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Steve Prokopy

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: There’s No Mystery or Thrill in Russell Crowe’s Amnesia Murder Drama Sleeping Dogs

Last week, we saw Michael Keaton as a hit man dealing with memory-robbing dementia in Knox Goes Away, and this week we have Russell Crowe as a former homicide detective […]

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Review: Regina King Returns in a Powerhouse Performance as First Black Congresswoman in Shirley

We haven’t seen Regina King on screen (big or small) in nearly two-and-a-half years, when she starred in the excellent Western The Harder They Fall. And with what she has […]

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Review: Sydney Sweeney Brings Sex Appeal and Media Attention to Immaculate, a Mediocre Giallo-Wannabe

The story goes that actor Sydney Sweeney (Anyone But You, Euphoria, Madame Web) was given the script for Immaculate many years ago, but the project fell through and didn’t get […]

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Review: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Brings Levity and a Real Villain to Latest Haunted New York Adventure

Certainly better than the deadly serious Ghostbusters: Afterlife, this fifth chapter in the horror-comedy franchise features more of what a Ghostbusters movie should include, such as laughs, action, an actual […]

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Review: Jake Gyllenhaal’s Road House Reimagining Is Violent and Funny, Sometimes at the Same Time

Here’s my dark, dirty secret: I don’t hold the 1989 Road House in especially high regard. I certainly don’t dislike it, but as far as I can see, it’s a […]

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Film, Film & TV, Interview

Interview: In Late Night With the Devil, David Dastmalchain Steps Into a Leading Role, Bringing His Chicago Acting Chops With Him

David Dastmalchian is a journeyman actor whose visibility and popularity have been on the rise since his role as Thomas Schiff in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (which made his […]

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Review: Zach Braff and Vanessa Hudgens Star in Cloying, Two-Dimensional Quebecois Rom-Com French Girl

I guess this first-time feature from actors-turned-directors James A. Woods and Nicolas Wright, French Girl, qualifies as a romantic comedy—except for the fact that there’s nothing particularly romantic or funny […]

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Review: Post-War Drama One Life Recounts One Ordinary Man’s Extraordinary Efforts and Their Generational Ripple Effects

Based on the book If It’s Not Impossible?: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton by Barbara Winton, One Life is a true story about an elderly man who is forced […]

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Review: In Racial Satire The American Society of Magical Negroes, the Biting Humor Isn’t Quite Sharp Enough

Full of compelling ideas but falling short in their execution is writer/director Kobi Libii’s debut work, The American Society of Magical Negroes, which begins promisingly with the idea that the […]

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Review: Remembering Gene Wilder Is a Fine, Fitting Tribute to the Comedian, Actor, Filmmaker and Man

I’m not exactly sure when or if this sweet little documentary will open in Chicago, so I’m reviewing it in the hopes that some of you will take notice and […]

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Review: In His Sophomore Directing Effort, Michael Keaton’s Knox Goes Away Follows an Assassin Fading Into Dementia

There are few actors as consistent and reliable as Michael Keaton, so it’s almost inconceivable that in his early 70s, the man has only directed two movies: this week’s Knox […]

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Review: Mark Wahlberg Stars in Ham-Handed Arthur The King, an Adventure Story with a Mangy Dog

A great deal of the latest work from Mark Wahlberg feels manufactured, despite the fact that it’s based on a true story, this time of a pro adventure racer who […]

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