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Review: In a Charming Third Installment, Paddington in Peru Goes for Big Adventure Without Losing Its Heart

He’s cute, curious and loves marmalade, and that’s all we really need to know about the bear Paddington in order to make his adventures in London so damn entertaining for […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • February 13, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Film fest , Review

    Dispatch: 2025 Sundance Film Festival Opens in Park City, Kicks off a New Year in Independent Film

    The Third Coast Review film team is on the ground at Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, and will be bringing you periodic dispatches with reviews on the latest […]

  • Third Coast Review Staff
  • January 24, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Wicked Little Letters Succeeds With Performances by Stars Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley

    This weird little based-on-a-true-story tale about an anonymous letter writer who favors vulgar language primarily works so well because of its beyond-talented leads, Olivia Colman as Edith Swan, the letter […]

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

    Review: Wonka Is a Warm-Hearted Prequel with Plenty of Humor, Sweetness and a Charming Chalamet

    The first thing to know about Wonka, the latest film to revisit the Roald Dahl-created candyman and his antics, is that this version is the brainchild of co-writer and director […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • December 15, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Olivia Colman Does Her Best to Add Heart, Meaning to a Featherweight Joyride

    The simple fact is that I likely wouldn’t be reviewing Joyride were it not for the presence of Olivia Colman as Joy, an attorney who is preparing to journey across […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 23, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Animated Sequel Puss In Boots: The Last Wish Offers Great Voice Acting, Vibrant Animation and a Heartfelt Story

    I have a very clear memory of watching 2004’s Shrek 2, seeing (and hearing) the new character of Puss in Boots for the first time, and thinking “Well, that’s my […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 21, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal Adapts The Lost Daughter into a Compelling, Devastating Exploration of Motherhood

    The Lost Daughter

    Italian author Elena Ferrante (a pseudonym, no one actually knows who Ferrante is) has written 11 novels; her four-book Neopolitan series has sold millions of copies, been translated into dozens […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • December 19, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In a Busy Year for Benedict Cumberbatch, He’s the Best Part of an Entertaining The Electric Life of Louis Wain

    Electric Life of Louis Wain

    As we have learned from art and film history, most profoundly inspired and influential artists are also insane or at least unstable to an uncomfortable degree. From director Will Sharpe […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • October 22, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: The Mitchells vs. The Machines Gets the Alchemy of Animated Family Films, Heart and Hilarity, Just Right

    The Mitchells vs The Machines

    For as identifiable as some animation studios tend to make their films (Pixar’s refined CGI, Laika’s signature stop-motion, Disney’s doe-eyed princesses, etc.), Sony Pictures Animation has never quite settled on […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • April 30, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: The Father Brings an Emotional and Stirring Story to Screen with Heartrending Results

    The Father

    It’s not always easy to adapt for the screen a work originally written for the stage, and the degree to which any such adaptation is successful relies on both the […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • March 12, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review , Uncategorized

    Review: Them That Follow‘s Ensemble Cast Carries the Drama of a Reclusive Religious Community

    Them That Follow

    In her first appearance since winning the Oscar for her starring role in The Favourite, where her memorable performance as Queen Anne was only elevated by co-stars Emma Stone and […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • August 9, 2019
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: A Sublimely Entertaining Game of One-Up(Wo)manship in The Favourite

    The Favourite

    History has rarely been so playfully nasty as it is in the latest from director Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth, The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer). Set in the court […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • November 29, 2018
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