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: DEMONS AT DAWN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/28/2022
DEMONS AT DAWN movie poster | ©2022 Black Coppice Films Ltd.

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Ben Silver, Amber Doig-Thorne, Amanda Himsworth, Chris Sanders, Crystal J. Huang, Jimmy “The Bee” Bennett, Jon-Paul Gates, John Altman, Michael Della Pia Writer: Chris Sanders Director: Randy Kent Distributor: Black Coppice Films Ltd. Release Date: October 28, 2022 DEMONS AT DAWN bears a passing kinship with 2012’s THE KILL LIST. Both movies feature working-class English hit men who take on jobs that put them in some very strange – indeed, supernatural – situations. THE KILL LIST had terrifically naturalistic dialogue and performances, but let the audience get a little too far ahead of the plot. DEMONS […]Read On »


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Movie Review: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/14/2014
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 movie poster | ©2014 DreamWorks

Rating: PG Stars (voices): Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrara, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller, Kristen Wiig, Djimon Hounsou, Kit Harington Writer: Dean DeBlois, based on the novels by Cressida Cowell Director: Dean DeBlois Distributor: 20th Century Fox/DreamWorks Animation Release Date: June 13, 2014 In 2010, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON came to the screen. Jointly written and directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, based on Cressida Cowell’s series of novels, the first TRAIN introduced us to our hero and narrator, the Viking youth Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel). Hiccup is more of an […]Read On »


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