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Review: Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron Fail the RomCom Spark Test in Otherwise Charming, Clever A Family Affair

It would seem the romcom is having a moment. Not that it’s ever really gone away, of course. But in the post-Nancy Meyers era (she’s still very much alive, just […]

  • Lisa Trifone
  • June 28, 2024
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Peter Farrelly Returns to Comedy in a Forced But Funny Enough Ricky Stanicky

    Director Peter Farrelly (he and brother Bobby created Dumb and Dumber, There’s Something About Mary, and Kingpin, among others) returns to comedy after leaving the partnership and devoting his time […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • March 7, 2024
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: A Wrestling Family Faces Tough Battles Inside the Ring and Out in The Iron Claw

    You may question why a film set in the world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s is something you should care about. I would counter by telling you that […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 22, 2023
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Zac Efron’s Goofy Energy Is a Bright Spot in an Otherwise Misguided The Greatest Beer Run Ever

    Based on truly inspiring real events (which is not to say the film is inspiring; stay tuned…), The Greatest Beer Run Ever tells the story of dopey-but-loyal New Yorker Chickie […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • September 30, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Lacking Any Spark, a New Adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter Never Really Ignites

    The recent attempt to re-ignite author Stephen King’s work as film adaptations after the first It movie blew up the box office (followed by a solid remake of Pet Sematary) […]

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

    Review: Zac Efron Burns Up the Screen In Relentless, Apocalyptic Gold

    When your two main characters are named in the credits as Man One and Man Two, you may get a sneaking suspicion that the story you’ve just seen is something […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • March 11, 2022
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: No Man of God Puts a Serial Killer and a Scientist in the Same Room, to Fascinating Results

    No Man of God

    At this point, the only reason to dive into the world of Ted Bundy again would be if a filmmaker had discovered a more interesting way of tackling the subject […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • August 27, 2021
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Film Review: Though Solid, The Greatest Showman Isn’t Quite the Greatest Movie Ever Made

    I’ll admit: I’ve been conditioned to assume that if a studio doesn’t screen its film in time for certain groups’ awards consideration, there’s probably a reason for that. As a […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • December 20, 2017
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Film Review – Baywatch: Even The Rock Can’t Save This Unfunny, Unthrilling Action-Comedy

    I tend to reject the notion that a film has to be tonally consistent throughout to work. The idea of picking a single tone and never straying from it sounds […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 24, 2017
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