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Movie Review: NATTY KNOCKS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/21/2023
NATTY KNOCKS movie poster | ©2023 Vertical Entertainment

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Charlotte Fountain-Jardim, Thomas Robie, Noen Perez, Channah Zeitung, Bill Moseley, Danielle Harris, Robert Englund, Amit Sarin, Will Murden, Joey Bothwell, Jason James Richter Writer: Benjamin Olson Director: Dwight H. Little Distributor: Vertical Entertainment Release Date: July 21, 2023 Too often, horror movies don’t have much plot. We get a set-up, then a villain, and then it’s just stalk, fend off, and fight-fight-fight. There’s nothing wrong with this, of course, but still, it’s nice to see a story with cause-and-effect plotting. That’s the case with NATTY KNOCKS. Written by Benjamin Olson and directed by Dwight H. Little, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE FLOOD

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/14/2023
THE FLOOD movie poster | ©2023 Lionsgate / Saban Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Casper Van Dien, Nicky Whelan, Louis Mandylor, Devanny Pinn, Ryan Francis, Eoin O’Brien, Randall J. Bacon, Randy Wayne Writers: Chad Law, Josh Ridgway Director: Brandon Slagle Distributor: Lionsgate/Saban Films Release Date: July 14, 2023 THE FLOOD is essentially ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 meets CRAWL Should readers be unfamiliar with the first reference, ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13, was originally written and directed in 1976 by John Carpenter, then remade in 2005, with Jean-François Richet directing a screenplay by James DeMonaco. While the motivations differ, both films deal with an attack on an understaffed, rundown police station by […]Read On »


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Movie Review: FINAL CUT (COUPEZ!)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
FINAL CUT movie poster | ©2023 Kino Lorber

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Romain Duris, Bérénice Bejo, Grégory Gadebois, Finnegan Oldfield, Matilda Lutz, Sébastien Chassagne, Raphaël Quenard, Lyès Salem, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Simone Hazanavicius, Agnès Hurstel, Charlie Dupont, Raika Hazanavicius, Luàna Bajrami, Florence Janas, Yvon Martin Writer: Michel Hazanavicius, based on the screenplay for ONE CUT OF THE DEAD by Shinichiro Ueda, inspired by the play GHOST IN THE BOX by Ryoichi Wada Director: Michel Hazanavicius Distributor: Kino Lorber Release Date: July 14, 2023 Depending on one’s perspective, the new French film FINAL CUT (COUPEZ!) is either a remake of or a sequel to the 2017 Japanese feature ONE CUT […]Read On »


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Movie Review: HORROR IN THE FOREST

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
HORROR IN THE FOREST | ©2023 DBS Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Alexa Lauren, Andrew Thomas, Jim Johnson, Dylan DeVane, Reggie Johnson, Alyssa Jackson, Brent Downs, Jessica Murphy, Howard Hawkins, Leah St. Onge, Alyssia Garza Writer: Kellan Rudnicki Director: Brendan Rudnicki Distributor: Indie Rights Movies/DBS Films Release Date: June 23, 2023 Director Brendan Rudnicki and writer Kellan Rudnicki, who recently brought us the respectable low-budget FOREST OF DEATH are back with another tree-shrouded entry, HORROR IN THE FOREST. Not to put too fine a point on it, but HORROR IN THE FOREST is a variation on THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, which doesn’t stray too far from the path […]Read On »


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Movie Review: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/11/2023
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE | ©2023 Paramount Pictures

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff, Esai Morales, Vanessa Kirby, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Cary Elwes, Henry Czerny Writers: Christopher McQuarrie & Erik Jendresen, based on characters created by Bruce Geller Director: Christopher McQuarrie Distributor: Paramount Release Date: July 12, 2023 MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PART ONE gives us a villain known as the Entity. The Entity is an artificial intelligence that isn’t just self-aware. It’s capable of tapping into any online electronics on the planet (or circling it, as with satellites) and can make anyone see, hear, read, and […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE BREACH

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
THE BREACH movie poster | ©2023 Trinity Creative Partnership

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Allan Hawco, Emily Alatalo, Natalie Brown, Mary Antonini, Wesley French, Adam Kenneth Wilson, Alex Lifeson Writers: Ian Weir & Craig Davidson, based on the Audible Original THE BREACH by Nick Cutter Director: Rodrigo Gudiño Distributor: Trinity Creative Partnership Release Date: July 11, 2023 (digital, VOD)  THE BREACH gets off to a promising horror movie start. A canoe drifts down a woodland river. There’s something inside the canoe, covered by a burlap sack. The canoe eventually comes to rest on the shores of a lake, where picnickers go to examine it. They take one look and flee, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: UNDERWORLD (A TOR BELLA MONACA NON PIOVE MAI)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/07/2023
UNDERWORLD movie poster | ©2023 The Global Asylum

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Libero De Rienzo, Andrea Sartoretti, Antonia Liskova, Giorgio Colangeli, Lorenza Guerreri, Fulvia Lorenzetti, Massimiliano Rossi, Lorenzo Lazzarini, Gabriel Montesi Writer: Marco Bocci, based on his novel Director: Marco Bocci Distributor: The Global Asylum Italian cinema has a rich tradition of crime stories, ranging from the epic to the kitchen sink. UNDERWORLD (A TOR BELLA MONACA NON PIOVE MAI) is among the latter, depicting how a middle-class family is driven to illegal activities. UNDERWORLD begins with the start of a heist. Our money is on the intended victims, not because they’re especially formidable, but because the would-be […]Read On »


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Movie Review: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/30/2023
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY movie poster | ©2023 Walt Disney Pictures/Lucasfilm Ltd.

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Ethann Bergua-Isidore, Olivier Richters Writers: Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth and David Koepp and James Mangold, based on characters created by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman Director: James Mangold Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Release Date: June 30, 2023 INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY is a worthy successor to the original RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. Is THE DIAL OF DESTINY as magical and wonderful as the first film? Well, no, that’s what RAIDERS OF THE LOST […]Read On »


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Movie Review: RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
RUBY GILLMAN: TEENAGE KRAKEN movie poster | @2023 DreamWorks Animation/Universal Pictures

Rating: PG Stars (voices): Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Jane Fonda, Colman Domingo, Blue Chapman, Will Forte, Annie Murphy, Liza Koshy, Ramona Young, Eduardo Franco, Jaboukie Young-White, Sam Richardson Writers: Pam Brady and Elliott DiGiuseppi & Kirk DeMicco Director: Kirk DeMicco; co-director, Faryl Pearl Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: June 30, 2023 Most of us have already seen some (or many) versions of the story told in RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN. We can, however, safely guess that this is the first with (per the title) a teen Kraken as the main character. A Kraken, for those unfamiliar with the mythology surrounding […]Read On »


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Movie Review: DEVILREAUX

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
DEVILREAUX movie poster | ©2023 Lionsgate

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Vincent M. Ward, Tony Todd, Krista Grotte Saxon, Monaye Moyes, Meberate Brooks, Jon Briddell Writer: Thomas J. Churchill, story by Vincent M. Ward Director: Thomas J. Churchill Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: June 30, 2023 DEVILREAUX fits, very broadly, into the CANDYMAN pantheon of vengeful revenants created by wrongs of the pre-Civil War American South. An onscreen title informs us that we’re in present-day New Orleans. A nice young couple have what appears to be a tourist-trap magic shop. While they are redecorating, both are killed by a tall black figure in skeleton white-face makeup. This is […]Read On »


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