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Review: Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Display a Wealth of Artistic Styles, Themes and Even Some Lessons

Though short-form filmmaking doesn’t get much recognition by mainstream audiences throughout the year, when Oscar season rolls around there are always three good reasons to head to the movie theater […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • February 27, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest , Review

    Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Kicks Off Final Event in Park City; Third Coast Review Is On the Scene (and at the Movies)

    Third Coast Review film critics Steve Prokopy and Lisa Trifone are attending the 2026 Sundance Film Festival (which moves to Boulder, Colorado, next year), sharing their brief takes on festival […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • January 24, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney Star as Mother and Daughter in Echo Valley, A Taut, Character-Driven Drama

    Firmly in the realm of B-movies, director Michael Pearce’s (Beast, Encounter) Echo Valley is certainly elevated by the work of terrific and compelling actors, who consistently pick up the slack […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • June 13, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth Is a Fun Adventure Flick, if Not a Must-See Big-Screen Blockbuster

    There was a time not too long ago that a film like Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth, now streaming on AppleTV+, would’ve garnered a major theatrical release, a star-studded premiere […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • May 23, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Television

    Recap: White House Plumbers (S1, Ep1) — Series Premiere Introduces the Idiots Behind Infamous Political Burglary

    The thing about governments that’s easy to forget is that they’re made up of people. It’s possible to think of them as nebulous shadow organizations that control everything and everyone, […]

  • Sam Layton
  • May 10, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: As It Ends an Era, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Gets Too Nostalgic for Its Own Good

    Star Wars Rise of Skywalker

    I think I went into this most recent (and supposedly final) Star Wars with the right attitude: I didn’t pin my hopes and dreams on the filmmakers bringing us back […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 18, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Film Review: Star Wars: The Last Jedi An Exciting Next Chapter with Remarkable New Potential

    There were a few minutes after I finished watching Star Wars: The Last Jedi where I had to keep reminding myself that there is at least one more movie coming […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 12, 2017
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