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Movie Review: NIGHT OF THE HARVEST

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 10/04/2024
NIGHT OF THE HARVEST movie poster | ©2024 Gravitas Features

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Jessica Morgan, Brittany Isabell, Aeric Azana, Jim Cirner, Taylor Falshaw, Ashton Jordaan Ruiz, Autumn Gubersky, John Noble, Steve McKee, Jesse Pickering, Angelica Ornelas, Dustin Rieffer, Michaela Ivey Writer: Christopher M. Carter, story by Christopher M. Carter & Jessica Morgan Directors: Christopher M. Carter & Jessica Morgan Distributor: Gravitas Features Release Date: September 24, 2024 (digital) NIGHT OF THE HARVEST is a low-budget but decently-made Halloween horror slasher. It has a couple of strong plot twists, and succeeds in keeping us guessing if something supernatural or just psychotic is occurring. However, directors Christopher M. Carter & Jessica […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE WILD ROBOT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 09/27/2024
THE WILD ROBOT | ©2024 Universal Pictures

Rating: PG Stars (voices): Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Matt Berry, Ving Rhames, Mark Hamill, Catherine O’Hara Writer: Chris Sanders, based on the book by Peter Brown Director: Chris Sanders Distributor: Universal/DreamWorks Animation Release Date: September 27, 2024 It’s hard to make a movie, whether animated or live-action, about the parent-child bond that is touching without being either rote or overkill. Based on Peter Brown’s illustrated children’s novel, the action-packed but gentle-spirited THE WILD ROBOT succeeds. Directed by Chris Sanders, who adapted the screenplay, THE WILD ROBOT introduces us to Rozzum Unit 7134 (voiced by […]Read On »


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Movie Review: AMBER ALERT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
AMBER ALERT movie poster | ©2024 Lionsgate

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Hayden Panettiere, Tyler James Williams, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Kurt Oberhaus, Katie McClellan, Kevin Dunn, Ducky Cash Writers: Kerry Bellesa & Joshua Oram Director: Kerry Bellesa Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: September 27, 2024 (theatrical, VOD) An Amber Alert is a law enforcement notification to the public about an abducted or missing child (the alert got its name from 1996 kidnap/murder victim Amber Hagerman). AMBER ALERT (the new release, not to be confused with earlier films that share the title) uses this notification as a springboard for a plot that is improbable but nevertheless entertaining. We start out in […]Read On »


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Movie Review: TENANTS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
TENANTS movie poster | ©2024 Cranked Up

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Mary O’Neil, Christa Collins, Joshua Sterling, Myles Cranford, Acquah Dansoh, Douglas Vermeeren, Miranda Cover, Tara Erickson, Ivan Djurovic, Clarke Wolfe, Fayna Sanchez, Kathryne Easton, Rib Hillis Writers: Mary O’Neil (“Hoarder,” “The Photograph,” “Laundry Day,” “Need Anything,” “You’re Not Supposed to Be Here”), Buz Wallick (“Hoarder,” “Nah,” “Need Anything,” “You’re Not Supposed to Be Here”), Sean Mesler (“Acting Rash,” “Nah”) Directors: Buz Wallick (“Hoarder,” “Need Anything,” “You’re Not Supposed to Be Here”), Sean Mesler (“Acting Rash,” “The Photograph”), Jonathan Louis Lewis (“Laundry Day”), Blake Reigle (“Nah”) Distributor: Cranked Up Release Date: September 24, 2024 (VOD, digital) Horror […]Read On »


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Movie Review: WAR GAME

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
WAR GAME movie poster | ©2024 Submarine Deluxe

Stars: Chris Jones, Kris Goldsmith, Ralph Brown, Janessa Goldbeck, Gov. Steve Bullock, Maj. Gen. Linda Singh (MD Arng., ret.), Elizabeth Neumann, David Priess, Joe Reeder, Sen. Doug Jones, Sgt. Major Marshall “Will” Williams (USA, ret.), Gen. Wesley Clark (USA, ret.), Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan (USA, ret.), Ben Radd, Eric Schmeltzer, Samantha Libraty, Bill Kristol, Isha Sesay, Peter Strozk, Louis Caldera, Gwen Camp, Lt. Gen. Alexander Vindman (USA, ret.), Doug Wilson, Fred Wellman, Chris Coffey, Jack T. Tomarchio, Gary Perez, Doug Gordon Writers: Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss Directors: Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber Distributor: Submarine Deluxe Release […]Read On »


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Movie Review: LAST STRAW

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
LAST STRAW movie poster | ©2024 Shout! Studios

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Jessica Belkin, Taylor Kowalski. Glen Gould, Joji Otani-Hansen, Chris Lopes, Michael Giannone, Tara Raani, Jeremy Sisto Writer: Taylor Sardoni Director: Alan Scott Neal Distributor: Shout! Studios Release Date: September 20, 2024 (theatrical, VOD, digital) There are moments when LAST STRAW seems to be a STRANGERS movie, but turns out to be something a little different and more ambitious. With only a few wait-a-second logic gaps, it holds up pretty well as a physical/psychological thriller. We start with a flash-forward to an isolated roadside diner, where there’s blood everywhere and some bodies on the floor. We get […]Read On »


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Movie Review: LEE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
LEE movie poster | ©2024 Roadside Attractions/Vertical

Rating: R Stars: Kate Winslet, Alexander Skarsgård, Andy Samberg, Josh O’Connor, Andrea Riseborough, Marion Cotillard, Noémie Merlant, James Murray, Samuel Barnett, Vincente Colombi Writers: Liz Hannah and Marion Hume & John Collee, story by Lem Dobbs and Marion Hume & John Collee, based on the biography by Antony Penrose Director: Ellen Kuras Distributor: Roadside Attractions/Vertical Release Date: September 20, 2024 American Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award winner Ellen Kuras makes her narrative feature directing debut (she was previously Oscar-nominated for producing the 2008 documentary THE BETRAYAL, which she co-directed) with the biopic LEE. LEE centers on American combat photographer […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE SHADE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
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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BRILLIANT MINDS: Creator and executive producer Michael Grassi – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN | 09/24/2024
BRILLIANT MINDS - Season 1 Key Art | ©2024 Peacock

In the new series BRILLIANT MINDS, premiering on NBC Monday, September 23, with episodes then available for streaming on Peacock, Zachary Quinto stars as cranky but gifted New York neurosurgeon Oliver Wolf. BRILLIANT MINDS creator/executive producer Michael Grassi explains that the show was originally entitled WOLF but, due to Quinto’s past genre work (HEROES, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, STAR TREK, NOS4A2), prospective viewers thought it might be a show about a werewolf. The name was briefly changed to DR. WOLF, but that just made people think “Werewolf doctor. That’s not us.” Grassi has a lot of genre credits himself, having been […]Read On »


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ENGLISH TEACHER: Actress and story editor Stephanie Koenig on new FX series – Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN |
Stephanie Koenig as Gwen Sanders, Brian Jordan Alvarez as Evan Marquez in ENGLISH TEACHER - Season 1 | ©2024 FX/Steve Swisher

Stephanie Koenig is pulling double duty on FX’s new comedy ENGLISH TEACHER, which airs Monday nights and is then available for streaming on Hulu. Koenig plays high school teacher Gwen Sanders, best friend to title character Evan Marquez (series creator Brian Jordan Alvarez). She is also the series’ story editor. This sort of hyphenation isn’t new for Koenig. She wrote, directed and appeared in the 2021 feature A SPY MOVIE, which starred Alvarez, and was an actor/writer on 2019’s WEB SERIES: THE MOVIE, which Alvarez directed, starred in and co-wrote. As a performer, Koenig’s other credits include the Emmy-nominated LESSONS […]Read On »


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