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Review: Ridley Scott Returns to the Colosseum in Gladiator II, a Sequel With Little New in the Arena

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  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 21, 2024
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Joker: Folie à Deux Brings Joaquin Phoenix’s Maniacal Villain Back…This Time with Musical Numbers

    Some of you might not remember, but in 2019, some theaters hired security in order to screen director Todd Philips’ Joker film because they were afraid the movie’s call for […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • October 4, 2024
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix Bring Napoleon and His Battles to Screen, Without Much Regard for the Man

    Napoleon Bonaparte has been featured in films for nearly 100 years (going back to Abel Gance’s 1927 Napoleon, which clocked in at about 5.5 hours), but I can’t remember a […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 21, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Family Secrets and Childhood Anxiety Don’t Add Much to Second-Rate Horror Film Cobweb

    Adding to the long list of family dramas couched in the framework of a horror movie, Cobweb (the feature filmmaking debut of Samuel Bodin) tells the story of 8-year-old Peter […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • July 20, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: C’Mon, C’Mon Is a Winning, Contemplative Work on Familial Bonds and Boundaries

    C'Mon C'Mon

    Writer/director Mike Mills is a solid filmmaker who always seems to think he needs a bit of a gimmick in his storytelling to make it interesting. I suppose if you […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 24, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Monsters are Made, Not Born, in Gritty, Sinister Joker Origin Story

    Joker

    At this point, it feels like any actor who wants to play the Joker—arguably the most famous comic book villain in history—can take a crack at him. At some point […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • October 3, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest

    Dispatch: Year’s Most Anticipated Films Round out Toronto Film Festival

    Honey Boy

    After six full days at a film festival where each day includes screening at least four films (and sometimes more), all the stories, characters and directing styles can start to […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • September 12, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Joaquin Phoenix Carries a Moving, if Stilted, Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot

    Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot

    When Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, the latest from Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, To Die For, Milk) defies expectations, it’s a glorious thing. But when […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • July 20, 2018
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Harrowing and Intense, Brace Yourself for You Were Never Really Here

    The latest from writer/director Lynne Ramsay (Ratcatcher, We Need To Talk About Kevin), You Were Never Really Here is about a lot of things for such a seemingly single-minded, unspeakably brutal […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 13, 2018
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