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Interview: Filmmaker Bing Liu on Preparation for the Next Life, Casting a Uyghur Lead Actor, and Telling Immigration Stories

Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker Bing Liu’s (Minding the Gap) latest film, Preparation for the Next Life, is about Uyghur migrant Aishe (newcomer Sebiye Behtiyar) living in New York City and […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 8, 2025
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    Review: Angelheaded Hipster Chronicles the Talent and Influence of Glam Rock Pioneer Marc Bolan Alongside Creating a Must-Listen Tribute Album

    From director Ethan Silverman comes this documentary, which is actually a two-in-one package. The first part is a respectable trip through the life and music of T. Rex front man […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 5, 2025
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    Review: André Holland Stars in Love, Brooklyn, a Story of Modern Dating in a Changing New York Borough

    I’ll admit, from the first scene in director and TV series helmer Rachael Abigail Holder’s first feature, Love, Brooklyn, I was prepared to fully dislike this movie. In it, we […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 5, 2025
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    Review: Documentarian Bing Liu Brings a Keen Eye for Detail to Moving, Quietly Devastating Preparation For the Next Life

    Oscar-nominated filmmaker Bing Liu (the documentary Minding the Gap) has turned his attention toward narrative filmmaking with the heartbreaking love story Preparation for the Next Life, concerning a pair of […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 5, 2025
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    Review: The Conjuring: Last Rites Sends the Warrens Out with a Whimper, Not a Scare

    The first two Conjuring films (both directed by James Wan) are two of the finest examples of a certain type of reality-based horror that the last couple of decades have […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 5, 2025
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    Interview: Filmmaker Macon Blair on Remaking Toxic Avenger for a New Era, Casting Peter Dinklage and a Possible Sequel

    It’s been nearly two years to the day when I first saw the extremely fun and excessively gory remake of arguably the most famous of all of Troma Entertainment’s cinematic […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 5, 2025
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    Review: Lurker Paints a Chilling, Tense Portrait of Modern Celebrity and Those Attracted To It

    Marking his feature filmmaking debut, writer/director Alex Russell delivers a fine-tuned examination of ego, stardom and entitlement in Lurker, a thriller where the scariest moments are the ones that ring […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • August 30, 2025
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    Review: Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch Are the Best Part of Mean-Spirited, Cringy Adaptation, The Roses

    Based on the 1981 novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler, The Roses is a new adaptation that moves the action from Washington D.C. to the west coast […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • August 30, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Splitsville Filmmakers Discuss Their Unique Take on Marriage, Fight Scenes and Filming Without Pants

    On the eve of chatting with Splitsville co-writers Kyle Marvin and Michael Angelo Covino (Covino also directed the film), it occurred to me that my last sit-down with them was […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 29, 2025
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    Review: Filmmaking Duo Offers One of the Funniest, Most Real Takes on Modern Relationships in Comedy Splitsville

    When writers Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin wrote their first feature, The Climb, some 5-6 years ago, they ended up making one of the definitive works about modern friendship […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 29, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Austin Butler Impresses in Darren Aronofsky’s Gangster Comedy with a Body Count, Caught Stealing

    With each new movie, Austin Butler continues to impress and surprise me a little bit more, and in the hands of Darren Aronofsky (The Whale, Black Swan, The Wrestler) and […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 29, 2025
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    Review: Starring David Strathairn and Jane Levy, A Little Prayer Offers a Quiet Portrayal of Love

    There are not many movies like A Little Prayer, written and directed by Angus MacLachlan. It’s quietly understated, with a simple plot pushed forward with emotional performances from stars David […]

  • Tory Crowley
  • August 28, 2025
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