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Review: Steven Soderbergh Crafts a Spy Thriller with Relationship Drama and a Dash of Comedy in Black Bag

Early in Black Bag, the latest from director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter David Koepp (who together made this year’s fantastic ghost story Presence, as well as the 2022 thriller Kimi), […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • March 14, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Adam Sandler Produces a Lackluster, Overly Broad Heist Comedy in The Out-Laws

    I don’t want to spoil anything up front about how I feel about the new Adam Sandler-produced Netflix comedy The Out-Laws, but it stinks to high heaven. Your reaction may […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • July 7, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Kay Cannon’s Modernized Cinderella Tries To Do So Much, It Doesn’t Do Any of It Well

    Cinderella

    About a decade ago, Kay Cannon’s script for Pitch Perfect became one of the most endearing, funny and commercially successful female-led films in recent memory. It’s a sharp screenplay, filled with […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • September 3, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: False Positive Uses Horror and Social Commentary to Explore Fertility, Pregnancy and Female Agency

    False Positive

    If you’re looking for a comedic partnership team who, between the two of them, have worked on such shows as Wonder Showzen, Inside Amy Schumer, The Heart, She Holler, and, […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • June 25, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: A Good-Looking Cast and Solid Action Save an Otherwise Soulless The Misfits

    The Misfits

    I’m old enough to remember a time when the films of Renny Harlin were actually played on the big screen: Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • June 11, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, the Music’s a Hit; The Jokes, Less So

    Eurovision

    How do you make a film about two passionate Icelandic would-be musicians who succeed in becoming their country’s representative on the immensely popular Eurovision Song Contest show and not have […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • June 25, 2020
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: For Summer Fun at the Movies, Mamma Mia! Sequel is a Sure Thing

    Mamma Mia 2

    Let’s get this out of the way up front: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, like its predecessor (and smash hit, currently sitting at $144M worldwide gross), is silly from start […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • July 18, 2018
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