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Review: Crime 101, Adapted from a Novella, Hits All the Expected Heist Drama Notes, Carried by Halle Berry and Barry Keoghan’s Performances

At the top of the end credits of Crime 101, the new heist drama, starring Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Halle Berry and Barry Keoghan, is the line “Based on the […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • February 13, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Filmmaker Bart Layton on Making Crime 101, Toning Down Chris Hemsworth’s Hotness and Crafting a Grown-Up Drama

    British filmmaker Bart Layton wrote, directed and produced the groundbreaking debut documentary The Imposter (2012) about Frederic Bourdin, a charismatic French con artist and serial identity thief who pretended to be […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 12, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest , Review

    Recap: Chicago Film Fest Award Winners and Films Worth Seeking Out Post-Festival

    The 61st Chicago International Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday, October 26 with a Chicago premiere screening of Eternity starring Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller and Callum Turner. Ahead of the […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • October 27, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Interview

    Interview: Filmmaker Derek Cianfrance on the Wild True Story of Roofman, Fact-Checking the Details and Building a Toys “R” Us

    Editor’s Note: the following may contain small spoilers for the film Roofman. Filmmaker Derek Cianfrance is best known for a string of very serious, very grown-up films that explore the […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • October 13, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Robert Pattinson Stars as Multiple Versions of Himself in Bong Joon Ho’s Well-Cast Satire Mickey 17

    As wild as filmmaker Bong Joon Ho can get with films like Snowpiercer and The Host, it feels like he’s best known for his slightly more contemplative works, such as […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • March 7, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Yorgos Lanthimos Channels Dark Humor, Surrealism and a Touch of Feminism Into an Enrapturing Poor Things

    This article was written by Lauren Coates. Between awards darlings like The Favourite and offbeat fan favorites including The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Yorgos Lanthimos’ filmography […]

  • Guest Author
  • December 15, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo and Newcomer Walker Scobell Give an Overly Simplified The Adam Project Enough Charm to Uplift

    The director (Shawn Levy, Real Steel and The Night at the Museum movies) and the star (Ryan Reynolds) of last year’s smash Free Guy have re-teamed to bring us less a […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • March 11, 2022
    • Beyond , Event

    C2E2 2020 Sunday Panel Catchup

    Contributing authors: Aaron Cynic, Antal Bokor, Julian Ramirez, Pearl Shin. Sunday used to be a little bit lackluster when it came to star power and panel panache, but even going […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • March 3, 2020
    • Beyond , Event , Event , Games & Tech , Preview

    PREVIEW: Episode III, C2E2 2020: A Choose Your Own Adventure Guide to Sunday

    Here we are, already facing the final curtain. We’ve had a lot of fun so far,  haven’t we? As we promised, there’s been a little something for every kind of […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • February 27, 2020
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Dark Waters Is an Eye-Opening Activist Drama with an Impressive Central Performance

    Although the late fall is certainly known for being the place where hard-hitting dramas, ripe for awards consideration, often land, I don’t think I was quite prepared for just how […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 27, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: The End is Here in Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

    This is a nearly impossible review to write, because it’s so wholly satisfying that the inclination is to leave even the smallest plot elements a surprise for those who have […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 24, 2019
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