Review: Grown-Up Game of Tag Proves Ridiculously Entertaining
You might presume that in a time when men behaving like boys is out of fashion, films depicting such behavior would be on the outs as well. But the new […]
Steve Prokopy is chief film critic for the Chicago-based arts outlet Third Coast Review. For nearly 20 years, he was the Chicago editor for Ain’t It Cool News, where he contributed film reviews and filmmaker/actor interviews under the name “Capone.” Currently, he’s a frequent contributor at /Film (SlashFilm.com) and Backstory Magazine. He is also the public relations director for Chicago's independently owned Music Box Theatre, and holds the position of Vice President for the Chicago Film Critics Association. In addition, he is a programmer for the Chicago Critics Film Festival, which has been one of the city's most anticipated festivals since 2013.
You might presume that in a time when men behaving like boys is out of fashion, films depicting such behavior would be on the outs as well. But the new […]
This update of the 1972 films about the drug underworld has never met a cliché it didn’t love and embrace. Directed by veteran music video helmer Director X (Rihanna, Drake), […]
Something has changed in the world since writer/director Brad Bird’s The Incredibles hit theaters in 2004—movie theaters have been taken over by superheroes with an alarming regularity. In the last […]
In recent years, writer/director Olivier Assayas has become one of the most reliable filmmakers on the international scene, with such stunners as Demonlover, Clouds of Sils Maria, and last year’s […]
I’m sure I won’t be the first or only person to say this, but this documentary could not have come at a better time. From the great director Morgan Neville […]
Make no mistake (and I don’t think there’s any chance you will), Hotel Artemis is a B-movie wrapped in an A-list cast of actors who are clearly enjoying the hell […]
There’s a scene early on in Ocean’s 8 when Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) is laying out her grand jewelry heist scheme and she rejects the idea of including any men as […]
Considering it starts out a little shaky, Feral, the latest from director/co-writer Mark H. Young (The Killing Jar), actually turns into something rather interesting, albeit predictable and not especially scary. […]
From writer-director Matthew Newton (From Nowhere) comes a story of people who struggle to keep at bay the things that have gotten them into trouble in the past. Who We […]
I believe I was first made aware of fashion journalism and all-around expert André Leon Talley when I saw the Vogue magazine documentary The September Issue. It was clear then […]
Documentarian Tony Zierra has been fascinated with those who have been so close to fame, they could almost taste it. His first doc, 2001’s acclaimed Carving Out Our Name, profiled […]
Based on the true-life story of Tami Oldham (played here by Shailene Woodley), Adrift re-creates what happened to her and her boyfriend Richard Sharp (Sam Claflin) after the high-end sailboat […]