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Abigail: Dracula’s Daughter Makeover is Bloody Good Fun

Abigail: Dracula’s Daughter Makeover is Bloody Good Fun

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekApril 18, 2024Child vampire movies, Abigail, Universal Classic Monsters, Dracula's Daughter remake, Alisha Weir, Radio Silence horror collective, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, Melissa Barrera, Kathryn Newton, Dan Stevens, Kevin DurandComment

Carmen: Dance, Spectacle and a Thin Thread of a Plot

Carmen: Dance, Spectacle and a Thin Thread of a Plot

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekMay 3, 2023Carmen, Contemporary telling of 19th Century opera and novella, Benjamin Millepied, Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal, Rossy de Palma, Jörg Widmer, Violent danceComment

Scream: Not a reboot nor a sequel, but a 'requel' - clever, but too self aware to be scary

Scream: Not a reboot nor a sequel, but a 'requel' - clever, but too self aware to be scary

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 3, 2022Scream "requel", Neve Campbell, Melissa Barrera, Jack Quaid, Courteney Cox, David ArquetteComment

In The Heights: Family-Friendly Latino Musical Aims to Bring Audiences Back to the Movies

In The Heights: Family-Friendly Latino Musical Aims to Bring Audiences Back to the Movies

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJune 9, 2021In The Heights, Jon M. Chu, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton, musical, Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Dascha Polanco, Latino, Spanish, Marc Anthony, Melissa BarreraComment