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 latest episode of American Horror Story: Double Feature takes viewers five years into the past for a deeper look at the inhabitants of Provincetown.
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Tony DiNozzo is known throughout the "NCIS" fandom for his love of cinema. Here's a Fatal Attraction reference from the show that you may have missed.
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The Netflix original series Midnight Mass is the horror maestro Mike Flanagan. Take a look at the creepy new trailer.
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Jake Gyllenhaal is teaming up with Antoine Fuqua and Nic Pizzolatto for a new Netflix thriller titled The Guilty. Here's the intense trailer.
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The Walking Dead Season 11 Episode 3 a visceral installment that sees many of our protagonists physically and emotionally scrambling for safety.
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Criminal Minds is known for its plot holes and some fans on Reddit are calling into question the resumes of the show's characters.
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Reviews are in for Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of the iconoclast sci-fi epic "Dune." Here's what the critics are saying.
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Dragons have a deep well of lore within the world of Marvel Comics. Does Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings expand on that?
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Episode 3 of American Horror Story: Double Feature introduced new characters and new power dynamics to the latest season of the horror anthology.
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Paramount has just announced that it will delay Top Gun: Maverick, Mission: Impossible 7, and Jackass Forever due to the Delta variant of COVID-19.
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Joel McHale, who voices Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms, has given an endorsement for The Miz to play the role in Mortal Kombat 2.
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Shaggy from Scooby-Doo! makes a cameo in Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms. Here's the reason fans are so excited about the Easter egg.
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Acheron: Part II picked up right where the Season 11 premiere of The Walking Dead left off. here's how this tense hour played out.
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American Horror Story occasionally pushes the audiences' ability to suspend their disbelief and the premiere of Double Feature pushed it too far for some.
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During a recent interview, Anya Taylor-Joy spoke about what to expect in the Edgar Wright directed horror film Last Night in Soho.
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American Horror Story: Double Feature premiered the first episodes of its Red Tide portion. Here's everything that went down.
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American Horror Stories divided the franchise's fanbase but many were pleased that it may have signaled the end of the Murder House.
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The reviews for Candyman have arrived and critics are hailing the movie as a smart, fresh, and bloody horror tale that expands on the original.
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Linda Barnes was a formidable opponent for the BAU on Criminal Minds. However, some fans questioned why she made one of her biggest power plays.
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife is the long-awaited direct sequel to the original movies. According to early critics reactions, fans are going to be pleased.
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Nana Mensah co-stars as Dr. Yaz McKay on the Sandra Oh starring Netflix original The Chair. Here's where else you've seen her.
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The premiere episode "The Walking Dead" Season 11 saw our heroes attempt a daring escape from the Commonwealth. However, fans weren't clear on the details.
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The Season 11 premiere of The Walking Dead saw Maggie and Negan's feud come to a head. Here's the ending of Acheron: Part I explained.
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Mike Richards has stepped down as the new host of Jeopardy. Who is in the running to take his place?
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The first two seasons of HBO's "Big Little Lies" made a big splash. Will the show be renewed for a third season? Here is what we know so far.
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American Horror Stories ended Season 1 with a meta trip back to the Murder House. Here's the ending to Game Over explained.
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Did a 2018 Tweet at Marvel help land Simu Liu the lead role in Shang-Chi? Kevin Feige recently gave an answer.