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Movie Review: FAST X

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 05/18/2023
FAST X movie poster | ©2023 Universal Pictures

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Vin Diesel, Jason Momoa, Michelle Rodriguez, Leo Abelo Perry, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Lucacris” Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sun Kang, John Cena, Jason Statham, Rita Moreno, Helen Mirren, Brie Larson, Charlize Theron, Alan Ritchson, Daniela Melchior Writers: Dan Mazeau & Justin Lin, story by Dan Mazeau & Justin Lin and Zach Dean, based on characters created by Gary Scott Thompson Director: Louis Letterier Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: May 19, 2023 THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS franchise started modestly in 2001 as a tale of street racing and car theft. The second and third entries were only […]Read On »


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RICHARD III: Director Robert O’Hara on new PBS Shakespeare adaptation – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 05/16/2023
Danai Gurira in GREAT PERFORMANCES: RICHARD III | ©2023 PBS

The Shakespeare in the Park production of RICHARD III, starring Danai Gurira (who has played warriors in THE WALKING DEAD and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as being an award-winning playwright) in the title role, ran from June 21, 2022 through July 17, 2022 at the open-air Delacorte Theater in New York’s Central Park. In July, 2022, the production was recorded for PBS’s GREAT PERFORMANCES series, to air Friday, May 19, 2023. Robert O’Hara, who directed the production of RICHARD III, was born in Cincinatti, Ohio. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his direction of SLAVE PLAY. […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CURSE OF WOLF MOUNTAIN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 05/13/2023
CURSE OF WOLF MOUNTAIN movie poster | ©2023 Uncork’d Entertainment

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Keli Price, Karissa Lee Staples, David Lipper, Malu Trevejo, Matt Rife, Fernanda Romero, Eddie McClintock, Kenny Yates, Kipp Tribble, Amaris Davidson, Abdelhameed “Dooley” Ibrahim, Tobin Bell, Danny Trejo Writer: Keli Price Director: David Lipper Distributor: Uncork’d Entertainment Release Date: May 9, 2023 The first thing it’s important to know about CURSE OF WOLF MOUNTAIN (at least, for the werewolf movie completionists among us) is that it is not a werewolf movie. Instead, director David Lipper and writer Keli Price ambitiously combine a slasher format with emotional drama. CURSE OF WOLF MOUNTAIN also causes one to reflect […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CLOCK

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
CLOCK Key Art | ©2023 Hulu

Rating: TV-MA Stars: Dianna Agron, Melora Hardin, Jay Ali, Saul Rubinek, Grace Porter Writer: Alexis Lucknow Director: Alexis Lucknow Distributor: Hulu Release Date: April 28, 2023 The title of CLOCK refers to the biological one that everyone is widely believed to possess. Except, contrary to this assumption, not everyone does in fact have a biological clock – that is, the desire to have children. The conflict between the belief and the reality are what give CLOCK its premise. Ella Patel (Dianna Agron) is a star interior designer, happily married to surgeon Aidan (Jay Ali), with a full life that she […]Read On »


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Movie Review: DOUBLE LIFE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
DOUBLE LIFE movie poster | ©2023 Paramount

Rating: R Stars: Javicia Leslie, Pascale Hutton, Vincent Gale, Niall Matter, Carmen Moore, John Cassini, Kaaren De Zilva, Aaron Douglas Writers: Mike Hurst and Chris Sivertson, story by Mike Hurst Director: Martin Wood Distributor: Paramount Global Content Distribution Release Date: May 5, 2023 There’s a perfectly good concept propelling DOUBLE LIFE, and it is handsomely made. However, it plays out like either the pilot for a broadcast TV detective series like BIG SKY, with which it shares some plot elements, or else a procedural episode that focuses on the guest characters. Jo (Javicia Leslie) manages a high-end big-city bar frequented […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER: PART V & PART I

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER movie poster | ©2023 Dark Sky Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: PART V: Kansas Bowling, Poppy Cunningham, Taylor Smith, Antonio Woodruff, Andrew Wasserburger, Alpha Trivette, Darius Willis; PART I: Darius Willis, KJ Baker, Allison Shrum, Lew Temple, Alpha Trivette Writer: Jay Burleson Director: Jay Burleson Distributor: Dark Sky Films Release Date: May 5, 2023 (digital and VOD) The opening crawl for THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER PART V provides the fictional history of the likewise invented THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER franchise. The first film was purportedly released on October 17, 1980, after the success of HALLOWEEN in 1978, but conceived before the release of FRIDAY THE […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BLACKBERRY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 05/12/2023
BLACKBERRY movie poster | ©2023 IFC Films

Rating: R Stars: Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Rich Sommer, Michael Ironside, Martin Donovan, Michelle Giroux, SungWon Cho, Mark Critch, Saul Rubinek, Cary Elwes Writers: Matt Johnson & Mark Miller, based on the book LISTENING TO THE SIGNAL by Jacquie McNish & Sean Silcoff Director: Matt Johnson Distributor: IFC Films Release Date: May 12, 2023 BLACKBERRY begins with a title that informs us, “The following fictionalization is inspired by real people and real events that took place in Waterloo, Ontario.” What comes next plays out something like what the tech dark comedy SILICON VALLEY might have been like if […]Read On »


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Movie Review: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 05/04/2023
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3. movie poster | ©2023 Marvel Studios / Disney

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Chukwudi Iwuji, Vin Diesel (voice), Bradley Cooper (voice), Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Sean Gunn, Sylvester Stallone, Will Poulter Writer: James Gunn, based on the comics by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Director: James Gunn Distributor: Marvel/Disney Release Date: May 5, 2023 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 is a high-energy, big-emotion capper to the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY trilogy. There is now so much material on the main characters (who have also appeared in other Marvel films and their own Christmas special) that they occupy the whole Marvel logo […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE TANK

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 05/03/2023
THE TANK movie poster | ©2023 Well Go USA

Rating: R Stars: Luciane Buchanan, Matt Whelan, Zara Nausbaum, Regina Hegemann, Ascia Maybury, Mark Mitchinson Writer: Scott Walker Director: Scott Walker Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment Release Date: April 21, 2023 (theatrical), April 25, 2023 (digital) THE TANK is a handsome but oddly-paced monster movie. Set primarily in coastal Oregon and shot in New Zealand, THE TANK opens with a title telling us it’s May 2, 1946. A woman and a little girl are sleeping in bed on a very rainy night. Outside, a man goes to investigate something in what we’ll find out later is the tank that supplies […]Read On »


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SAM NOW: Filmmaker Reed Harness discusses his family documentary mystery – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 05/02/2023
SAM NOW Key Art | | ©2023 PBS

SAM NOW is a multi-award-winning documentary that has its television premiere Monday, May 8, on INDEPENDENT LENS on PBS. Filmmaker Reed Harkness began making short films featuring his younger half-brother Sam Harkness when Sam was eleven. These shorts often featured Sam as the character the Blue Panther. Sam’s mother mother Jois (pronounced Joyce) had divorced Reed and Sam’s father Randy Harkness and remarried. When Sam was fourteen, Jois disappeared. But SAM NOW is not a true crime story. Reed and Sam Harkness set out on a road trip to find Jois when Sam was seventeen. What they found shows family, […]Read On »


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