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Review: In Remaking a 2019 Thriller, Locked Relies Too Heavily on Stars Anthony Hopkins and Bill Skarsgård to Drive the Drama

A remake of the 2019 Argentinian thriller 4×4 (and now adapted by Michael Arlen Ross), Locked tells the very stripped-down story of down-on-his-luck petty criminal Eddie (Bill Skarsgård) trying to […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • March 21, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Boy Kills World Offers a Bloody, Action-Packed yet Messy Feature Film Debut Starring Bill Skarsgård

    It feels like it’s based on a comic book; the visuals make me think it might be based on a video game. But in fact, Boy Kills World, the feature […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 27, 2024
    • Beyond , Event , Suburbs and exurbs

    Saturday Panel Catchup: Fan Expo Chicago 2023

    There were so many great celebs lined up on Saturday’s panel schedule we figured we’d have to do nothing but sit in panels all day long and only leave when […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • August 17, 2023
    • Beyond , Event , Suburbs and exurbs , Uncategorized

    The 2023 Fan Expo Choose Your Own Adventure Preview Is HERE!

    Get in, losers! It’s time for another convention! Lace up your comfiest shoes, get all hydrated and bring fat stacks of cash to Rosemont this weekend (and today!) for Fan […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • August 10, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Evil Dead Rise Infuses a Familiar Horror Comedy Franchise with More Gore and Fresh Energy in Deviously Interesting Ways

    Even devotees of the Evil Dead properties may not recall this, but in Sam Raimi’s Army of Darkness film (aka Evil Dead III), it is established that there are, in […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 21, 2023
    • Film & TV , Review

    Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Is a Chaotic Mix of Tones and Styles

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

    In many ways, director Sam Raimi (the Evil Dead trilogy, the original Spider-Man trilogy) was the absolute perfect choice to take over the reins of the second Doctor Strange film, […]

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

    Review: The Unholy, with Cheap Scares and Muddled Story, Doesn’t Live Up to Its Promising Premise

    The Unholy

    There are times when the premise of a film is far better than its execution; this is particularly true in the horror genre, where great ideas often go ridiculously off […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 2, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Time Warp‘s Second Installation Highlights Horror and Sci-Fi Classics

    Time Warp Vol 2

    Following last month’s first in a three-part documentary series on the history of some of the most famous cult films in history, Time Warp, Vol. 2–Horror and Sci-Fi is another […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 19, 2020
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