Film Review: Bitch is a Sharp, Modern Feminist Satire
I’ll admit, stepping into a film titled Bitch—even one directed by a woman—was an experience I entered into with more than a little trepidation at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. […]
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.
Film Review: Dee Rees Confronts Class, Race, Poverty in Astonishing Mudbound
It’s a real shame that people won’t get a real chance to see festival-favorite Mudbound on the big screen in most places in America. It’s a deeply impactful work about […]
Film Review: Let Yourself be Moved by Wonder
Sometimes you’re simply powerless to resist being emotionally manipulated by truly good film about compassion, populated by kind characters who want nothing more than to put a little kindness out […]
Film Review: Three Billboards Ouside Ebbing, Missouri is the Tragicomedy of the Year
Every once in a while, we need a film that takes unfiltered, but finely focused rage and aims it directly at the heart of whatever it is that is scaring […]
Interview: Joe Lynch Talks Fake Viruses and Casting Mayhem
Filmmaker Joe Lynch might be better known to many as an actor in the “Holliston” series (created by his filmmaking buddy and co-star Adam Green) than a director. I suspect […]
Film Review: A Bit Crowded and Clunky, Justice League is Still a DC Comic Success
I remember a certain point in my life a couple of months ago, not long after seeing the big-screen debut of Wonder Woman, when I had the thought “How lucky […]
Film Review: One Legendary Scene Takes on New Meaning in 78/52
For both uber-film nerds and casual fans of director Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 ground-breaking Psycho, the documentary 78/52 is a compact film studies program that examines the power of camerawork, editing, […]
Film Review: Last Flag Flying Won’t Leave a Lasting Impression
(This review originally ran as part of my Chicago International Film Festival coverage.) One of the more disappointing, high-profile works of fall movie season is the latest from Richard Linklater […]
Film Review: Daddy’s Home 2 Is Really, Really, Really Not Good
As weird as it is having this sequel released on the heels of Bad Moms Christmas, where both films feature their lead characters during the holiday season, the fact that they […]
Film Review: Not Entirely Necessary, LBJ Remains an Interesting History Lesson
Opting to cover the years in which late president Lyndon B. Johnson was most closely affiliated with John F. Kennedy, this Rob Reiner-directed biopic is actually a quick and fairly […]
Film Review: In Human Flow, Ai Weiwei Puts a Global Refugee Crisis on Screen
Rather than tell the story of a handful of refugees in a single location on the planet (and there are many to choose from), artist/activist Ai Weiwei (himself the subject […]
Film Review: Princess Cyd is Real Life in All Its Focus and Fuzziness
Following up his 2015 sexual exploratoration story Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party, Chicago-based writer-director Stephen Cone brings us Princess Cyd. It’s another version of the coming-of-age tale, this time from the […]