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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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.
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The Walking Dead: World Beyond Season 2 Episode 4 sees Hope and Iris disagreeing on strategy and Huck questioning her mother.
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Sharon Duncan-Brewster plays Dr. Liet-Kynes in Dune. From Rogue One to Sex Education, Here's where else you've seen the British actor before.
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The finale of American Horror Story: Double Feature saw Mamie Eisenhower realizing too late the terrible cost of trading one's humanity.
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Emily Blunt is reportedly in talks to play the wife of J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's upcoming film Oppenheimer.
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Hulu's Dopesick is a drama series about the opioid crisis. Viewers may be wondering how much of the series is based on a true story.
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Agent Alden Parker appears to be lined up to take over the NCIS team now that Gibbs has retired. How do fans feel about this replacement?
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Fans of The Walking Dead: World Beyond are living for a comedic scene of Elton from Season 2 Episode 3.
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Season 2 of Hulu's The Great arrives on November 19 and we now have a trailer that teases all the plotting and scheming Catherine is getting up to.
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Here's why US fans of the CBC drama Heartland will likely have to wait until at least March 2022 to stream Season 14 on Netflix.
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The Walking Dead: World Beyond Season 2 Episode 3 sees Iris continue her crusade against the CRM and Huck confront someone from her past.
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Screenwriting duo Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski once pitched their own idea to reboot the Halloween franchise with a focus on the horror of Michael Myers.
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Fans of Squid Game took to Reddit to discuss how or if the guards would have intervened if Il-nam's team lost tug-of-war.