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Review: Alicia Vikander is Henry VIII’s Last (and Surviving) Wife in Political, Historical Drama Firebrand

The many wives of King Henry VIII are an endless source of fascination for everyone from history buffs to soap opera fans. The six unfortunate women who make up this […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • June 14, 2024
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In Back to Black, Newcomer Marisa Abela Is the Central Force of a Less-Than-Compelling Biopic

    Sometimes, it comes down to a performance. In the case of the new Amy Winehouse docudrama Back To Black, from director Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Gray, Nowhere Boy), that […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 17, 2024
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Fair Play Creates a Tense, Compelling Environment for a Female-Driven Relationship Thriller

    British actress Phoebe Dynevor is best known for her work in the first season of Bridgerton, Netflix’s period-piece soap opera about a wealthy family and their romantic entrapments. The actor […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • September 29, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest , Review

    Sundance Review: Fair Play Explores Volatile Gender Dynamics at Work and at Home

    Rarely does a first-time director launch out of the gate with as much force and conviction as writer-director Chloe Domont does with Fair Play, a work that examines the power […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 10, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Choose or Die Plays a Deadly Game Without Scaring Up Much Fun

    Mixing a bit of 1980s nostalgia and a dash of modern-day scary, Choose or Die centers on a found survival horror game from the ’80s, which is made up entirely […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 15, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Chris Pine Gets Intense as a Mercenary Trying to Solve a Mystery in The Contractor

    Taking a crack at a bare-bones action-thriller B-movie, Chris Pine (Star Trek, Wonder Woman) plays Special Forces Sgt. James Harper in The Contractor. He finds himself in trouble with the […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 1, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Featuring Real-life Father Daughter Sean and Dylan Penn, Flag Day Explores Family Dynamics and Overcoming Traumas

    Flag Day

    Based on the real-life story of journalist Jennifer Vogel, Flag Day offers a volatile father-daughter tale that is as much about the way we love certain family members unconditionally as […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 20, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Guy Ritchie’s Wrath of Man Delivers Brutal, Explosive Action with Mainstay Jason Statham in the Driver’s Seat

    Wrath of Man

    It’s not that I don’t understand some people’s knee-jerk negative reactions to the films of Guy Ritchie, but I remain a fan of his crime dramas—from Lock, Stock and Two […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 6, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: An Assassin, A Man-Hunt and a Glimpse of Anthony Hopkins’ Greatness in Otherwise Middling The Virtuoso

    The Virtuoso

    This is an odd, although not entirely unpleasant, one. Anson Mount plays a professional assassin known only as The Virtuoso (in the credits, at least; I don’t think he’s ever […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 30, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Political Incorrectness Aside, The Gentlemen is a Return to Form for Ritchie

    The Gentlemen

    I fully admit to being a big fan of director Guy Ritchie’s first two gangster comedies—Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch—primarily because they introduced the world to the […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • January 23, 2020
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Hobbs & Shaw Have Some Growing Up To Do in Fast & Furious Spin-Off

    Hobbs & Shaw

    It’s no secret that the Fast & Furious films (there have been eight up to this point) get bigger and dumber as the numbers get higher. Now apparently, there are […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • July 31, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Deadpool 2 Delivers a Sequel with Plenty to Chew On

    Even the plot summary for Deadpool 2 is amusing: “Searching to regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the yakuza, and a […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 18, 2018
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