Robert Balkovich
School
The Pratt Institute
Expertise
Prestige Detective Dramas, The World Of Westeros, Reality Competition Shows
- Robert has been a film and TV buff since he was a teen, renting Quentin Tarantino movies and "Twin Peaks" DVDs at Blockbuster.
- Before working for Looper, Robert was a regular writer for The Film Experience and published work in Vulture and PopMatters.
- Robert's writing has received personal shoutouts from Kathy Griffin, "Daredevil" showrunner Steven S. DeKnight, and actor Mary Lynn Rajskub.
Experience
Robert Balkovich has been working as a freelance writer and editor for over ten years. In addition to taking jobs doing copywriting for real estate listings and sneaker retail websites, he has consistently parlayed his love of pop culture into writing that has appeared in The Film Experience, Vulture, Boing Boing, and PopMatters, among other publications. Robert is a frequent guest on the "All Things Cozy" podcast and, for a period, was the co-host of the "Good For Her!" podcast along with Matt Harkins and Viviana Olen of the Tonya Harding Nancy Kerrigan 1994 Museum (THNK1994). In his spare time, he writes fiction.
Education
Robert attended a workshop heavy fiction writing program at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and graduated with a BFA.
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Stories By Robert Balkovich
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The Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz starring rom-com The Holiday is currently killing it on Netflix. Here's why.
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Dr. Belshaw runs out of road and Jennifer aka Huck learns more about the CRM's plans on The Walking Dead: World Beyond Season 2 Episode 7.
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Disney+ released the first teaser of Moon Knight, starring Oscar Isaac, and fans on Twitter are reacting with enthusiasm.
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The Season 2 episode The Big Game, which featured iconic unsub Tobias Hankel, is the highest-rated episode of Criminal Minds. Here's why.
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Jadis returned and complicated plans on Season 2 Episode 6 of The Walking Dead: World Beyond.
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A camera assistant on Rust has spoken out about conditions of the set of the movie where Halyna Hutchins was killed.
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There is a Game of Thrones reunion in Marvel's Eternals and it has fans on Reddit enjoying a coincidence between the two properties.
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Criminal Minds is full of plot holes and even though they don't turn fans away from the show, that doesn't mean fans don't gripe about them.
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Night Raiders is an upcoming dystopian thriller executive produced by Taika Waititi and directed by Danis Goulet. Here's a clip from the film.
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Paramount Pictures has released a new Scream 2022 featurette that promises surprises in store for fans of the horror franchise.
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Netflix is giving viewers a tease of their latest Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes starring holiday rom-com A Castle for Christmas.
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The Amazon Prime Video original series Hanna will end after Season 3 premieres on November 24.
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Replicas is a Keanu Reeves staring sci-fi bomb that is finding new life thanks to a spot on Netflix's top 10 movies list.
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Squid Game has a huge cast of characters. Here is who our readers selected as their least favorite from the series.
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This week's episode of NCIS included an Easter egg for those who are familiar with Gary Cole's resume.
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Bestselling author Stephen King is one of the many fans who were upset to hear about the cancelation of Y: The Last Man.
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Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist is getting a Christmas special called Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas courtesy of The Roku Channel, which premieres December 1.
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Netflix is looking to add a new Christmas classic to your holiday movie guide with A Boy Called Christmas.
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Fans are eager to get there eyes on Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, but how does original series star Kit Harington feel?
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On Episode 5 of Season 2 of The Walking Dead: World Beyond we learn more about the CRM and finally meet Jadis.
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Last Night in Soho director Edgar Wright praised cinematographer Chung Chung-hoon's on and off camera skills
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Hypnotic is a new hit thriller from Netflix that stars Kate Siegel. Here are all the twists and turns of the movie's ending explained.
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While 2021's Dune has proved to be a big success, David Lynch's 1984 version of the film was a disaster. Here's why.
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Benedetta is the latest film by acclaimed and controversial director Paul Verhoeven. A new trailer teases what this transgressive movie has in store.
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Leslie Grossman opened up about her friend and coworker Sarah Paulson while speaking about American Horror Story: Double Feature.
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Chris Evans thrilled both fans of the MCU and The Office when he tweeted about his love for Jim and Pam's relationship.
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JoAnna Cameron, who played Andrea Thomas aka the superhero Isis on The Secrets of Isis, has died.