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Review: Elizabeth Banks Stars in Skincare, a Beauty-Industry Thriller That’s Barely Skin Deep

Feeling more like a well-made TV movie of the week than an actual big-screen film, Skincare is the feature debut by director Austin Peters (a popular music video director, who […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 16, 2024
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Despite Vibrant Visuals, Animated Duck Tale Migration Isn’t Much to Quack About

    From Illumination, the animation studio that brought us the Despicable Me, Minions, and The Secret Life of Pets franchises, comes a slightly more accomplished tale of conquering your feelings and […]

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

    Review: Bottoms Is a Raunchy Teen Comedy That’s Both Unflinching and Eager to Be Liked, Much Like Its Stars

    Three years ago, writer/director Emma Seligman and actor Rachel Sennott made quite a splash with Shiva Baby, their honest and frank look at the life of a Jewish college student. […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 25, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: The Beanie Bubble Charts a Toy Phenomenon and Its Founders’ Epic Rise and Fall

    You can add Beanie Babies to the growing list of cultural phenomena of a particular era that are getting a film origin story. Or, in the case of The Beanie […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • July 28, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Cocaine Bear Isn’t Elevated Art, but It is One Hell of a Good Time

    I would never be so bold as to try to paint the new horror-comedy (I’m not sure how else to classify it) Cocaine Bear as any kind of masterpiece, but […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 24, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest , Review

    Dispatch: On Its Second Day, Sundance Film Festival Offers Films That Impress, Underwhelm and Unnerve

    Call Jane

    Just two days in and the 2022 Sundance Film Festival has featured a number of noteworthy premieres, from documentaries about royalty (both literal and of the music industry sort) and […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • January 23, 2022
    • 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: A Bigger Cast, A Bit Less Heart in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

    Lego Movie 2

    One of the most enjoyable aspects of 2014’s The Lego Movie was the big mystery behind what it was that was creating and manipulating the characters and situations. The reveal […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 8, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Uninspired and Disappointing, The Happytime Murders Totally Misses the Mark

    Happytime Murders

    Just before the closing credits on director Brian Henson’s (son of the late Jim Henson, the Muppets creator) latest film The Happytime Murders begin to roll, a compilation of footage […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 23, 2018
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