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Review: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively Return for Another Simple Favor, Sequel with More Characters, Less Sharpness than the First

Although it didn’t take quite as long as it did The Accountant to get to its recent sequel (nine years), Another Simple Favor takes place in the aftermath of 2018’s […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 2, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Marvel’s Thunderbolts* Assembles a Team of Misfits for an Emotionally Driven Adventure

    Not since the original Guardians of the Galaxy movie has Marvel so successfully forged a team that worked so convincingly together and resulted in so much emotion by the end […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 2, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Tom Hardy Stars as a Crooked Detective in Havoc, an Intense and Visceral Action Thriller

    In Havoc, the latest absolutely chaotic, utterly brutal actioner from writer/director Gareth Evans (The Raid), Tom Hardy plays Walker, a beaten-down, taken-out-with-the-trash detective who starts out like that even before […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 25, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Video Game Adaptation Until Dawn Sees a Group of Friends Relive the Same Murderous Night

    Considering the pedigree of the horror video game adaptation Until Dawn, I admittedly expected something better. From director David F. Sandberg (Lights Out, Annabelle: Creation, both Shazam! movies) and writers […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 25, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: An Unexpected, and Ultimately Passionless, Love Triangle Is at the Center of Mid-Century Set On Swift Horses

    Based on the 2019 book by Shannon Pufahl, On Swift Horses is a story about secrets and secret lives in the period in American history immediately following the Korean War. […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 25, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: The Legend of Ochi Channels the Familiar and the Fantastical for a Charming Story of Connection and Courage

    In that rare blend of fairy tales, fantasy, folk horror, and monster movies, the directing debut from music video veteran Isaiah Saxon (The Legend of Ochi) introduces us to a […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 24, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Ben Affleck and On-Screen Brother Jon Bernthal Return for Action-Packed, Neurodivergent The Accountant 2

    It’s been nearly ten years since director Gavin O’Connor (Warrior, Pride & Glory) and screenwriter Bill Dubuque brought us The Accountant, the curious story of Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck), who […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 24, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: A Remake of a 1993 RomCom, The Wedding Banquet Modernizes the Story but Maintains Its Warmth and Heart

    You’d be forgiven if, like me (and based on the film’s marketing materials), you anticipated something of a more raucous, raunchy modern romcom from filmmaker Andrew Ahn (Driveways). Perhaps something […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • April 18, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Drumming Documentary Count Me In Chronicles the Instrument and Its Enthusiastic Players

    Although this insightful documentary directed by frequent feature film music supervisor and music consultant Mark Lo was made back in 2020, it is finally getting a digital release this week. […]

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

    Review: Catherine Deneuve Stars as French First Lady Bernadette Chirac in The President’s Wife, a ’90s-Set Political Satire

    While a more in-depth knowledge of the recent history of French politics would probably make The President’s Wife (known as Bernadette in France) a more fulfilling experience, the broad-strokes frustrations […]

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

    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 , 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
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