Restored in Glorious 4K, Ugetsu is a Stellar Japanese Ghost Story
Deemed “one of the greatest of all films” by Roger Ebert, director Kenji Mizoguchi’s 1953 signature film (made only three years before his untimely passing) is the story of two […]
Steve Prokopy is chief film critic for the Chicago-based arts outlet Third Coast Review. For nearly 20 years, he was the Chicago editor for Ain’t It Cool News, where he contributed film reviews and filmmaker/actor interviews under the name “Capone.” Currently, he’s a frequent contributor at /Film (SlashFilm.com) and Backstory Magazine. He is also the public relations director for Chicago's independently owned Music Box Theatre, and holds the position of Vice President for the Chicago Film Critics Association. In addition, he is a programmer for the Chicago Critics Film Festival, which has been one of the city's most anticipated festivals since 2013.
Film Review – How to Be a Latin Lover: An Uneven, Juvenile Mess
Until recently, Mexican-born actor-director-producer Eugenio Derbez was mostly unknown to those outside of his massive Latino fanbase. I suspect though that the 54-year-old comedic giant is at the beginning of […]
Get Surreal at Music Box’s Massive David Lynch Retrospective
With the much-anticipated relaunch of “Twin Peaks” coming to Showtime next month (May 21), the Music Box Theatre is embarking on what might be its most ambitious film series ever. […]
Film Review: Pelle the Conqueror – A Masterful, Almost Otherworldly Work of Art
On the 30th anniversary of the Oscar-winning Best Foreign Language Film (as well as its Cannes Film Festival Palme D’Or win), Pelle the Conqueror has been given a stellar 2K […]
Film Review – Norman: Portraying a Desperate New York Hustler, Richard Gere Excels
If you’re paying any kind of attention to the career of Richard Gere (and you still should be), you’ll notice that every couple of years, he comes up with yet […]
Film Review: Phoenix Forgotten, A Legitimately Creepy Blair Witch-Inspired Sci-fi Thriller
Although not technically a found footage film, Phoenix Forgotten is a faux documentary that includes a great deal of found footage, which is a step in the right direction for […]
Film Review: The Promise, A Love Triangle in the Midst of Wartime Atrocities
If your taste for a love triangle set against a horrific war hasn’t really been satiated since Doctor Zhivago, then there’s a chance you’ll enjoy The Promise. From director Terry […]
Film Review: Free Fire, An Exercise in Barely Controlled Chaos
The details don’t really matter, but if you can keep up with who is where in this giant Boston warehouse and who is shooting at who, well that only makes […]
Film Review: The Lost City of Z, The Engrossing Story of a Remarkable Journey
Director James Gray has always made movies about perpetual outsiders, people who are living and existing in places far away from where they were born and grew up. He’s dealt […]
Film Review: Born in China, A Visually Stunning Tour of Animals in the Chinese Countryside
Like most of the DisneyNature films released once a year around Earth Day, there isn’t much to say about them beyond the fact that they are visually stunning efforts in […]
Film Review – Cézanne et Moi: Opulent, Almost Pretentious
A bit on the dry side and a darling at the recently ended European Union Film Festival, Cézanne et Moi, the latest work from writer-director Danièle Thompson (La bûche, Avenue […]
Film Review: Tommy’s Honour, A Picturesque Examination of Golf’s Early Greats
I will never fully understand films that contribute to the deification of golf or other sports. In certain books but especially in cinema, golf is treated as if its players […]