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Review: Filmmaker Ryan Coogler and Actor Michael B. Jordan Pair Off for Fifth Time in Sinners, a Vampire Thriller Like No Other

Across their five films together, filmmaker Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station, both Black Panther movies, and Creed) and actor Michael B. Jordan have elevated each other’s work in ways that are […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 18, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Filmmakers Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza on Using Memory, Sound and the Bond of Brotherhood to Make Warfare

    In 2006 Ramadi, Iraq, Navy SEAL team Alpha One took control of a multi-story residence, from which communications officer Ray Mendoza (D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai) used air support to monitor their position […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 15, 2025
    • Beyond , Event , Film , Film & TV

    Feature: C2E2 Hosts Breakfast Club Reunion for 40th Anniversary of Film

    Saturday morning opened up with a very special reunion from the cast of the iconic John Hughes movie, The Breakfast Club, celebrating the 40th year since its release.  “This is […]

  • Aaron Cynic
  • April 14, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: One To One: John & Yoko Follows the Iconic Couple During a Time of Political Turmoil and Career Milestones

    Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald is perhaps an even greater documentarian than he is a narrative director, and that’s saying a great deal about the man who made The Last King […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 11, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In Sacramento, Two Friends Embark on a Road Trip with Laughs and Lessons on Fatherhood, Trauma

    We’ve seen variations on the themes of Sacramento before, but thanks to a willing and able cast that includes Michael Cera as the anxiety-ridden Glenn and director/co-writer Michael Angarano as […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 11, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Nothing About Digital Thriller Drop Is Terribly Believable, Including Being Set in Chicago

    The premise is deceptively simple, but when a mostly two-location thriller with only a handful of characters gets placed into the hands of producers like Jason Blum and Michael Bay, […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 11, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Oscar-Winner Rami Malek Stars in The Amateur, a Reluctant But Engaging Action Movie

    Based on the novel by Robert Littell (which was already made into a 1981 film of the same name), The Amateur is the story of an introverted decoder and analyst […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 10, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Alex Garland Co-Directs Warfare, an Immersive and Impressive Cinematic Experience

    Right at the top of the new war drama from co-directors Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Annihilation, Civil War) and Ray Mendoza (the military technical adviser on Civil War), a title […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 10, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Filmmaker and Writers/Stars of The Ballad of Wallis Island Discuss Expanding the Original Short Film, Dialogue with Musicality and Casting Carey Mulligan

    Based on the exceptionally funny 2007 short film The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island, The Ballad of Wallis Island reunites the short’s director, James Griffiths (a prolific […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 9, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: The Luckiest Man in America Isn’t Exactly a Character Study, but Strong Performances Win the Film

    Based on the true and seemingly inconsequential story of Michael Larson (played by Paul Walter Hauser), an unemployed ice cream truck driver who made a bit of a splash on […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 4, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: A Movie about Music and More, The Ballad of Wallis Island Infuses a Heartfelt Story with Charming Comedy

    There are movies, and there are musicals. There are even movie musicals. But the musical movie is something else entirely. These are films where the narrative itself is music-based. Films […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • April 4, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Interview: Michael Shannon and Screenwriter Brett Neveu on Eric LaRue’s Chicago Ties, Adapting a Stage Play and Casting Judy Greer in a Lead Role

    With its roots in Chicago theater, the story of Eric LaRue is set in an anonymous suburban community in the aftermath of a shocking crime committed by the high school-age […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 4, 2025
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