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Review: When A Witness Recants Is a Powerful, Evidence-Driven Revisiting of a 1980s Murder and the Resulting Wrongful Convictions

This review is part of our ongoing coverage of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. The latest impactful and emotionally charged documentary from director Dawn Porter (John Lewis: Good Trouble; Luther: […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 30, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: John Turturro Stars in The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, an Ode to Small Time Crooks, Character Actors and the City

    This review is part of our ongoing coverage of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. One of the festival’s biggest and most welcome surprises comes from actor-turned-writer/director Noah Segan (Blood Relatives), […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 30, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest , Review

    Dispatch: As Sundance Film Festival Continues, Established Filmmakers Bring New Works to Audiences

    Enjoy our latest dispatch from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival…. Frank & Louis Swiss filmmaker Petra Volpe makes a poignant and impressive English-language debut with Frank & Louis, the story […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • January 29, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest , Review

    Dispatch: Two Horror Films and a Haunting Drama as Sundance Film Festival Continues

    Enjoy our latest dispatch from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival… Buddy What begins as a fairly generic but quite authentic kids television show circa 1999 (a la Barney, with a […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • January 26, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest , Review

    Dispatch: Sundance Film Festival Kicks Off Final Event in Park City; Third Coast Review Is On the Scene (and at the Movies)

    Third Coast Review film critics Steve Prokopy and Lisa Trifone are attending the 2026 Sundance Film Festival (which moves to Boulder, Colorado, next year), sharing their brief takes on festival […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • January 24, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: German Drama Sound of Falling Depicts Generations of Women and the Traumas, Confusion and Struggles of Their Varied Lives

    Towards the end of any given year, I find myself with a long list of films I want to see before the calendar flips over and not enough time to […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • January 21, 2026
    • Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Filmmaker Ryan Prows on Making Night Patrol, Writing New Genre Rules and Crowning Justin Long as New Scream King

    I got back nearly 10 years with filmmaker Ryan Prows, whose 2017 debut film Lowlife is one of the most substantial calling-card movies I’ve seen in my years as a […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 19, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Filmmaker Mona Fastvold on What Led Her to The Testament of Ann Lee, Casting Amanda Seyfried and Films About Furniture

    In recent years, Norwegian-born filmmaker Mona Fastvold has divided her time between co-writing her own films (The Sleepwalker) as well as those directed by her partner, Brady Corbet (The Brutalist, […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 19, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Reunite for Police Caper The Rip, Set in a House Built of Money

    Loosely based on a true story, The Rip tells the tale of a group of Miami cops who receive a tip about a stash house with millions of dollars of […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 16, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Filmmaker Nia DaCosta Achieves That Rare Film Feat, Improving an Already Legendary Franchise

    When you examine previous films from Nia DaCosta (Candyman, The Marvels, Hedda) and the now-four-film 28 (Days/Weeks/Years) Later franchise, you’ll notice one important thing: they rarely repeat themselves. Ignoring the […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 16, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Jodie Foster Impresses—in French and English—in A Private Life, a Mystery with Heart

    There are plenty of instances of French actors finding stardom in English-language cinema, from Isabelle Huppert and Jean Reno to Marion Cotillard and Vincent Cassel. It’s more rare for an […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • January 15, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Night Patrol Draws and Redraws Battle Lines in a Supernatural Gang Battle

    This article was originally published as part of our 2025 Fantastic Fest dispatch coverage. Every once in a while, I’m reminded how fun it is to walk into a movie […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 15, 2026
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