Review: See How They Run Is a Lightweight Mystery with Just Enough Charm
Meant to be a lighthearted romp, much like the production portrayed in the play being put on within the movie, See How They Run finds ways to be frothy without […]
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.
Review: Jon Hamm Leans Into Comedy for Confess, Fletch, a Funny, Charming Take on the Classic Character
The world has been threatening to make a new Fletch movie (based on the comical mystery novels by Gregory McDonald) for many decades now (I remember Kevin Smith had one […]
Review: Prequel Pearl Offers Effective Horror Wrapped Up in One Flawless Performance
It’s a rare thing when a sequel is better than the original; rarer still when a prequel is better than an original film that was already pretty special. But here […]
Review: High School Sports Doc Hockeyland Profiles Friendship, Community and Competition on Ice
Directed by Tommy Haines, the documentary Hockeyland is about exactly what the title implies: a place where all things seem to revolve around high school hockey, whether you be player, […]
Interview: Filmmaker John Hamburg on Male Friendships in Me Time, Working with Legends and Writing a Script for Kevin Hart
Writer/director John Hamburg is a man made of comedy. In particular, his films seem to center on the often uncomfortable way we interact with friends and family, especially during times […]
Review: Kevin Smith Gets Nostalgic in Clerks III, but Delivers More of a Clip Reel
I have a crystal clear memory of seeing the original Clerks at the 1994 Chicago International Film Festival. I’d heard some things about it after its premiere nine months earlier […]
Review: In Margaux, a Smart Home Turns Predictably Deadly
Full confession: the only reason I watched this movie was because I thought it was from France. Turns out, the new film from director Steven C. Miller (First Kill, Line […]
Review: House of Darkness is a Sly and Seductive Horror Film from Writer/Director Neil LaBute
Justin Long is having a hell of a week in horror. Not only does he appear in the big release of the week, Barbarian (playing an absolute douche), he also […]
Review: Spinning Several Narrative Threads, Barbarian Gets Points for Creativity and Unpredictability
I’d estimate that of the 500-plus films I watch in a given year, it’s fairly easy to predict how 85 percent of them are going to end (or at least […]
Review: A Wooden Puppet Dreams of Coming to Life While Disney’s New Pinocchio Never Does
It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes movies really depress me. I’m not talking about movies with depressing storylines of someone dying of a disease or breakup movies or any number […]
Review: Burial Features a Brutal, Fact-Based but Fictional World War II Mission
In Burial, the second feature from writer/director Ben Parker (2016’s The Chamber), we are dropped into a story that takes place during a period in World War II history that’s […]
Review: In McEnroe, the Tennis Great Reflects on a Career Driven by His Exacting Strategy and Explosive Temper
Told with more compassion and pathos than perhaps even John McEnroe would grant himself, the documentary McEnroe profiles one of the greatest tennis players the game has ever produced. With […]