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Review: Kenneth Branagh Returns To Agatha Christie, In Front of and Behind the Camera, for A Haunting in Venice

Based loosely on the Agatha Christie novel Hallowe’en Party and once again adapted by Michael Green, A Haunting in Venice sees director and star Kenneth Branagh taking on the role […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 13, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Gal Gadot Sheds Her Superhero Armor for Action Pic Heart of Stone

    Gal Gadot has absolutely proven she can play Wonder Woman across multiple films (including cameos in two other DC films this year), but I’m still not sure she’s proven herself […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 11, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Filmmaker Kenneth Branagh Makes His Best, Most Personal Film Yet in Belfast

    If nothing else, Kenneth Branagh is a productive filmmaker. Of the 20-odd films he’s directed (many of which he’s also written) over the last few decades, some of them have […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • November 14, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar Is a Ridiculous—and Ridiculously Funny—Trip

    Barb and Star

    As I giggled my way through Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar, the Bridesmaids follow-up by co-writers Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig (who also star), I realized that it […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 12, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: An Irish Romantic Comedy, Wild Mountain Thyme Brings Heart and Affection to its Unusual Characters

    Wild Mountain Thyme

    If you have trouble figuring out the century in which Wild Mountain Thyme takes place, I don’t think you’ll be alone. The latest film from writer/director John Patrick Shanley (Joe […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 10, 2020
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Uneven Sci-Fi Thriller Synchronic Earns Points for Originality

    Synchronic

    A slick if slight thriller, Synchronic earns points for originality with its pill-based time-traveling plot and for a strong central performance from Anthony Mackie, who brings us along as he investigates […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • October 23, 2020
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Endings, Beginnings Wraps Predictable, Frustrating Drama in Poor Decisions

    Endings Beginnings

    Perspective is everything, sometimes. When I read a description of the beginning of the new film Endings, Beginnings, from director/co-writer Drake Doremus (Like Crazy), it said something about the L.A.-based […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 17, 2020
    • Film , Film & TV , Review , Uncategorized

    Review: Catchy Songs and Eye-Popping Animation Return for Trolls World Tour

    Trolls World Tour

    It’s difficult to believe that it has been four years since the original Trolls movie was released and turned into a legitimate hit. That was due in large part to […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 10, 2020
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Review: Filmmaker Matthew Heineman on Making A Private War, Casting Rosamund Pike and An Emotional Set

    Private War

    Although it’s not director Matthew Heineman’s first time chronicling people in war-torn regions of the world, A Private War does mark his narrative feature debut (his earlier credits include the […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 12, 2018
    • Feature , Film , Film & TV , Review

    Film Review: Fifty Shades Darker, Stupid and Loathsome

    It’s true what they say: familiarity breeds contempt. And the more I get to know the characters in the Fifty Shades film, the more I find them stupid and loathsome. […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 9, 2017
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