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Review: Kevin Smith Returns to His Roots in The 4:30 Movie, Coming of Age in the ’80s

Except for the constant presence of supporting players who have all worked with writer/director Kevin Smith in some capacity in the last 30 years, the filmmaker’s latest work, The 4:30 […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 12, 2024
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: It’s a Wonderful Knife, a Holiday Horror Parody of the Classic, Is No Capra Classic

    I’ll fully admit that when I sat down to watch the new horror offering from director Tyler MacIntyre (Tragedy Girls; the screen story for Five Nights at Freddy’s), I hadn’t […]

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

    Review: Kevin Smith Gets Nostalgic in Clerks III, but Delivers More of a Clip Reel

    I have a crystal clear memory of seeing the original Clerks at the 1994 Chicago International Film Festival. I’d heard some things about it after its premiere nine months earlier […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 13, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: House of Darkness is a Sly and Seductive Horror Film from Writer/Director Neil LaBute

    Justin Long is having a hell of a week in horror. Not only does he appear in the big release of the week, Barbarian (playing an absolute douche), he also […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 9, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Spinning Several Narrative Threads, Barbarian Gets Points for Creativity and Unpredictability

    I’d estimate that of the 500-plus films I watch in a given year, it’s fairly easy to predict how 85 percent of them are going to end (or at least […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 9, 2022
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