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Review: Tom Hardy Stars as a Crooked Detective in Havoc, an Intense and Visceral Action Thriller

In Havoc, the latest absolutely chaotic, utterly brutal actioner from writer/director Gareth Evans (The Raid), Tom Hardy plays Walker, a beaten-down, taken-out-with-the-trash detective who starts out like that even before […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • April 25, 2025
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: In Adapting a Journalist’s Photo-Book, Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders Creates New Narratives Around Compelling Characters

    Rarely has a group of such gifted actors been gathered to tell a story that somehow feels both insightful and shallow, depending on the scene and character. Based on a […]

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

    Review: Venom: Let There Be Carnage Makes Silly Work of Tom Hardy’s Marvel Super-Villain

    Venom Let There Be Carnage

    The best thing I can say about this sequel to 2018’s super-villain movie Venom is that Venom: Let There Be Carnage is a better movie than that sloppy, unfunny and ugly […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • October 1, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV

    See Christopher Nolan’s Monumental Inception from the Country’s Only 70mm Print, Only at Music Box Theatre

    Inception

    The last film I saw in movie theaters before the shutdown order was Hello, Dolly! in glorious 70mm at Music Box Theatre. Arguably not Barbra Streisand’s most critically acclaimed work, it’s […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • August 14, 2020
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Capone Chronicles the Final Messy Year of Chicago’s Most Infamous Gangster

    Capone

    Back in the 1990s and early 2000s, I used to have a day job that required me to travel to various locations around the world, and no matter where I […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 13, 2020
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Venom Isn’t a Complete Disaster; Still Mostly Awful

    venom

    It’s difficult (but not impossible) for me to believe that even those who flat out loathe the latest superhero outing, Venom, won’t find something about it to enjoy, if only for […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • October 5, 2018
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