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Abbie Bernstein
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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Mickey Hardaway (2023) |
Taken as the story of an individual, it is idiosyncratic, well-acted and well-filmed enough to be worth a look. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 09, 2024
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Cuckoo (2024) |
Densely-plotted sci-fi/horror with an American teen at a Bavarian resort. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 09, 2024
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Borderlands (2024) |
A quasi-decent videogame adaptation. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 09, 2024
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#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead (2024) |
A decently-done slasher mashup. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 05, 2024
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Doctor Jekyll (2023) |
Intriguing, very loose modernization of the story. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 05, 2024
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The Beast Within (2024) |
Lycanthropy as a family secret. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 05, 2024
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Trap (2024) |
Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan forgoes his twist ending for an early reveal, resulting in his most taut and suspenseful film since Split. - Assignment X
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| Posted Aug 05, 2024
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Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) |
Self-aware, funny, bloody, and trippy. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 30, 2024
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Starve Acre (2023) |
Family trauma meets English folk horror. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 29, 2024
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The Last Breath (2024) |
Sharks in a sunken WWII battleship. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 29, 2024
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Midnight Taxi (2024) |
A murder mystery set on the streets of London after dark. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 29, 2024
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Thine Ears Shall Bleed (2023) |
Creepy period folk horror.
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| Posted Jul 20, 2024
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The Abandon (2022) |
Doing something new and cerebral with the CUBE concept.
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| Posted Jul 20, 2024
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Oddity (2024) |
A contemporary Irish ghost and golem story. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 20, 2024
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Lumina (2024) |
There are promising ideas in Lumina, but they are not well-served by the uneven execution. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 12, 2024
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The Inheritance (2024) |
The Inheritance is retro horror that will especially appeal to those with nostalgia for this subgenre’s heyday. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 12, 2024
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Longlegs (2024) |
A satisfying and distinctive horror film with Nicolas Cage getting his creep on. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 12, 2024
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The Moor (2023) |
Pleasingly atmospheric ghost story. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 09, 2024
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Despicable Me 4 (2024) |
Serviceable but unmemorable. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 09, 2024
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MaXXXine (2024) |
Retro thriller fun on its own terms.
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| Posted Jul 09, 2024
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The Imaginary (2023) |
A charming fantasy about imaginary friends. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 09, 2024
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Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot (2024) |
The portrait is a little less nuanced than we might want, but it’s lively and generally engaging. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jul 09, 2024
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A Sacrifice (2024) |
A promising but uneven thriller. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jun 28, 2024
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A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) |
The new installment expands its scope but feels more intimate. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jun 28, 2024
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The Bikeriders (2023) |
A look at a ‘60s-era motorcycle gang. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jun 24, 2024
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The Exorcism (2024) |
Enjoyably spooky and meta, to a point. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jun 24, 2024
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Blackwater Lane (2024) |
A theatrical thriller that seems more like a telefilm of yore. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jun 24, 2024
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Thelma (2024) |
Thelma is consistently enjoyable, funny and touching without visibly trying too hard. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jun 24, 2024
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20,000 Species of Bees (2023) |
A warmly empathetic view of both a trans child and her surrounding family. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jun 20, 2024
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Tiger Stripes (2023) |
When dawning adolescence brings some extra changes.
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| Posted Jun 17, 2024
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Latency (2024) |
Writer/director James Croke gets big points for making Latency feel like it has everything it needs despite a very small cast and limited settings. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jun 17, 2024
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Firebrand (2023) |
An opulent drama about the last queen of Henry VIII.
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| Posted Jun 17, 2024
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Longing (2024) |
We can tell we’re meant to be moved, but at least in the U.S./Canadian cultural context, it seems not only unusual, but possibly disrespectful of the dead. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jun 11, 2024
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The Watchers (2024) |
Cross-genre folklore, not exactly horror. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jun 08, 2024
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) |
Comfortable big-budget buddy cop franchise fodder. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jun 08, 2024
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In a Violent Nature (2024) |
Gorehounds who are strictly in it for that aspect should be happy with In A Violent Nature, but other viewers may be very ready for Johnny to stop strolling through the trees by the time he does. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jun 07, 2024
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What You Wish For (2023) |
Smart black comedy horror. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jun 07, 2024
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The Hangman (2024) |
A city man crosses paths with backwoods horror. - Assignment X
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| Posted Jun 07, 2024
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We Go On (2016) |
A ghost story with good plot twists. - Assignment X
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| Posted May 28, 2024
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) |
It’s high-octane, committed Miller mythmaking, and that’s always excellent. - Assignment X
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| Posted May 28, 2024
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IF (2024) |
A warm-spirited if under-plotted fantasy. - Assignment X
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| Posted May 21, 2024
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You Can't Run Forever (2024) |
Takes a familiar framework and fills it out admirably. - Assignment X
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| Posted May 21, 2024
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Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever (2023) |
A Danish slasher sequel.
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| Posted May 21, 2024
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) |
A strong science-fiction epic. - Assignment X
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| Posted May 15, 2024
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The Coffee Table (2022) |
For more daring prospective audience members who want to see a well-made film that is certainly unique and never boring, The Coffee Table is the real deal. - Assignment X
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| Posted May 13, 2024
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Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024) |
The performers are all strong, with Bana embodying compassion and decency, and Torv conveying impatient competence. - Assignment X
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| Posted May 13, 2024
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The Fall Guy (2024) |
Fun, funny, full of stunts. - Assignment X
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| Posted May 06, 2024
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Something in the Water (2024) |
The filmmakers do a commendable job of balancing human drama with the emergency conditions, so that this doesn’t dip into camp. - Assignment X
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| Posted May 06, 2024
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I Saw the TV Glow (2024) |
Ambitious and unusual. - Assignment X
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| Posted May 06, 2024
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The Three Musketeers: Part II - Milady (2023) |
Gorgeous French period epic with complicated plotting. - Assignment X
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| Posted May 06, 2024
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