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Review: A Quiet Place: Day One Offers a Tense, Emotional Glimpse into the Start of an Alien Onslaught

Less a terrifying thrill ride and more of an introspective examination of emotional extremes, the prequel story A Quiet Place: Day One shifts the action of the first two films […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • June 28, 2024
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In Rebel Moon Part One: A Child of Fire, Zack Snyder Goes Inter-Galactic, with Plenty of Slo-Mo and Special Effects

    If I’m understanding the stories behind the creation of the latest opus from filmmaker Zack Snyder, it was conceived as a possible Star Wars movie. For whatever reason, that didn’t […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 22, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: A Driving Simulator Comes to the Big Screen in Gran Turismo, Featuring a True Story and Thrilling Racing Scenes

    As I’ve commented about most films based on video games, I knew absolutely nothing about Gran Turismo going into this work. Unlike other video game movies, Gran Turismo isn’t actually […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 24, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Shazam! Fury of the Gods Brings Back a Teenage Super-Hero with an Overly Complicated Plot

    If you needed me to give you an accurate, detailed summary of the plot for the Shazam! sequel, Fury of the Gods, well I’d probably die of old age and […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • March 16, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Jumping Back in Time a Century, a Bawdy, Unsophisticated The King’s Man Sets Up the Future of the Franchise

    The King's Man

    To be clear, this 100-years-earlier prequel to director Matthew Vaughn’s original 2014 Kingsman: The Secret Service (as well as its abysmal 2017 sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle) does not portray […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 21, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Though Familiar, A Quiet Place Part II Scares and Surprises Enough To Warrant A Big Screen Experience

    A Quiet Place 2

    The justification for making A Quiet Place Part II is simple: the first film was about what brave and strong parents Lee and Evelyn Abbott (real-life married couple John Krasinski […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 19, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: With Kristen Stewart at Its Comedic Center, Charlie’s Angels Gets a Fun, Sharp Upgrade

    Sometimes a movie just has to be really fun and sharp to get my attention. It doesn’t have to reinvent the wheel or break the mold; it just has to […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 15, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Shazam! Injects a Bolt of Electricity into DC Comics Universe

    Shazam!

    For those who thought Aquaman was still too dark and scary for their delicate sensibilities, the latest from the DC Comics cinematic universe, Shazam!, should be enough of a safe […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 3, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Serenity Serves Up Too Much Style and Not Enough Substance

    Serenity

    This one might literally be too difficult to dissect even a bit without running the risk is confusing you or unintentionally ruining something. The truth is, I can hear the […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 24, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Film Review – King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Guy Ritchie’s Latest Chooses Spectacle Over Substance

    Guy Ritchie is apparently committed to making all of his protagonists scrappy, edgy and unable to play well with authority figures. In the early days of his career, that formula […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 12, 2017
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