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Abbie Bernstein

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The Dreadful (2026) 41% B- EDIT “Plays a little as if we’re watching a live-action storybook. It’s faithful to the form, but not as lively, frightening or immersive as this subgenre can be.” – Assignment X Feb 25, 2026 Full Review This Is Not a Test (2025) 44% B- EDIT “This Is Not a Test is okay so far as zombie movies go, but it sets up opportunities for itself to do something original and then largely bypasses them.” – Assignment X Feb 25, 2026 Full Review Honey Bunch (2025) 92% B EDIT “Honey Bunch has its "wait a minute" aspects, but it overall takes a familiar premise and uses it to create an intriguing, singular experience.” – Assignment X Feb 25, 2026 Full Review Ghost Train (2025) B EDIT “Ghost Train may not be the most terrifying or graphic quasi-anthology out there, but it’s satisfyingly moody and weird.” – Assignment X Feb 25, 2026 Full Review Cold Storage (2026) 78% B EDIT “Conditions are ripe for an ecological disaster where the official response will be too little, too late – which gives this enjoyable film a bit of disquieting resonance” – Assignment X Feb 18, 2026 Full Review The Haunted Forest (2025) B- EDIT “A good premise that unravels in the third act. ” – Assignment X Feb 18, 2026 Full Review Wuthering Heights (2026) 58% EDIT “Wuthering Heights is never boring, and it shouldn’t be judged by anything other than the aims it sets for itself. However, it’s a movie where the side flourishes are more compelling than the main attraction.” – Assignment X Feb 18, 2026 Full Review The Mortuary Assistant (2026) 40% B- EDIT “The Mortuary Assistant works on a pop-up, demons-that-go-bump-in-the-night level. It just doesn’t reward deep examination or provide many bonus aspects. ” – Assignment X Feb 18, 2026 Full Review Jimpa (2025) 55% B EDIT “Jimpa is largely about how people cope with the contradictions of human individuals and of life, depicted in a most affectionate manner.” – Assignment X Feb 10, 2026 Full Review Pillion (2025) 99% B EDIT “Pillion is something of a slow burn, but Melling’s Colin is a compelling companion in a relaxed, warm look at both a one-on-one situation and a larger world we don’t often see.” – Assignment X Feb 10, 2026 Full Review Whistle (2025) 62% B EDIT “Whistle doesn’t try to be more than it is. Instead, it injects originality and vigor where there are openings and lives up to the better aspects of its conventions.” – Assignment X Feb 10, 2026 Full Review The Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026) 18% B- EDIT “The Strangers: Chapter 3 fulfills its genre requirements as far as body count and variety of weapons, although it doesn’t have many jump scares.” – Assignment X Feb 10, 2026 Full Review My Sister's Bones (2026) B EDIT “An effective cross-genre British drama.” – Assignment X Feb 2, 2026 Full Review Islands (2025) 94% B EDIT “A deliberately-paced but intriguing quasi-thriller. ” – Assignment X Feb 2, 2026 Full Review Mother of Flies (2025) 94% B EDIT “While the deliberate pace makes sense in terms of what’s happening, there are moments when we wish MOTHER OF FLIES would cut a few images simply to move events more swiftly. Mostly, though, it’s potent folklore.” – Assignment X Jan 30, 2026 Full Review The Confession (2025) B- EDIT “The Confession is okay as a well-acted spooky outing, but its content doesn’t match its articulated themes.” – Assignment X Jan 20, 2026 Full Review Night Patrol (2025) 54% B- EDIT “Night Patrol is intermittently intriguing, and works as a shoot-‘em-up, but it overall seems unequipped to fully deal with the serious themes it presents.” – Assignment X Jan 20, 2026 Full Review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) 92% B+ EDIT “Essentially the second half of last year's 28 Years Later, with payoffs galore.” – Assignment X Jan 20, 2026 Full Review Anaconda (2025) 48% B- EDIT “Unlike its inspiration, this Anaconda isn’t so bad that it’s good. Indeed, it’s not actually bad at all, but it’s mostly only okay.” – Assignment X Dec 30, 2025 Full Review We Bury the Dead (2024) 88% B EDIT “A movie about grief and longing with some zombies in it.” – Assignment X Dec 30, 2025 Full Review Is This Thing On? (2025) 87% B EDIT “Is This Thing On has some intelligent observations about human connection and communication and strong acting performances. It’s just that, given its overall tone, we could wish for it to be funnier. ” – Assignment X Dec 23, 2025 Full Review Manor of Darkness (2025) B- EDIT “Moderately entertaining and has impressive music courtesy of composer Engellau, but it doesn’t fulfill its potential.” – Assignment X Dec 23, 2025 Full Review Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) 66% B EDIT “Visually gorgeous, narratively more routine.” – Assignment X Dec 23, 2025 Full Review The King of Color (2025) EDIT “A documentary that is first about a man, secondly about his process, and thirdly about what turned out to be the invention of a language. It’s amiable, informative and, at just eighty minutes, a fairly swift watch.” – Assignment X Dec 15, 2025 Full Review Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) 78% B EDIT “Occasionally gets a little self-satisfied with how it straddles genres. Mostly, though, it’s fun for those who enjoy a Merry Christmassacre.” – Assignment X Dec 15, 2025 Full Review
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