Review: More Is Just More in Overlong, Predictable Motherless Brooklyn
I like film noir and I tend to like the chances that Edward Norton takes in many of the roles he plays, so imagine my excitement hearing that he was […]
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.
Review: In Latin History for Morons, Leguizamo Focuses on the Next Generation
“I grew up without seeing people who looked like me on screen, on stage, or in textbooks. Latinx people have been kept outta the conversation for centuries, and it’s bout […]
Review: Humor and Heart in an Unconventional Jojo Rabbit
It goes without saying, but I’m going to say it anyway: there are times when humor pulls us through or helps us recover from some of the most difficult moments […]
Review: Bruce Springsteen In Concert—And Deep Thought—in Western Stars
Over the last few years, Bruce Springsteen has taken his skills as a teller of other people’s stories and turned that into a trio of deeply considered and endlessly moving […]
Review: Flickers of Interesting Moments in Re-cut The Current War
On the surface, it would make sense that premier inventor Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and industrialist George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) should have spent some part of their careers working together—creating […]
Review: Story Gives Way to Spectacle in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
It’s difficult to believe that five years have passed since Maleficent came into our lives and set the record straight on just how the Sleeping Beauty legend really played out, […]
Review: Zombieland Sequel Reunites Original Cast, Finds Laughs Along the Way
I’m not a big fan of the lazy question “Who asked for this sequel?” If the sequel in question is, you know, good, then I guess the answer to that […]
Interview: Chicago International Film Festival From the Inside, with Artistic Director Mimi Plauché
North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, the 55th Chicago International Film Festival kicks off on October 16 at the AMC River East 21 (where nearly every festival screening will, once […]
Review: Halloween Comes Early in a New, Animated The Addams Family
The first thing I noticed about this new iteration of The Addams Family is that the characters look a lot like the original iteration of the Charles Addams’ cartoon series […]
Review: Netflix’s Dolemite is My Name Lands The Laughs—And Strong Performances
It’s almost impossible to watch Eddie Murphy take on the character of world-famous stand-up performer/blaxploitation actor/rap pioneer Rudy Ray Moore and not wonder what took him so long to do […]
Review: A Scientist’s Lifelong Dedication in The Woman Who Loves Giraffes
Several years before Jane Goodall went into the jungle to study primates, a 23-year-old Canadian woman named Anne Innis Dagg traveled alone to South Africa to begin what would become […]
Review: Special Effects Aside, Action Star Will Smith Can’t Save Gemini Man
The latest from director Ang Lee (Life of Pi, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Gemini Man is actually based on a screenplay that has been bouncing around Hollywood for more than 20 […]