Mackenzie Davis – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

SPEAK NO EVIL – Review by T.J. Callahan

September 11, 2024September 11, 2024 T. J. Callahan James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, Speak No Evil, thriller, universal pictures

Speak No Evil isn’t a tongue in cheek thriller. What this remake of a 2022 Dutch horror drama is, is a social satire on the excessive extremes of the middle class that will leave you breathless. And it’s fun…if waiting for potential torture and murder is fun. James McAvoy stars in the new English version that follows the original story almost to a tee…until the last 30 minutes. That’s where this Rated R 2024 release switches gears and tones down on the gruesomeness, but, fortunately, not the suspense and shock.

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HAPPIEST SEASON – Review by Susan Granger

December 3, 2020December 4, 2020 Susan Granger alison brie, aubrey plaza, Clea Duvall, happiest season, Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, mary steenburgen

Don’t get me wrong. I’m all in favor of diversity and inclusiveness, but this lesbian update on Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? doesn’t have a shred of believability. Since her parents died, Abigail – a.k.a. Abby (Kristen Stewart) – has never been into the holiday season. Despite that, her live-in girl-friend, Harper (Mackenzie Davis), impulsively insists that Abby come home with her to celebrate with her family.