Movie Review: SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/02/2023
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE | ©2023 Sony/Marvel

Rating: PG Stars (voices): Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfield, Oscar Isaac, Jake Johnson, Issa Rae, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Jason Schwartzman, Daniel Kaluuya, Shea Whigham, Amandla Stenberg, Karan Soni Writers: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller & Dave Callaham, based on the Marvel Comics Directors: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson Distributor: Sony/Columbia/Marvel Release Date: June 2, 2023 The Marvel Cinematic Universe has for awhile now been walking the self-awareness tightrope. This was wonderfully enjoyable and inventive in 2018’s animated feature SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, in which teen Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore) not only becomes Spider-Man, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BODIES BODIES BODIES

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/05/2022
BODIES BODIES BODIES movie poster | ©2022 A24

Rating: R Stars: Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Myha’la Herrold, Rachel Sennott, Chase Sui Wonders, Pete Davidson, Lee Pace Writer: Sarah DeLappe, story by Kristen Roupenian Director: Halina Reijn Distributor: A24 Release Date: August 5, 2022 In the film BODIES BODIES BODIES, there’s a game called “Bodies Bodies Bodies.” We are told it’s essentially the same as “Werewolf.” Pieces of paper are handed out. One secretly designates the killer. The lights are turned off, the killer selects a victim, who must lay down and keep quiet. When the “corpse” is found, the finder exclaims, “Bodies bodies bodies!” When the lights are […]Read On »


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Movie Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/24/2021
DEAR EVAN HANSEN movie poster | ©2021 Universal Pictures

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams, Danny Pino, Amandla Stenberg, Colton Ryan, Nik Dodani Writer: Steven Levenson, music and lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Director: Stephen Chbosky Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: September 24, 2021 DEAR EVAN HANSEN is a new musical film, based on the stage production, which won Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score Written for the Theatre, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. Not having seen the live version, this reviewer cannot make any comparisons, only […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE HATE U GIVE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/05/2018
THE HATE YOU GIVE movie poster | ©2018 20th Century Fox

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae, Common, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith, Sabrina Carpenter, K.J. Apa, Dominique Fishback, Lamar Johnson, TJ Wright, Megan Lawless, Karen Kendrick Writer: Audrey Wells, based on the novel by Angie Thomas Director: George Tillman Jr. Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Release Date: October 5, 2018 The title of THE HATE U GIVE is taken from Tupac Shakur’s “T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E. (The Hate U Give Little Infants F***s Everybody).” This translates to the late Shakur’s philosophy that racism aimed at children ruins not only their lives, but the lives of everyone in the vicinity. Based […]Read On »


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SLEEPY HOLLOW star Orlando Jones on Season 2 – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/27/2014
Orlando Jones in SLEEPY HOLLOW - Season 2 | ©2014 Fox/David Johnson

In Fox’s SLEEPY HOLLOW, now in its second season Mondays at 9 PM, all of the characters have problems. Ichabod (Tom Mison) wakes up after two hundred and fifty years to discover his wife Katrina (Katia Winter) is trapped in Purgatory, and that their beloved son Henry despises them both and is actually the Horseman of War (John Noble). Detective Abbie Mills (Nicole Beharie) learns that her childhood terrors were real and her old friend Andy (John Cho) is now a minion of the demon Moloch. Arguably, the most beset figure of all is Orlando Jones’ Frank Irving. Formerly chief […]Read On »


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TV Review: SLEEPY HOLLOW – Season 1 – “The Indispensable Man”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 02/16/2014
Andy Brooks (John Cho) returns in SLEEPY HOLLOW | © 2014 Brownie Harris/Fox

Stars: Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, Katia Winter, John Cho, John Noble, Jill Marie Jones, Amandla Stenberg, Derek Mears, Brennan Brown, Louis Herthum, Patrick Gorman Writers: Damian Kindler & Heather V. Regner, story by Sam Chalsen, series created by Phillip Iscove & Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & Len Wiseman Director: Adam Kane Network: Fox, Mondays @ 8 PM Original Airdate: January 20, 2013 In “The Indispensable Man,” the first episode/half of SLEEPY HOLLOW’s first-season finale, we’ve got Ichabod (Tom Mison) and Abbie (Nicole Beharie) grappling with temptation and mistrust due to a map, and Captain Irving (Orlando Jones) […]Read On »


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TV Review: SLEEPY HOLLOW – Season 1 – “The Vessel”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 02/06/2014
Ichabod (Tom Mison) tries on modern day clothes on SLEEPY HOLLOW "Vessel" | © 2014 Brownie Harris/FOX

Stars: Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, Katia Winter, Lyndie Greenwood, Nicholas Gonzalez, Jill Marie Jones, Amandla Stenberg, David Fonteno, Nydia McFadden, Clancy Brown Writer: Melissa Blake, story by Mark Goffman & David McMillan, series created by Phillip Iscove & Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & Len Wiseman Director: Romeo Tirone Network: Fox, Mondays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: January 13, 2013 THE EXORCIST, which celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year, has become a very tough film to reference respectfully. After all, what was utterly terrifying in its first release has been so thoroughly parodied (and elsewhere so poorly ripped […]Read On »


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TV Review: SLEEPY HOLLOW – Season 1 – “The Golem”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 12/16/2013
Tom Mison in SLEEPY HOLLOW - Season 1 - "The Golem" | ©2013 Fox/Brownie Harris

Stars: Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, Katia Winter, John Noble, Erin Cahill, Jill Marie Jones, Amandla Stenberg, David Fonteno, Derek Mears, Kathleen York Writers: Mark Goffman & Jose Molina, story by Alex Kurtzman , series created by Phillip Iscove & Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & Len Wiseman Director: J. Miller Tobin Network: Fox, Mondays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: December 9, 2013 So far, SLEEPY HOLLOW has maintained a good balance between huge, crazy, entertaining mythic plot twists and identifiable human emotions and behavior. However, with “The Golem,” the show dumps just a little too much on our […]Read On »


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TV Review: SLEEPY HOLLOW – Season 1 – “Sanctuary”

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 12/03/2013
Tom Mison in SLEEPY HOLLOW - Season 1 - "Sanctuary" | ©2013 Fox/Brownie Harris

Stars: Tom Mison, Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, Katia Winter, Lyndie Greenwood, Erin Cahill, Jill Marie Jones, Amandla Stenberg, Craig Trow Writers: Damian Kindler & Chitra Elizabeth Sampath, series created by Phillip Iscove & Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & Len Wiseman Director: Liz Friedlander Network: Fox, Mondays @ 9 PM Original Airdate: November 25, 2013 Fans of the EVIL DEAD films will know it when they see it, and CABIN IN THE WOODS aficionados are familiar with the terms Angry Molesting Tree. Well, they’ve got one right in SLEEPY HOLLOW, causing problems for our heroes and their families past and […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from THE HUNGER GAMES World Premiere – Part 1- The Stars

By SUE SCHNEIDER 04/03/2012
Josh Hutcherson, Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth at the World Premiere of THE HUNGER GAMES | ©2012 Sue Schneider

Recently, Lionsgate held the World Premiere of THE HUNGER GAMES at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles. This premiere had the same setup as THE TWILIGHT SAGA premieres that have been held down at Nokia…BIG is the word to describe it. Fans of the book series by Suzanne Collins were everywhere. They screamed as the stars arrived. Some wanted autographs and their photo taken with the stars. Seen walking the black carpet were the stars of the movie, which included: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Wes Bentley, Toby […]Read On »


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