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Movie Review: THE GUTTER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/01/2024
THE GUTTER movie poster | ©2024 Magnolia Pictures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Shameik Moore, D’Arcy Carden, Paul Reiser, Susan Sarandon, George Basil, Rell Battle, Chelsea Devantez, Earthquake, Jay Ellis, Kim Fields, Nelson Franklin, Jackée Harry, Langston Kerman, Adam Pally, Rob Scheer Writer: Yassir Lester Directors: Isaiah Lester & Yassir Lester Distributor: Magnolia Pictures Release Date: November 1, 2024 (theatrical, VOD) Directed by Isaiah Lester & Yassir Lester from Yassir Lester’s script, THE GUTTER is a very broad comedy about the meteoric rise of young bowler Walt (Shameik Moore). It also has a lot of race-based jokes. At first, Walt knows nothing about bowling, except that there’s an open […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ABSOLUTION

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
ABSOLUTION movie poster | ©2024 Samuel Goldwyn Films

Rating: R Stars: Liam Neeson, Yolanda Ross, Frankie Shaw, Daniel Diemer, Javier Molina, Jimmy Gonzales, Josh Drennen, Deanna Nayr Tarraza, Terrence Pulliam, Ron Perlman Writer: Tony Gayton Director: Hans Petter Moland Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films Release Date: November 1, 2024 Because ABSOLUTION stars Liam Neeson as a low-level gangster, we know that violence will eventually occur in the film. However, ABSOLUTION is only secondarily a crime-action film. Mostly, it’s a character study of a man facing mental decline, attempting to come to terms with his past and figure out what to do with the rest of his future. Director Hans […]Read On »


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Movie Review: HE NEVER LEFT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
HE NEVER LEFT movie poster | ©2024 Epic Pictures/Dread

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Colin Cunningham, Jessica Staples, James Morris, Sean Hunter, David E. McMahon, Charla Bocchicchio, William McAllister, Jake Watters Writer: James Morris, story by James Morris & Michael Ballif & Colin Cunningham Director: James Morris Distributor: Epic Pictures/Dread Release Date: November 1, 2024 (theatrical), November 5, 2024 (VOD) At the beginning of HE NEVER LEFT, an onscreen set of titles informs us that the small town of Larsen City has been plagued by murders and disappearances at the hands of a masked killer. In 1997, he stopped … but the community never truly healed … We then see […]Read On »


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FRASIER: Actress Toks Olagundoye on Season 2 of the sitcom reboot – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/27/2024
Toks Olagundoye is Olivia in FRASIER - Season 2 - "The Dedication" | ©2024 Paramount+/Chris Haston

FRASIER, now in its second season streaming on Paramount Plus, is not so much a reboot as a revival. The comedy series picks up from the earlier FRASIER, which won five Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series, that ran for eleven seasons, 1993-2004, on NBC. (The original FRASIER was a spinoff of NBC’s also multi-Emmy-winning CHEERS, which ran on NBC 1982-1993.) Kelsey Grammer won four Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Emmys in FRASIER’s original run as tightly-wound psychiatrist Frasier Crane. In the original FRASIER, Frasier had moved from Boston back to his hometown of Seattle, where he hosted a […]Read On »


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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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