Spotlight DVD REVIEW Now streaming and on DVD: 'Abigail' dances around its bloody origins BRUCE R. MILLER Sioux City Journal Jul 6, 2024 Jul 6, 2024 Updated Sep 11, 2025 0 × BRUCE R. MILLER Movie critic Bruce Miller says that if you get an invitation to dinner from "Abigail" just say it got lost in the mail. She's a messy eater. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The little dancing girl is a ruse to make you think “Abigail” could be some gothic horror story about artists.kAmxE’D ?@E] xE’D D:>A=J 2 G2>A:C6 7:=> 5C6DD65 FA :? EFEFD]k^AmkAm#6>2C<23=J[ H6 5@?’E 86E E96 9625D FA F?E:= 2 8C@FA @7 E9F8D <:5?2A 2 `a\J62C\@=5 @? 96C H2J 7C@> 52?46 4=2DD] %96J E9:?< D96’D 8@:?8 E@ 36 E96:C E:4<6E E@ >:==:@?D[ 3FE D96’D 24EF2==J 32:E 7@C @E96CD]k^AmkAmpE 2 4C66AJ @=5 >2?D:@? WH9:49 D66>D E@ 92G6 A@@C =:89E:?8 2?5 2 9:E\@C\>:DD 4=62?:?8 DJDE6>X[ E96J =@4< p3:82:= Wp=:D92 (6:CX :? 2 365C@@>[ E96? 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Movies in a Minute: "Abigail" Movie critic Bruce Miller says that if you get an invitation to dinner from "Abigail" just say it got lost in the mail. She's a messy eater.
Now streaming and on DVD: 'Challengers' up the game in sports films Instead of focusing on coaching, all-important tournaments and endorsement deals, it looks at the relationships between players.
Now streaming and on DVD: 'Monkey Man' goes in for the kill Watch “Monkey Man” on a cellphone or an iPad and you’ll see that’s how director Dev Patel envisioned it.
Now streaming and on DVD: 'American Fiction' pokes plenty of bears Written by Cord Jefferson, the comedy was a great look at society and the shifts that people face.
Movie review: 'MaXXXine' doesn't have enough sizzle, even with Kevin Bacon Occurring six years after “X” (the one about gonzo filmmakers shooting a porno in the country), it doesn’t quite have the surprise element of …
Now streaming and on DVD: 'Back to Black' shortchanges Amy Winehouse Short on detail, the Sam Taylor-Johnson film doesn’t even give a good sense of what propelled Amy Winehouse's career.
Now streaming and on DVD: 'The Fall Guy' isn't a disposable film Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling get a handful of cute moments, but this isn’t anything Sandra Bullock and others haven’t already done.
Now streaming and on DVD: 'The Richmond Way' gives us the whole 'Ted Lasso' story Savor every episode as if it’s the last. After all, Ted was the one who reminded us we just needed to do one thing: believe.
