Movie Review: SKINCARE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/16/2024
SKINCARE movie poster | ©2024 IFC Films

Rating: R Stars: Elizabeth Banks, Lewis Pullman, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Wendie Malick, Erik Palladino, John Billingsley, Ella Balinska, Luis Gerardo Mendéz, Nathan Fillion Writers: Sam Frelich & Deering Regan and Austin Peters Director: Austin Peters Distributor: IFC Films Release Date: August 16, 2024 SKINCARE begins with the onscreen statement, “This is a fictional story inspired by true events.” Those interested in SKINCARE’s factual basis can easily look it up online. The reality is almost as odd as the tale that unspools in this dramedy thriller. Elizabeth Banks stars as Hope Goldman, who has set up her Hope Goldman Skincare studio […]Read On »


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Movie Review: COCAINE BEAR

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/24/2023
COCAINE BEAR movie poster | ©2023 Universal Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Ray Liotta, Brooklynn Prince, Christian Convery, Margo Martindale, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Kristofer Hivju, Ayoola Smart, Aaron Holliday, J.B. Moore, Leo Hanna, Kahyun Kim, Scott Seiss, Matthew Rhys, Allan Henry Writer: Jimmy Warden Director: Elizabeth Banks Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: February 24, 2023 It’s easy enough to believe COCAINE BEAR’s advertising claim that it is “based on true events.” After all, with all the cocaine smuggling going on, there is no reason not to believe that some got dropped in a forest and eaten by a bear. […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CALL JANE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/28/2022
CALL JANE | ©2022 Roadside Attractions

Rating: R Stars: Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Kate Mara, Wunmi Mosaku, Cory Michael Smith, Grace Edwards, John Magaro Writers: Hayley Schore & Roshan Sethi Director: Phyllis Nagy Distributor: Roadside Attractions Release Date: October 28, 2022 In CALL JANE, Jane turns out not to be a person. Instead, the Jane Collective is the group name of women who helped other women get abortion services from the mid-‘60s through 1972. We start out in Chicago in 1968, where protesters are getting loud outside the Democratic National Convention. Joy Griffin (Elizabeth Banks) is curious, but has more immediate concerns as wife, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CHARLIE’S ANGELS (2019)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/15/2019
CHARLIE'S ANGELS movie poster | ©2019 Sony Pictures

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks, Patrick Stewart, Djimon Hounsou, Sam Claflin, Jonathan Tucker, Nat Faxon, Chris Pang, Luis Gerardo Mendez Writer: Elizabeth Banks, story by Evan Spiliotopoulos and David Auburn, based on the TV series created by Ivan Goff & Ben Roberts Director: Elizabeth Banks Distributor: Sony/Columbia Release Date: November 15, 2019 CHARLIE’S ANGELS by now has a history way out of proportion to its overall quality. First, it was a TV series that ran for five seasons, from 1976 through 1981, launching the careers of Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd and Tanya […]Read On »


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Movie Review: BRIGHTBURN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/24/2019
BRIGHTBURN teaser poster | ©2019 Screen Gems

Rating: R Stars: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn Writers: Brian Gunn & Mark Gunn Director: David Yarovesky Distributor: Sony/Screen Gems Release Date: May 23, 2019 While BRIGHTBURN touches on various mythologies, it is most closely linked to that of Superman. Like SUPERMAN, BRIGHTBURN deals with a human-looking baby, found in what is clearly a (very small) spacecraft by a sweet, childless couple, Tori (Elizabeth Banks) and Kyle Breyer (David Denman), who raise the boy as their own. The title of BRIGHTBURN turns out to be the name of one of those towns that figure in super origin stories, […]Read On »


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Blu-ray/DVD Review: LOVE & MERCY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/15/2015
LOVE AND MERCY Blu-ray | ©2015 Lionsgate

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti Writers: Owen Moverman and Michael Alan Lerner, based on the life of Brian Wilson Director: Bill Pohlad Distributor: Lionsgate Home Entertainment Release Date: Blu-ray/DVD, September 15, 2015 By all accounts – including the one in this film – the life of Beach Boys’ founding member Brian Wilson, one of the most influential singer/songwriters of the twentieth century, was and is a complex affair. A single feature film of normal running time wouldn’t be able to tell Wilson’s story in linear fashion. LOVE & MERCY, which was released theatrically last […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from the MAGIC MIKE XXL World Premiere

By SUE SCHNEIDER 07/03/2015
Channing Tatum at the World Premiere of MAGIC MIKE XXL | ©2015 Sue Schneider

The World Premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures MAGIC MIKE XXL was held at the TCL Chinese Theater, Hollywood, California on June 25th. Opening the premiere were guy dancers who proceeded to entertain the press like “Chippendale” dancers. After they finished the stars started to walk the carpet. From the film the stars, which included: Channing Tatum (Star/Producer), Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias, Jada Pinkett Smith, Amber Heard, Donald Glover, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, Andie MacDowell, Elizabeth Banks, Carrie Ann Hunt, Crystal Hunt, Gilbert Saldivar, Reid Carolin (Producer/Writer), Gregory Jacobs (Director/Producer), Alison Faulk (Lead Choreographer) and Teresa […]Read On »


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Movie Review: MAGIC MIKE XXL

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/01/2015
MAGIC MIKE XXL poster | ©2015 Warner Bros.

Rating: R Stars: Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer, Adam Rodriguez, Kevin Nash, Gabriel Iglesias, Donald Glover, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Amber Heard, Andie MacDowell, Elizabeth Banks Writer: Reid Carolin, based on characters created by Reid Carolin Director: Gregory Jacobs Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: July 1, 2015 MAGIC MIKE XXL is an example of a sequel that improves on the original. In 2012’s MAGIC MIKE, we met the title character (Channing Tatum) and his cohorts at a Miami male strip club. The film registered as one of the least hysterical stories ever told about people who remove their clothes for a […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE LEGO MOVIE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/07/2014
THE LEGO MOVIE | © 2014 Warner Bros

Rating: PG Stars (voices): Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Elizabeth Banks, Morgan Freeman, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day Writers: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, story by Dan Hageman & Kevin Hageman and Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, based on Lego Construction Toys Directors: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: February 7, 2014 THE LEGO MOVIE, which takes a host of Lego figures, vehicles, structures and environments and deposits them in a story in 3D animation, has some very good jokes. It also has a message that gets repeated in various forms throughout […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from the WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING Los Angeles Premiere

By SUE SCHNEIDER 05/27/2012
Cameron Diaz at the Los Angeles Premiere of WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING | ©2012 Sue Schneider

Lionsgate and Alcon Entertainment held the Los Angeles Premiere of WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING on May 14th at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING features an A-list star cast and they all showed up to walk the black carpet, which included: Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Ben Falcone, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, Rodrigo Santoro, Joe Manganiello, Amir Talai, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Rob Huebel, Tom Lennon, Rebel Wilson, Taboo, Whitney Port, Kirk Jones (Director), Mike Medavoy (Producer), and from the soundtrack Alison Sudol. Joining them were guests, which included: […]Read On »


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