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Jan 18, 2025 | 
assignmentx.com | Abbie Bernstein
On the freshman series HIGH POTENTIAL, Tuesdays on ABC and thereafter streaming on Hulu, Kaitlin Olson stars as Morgan Gillory. Morgan, a single mother of three, goes from LAPD cleaning woman to police consultant when the detectives realize that her remarkably high IQ and skills at noticing details are helpful in solving cases.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
assignmentx.com | Abbie Bernstein
Rating: RStars: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger, Zac ChandlerWriters: Leigh Whannell & Corbett TuckDirector: Leigh WhannellDistributor: Universal PicturesRelease Date: January 17, 2025With their reluctant monster protagonists, werewolf stories are an obvious source of emotion and metaphor, as well as straight-out horror.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
assignmentx.com | Abbie Bernstein
In HOLIDAZED, the eight-episode miniseries now streaming in its entirety on the Hallmark+ Channel, Virginia Madsen plays Connie Manetti-Hanahan. Connie’s husband Chuck (John C. McGinley) has, for Christmases beyond counting, turned the holiday decorating on their cul-de-sac from friendly competition into suburban warfare. This year, Connie has had enough, and presents Chuck with a contract of behavior she wants and expects from him.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
assignmentx.com | Abbie Bernstein
Rating: RStars: Pamela Anderson, Kiernan Shipka, Brenda Song, Billie Lourd, Dave Bautista, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason SchwartzmanWriter: Kate GerstenDirector: Gia CoppolaDistributor: Roadside AttractionsRelease Date: December 13, 2024 (limited theatrical), January 10, 2025 (wide theatrical)THE LAST SHOWGIRL manages to be both realistically perceptive and a bit dreamy.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
assignmentx.com | Abbie Bernstein
Rating: RStars: Nick Frost, Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft, Maisie Ayres, Ville Vertanen, Eero Milonoff, Anitta Suikkari, Jouko Ahola, Verneri Lilja, Ilkka KoivulaWriter: Nick FrostDirector: Steffen HaarsDistributor: IFC FilmsRelease Date: December 6, 2024 (theatrical); January 10, 2024 (Shudder)It’s easy to see how GET AWAY is supposed to work. It starts out as a parody of THE WICKER MAN/MIDSOMMAR type of folk horror, with a big twist at the two-thirds mark.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
assignmentx.com | Abbie Bernstein
Rating: Not Rated Stars: Donnie Yen, Julian Cheung Chi Lam, Michael Hui, Francis Ng Chun Yu, Shirley Chan, Cheung Tin Fu, Sisley Choi, Mandy Wong, Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Liza Wang, Cheng Jut Si, Lau Kong, Yu Kang, Adam Pak, Lui Leung Wai, Mark Cheng, Ho Yeung Fung Writer: Edmond Wong Director: Donnie Yen Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment Release Date: January 10, 2025 THE PROSECUTOR (NG POON) opens with the words “based on true events.” It’s perfectly plausible that an officer went from...
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
newspub.live | Abbie Bernstein
AMERICANS WITH NO ADDRESS: THE DOCUMENTARY is a very well thought out, superbly executed, and inspirational documentary that explores the current homeless crisis in the United States. All political parties agree that the government has failed to solve the problem, and some argue that the government has made the problem much worse. This masterfully done documentary includes content with adult topics, such as drug use, violence, broken families, and crime.
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Aug 24, 2024 | 
ca.bfn.today | Abbie Bernstein
By ABBIE BERNSTEIN / Staff Writer Posted: August 23rd, 2024 / 02:03 AM STRANGE DARLING | ©2024 Magenta Light Studios / MiramaxRating: RStars: Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Madisen Beatty, Bianca Santos, Steven Michael Quezada, Ed Begley Jr., Barbara HersheyWriter: JT MollnerDirector: JT MollnerDistributor: Magenta Light Studios/MiramaxRelease Date: August 23, 2024How to review STRANGE DARLING without spoilers?
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
newspub.live | Abbie Bernstein
By ABBIE BERNSTEIN / Staff Writer
Posted: July 5th, 2024 / 01:29 AM Rating: RStars: Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Uli Latukefu, Giancarlo Esposito, Chloe Farnworth, Halsey, Kevin Bacon, Lily Collins, Simon PrastWriter: Ti WestDirector: Ti WestDistributor: A24Release Date: July 5, 2024MAXXXINE, not counting its flashbacks and flash-forwards, is set in 1985.
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May 21, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Abbie Bernstein
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