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Steve Prokopy

ARTICLES: 1781
Film, Film & TV

Review: The Nun, Cheap Scares, Shocking Moments, Missed Opportunity

As we learned in 2016’s The Conjuring 2, Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) has been haunted by what she later discovers is a demon named Valak, who takes the shape of […]

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Film, Film & TV, Interview

Interview: Kin Filmmakers (And Twin Brothers) On How Their Short Film Became a Feature That Could Launch a Franchise

kin

In 2014, Australian-born twin brothers Jonathan and Josh Baker wrote and directed the short film Bag Man, about a 12-year-old, African-American boy who leaves his home in Harlem carrying only […]

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Film, Film & TV, Interview

Interview: Searching Filmmakers on How FaceTime, Angelina Jolie and Saying No Made The Film Possible

Searching

I’ll admit, I did this interview so long ago, I almost forgot I’d done it. But when reviews began to pop up for the exciting screen-centric, missing-person thriller Searching, I […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Minding the Gap Is One of the Finest Documentaries of the Year

Minding the Gap

One of the most impressive feature debuts I’ve seen in quite some time is Bing Liu’s documentary Minding the Gap, about three boys growing up in Rockford, Illinois, and bonding […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: An Athlete at the Top of His Game in John McEnroe: In The Realm of Perfection

mcenroe realm of perfection

There’s a moment in the footage presented in the documentary John McEnroe: In The Realm Of Perfection in which McEnroe dives for a ball he knows he has no chance […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Kin Proves an Interesting Blend of Sci-Fi and Family Drama

kin

Mixing genres can be a tricky thing in the movies, but in the last couple years, some of the finest exercises in horror—The Babadook, A Quiet Place, The Witch, Hereditary—have […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: A Layered Story and Terrific Performances Make The Bookshop Worth a Visit

bookshop

The Bookshop, a bittersweet, fragile drama set in 1959 England based on the novel by Penelope Fitzgerald, centers on Florence Green (the always great Emily Mortimer), a widow who has spent months […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Operation Finale is Part History Lesson, Part Spy Thriller

Operation Finale

There are times when telling a story simply and with as few frills as possible results in a film with the greatest dramatic impact. Such is the case with director […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: The Sting of Arizona Lands Between the Laughs

Arizona

Although the horror-comedy Arizona is the first feature from Jonathan Watson, he has actually spent many years working second unit on films and TV series created by the likes of […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: The Wife Weaves a Tangled Web, with Glenn Close at its Center

the wife

Based on the novel by Meg Wolitzer (adapted by Jane Anderson), The Wife is the story of a nearly 40-year marriage that is held together by the same things that […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Papillon Update Brings More Grit, Suffering and Strong Performances

papillon

I’ve never read either of the books written by Henri Charrière upon which Papillon is based, but I can tell you that the 1973 film is a perfect movie—a character […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review, Uncategorized

Review: An Unexpected Comedy Duo Makes Blue Iguana a Good Time

Although the setup to this British crime comedy is a bit of a stretch, the execution is often quite funny, and let’s face it: anytime you get a chance to […]

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