Movie Review: THE CROW (2024)

By RACHEL REITSLEFF 08/23/2024
THE CROW movie poster | ©2024 Lionsgate

Stars: Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs, Danny Huston, Sami Bouajila, Josette Simon, Laura Birn, Karel Dobrý, Jordan Bolger, Sebastian Orozco, Isabella Wei Writers: Zach Baylin and William Schneider, based on the comic book series and comic strip by James O’Barr Director: Rupert Sanders Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: August 23, 2024 2024 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of the original film version of THE CROW, based on the comic book series and comic strip by James O’Barr. The 1994 feature has become iconic, with three other features in the franchise, along with a television and several videogame adaptations. One facet […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BOY KILLS WORLD

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/25/2024
BOY KILLS WORLD movie poster | ©2024 Lionsgate

Rating: R Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Rothe, Famke Janssen, Michelle Dockery, Andrew Koji, Brett Gelman, Isaiah Mustafa, Yayan Ruhian, Sharlto Copley, Quinn Copeland, H. Jon Benjamin (voice) Writers: Tyler Burton Smith and Arend Remmers, story by Arend Remmers & Moritz Mohr Director: Moritz Mohr Distributor: Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions Release Date: April 26, 2024  To paraphrase an old saying, killing is easy, comedy is hard. BOY KILLS WORLD brings this to mind. As an action/revenge movie, it is structured well by screenwriters Tyler Burton Smith and Arend Remmers, working from a story by Remmers and director Moritz Mohr. It has some impressive […]Read On »


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Movie Review: JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/24/2023
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 movie poster | ©2023 Lionsgate

Rating: R Stars: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, Ian McShane, Clancy Brown Writers: Shay Hatten and Michael Finch, based on characters created by Derek Kolstad Director: Chad Stahelski Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: March 24, 2023 As the saying goes, JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 came to chew bubblegum and kick butt, and seldom has there been a movie so out of bubblegum. JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 logs in at two hours and forty-nine minutes (including credits). There is butt-kicking, along with head-butting, shooting, swordfights, knife fights, fistfights, car […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BARBARIAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/08/2022
BARBARIAN movie poster | ©2022 20th Century Studios

Rating: R Stars: Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long, Matthew Patrick Davis, Richard Brake Writer: Zach Cregger Director: Zach Cregger Distributor: 20th Century Studios Release Date: September 9, 2022 ‘Tis a dark and stormy night when Tess (Georgina Campbell) pulls up in front of the Airbnb she’s rented in a dismally rundown Detroit neighborhood. To her surprise and dismay, Tess encounters Keith (Bill Skarsgård), who is already in residence and says that he’s also rented this place. After a bit of initial shouting, things calm down. Keith is gentlemanly and uncommonly thoughtful about the sensible fears a young woman like […]Read On »


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Movie Review: IT CHAPTER TWO

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/06/2019
IT CHAPTER 2 movie poster | ©2019 Warner Bros.

Rating: R Stars: Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, Bill Skarsgard, Jaeden Martell, Wyatt Oleff, Jack Dylan Grazer, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis, Chosen Jacobs, Jeremy Ray Taylor Writer: Gary Dauberman, based on the novel by Stephen King Director: Andy Muschietti Distributor: Warner Bros./New Line Release Date: September 6, 2019 As its title indicates, IT CHAPTER TWO is a sequel to 2017’s IT. Both are adapted from Stephen King’s novel. IT director Andy Muschietti is back, as is screenwriter Gary Dauberman (credited solo this time after being one of three writers credited on […]Read On »


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Movie Review: IT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/08/2017
IT movie poster | ©2017 Warner Bros.

Rating: R Stars: Bill Skarsgard, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Nicholas Hamilton, Jackson Robert Scott Writers: Chase Palmer & Cary Fukunaga and Gary Dauberman, based on the novel by Stephen King Director: Andy Muschietti Distributor: Warner Bros./New Line Release Date: September 8, 2017 The new IT movie exists on a weird kind of Moebius strip. Set in the late ‘80s, the feature adaptation of Stephen King’s 1986 novel is reminiscent of STRANGER THINGS, which had its first season on Netflix last year but is acknowledged to be inspired by […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ATOMIC BLONDE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/27/2017
ATOMIC BLONDE | © 2017 Focus Features

Rating: R Stars: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, Toby Jones, James Faulkner, Bill Skarsgard Writer: Kurt Johnstad, based on the Oni Press graphic novel series THE COLDEST CITY by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart Director: David Leitch Distributor: Focus Features Release Date: July 28, 2017 ATOMIC BLONDE looks absolutely amazing. Director David Leitch, who comes from a stunt background and did some sequences on JOHN WICK (and is scheduled to do DEADPOOL 2) knows how to make his actors, his settings, his colors and his shapes all breathtaking from one shot to the next. There […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: HEMLOCK GROVE star Penelope Mitchell on the Netflix series

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/12/2013
Penelope Mitchell in HEMLOCK GROVE - Season 1 | ©2013 Netflix

In Netflix’s thirteen-episode series HEMLOCK GROVE, now available in its entirety, the title town is beset by a series of bloody murders. Those in the know about supernatural doings think it could be the work of a werewolf, but with human experiments at a local laboratory and the possibility of vampirism, who can say what’s really going on? Penelope Mitchell, a young Australian actress, plays one of HEMLOCK GROVE’s central characters. She sits down at Pasadena’s Langham Hotel to talk about her character’s place in the scheme of the series scheming, turmoil and general mayhem. ASSIGNMENT X: What can you […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: HEMLOCK GROVE stars Landon Liboiron and Bill Skarsgard

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/17/2013
Landon Liboiron and Bill Skarsgard in HEMLOCK GROVE | ©2013 Netflix

HEMLOCK GROVE is the new series made expressly for Netflix, which means all thirteen episodes have been immediately available since the show’s April 19 debut. Based on a novel by series creator/co-show runner Brian McGreevy, HEMLOCK GROVE is the story of a titular small town, where there are sinister doings at the local biotech firm. Landon Liboiron plays newcomer to town Peter Rumancek, who has a distinctly wolfy side; Bill Skarsgard portrays Roman Godfrey, scion of Hemlock Grove’s wealthiest family who has a dark side of his own. In reality, Skarsgard comes from one of Sweden’s foremost acting families – […]Read On »


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