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Review: In Wicked Part One, a Beloved Stage Musical Gets a Dazzling, if Filler-Heavy, Adaptation

We want to hear from you! Take our brief reader survey now and share your feedback on what you love at Third Coast Review—and what we could be doing better! Plus, everyone […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 21, 2024
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Kenneth Branagh Returns To Agatha Christie, In Front of and Behind the Camera, for A Haunting in Venice

    Based loosely on the Agatha Christie novel Hallowe’en Party and once again adapted by Michael Green, A Haunting in Venice sees director and star Kenneth Branagh taking on the role […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 13, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: A Solid Action Flick, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Brings a Long-Anticipated Crew to the Big Screen

    Sometimes, a gifted director, a shorter runtime, and a unstoppable period soundtrack is all you need to pivot a franchise in the right direction. For the Transformers universe, the previous […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • June 8, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: As Origin Stories Go, Minions: The Rise of Gru Doesn’t Offer Any New Insights…or Even Much Entertainment

    Admittedly, I’ve given up on keeping track of not only the stories of the Despicable Me/Minions movies, but also how may of them there even are. I believe the latest, […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • July 1, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Filmmaking Duo Daniels on the Multiverse, Working with Film Royalty and As Much As They Could Fit Into Everything, Everywhere, All At Once

    For those who have been lucky enough to experience the year’s first truly great filmgoing experience, Everything Everywhere All at Once, interest level in the filmmakers “Daniels” is likely piqued. […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 10, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Marvel’s Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Highlights the Best of Martial Arts in a Solid Stand-Alone Saga

    Shang-Chi

    I have been a massive admirer of martial arts films since I was a youngster, so seeing the genre represented, respected and modified to fit the superhero mold the way […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 30, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: With a Killer Cast of Female Assassins, the Main Thing Lacking in Action-Packed Gunpowder Milkshake Is Heart

    Gunpowder Milkshake

    I’ll give points to the latest from Israeli director/co-writer Navot Papushado (Big Bad Wolves) for being big, loud, and splashy (mostly in hues of blood red), but I wish there […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • July 15, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Time-Looped Boss Level Serves Up Enough Action to Keep Things Interesting

    Boss Level

    Well, it’s a new month so it must be time for a new film involving a time loop. I’m likely on the verge of growing weary of them, but the […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • March 4, 2021
    • Beyond , Event

    Third Coast’s Choose Your Own Adventure Guide to Comic-Con@Home Day 2: Thursday

    So, did you pull up a nice slice of couch and learn some things yesterday? We sure hope so, as the goals and messages of some of the panels we […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • July 23, 2020
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Last Christmas Wraps a Predictable Romcom Up in Festive Ribbons and Bows

    Last Christmas

    I don’t expect much out of my holiday movies. A bit of cheer, a bit of romance, maybe a nice little cry (happy tears!) just before the credits roll. In […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • November 7, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Catch Classic Jackie Chan in Police Story and Police Story 2 at Music Box Theatre

    Police Story

    Although he began in films as an actor and action star studios wanted to model after the late Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan built his popularity on a foundation of traits […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 1, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Important, if Imperfect, Crazy Rich Asians Is Fun yet Flat

    Crazy Rich Asians

    It is possible for a film to be important and culturally significant without it being especially great. For me (and I’m guessing many critics) to call any film great, a […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 14, 2018
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