Movie Review: THE SUBSTANCE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/19/2024
THE SUBSTANCE final poster | ©2024 Mubi

Rating: R Stars: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Robin Greer Writer: Coralie Fargeat Director: Coralie Fargeat Distributor: MUBI Release Date: September 20, 2024 “Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? You. Only better in every way. You’ve got to try this product: The Substance. It changed my life.” So goes the pitch for the stuff alluded to by the title of THE SUBSTANCE. Technically, it’s several different substances that all need to be used as directed for the desired result – and to avoid undesired results. Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) is an Oscar-winning performer who has […]Read On »


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Movie Review: DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/23/2024
DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS | ©2024 Focus Features

Rating: R Stars: Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein, Colman Domingo, Bill Camp, Joey Slotnick, C.J. Wilson, Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal Writers: Ethan Coen & Tricia Cooke Director: Ethan Coen Distributor: Focus Features Release Date: February 23, 2024 DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS has the unmistakable cadence of a Coen Brothers movie, even though on this one, Ethan Coen is directing solo and co-wrote the script with Tricia Cooke, rather than sibling Joel, his usual collaborator. The film succeeds in being at once super-raunchy, somewhat sweet, occasionally very violent, and often so light that it threatens to float away. We begin in late […]Read On »


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Movie Review: ONCE UPON A TIME … IN HOLLYWOOD

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/26/2019
ONCE UPON A TIME ... IN HOLLYWOOD movie poster | ©2019 Sony Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, Margaret Qualley, Julia Butters Writer: Quentin Tarantino Director: Quentin Tarantino Distributor: Sony/Columbia Release Date: July 26, 2019 Watching ONCE UPON A TIME … IN HOLLYWOOD, it’s easy to understand why writer/director Quentin Tarantino made the film. The 1969 setting gives Tarantino not only permission but a mandate to recreate the look and pop culture of the times. Since Tarantino is a filmmaker who loves his MANNIX and TV cigarette commercials, he’s absolutely in his element, and there’s a contact high from the sense of fun with this. Tarantino has […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE NICE GUYS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/20/2016
THE NICE GUYS movie poster | ©2016 Warner Bros.

Rating: R Stars: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Yaya DaCosta, Keith David, Beau Knapp, Lois Smith, Kim Basinger Writers: Shane Black & Anthony Bagarozzi Director: Shane Black Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: May 20, 2016 At first, a comparison between the new release THE NICE GUYS and the 1974 classic CHINATOWN may seem incongruous. The older film, after all, is an Oscar-winning drama, while THE NICE GUYS is solidly within the tradition of its director/co-writer Shane Black’s trademark action/buddy comedies. But hang on – both are period pieces (CHINATOWN is set in 1937, GUYS in […]Read On »


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