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Review: The Spider-Verse Slogs On with Another Villain Story in the Mostly Backstory Actioner Kraven the Hunter

If the rumors are true (and maybe they aren’t even rumors at this point) and Sony is truly done making these nonsense, periphery Spider-Man-universe films (minus actual appearances from Spider-Man), […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 13, 2024
    • Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: The Order’s Australian Filmmaker Justin Kurzel on His Love of American Films, Directing a Variety of Projects and Nicholas Hoult’s Courage

    Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel has delivered a fairly eclectic range of films in his relatively short time as a director, beginning with 2011’s ultra-violent but critically acclaimed Snowtown. He followed […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 12, 2024
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Ridley Scott Returns to the Colosseum in Gladiator II, a Sequel With Little New in the Arena

    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: Russell Crowe Stars in The Exorcism, a Flailing Attempt to Channel Some of the Genre’s Scares and Sensibilities

    If you’ve ever wanted to see the cinematic equivalent of a vulture picking the last bits of flesh off the bones of a long-dead animal, allow me to introduce you […]

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

    Review: There’s No Mystery or Thrill in Russell Crowe’s Amnesia Murder Drama Sleeping Dogs

    Last week, we saw Michael Keaton as a hit man dealing with memory-robbing dementia in Knox Goes Away, and this week we have Russell Crowe as a former homicide detective […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • March 22, 2024
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Russell Crowe Directs His Way Into a Bit of a Bad Hand in Poker Face

    As much as I’m a fan of films that mix tones and genres to create something new, I confess that the biggest issue I have with the Russell Crowe-directed Australian […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 17, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Zac Efron’s Goofy Energy Is a Bright Spot in an Otherwise Misguided The Greatest Beer Run Ever

    Based on truly inspiring real events (which is not to say the film is inspiring; stay tuned…), The Greatest Beer Run Ever tells the story of dopey-but-loyal New Yorker Chickie […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 30, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In Thor: Love and Thunder, a Hero’s Promising Journey Gets Lost in a Filmmaker’s Muddled Vision

    I won’t waste your time comparing Thor: Ragnarok to the latest tale of the God of Thunder, Thor: Love and Thunder, because to do so would be to imply that […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • July 6, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Certainly Not Boring, Unhinged Is Predictable and Morally Gross

    Unhinged

    Well that was unpleasant. The first two names that jumped out at me when looking into the specifics of the new film starring Russell Crowe were writer Carl Ellsworth (the […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 19, 2020
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: True History of the Kelly Gang is a Bloody, Brutal Revolution

    True History Kelly Gang

    In many ways, the latest work from director Justin Kurzel (whose last two films, Macbeth and Assassin’s Creed were collaborations with Michael Fassbender) is an equally brutal if male-centric companion […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 24, 2020
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Joel Edgerton and Garrard Conley on Adapting and Casting Boy Erased To Reach the Biggest Audience Possible

    Boy Erased

    Following his critically acclaimed directorial debut The Gift, writer/director/star Joel Edgerton was searching for a story that was far removed from his own experience when he was given a copy […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 12, 2018
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Film Review: The Mummy Stumbles Before A Dark Universe of Expectations

    Wait, are you telling me I re-watched Dracula Untold for nothing? I have a vague recollection of Universal attempting to reboot its ample stable of monster characters into a shared […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • June 8, 2017
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