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Movie Review: VENOM: THE LAST DANCE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/25/2024
VENOM: THE LAST DANCE movie poster | ©2024 Sony/Columbia/Marvel

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Stephen Graham, Rhys Ifans, Alanna Ubach, Clark Backo, Cristo Fernández, Peggy Lu, Hala Finley, Dash McCloud Writer: Kelly Marcel, story by Kelly Marcel & Tom Hardy, based on the Marvel Comics by Todd McFarlane and David Michelinie Director: Kelly Marcel Distributor: Sony/Columbia/Marvel Release Date: October 25, 2024 Who is VENOM: THE LAST DANCE for? It’s certainly for fans of Tom Hardy, who is back as Eddie Brock and the voice of his alien symbiote Venom. It’s even more for those who enjoy watching all sorts of CGI monsters battle it out […]Read On »


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Movie Review: MADS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
MADS movie poster | ©2024 Capella Film/Shudder

Rating: TV-MA Stars: Lucille Guillaume, Laurie Pavy, Milton Riche, Yovel Lewkowski, Sasha Rudakowa, Vincent Pasdermadjian Writer: David Moreau Director: David Moreau Distributor: Capella Film/Shudder Release Date: October 18, 2024 (Shudder) MADS is made to look as though it was shot in one continuous take. We know it wasn’t, of course, as it moves from day to night, indoors to outdoors and back again, and through multiple neighborhoods. The conceit does keep us on our toes, though. We’re somewhere in France, where Romain (Milton Riche) is celebrating his eighteenth birthday by getting high on a snortable drug of unknown provenance, at […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CONCLAVE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
CONCLAVE movie poster | ©2024 Focus Features

Rating: PG Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Brian F. O’Byrne, Isabella Rossellini, Sergio Castellitto, Carlos Diehz, Balkissa Maiga Writer: Peter Straughan, based on the novel by Robert Harris Director: Edward Berger Distributor: Focus Features Release Date: October 25, 2024 Just in time for the American presidential election comes the political thriller CONCLAVE. People who love this genre but are about to weep at what’s happening in the U.S. may be reassured on hearing that the politics here surround the election of the new Catholic Pope in the Vatican, after the previous one dies unexpectedly. Indeed, this […]Read On »


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Movie Review: YOUR MONSTER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
YOUR MONSTER movie poster | ©2024 Vertical Entertainment

Rating: R Stars: Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey, Edmund Donovan, Meghann Fahy, Kayla Foster, Ikechukwu Ufomadu Writer: Caroline Lindy Director: Caroline Lindy Distributor: Vertical Entertainment Release Date: October 25, 2024 YOUR MONSTER starts with the opening credit “Based on a True-ish Story.” The elements that are possibly taken from life include recovering from cancer, plus a callous ex-boyfriend who is also a credit-stealing collaborator. The invented aspect is likely the Monster (Tommy Dewey) in the closet of our protagonist, Laura Franco (Melissa Barrera). When we meet her, Laura is being discharged from the hospital, but doesn’t seem thrilled. This is largely […]Read On »


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Movie Review: MAGPIE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
MAGPIE movie poster | ©2024 Shout! Sudios

Rating: R Stars: Daisy Ridley, Shazad Latif, Matilda Lutz, Hiba Ahmed, Cherrelle Skeete, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Alistair Petrie Writer: Tom Bateman, based on an original idea by Daisy Ridley Director: Sam Yates Distributor: Shout! Studios Release Date: October 25, 2024 As MAGPIE begins, Anette (Daisy Ridley) is videotaping her little daughter Matilda’s (Hiba Ahmed) audition for a big-budget movie. Great news: Matilda gets the part. Momentarily, Matilda, Anette and Anette’s husband/Matilda’s dad Ben (Shazad Latif) couldn’t be happier. The family, plus baby boy Lucas, lives in a spacious modern house in the English countryside. Ben is a successful author. Anette would […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SMILE 2

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/18/2024
SMILE 2 movie poster | ©2024 Paramount Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Naomi Scott, Rosemary DeWitt, Kyle Gallner, Dylan Gelula, Ray Nicholson, Lukas Gage, Peter Jacobson, Drew Barrymore, Raúl Castillo, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Iván Carlo Writer: Parker Finn, based on characters created by Parker Finn Director: Parker Finn Distributor: Paramount Pictures Release Date: October 18, 2024 SMILE 2 is a clear case of a sequel that’s superior to the original. Writer/director Parker Finn, back from the 2022 SMILE, not only avails himself of a bigger budget but also displays better storytelling and scare chops this time around. One of the big problems that the original SMILE had was that it […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BEEZEL

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
BEEZEL movie poster | ©2024 Epic Pictures / Dread

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Bob Gallagher, LeJon Woods, Caroline Quigley, Kimberly Salditt Poulin, Nicolas Robin, Victoria Fratz Fradkin Writers: Adam Fradkin & Victoria Fratz Fradkin Director: Adam Fradkin Distributor: Epic Pictures/Dread Release Date: September 20, 2024 (theatrical); September 24, 2024 (VOD) BEEZEL does something a bit different with the found footage format. While we do get a reasonable amount of camera p.o.v., the movie plays with different types of cameras and mediums (Super 8mm film, a variety of video formats) and has characters literally finding the footage. BEEZEL takes place in one location, a sprawling Massachusetts house with a large […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE LINE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
THE LINE movie poster | ©2024 Utopia

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Alex Wolff, Lewis Pullman, Halle Bailey, Austin Abrams, Bo Mitchell, Angus Cloud, Graham Patrick Martin, Will Ropp, Denise Richards, Cheri Oteri, Scoot McNairy, John Malkovich Writers: Alex Russek & Ethan Berger, story by Ethan Berger, Alex Russek, Zack Purdo Director: Ethan Berger Distributor: Utopia Release Date: October 18, 2024 THE LINE, set mostly in 2014, is a slow-burn but well-observed college frat drama. Director Ethan Berger and his co-screenwriter Alex Russek, working from a story they crafted with Zack Purdo, are uncommonly precise in showing how micro-aggressions and small power plays can spiral into disaster. Tom […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CADDO LAKE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
CADDO LAKE Key Art | ©2024 New Line Cinema / Max

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Dylan O’Brien, Eliza Scanlen, Diana Hopper, Caroline Falk, Sam Hennings, Eric Edward Lange, Lauren Ambrose Writers: Celine Held & Logan George Directors: Celine Held & Logan George Distributor: New Line Cinema/Max Release Date: October 10, 2024 (Max) There’s a chance that describing CADDO LAKE as a science-fiction/fantasy film will give prospective viewers the wrong idea. However, it’s just about impossible to explain what makes it part of that genre without giving the whole game away. Writers/directors Celine Held & Logan George bring us to the East Texas side of Caddo Lake, a bayou that extends into Louisiana […]Read On »


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Movie Review: TERRIFIER 3

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/10/2024
TERRIFIER 3 movie poster | ©2024 Cineverse

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thornton, Elliott Fullam, Sarah Voigt, Samantha Scaffidi, Chris Jericho, Antonella Rose, Margaret Anne Florence, Bryce Johnson, Alexa Blair, Mason Mecartea, Krsy Fox, Clint Howard, Jon Abrahams, Daniel Roebuck, Jason Patric Writer: Damien Leone Director: Damien Leone Distributor: Cineverse Release Date: October 11, 2024 TERRIFIER 3 provides two-for-one holiday horror. Arriving just in time for Halloween, it’s actually set during Christmas. Like its predecessors, 2016’s TERRIFIER and 2022’s TERRIFIER 2, TERRIFIER 3 is written and directed by Damien Leone. Actor David Howard Thornton is likewise back for his third round as Art the […]Read On »


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