Movie Review: BLOAT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/07/2025
BLOAT movie poster | ©2025 Lionsgate

Rating: R Stars: Ben McKenzie, Bojana Novakovic, Malcolm Fuller, Sawyer Jones, Kane Kosugi Writer: Pablo Absento Director: Pablo Absento Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: March 7, 2025 (theatrical, digital, VOD) BLOAT shares a stylistic ethos (and executive producer Timur Bekmambetov) with UNFRIENDED and SEARCHING. Like those films and a few others, including the sublime HOST, BLOAT takes place entirely on the screens of computers and cellphones. It’s a variation on the found footage horror subgenre, which has a few built-in advantages. For starters, the webcams keep us from wondering why a character is continuing to shoot with their camera when they […]Read On »


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Movie Review: NIGHT’S END

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/08/2022
NIGHT'S END Poster | ©2022 Shudder

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Geno Walker, Felonious Munk, Kate Arrington, Michael Shannon, Lawrence Grimm, Daniel Kyri, Theo Germaine, Morgan S. Reesh Writer: Brett Neveu Director: Jennifer Reeder Distributor: Shudder Release Date: March 31, 2022 (Shudder) NIGHT’S END is an oddly generic title for a mostly solid entry into the video chat horror subgenre. Like UNFRIENDED and HOST, NIGHT’S END takes place mostly on laptop screens, although the camera does follow our protagonist Ken Barber (Geno Walker) around his apartment. And what an apartment it is. Even before things start going thump in the night, the place is a little creepy. […]Read On »


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Movie Review: HOST

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/03/2020
HOST movie poster | ©2020 Shudder

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Haley Bishop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb, Radina Drandova, Caroline Ward, Edward Linard, Seylan Baxter Writers: Gemma Hurley & Rob Savage & Jed Shepherd Director: Rob Savage Distributor: Shudder Release Date: July 30, 2020 HOST, not to be confused with Bong Joon-ho’s 2006 monster movie THE HOST, the 1998 telefilm also known as VIRTUAL OBSESSION, the 2013 release starring Saoirse Ronan and Max Irons or any of the other over 450 films of that title (per IMDB), is now streaming on Shudder. The new HOST has the distinction of being shot, set, edited and released during […]Read On »


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Breaking News: Jenny McCarthy bringing SINGLED OUT vibe to LOVE IN THE WILD

By CARL CORTEZ 04/18/2012
Jenny McCarthy at NBCUniversal Summer Press Day 2012 for LOVE IN THE WILD - Season 2 which she hosts | ©2012 NBC/Chris Haston

The second season of the reality dating show LOVE IN THE WILD premieres June 7 on the NBC with a new addition – host Jenny McCarthy. “Since SINGLED OUT, people have coming up to me – ‘couldn’t you do that show again. Bring that Jenny back,’” says McCarthy at today’s Summer Press Day 2012.  “There can’t be a show as perfect as that where I can be all those elements. When NBC contacted me and said we want you to host starting second season I thought maybe this is a dating show I could implement all those things we did […]Read On »


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TV News: Ricky Gervais chats about his third time as Golden Globes host

By CARL CORTEZ 01/14/2012
The 69th Golden Globe Awards host Ricky Gervais | ©2012 NBC/Todd Antony

After hosting the Golden Globe Awards twice, Ricky Gervais is returning for a third time this Sunday night for THE 69th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES. While promoting his new HBO faux docu-comedy series LIFE’S TOO SHORT (debuting February 19 on HBO), he spoke about why he decided to return – even though many felt he took his comedy way over the edge during last year’s telecast. “I’m going to have another go,” says Gervais. “I did it the first time because I thought that’s fun and it’s fun for a comedian to have a global audience like that. And I did […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: FACE OFF host McKenzie Westmore makes up

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/16/2011
McKenzie Westmore hosts FACE OFF | ©2011 Syfy/Evans Vestal Ward

McKenzie Westmore seems the perfect choice to host Syfy’s special effects makeup competition series FACE OFF, which has its season finale tonight at 10 PM (the show was just renewed for a second season). As an actress, Westmore has the personality to keep things lively on the air – besides FACE OFF, she can currently be seen on the online soap opera THE BAY – and she actually has makeup effects heritage. Her father is legendary makeup effects artist Michael Westmore, of the famed Westmore makeup dynasty. She talks past, present and future with ASSIGNMENT X in this exclusive interview. […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: SFX artist Glenn Hetrick takes his FACE OFF

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/26/2011
Glenn Hetrick is a judge on FACE OFF | ©2011 Syfy/Evans Vestal Ward

In the often copycat world of reality competition television, Syfy’s series FACE OFF, premiering tonight (Wednesday) at 10 PM, is a first. Twelve contestants are assembled, not to sing, dance or romance, but rather to prove their excellence and originality in the realm of special-effects makeup. The regular judges for the twelve-contestant, eight-week show include multiple Oscar winner Ve Neill (BEETLEJUICE, ED WOOD, MRS. DOUBTFIRE), Patrick Tatopoulos (the UNDERWORLD films, the GODZILLA remake) and Glenn Hetrick, who runs the Optic Nerve special effects make-up shop (HEROES, CSI: NY). The host is actress McKenzie Westmore, of the Westmore effects makeup dynasty. […]Read On »


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