Steve Prokopy
Review: Teen Vampire Thriller Black As Night Is As Serious About Scares As It Is Political Commentary
Marking the return of the Welcome to the Blumhouse series of horrors films on Amazon Prime Video this week are two new films (with two more to follow next week), […]
Review: Venom: Let There Be Carnage Makes Silly Work of Tom Hardy’s Marvel Super-Villain
The best thing I can say about this sequel to 2018’s super-villain movie Venom is that Venom: Let There Be Carnage is a better movie than that sloppy, unfunny and ugly […]
Review: American Remake The Guilty Is a Tense, Effective Drama with Another Strong Performance from Jake Gyllenhaal
Closely following the one-man plot of its 2018 Danish source material (which went on to become Denmark’s Oscar contender that year), The Guilty finds a way to be both faithful […]
Review: The Many Saints of Newark Is a Welcome—and Fitting—Addition to “The Sopranos” World of Crime, Family and Loyalty
Editor’s note: yes, the series is 20 years old, however mild plot spoilers are included in this review. If you’ve never seen “The Sopranos,” you’ve been warned. “The Sopranos,” arguably […]
Interview: Director Michael Showalter on His Background in Comedy, Watching Jessica Chastain Work, and Creating the Colorful World of The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Without making much of a fuss about it, Michael Showalter has transitioned from being one of the most successful comedic talents (as a writer, director and performer during his time […]
Interview: The Eyes of Tammy Faye Co-Star Vincent D’Onofrio on the Importance of a Good Script, Working with an Actor’s Director and Reprising His Marvel Role
I remember first interviewing Vincent D’Onofrio almost 10 years ago to the day from when we spoke via Zoom recently. He was here in Chicago promoting his directorial debut, a […]
Interview: Actor Cherry Jones on First Meeting Jessica Chastain, Playing People of Faith and Getting the Tone Right in The Eyes of Tammy Faye
I don’t think I’m overstating the facts to say that Cherry Jones can do it all, as far as acting goes. The five-time Tony nominee (winning twice—the first time in […]
Interview: Juliette Binoche on Embracing Fiction, Revealing the Truth and Creating Four Characters for Who You Think I Am
It would be impossible in mere words to explain the majesty and the mystery of one of France’s greatest acting talents, Juliette Binoche. One only has to look at her […]
Review: As Much a Battle of Wits as Weapons, Copshop Leans Into Its Murderous Mayhem
Filmmaker Joe Carnahan is a man of action. Or more specifically, he’s a man who makes action happen in his movies. I wouldn’t necessarily say there’s anything unique or special […]
Review: Emotional, Beautifully Filmed Blue Bayou Centers on Family, Immigration and Overcoming the Past
Something of a spiritual companion piece to last year’s immigrant story Minari, writer/director/star Justin Chon’s Blue Bayou is the story of a Korean-born man, Antonio LeBlanc (Chon), living in Louisiana […]
Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye Explores Price of Faith and One Couple’s Rapid Ascension and Devastating Descent
In the opening moments of the new biopic directed by Michael Showalter (The Big Sick), The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Tammy Faye Bakker (played flawlessly by Jessica Chastain) is being […]
Review: Clint Eastwood Directs and Stars in Cry Macho, a Road Movie About Masculinity, Sensitivity and Father/Son Bonds
After nearly a decade of films attempting to tell the stories of unsung or misunderstood American heroes (American Sniper, Sully, The 15:17 to Paris, Richard Jewell), 91-year-old Clint Eastwood has […]