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Movie Review: THE SHADE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/27/2024
THE SHADE movie poster | ©2024 Level33 Entertainment / Kino

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Chris Galust, Laura Benanti, Dylan McTee, Mariel Molino, Germain Arroyo, Brendan Sexton III, Manny Dunn, Charlotte Stickles, Sam Duncan, Michael Boatman Writer: Tyler Chipman, story by Tyler Chipman & David Purdy Director: Tyler Chipman Distributor: Level 33 Entertainment/Kino Release Date: September 20, 2024 THE SHADE works well for most of its length as a portrait of family trauma, especially as experienced by twenty-year-old Ryan Beckman. Directed by Tyler Chipman from his screenplay from a story cowritten with David Purdy, THE SHADE also has good moments of sufficient creepiness. But it falls apart at the end. We […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE SUBSTANCE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/19/2024
THE SUBSTANCE final poster | ©2024 Mubi

Rating: R Stars: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Robin Greer Writer: Coralie Fargeat Director: Coralie Fargeat Distributor: MUBI Release Date: September 20, 2024 “Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You’ve got to try this product: The Substance. It changed my life.” So goes the pitch for the stuff alluded to by the title of THE SUBSTANCE. Technically, it’s several different substances that all need to be used as directed for the desired result – and to avoid undesired results. Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is an Oscar-winning performer who has […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SPEAK NO EVIL

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/13/2024
SPEAK NO EVIL movie poster | ©2024 Universal Picturesl

Rating: R Stars: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough, Kris Hitchen, Motaz Malhees Writer: James Watkins, based on the screenplay by Christian Tafdrup & Mads Tafdrup Director: James Watkins Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: September 13, 2024 Anyone who saw the original 2022 Danish horror thriller SPEAK NO EVIL is bound to wonder what a big-studio English-language remake would be like. This is because big studios do not make movies entirely like the original 2022 Danish horror thriller SPEAK NO EVIL. This is not a matter of quality or integrity. Contrary to popular […]Read On »


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Movie Review: HERE AFTER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
HERE AFTER movie poster | ©2024 Paramount

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Connie Britton, Freya Hannan-Mills, Giovanni Cirfiera, Tommaso Basili, Babetida Sadjo Writer: Sarah Conradt Director: Robert Salerno Distributor: Paramount Pictures Release Date: September 13, 2024 (theatrical, digital) On the positive side, HERE AFTER isn’t what we might expect from its set-up. It has some mythologically interesting notions that it expresses clearly. It also doesn’t turn into an exorcism story (not that there’s something wrong with those, except that it would be predictable in this situation). But the film has a couple of problems that prevent it from fulfilling the potential of its originality. We’re in contemporary Italy. Claire […]Read On »


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Movie Review: REBEL RIDGE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
REBEL RIDGE movie poster | ©2024 Netflix

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, David Denman, Emory Cohen, Steve Zissis, Zsané Jhé, Dana Lee, James Cromwell Writer: Jeremy Saulnier Director: Jeremy Saulnier Distributor: Netflix Release Date: September 6, 2024 (Netflix) REBEL RIDGE presents us with the not entirely unfamiliar movie scenario of a highly skilled former U.S. Marine who comes into conflict with a corrupt small-town police force. Where REBEL RIDGE diverges from what we might expect is that it’s much more a conspiracy thriller than an action film, although it has a couple of impressive set pieces. No one could reasonably call this […]Read On »


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Movie Review: WINEVILLE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
WINEVILLE movie poster | ©2024 Dark Star Pictures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Carolyn Hennesy, Brande Roderick, Texas Battle, Casey King, Christie Chaplin, Chris Schellenger, Keaton Cadrez, Duncan Anderson, Seneca Palliota, Will Roberts Writer: Richard Schenkman, story by Brande Roderick & Richard Schenkman Director: Brande Roderick Distributor: Dark Star Pictures Release Date: September 6, 2024 (theatrical); September 10, 2024 (physical media) WINEVILLE is set in the ‘70s, with a news reference to Jimmy Carter’s presidency at the start. The movie also feels like one of the wild low-budget indie horror offerings of that era, with plot elements that just won’t crop up elsewhere. Pretty blonde Missy (Christie Chaplin) is […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/06/2024
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE movie poster | ©2024 Warner Bros.

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti, Willem Dafoe Writers: Alfred Gough & Miles Millar, story by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and Seth Grahame-Smith, based on characters created by Michael McDowell & Larry Wilson Director: Tim Burton Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: September 6, 2024 Back in 1988, when supernatural comedies that invented whole other worlds were still a novelty (GHOSTBUSTERS had already arrived in 1984), BEETLEJUICE felt fresh and inventive. The second feature film from director Tim Burton, who had previously helmed 1985’s PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE, BEETLEJUICE introduced […]Read On »


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Movie Review: DON’T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
DON'T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS | ©2024 Quiver Distribution

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Bella DeLong, Amber Janea, Daryl Tofa, Ana Zambrana, Crystal Lake Evans, John Bucy, Jarrett Brown Writer: Andy Fickman Director: Andy Fickman Distributor: Quiver Distribution Release Date: September 6, 2024 (theatrical, VOD) DON’T TURN OUT THE LIGHTS begins with ominous music over a drone shot of a camper traveling on a forest road. Superimposed over this is what appears to be a little girl’s birthday party, with wrapped presents, colorful cupcakes and a balloon arch in a public park. However, when we see a little girl, she is not near the celebration, but rather standing by herself, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE DEMON DISORDER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
THE DEMON DISORDER key art | ©2024 Shudder

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Christian Willis, Dirk Hunter, Charles Cottier, John Noble, Tobie Webster Writers: Steve Boyle & Toby Osborne Director: Steve Boyle Distributor: Shudder Release Date: September 6, 2024 (Shudder) THE DEMON DISORDER treats demonic possession as a hereditary physical disease. It mixes Cronenbergian levels of body horror with family drama that has elements of both tragedy and dark humor. We’re in rural Australia. We start with views of a rundown house behind a chain-link fence. The place is occupied, though, by two adult Reilly brothers. Alcoholic Jake (Dirk Hunter) is the eldest; troubled youngest Phillip (Charles Cottier) is […]Read On »


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Movie Review: RED ROOMS (LES CHAMBRES ROUGES)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
RED ROOMS (LES CHAMBRES ROUGES) movie poster | ©2024 Utopia

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Juliette Gariépy, Laurie Babin, Elisabeth Locas, Natalie Tannous, Pierre Chagnon, Guy Thauvette, Frédérick De Grandpré, Marie-Gabrielle Ménard, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos Writer: Pascal Plante Director: Pascal Plante Distributor: Utopia Release Date: September 6, 2024 Directed and written by Pascal Plante, RED ROOMS (LES CHAMBRES ROUGES) contains multiple mysteries. Who is the killer, will the right person be convicted of the crime, and why is Kelly-Anne (Juliette Gariépy) so fixated on the case? We will learn that Kelly-Anne is a high-end model and online poker whiz. We meet her as she makes her way through pre-dawn Montreal to a […]Read On »


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