Paul Hurley, Austin Pigza Writer: Jamie Brown, story by Jake Robinson Director: Jake Robinson Distributor: Terror Films Release Date: August 4, 2023 THE WENDIGO is short by almost any running time standard, clocking in at seventy-eight minutes and fifteen seconds. It is made with clear affection for the found-footage horror genre, with dialogue that is plausible for the circumstances, and mostly good acting. We first meet video influencer Logan (Tyler Gene), who performs various stunts on dares from his subscribers. Tonight’s “stunt” is […]Read On »


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