Movie Review: IN A VIOLENT NATURE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/31/2024
IN A VIOLENT NATURE movie poster | ©2024 IFC Films/Shudder

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, Cameron Love, Reece Presley, Liam Leone, Charlotte Creaghan, Lea Rose Sebastianis, Sam Roulston, Alexander Oliver, Timothy Paul McCarthy, Lauren Taylor Writer: Chris Nash Director: Chris Nash Distributor: IFC Films/Shudder Release Date: May 31, 2024 The horror genre has many subgenres. One of these is the slasher, which has its own collection of sub-subgenres. IN A VIOLENT NATURE seems aimed at those who can differentiate between, say, a HALLOWEEN film and a FRIDAY THE 13TH. The new movie definitely falls into the FRIDAY category. Instead of a summer camp, it’s an old mining […]Read On »


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Movie Review: WHAT YOU WISH FOR

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
WHAT YOU WISH FOR movie poster | ©2024 Magnet Releasing/Magnolia

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Nick Stahl, Tamsin Topolski, Randy Vasquez, Penelope Mitchell, Juan Carlos Messier, Brian Groh, Ariel Sierra, David Tominaga Writer: Nicholas Tomnay Director: Nicholas Tomnay Distributor: Magnet Releasing/Magnolia (theatrical/VOD) Release Date: May 31, 2024 WHAT YOU WISH FOR takes its title from the familiar phrase that begins with “Be careful.” In this instance, the person who ought to exercise more caution is Ryan Moseley (Nick Stahl). Ryan has come to South America (the country is unnamed, but the film mentions Bogota and was shot in Colombia) to visit his old friend Jack (Brian Groh). They were at culinary […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE HANGMAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
THE HANGMAN movie poster | ©2024 Epic Pictures Dread

Rating: Not Rated Stars: LeJon Woods, Marcellus, Scott Callenberger, Kaitlyn Lundardi, Rob Cardazone, Jefferson Cox, Lindsey Dresbach, Daniel Martin Berkey, William Shuman, Laura Loftus, Richard Lunello, Ameerah Briggs Writers: LeJon Woods & Bruce Wemple Director: Bruce Wemple Distributor: Epic Pictures Dread Release Date: May 31, 2024 (theatrical); June 4, 2024 (VOD) THE HANGMAN opens with the following supertitle: “There are at least seven known gateways to Hell across the world. One of the sits in the mountains of West Virginia. The region has no name.” This is intriguing, but it’s not the set-up to the type of horror movie we […]Read On »


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Movie Review: WE GO ON

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/24/2024
WE GO ON poster | ©2024 Lightyear Entertainment

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Annette O’Toole, Clark Freeman, John Glover, Giovanna Zacarías, Jay Dunn, Laura Heisler Writer: Andy Mitton, story by Andy Mitton & Jesse Holland Directors: Andy Mitton & Jesse Holland Distributors: Lightyear Entertainment Release Date: March 5, 2016 (theatrical); May 21, 2024 (remastered home video, digital) First released theatrically in 2016, WE GO ON is newly available in remastered form on home video and digital. Apart from what feels like a quaint reference to “the sniffles” as opposed to COVID, there’s nothing that seems especially dated about the film, and Los Angeles residents will appreciate its geographic veracity. […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ABIGAIL

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/19/2024
ABIGAIL movie poster | ©2024 Universal Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Alisha Weir, Kathryn Newton, William Catlett, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Giancarlo Esposito Writers: Stephen Shields and Guy Busick Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: April 19, 2024 Since it’s in the trailers and the artwork, it probably doesn’t count as a spoiler to say that ABIGAIL is about a vampire ballerina who looks like a little girl (Alisha Weir). What we may not necessarily know from the trailers and the artwork is that ABIGAIL is very good bloody fun, with filmmakers who seem to achieve everything they’re attempting […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ARCADIAN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/12/2024
ARCADIAN movie poster | ©2024 RLJE Films / Shudder

Rating: R Stars: Nicolas Cage, Jaeden Martell, Maxwell Jenkins, Sadie Soverall Writer: Mike Nilon Director: Benjamin Brewer Distributor: RLJE Films/Shudder Release Date: April 12, 2024 In ARCADIAN, centralized civilization is already nearing its end when Paul (Nicolas Cage) is running through back alleys. The sky is full of smoke, sirens are wailing somewhere, and there are crucified bodies in the background. Paul finds a lone crying baby and comforts the child. Fifteen years later, Paul is far from this urban catastrophe. He is now the father of two teen sons, Joseph (Jaeden Martell) and Thomas (Maxwell Jenkins). Since Thomas is […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE FIRST OMEN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/05/2024
THE FIRST OMEN movie poster | ©2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Rating: R Stars: Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sonia Braga, Tawfeek Barhom, Maria Caballero, Bill Nighy, Nicole Sorace Writers: Tim Smith & Arkasha Stevenson and Keith Thomas, story by Ben Jacoby, based on characters created by David Seltzer Director: Arkasha Stevenson Distributor: 20th Century Studios Release Date: April 5, 2024 It’s tough to figure out how to rate THE FIRST OMEN. Taken completely on its own – that is, blotting out any expectations that OMEN in the title bring to it – it feels a bit like a ‘70s Italian horror movie. This is partly because THE FIRST OMEN is […]Read On »


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Movie Review: IMAGINARY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/08/2024
IMAGINARY movie poster | ©2024 Lionsgate/Blumhouse

Rating: PG-13 Stars: DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Veronica Falcón, Betty Buckley, Matthew Sato, Cecilia Leal Writers: Jeff Wadlow & Greg Erb & Jason Oremland Director: Jeff Wadlow Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: March 8, 2024 IMAGINARY plays something like if ALICE IN WONDERLAND, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, and INSIDIOUS all got together and had a lively tea party that never went fully mad. That IMAGINARY has a PG-13 rating probably has something to do with its relative restraint, but so does the filmmakers’ evident desire to hit a specific set of notes. Children’s book author and […]Read On »


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Movie Review: NIGHT SHIFT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
NIGHT SHIFT movie poster | ©2024 Quiver Distribution

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Phoebe Tonkin, Madison Hu, Patrick Fischler, Lauren Bowles, Christopher Denham, Lamorne Morris Writers: The China Brothers (Paul China & Ben China) Directors: The China Brothers (Paul China & Ben China) Distributor: Quiver Distribution Release Date: March 8, 2024 (theatrical, VOD) PSYCHO, VACANCY and many other movies have found ways to make barely-tenanted motels terrifying. NIGHT SHIFT joins the subgenre, and if it’s not a Hitchcockian classic, it’s still pretty effective. NIGHT SHIFT begins with an atmospheric shot of a car driving down a lonely road. The lights of a town twinkle in the distance, but we’ll […]Read On »


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Movie Review: CELLPHONE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/23/2024
CELLPHONE movie poster | ©2024 Gravitas Ventures

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Whitney Rose Pynn, Justin Malik Jackson, Jared Noble, Isaac Versaw, Katherine Barber, Malcolm McDowell Writer: Rachel Sommer Director: Luke Sommer Distributor: Gravitas Ventures Release Date: February 13, 2024 (digital, VOD) CELLPHONE has great, creepy atmosphere and a secret weapon in the performance of Justin Malik Jackson. Jackson plays the very un-creepy (once we get to know him) Chris, a talkative fellow who’s got problems of his own, but is friendly toward new neighbor Wynne (Whitney Rose Pynn). We start by meeting a young couple in an isolated farmhouse. They are tensely checking their cellphones and affirm […]Read On »


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