Movie Review: DUNE: PART TWO

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/01/2024
DUNE: PART TWO movie poster | ©2024 Warner Bros./Legendary

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Austin Butler, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgard, Charlotte Rampling, Christopher Walken, Florence Pugh, Josh Brolin Writers: Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, based on the novel by Frank Herbert Director: Denis Villeneuve Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: March 1, 2024 Director/co-screenwriter (with Jon Spaihts) Denis Villeneuve displays first-rate epic chops with DUNE: PART TWO. Frank Herbert’s sprawling 1965 novel has been adapted for film and television before, but it is widely believed that Villeneuve’s 2021 DUNE: PART ONE has been the most successful effort. Part of that success arguably lay in the […]Read On »


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Movie Review: AVENGERS: ENDGAME (Spoiler Free review)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/26/2019
AVENGERS: ENDGAME poster | ©2019 Marvel Studios

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Brie Larson, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Karen Gillan, Josh Brolin, Paul Rudd Writers: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, based on characters created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby and Jim Starlin Directors: Anthony Russo & Joe Russo Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures Release Date: April 26, 2019 AVENGERS: ENDGAME raises several profound questions. These questions touch only tangentially on anything to do with life, death, love, friendship, sacrifice, purpose, power, and time, although all of these issues are raised and explored during the film’s three-hour running time. […]Read On »


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Movie Review: DEADPOOL 2

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/18/2018
DEADPOOL 2 poster | ©2018 Fox

Rating: R Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Stefan Kapicic (voice), Brianna Hildebrand, Leslie Uggams, Karan Soni Writers: Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Ryan Reynolds, based on characters created by Rob Liefeld & Fabian Nicieza Director: David Leitch Distributor: 20th Century Fox Release Date: May 18, 2018  DEADPOOL 2, should there be any doubt, is the sequel to 2016’s DEADPOOL. Both are based on the comics created by Rob Liefeld & Fabian Nicieza. The original DEADPOOL, with its blend of comic book action, snarky meta humor, bloody violence and quick-sparring romance was […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from MARVEL STUDIOS’ AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR World Premiere in Hollywood

By SUE SCHNEIDER 04/25/2018
Robert Downey Jr. at the World Premiere of Marvel Studios AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR

Marvel Studios’ held the World Premiere of AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR on April 23rd in Hollywood. This was such a huge premiere that Hollywood Blvd. was closed from Highland Avenue to Sycamore. The purple carpet was just as long that the cast and their guests walked down to get into the theater to see the film. This film was highly anticipated since it features just about everyone in the Marvel Universe of Super Heroes. This journey was ten years in the making and brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. Seen walking the carpet were the stars […]Read On »


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Movie Review: HAIL, CAESAR!

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/06/2016
HAIL CAESAR movie poster | ©2016 Universal Pictures

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Heather Goldenhersh, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton Writers: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen Directors: Ethan Coen & Joel Coen Distributor: Universal Pictures Release Date: February 5, 2016 The writing/directing team of the Coen Brothers, Ethan & Joel, isn’t known for being especially sentimental. However, just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Coens are bringing forth HAIL, CAESAR! their own idiosyncratic love letter to making movies that does everything but belt out “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” (There are several musical numbers, just not that one.) It turns […]Read On »


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Movie Review: INHERENT VICE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/12/2014
INHERENT VICE movie poster | ©2014 Warner Bros.

Rating: R Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Katherine Waterston, Martin Short, Owen Wilson, Jena Malone, Benicio Del Toro, Reese Witherspoon, Joanna Newsom, Eric Roberts, Michael Kenneth Williams, Martin Donovan, Sasha Pieterse, Hong Chau, Jordan Christian Hearn, Jeannie Berlin Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson, based on Thomas Pynchon’s novel Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: December 12, 2014 Although novelist Thomas Pynchon is a legendary American writer who has so far brought forth eight novels and numerous short stories (in addition to a lot of technical writing), INHERENT VICE is the first of his works to make it to […]Read On »


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Blu-ray Review: THE AMITYVILLE HORROR TRILOGY

By CARL CORTEZ 12/10/2013
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR TRILOGY Blu-ray Collection | ©2013 Shout! Factory

The Amityville Horror Stars: James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger Writer: Sandor Stern based on the novel by Jay Anson Director: Stuart Rosenberg Grade: B+ Amityville II: The Possession Stars: James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda, Diane Franklin Writer: Tommy Lee Wallace based on the novel “Murder in Amityville” by Hans Holzer Director: Damiano Damiani Grade: B Amityville 3-D Stars: Tony Roberts, Tess Harper, Candy Clark, Meg Ryan, Lori Loughlin Writer: William Wales Director: Richard Fleischer Grade: C Distributor: Shout! Factory Suggested Retail Price: $69.97 While films with the words AMITYVILLE in them have been floating around for over 30 […]Read On »


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Movie Review: OLDBOY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/27/2013
OLDBOY movie poster | ©2013 FilmDistrict

Rating: R Stars: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson Writer: Mark Protosevich, based on the 2003 film directed by Park Chan-wook, based on the manga comics by Garon Tsuchiya & Nobuaki Minegishi Director: Spike Lee Distributor: FilmDistrict Release Date: November 27, 2013 Sometimes, translation isn’t just a matter of words. Events and actions and motives that play one way in one culture look and feel very different when transposed to another country where sensibilities are different. This is likewise true of changing mediums – something that works gangbusters on the page may not translate to live-action and […]Read On »


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MEN IN BLACK III Highlights this week in Blu-ray and DVD Releases

By PETER BROWN 11/30/2012
MEN IN BLACK 3 | (c) 2012 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab some popcorn and check out this week’s selections. Movies: MEN IN BLACK III – While I have not been a fan of the previous two MEN IN BLACK films, mostly because I am not a fan of Will Smith at all and I thought the whole premise was just beyond stupid. The third part of the […]Read On »


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Movie Review: MEN IN BLACK 3

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/26/2012
MEN IN BLACK 3 movie poster | ©2012 Sony Pictures

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Michael Stuhlbarg, Emma Thompson Writer: Etan Cohen, based on the Malibu Comic by Lowell Cunningham Director: Barry Sonnenfeld Distributor: Columbia Pictures Release Date: May 25, 2012 When it came out back in 1997, MEN IN BLACK was delightful, pitting Tommy Lee Jones’ formidable deadpan as the ultimate secret government agent against Will Smith’s forthright persona as a new recruit against satirical alien spectacle. It was funny, it was inventive and it felt like the creation of people who had things they wanted to say and jokes they wanted […]Read On »


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