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Abbie Bernstein
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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Napoleon (2023) |
A historical biopic that’s more interesting than moving. - Assignment X
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| Posted Nov 27, 2023
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Wish (2023) |
There are things to like in WISH, including Tudyk’s slightly pompous baby goat, some stunning backgrounds, and Star’s playful good cheer. - Assignment X
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| Posted Nov 27, 2023
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Saltburn (2023) |
Although the film takes place in this century, Fennell and her production team give it a timeless look, often with candlelight. It’s appropriate, as what’s unspooling is as old as human interaction. - Assignment X
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| Posted Nov 20, 2023
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Trolls Band Together (2023) |
Apart from the intricacy of some of the animation, there’s nothing exceptional about Trolls Band Together. But it is exactly what it is designed to be – amiable, tuneful, brisk and upbeat. Its ambitions are modest, but it fulfills them entirely. - Assignment X
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| Posted Nov 20, 2023
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Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor (2023) |
Stands up as a decent example of both the haunted house and found footage subgenres. - Assignment X
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| Posted Nov 14, 2023
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Project Z (2021) |
There is a twist at the end that is honestly surprising, the haunted-looking cabin is impressive, and the Norwegian landscape is gorgeous. Those are better reasons to recommend Project Z than its quotient of either humor or terror. - Assignment X
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| Posted Nov 14, 2023
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It's a Wonderful Knife (2023) |
It's A Wonderful Knife unpretentious fun. At under ninety minutes, it’s just the right size for feel-good Christmas horror. - Assignment X
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| Posted Nov 14, 2023
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The Marvels (2023) |
An agreeable superhero romp that zips by and actually feels good. - Assignment X
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| Posted Nov 14, 2023
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Herd (2023) |
A zombie film with a new perspective. - Assignment X
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| Posted Oct 30, 2023
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Suitable Flesh (2023) |
Suitable Flesh gives us fun and suspense on a budget, as well as allowing the cast to show diverse chops. - Assignment X
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| Posted Oct 30, 2023
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Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) |
As it is, the movie seems best suited for those who prefer their scares within boundaries, and aren’t too concerned with plot logic. - Assignment X
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| Posted Oct 30, 2023
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V/H/S/85 (2023) |
A satisfying entry in the retro horror anthology franchise. - Assignment X
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| Posted Oct 16, 2023
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Creepy Crawly (2022) |
Although we are left with a few questions, Creepy Crawly is mostly satisfying monster horror. - Assignment X
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| Posted Oct 16, 2023
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Dear David (2023) |
Dear David doesn’t have the impact of novelty, but it takes itself seriously enough and is skillful enough to be a satisfying paranormal chiller. - Assignment X
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| Posted Oct 16, 2023
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When Evil Lurks (2023) |
When Evil Lurks is memorably unnerving. - Assignment X
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| Posted Oct 09, 2023
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Cassandro (2023) |
There is an uncommon sweetness in Cassandro. The filmmakers feel no need to hit us over the head in a metaphorical luchador move with the message. They know that the tale speaks for itself, and Bernal is its megaphone. - Assignment X
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| Posted Oct 09, 2023
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The Exorcist: Believer (2023) |
Respectful – and suitably scary – continuation of the mythos. - Assignment X
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| Posted Oct 09, 2023
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Barber (2023) |
Solid if unexpectedly PG-13-ish Irish private eye thriller.
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| Posted Oct 04, 2023
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Satanic Hispanics (2022) |
It’s entertaining, it’s got wit, creativity, and a satisfying amount of jumps. - Assignment X
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| Posted Oct 04, 2023
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A Haunting in Venice (2023) |
A Haunting in Venice is well-made and broadly fits the mandate of what it’s supposed to be. It’s just not as much fun as its predecessors. - Assignment X
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| Posted Sep 18, 2023
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Dumb Money (2023) |
A dramedy about a real Wall Street kerfuffle.
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| Posted Sep 18, 2023
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The Inventor (2023) |
A gentle stop-motion fantasia about Leonardo da Vinci. - Assignment X
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| Posted Sep 18, 2023
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Storage Locker (2022) |
If Storage Locker doesn’t land in some ways, it is still interesting in its ambitious storytelling. - Assignment X
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| Posted Sep 05, 2023
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Perpetrator (2023) |
Perpetrator feels like solid resonant folklore, populated with idiosyncratic characters, high stakes – and whole realms of blood. - Assignment X
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| Posted Sep 05, 2023
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Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story (2023) |
Even if we’re familiar with the shape of the track, it’s still an honestly entertaining sports movie. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 30, 2023
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Golda (2023) |
Golda is an informative, credible, and occasionally affecting examination of a particular slice of history, and a decent portrait of its title personage in a time of crisis. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 30, 2023
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Bank of Dave (2023) |
Fry is natural, Dynevor is charming, and Kinnear is positively heroic in making everything sound like something a person would normally say. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 30, 2023
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Horror in the Forest (2023) |
It doesn’t do anything new with the form, and some elements don’t make a lot of sense, but it’s competent and better photographed than many of its kin. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 28, 2023
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Waking Nightmare (2023) |
Regner makes a convincingly unhappy young woman who can’t break out of adolescence. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 24, 2023
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Dark Windows (2023) |
Dark Windows is still a teen slasher, but it cuts deeper than we might expect. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 24, 2023
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Dead Shot (2023) |
Dead Shot is intriguing, with a down-to-Earth feel and strong actors. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 18, 2023
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The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) |
What’s perhaps most pleasurable about The Last Voyage of the Demeter is that it is unironic vampire horror. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 14, 2023
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King on Screen (2022) |
A wide-ranging documentary about adaptations of Stephen King material. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 14, 2023
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Operation Napoleon (2023) |
A relatively non-brooding Icelandic thriller. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 14, 2023
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Site 13 (2023) |
A good low-budget movie about a bad portal.
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| Posted Aug 07, 2023
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The Wendigo (2022) |
It is made with clear affection for the found-footage horror genre, with dialogue that is plausible for the circumstances, and mostly good acting. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 07, 2023
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) |
For a studio animated feature, it’s got a look of grit and individuality. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 03, 2023
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Talk to Me (2023) |
Talk To Me is a good movie that both serves its horrorcore and has intelligent observations about high school behavior. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 31, 2023
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Sympathy for the Devil (2023) |
Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman in a mostly two-handed thriller - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 31, 2023
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Holistay (2023) |
Conceptually intriguing, with a strong kicker. Gallagher pulls off several admirable twists. It just takes a while to get there. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 31, 2023
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Barbie (2023) |
Barbie is mostly brisk, eye-catching, and entertaining, made with imagination and affection. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 21, 2023
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Cobweb (2023) |
Cobweb provides more than the expected amount of horror satisfactions. It sets up its scares and twists honestly, and doesn’t rely on the main characters doing anything counterintuitive to propel the plot. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 21, 2023
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Natty Knocks (2023) |
Fountain-Jardim shines in her first feature role, Harris nails protective mom/irate ex-wife, and Robert Englund plays just fine against type as a realtor. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 21, 2023
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The Flood (2023) |
If one is really, truly in the mood for a killer-alligators-in-a-hurricane flick, The Flood will suffice, but it doesn’t do anything very memorable. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 20, 2023
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Final Cut (2022) |
A film that becomes increasingly enjoyable as it proceeds. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 20, 2023
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part One (2023) |
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part One fulfills its mission of being entertaining, engaging, and showing us a few new tricks in the “how do they get out of this one” handbook. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 12, 2023
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Underworld (2019) |
Underworld doesn’t take on the workings and structures of big gangs, but its portrait of a microcosm of society persuasively illustrates how ordinary people can get into extraordinary trouble. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 10, 2023
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) |
A worthy successor to Raiders of the Lost Ark. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 03, 2023
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Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) |
Fun for kids and easy viewing for their accompanying grown-ups. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 03, 2023
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Fear the Invisible Man (2023) |
A somewhat faithful adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jun 27, 2023
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