I should probably just get this out of the way right up front, because there’s no point pretending otherwise: the Golden Globes are a pretty stupid award show. They always have been. They probably always will be. The Hollywood Foreign Press was, for years, a punchline, a punchline with free dinners and celebrity selfies attached, and even now, after rebrands, restructures, and a lot of PR gymnastics, the Globes remain a weird, messy, kind of meaningless circus. They hand ou

[Get the exclusive video  version of these weekly reviews each Friday by becoming a paid subscriber on Patreon !] My Film Critic pants are quite fetching; they are on, pressed, and ironed. I'm ready to review six new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, January 9th, 2026. 1) DEAD MAN'S WIRE It’s always interesting when a new Gus Van Sant movie comes along, because for decades now he has been one of the most wildly unpredictable filmmakers working.

Alright, here we go. Zombies. One of my favorite subjects, one of my favorite subgenres, and honestly one of the reasons I fell in love with movies in the first place. As you probably already know, horror is my favorite genre. Always has been, always will be. Horror movies were my gateway drug into cinema. They were the first films that really grabbed me as a kid, scared the hell out of me, thrilled me, confused me, and made me realize that movies could do things nothing else

Okay, here we go. I’m incredibly excited about this one. If you know me, and if you’ve come to any of the monthly 'Nick’s Pix' screenings at the Lake Theater in Oak Park , you know how much I love sharing movies I adore with all of you. And on Wednesday, January 14th at 7:00 p.m., we’re kicking off the year with one of my all-time favorite films: Heaven Can Wait . This is the Warren Beatty fantasy-romance-comedy-classic that not only showed off his charm, but also proved th

The 83rd Annual Golden Globes are this Sunday, January 11th — let’s watch them together! I’m especially excited about this year’s ceremony because Nikki Glaser , one of the funniest and most fearless people on the planet, is back hosting for the second time (she’s the main reason I’m watching the show). Below are some GREAT activities I've put together so you can participate in this year’s awards ceremony without leaving your house. Check them out and see you Sunday!! GUESS

[Get the exclusive video  version of these weekly reviews each Friday by becoming a paid subscriber on Patreon !] My Film Critic pants are quite fetching; they are on, pressed, and ironed. I'm ready to review three new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, January 2nd, 2026. 1) THE PLAGUE The Plague  is one hell of a directorial debut. Charlie Polinger writes and directs this thing with a confidence and control you don’t usually see from first-time

James Cameron is one of those names that you can’t avoid if you care about modern movies, even if you’re someone like me who has a complicated relationship with the guy. He’s not just “a director.” He’s a brand. He’s an industry. He’s a walking, talking technical revolution with a bullhorn, and somehow also a deep-sea explorer, because of course he is. The man was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario on August 16, 1954, and he’s managed to turn himself into this larger-than-life fig

I love cartoons. I always have. Animated movies, animated TV shows, Saturday morning cartoons, late-night cartoons, prime-time cartoons, streaming cartoons, weird underground cartoons that ran once at three in the morning and then vanished forever. I’m all in. Animation has always been one of my favorite storytelling mediums because it can literally do anything. No limits. No gravity. No rules. If you can draw it, you can show it. And when it’s done right, it can be smarter,

[Get the exclusive video  version of these weekly reviews each Friday by becoming a paid subscriber on   Patreon !] My Film Critic pants are quite fetching; they are on, pressed, and ironed. I’m ready to review six new movies in this week’s capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, December 26th, 2025. 1) MARTY SUPREME I’ve made no secret about this: I am a full-blown, card-carrying Chalamaniac. I think  Timothée Chalamet  is the finest young actor working today, and it’s bee

It’s my favorite time of year. It really is. It’s time to talk about the best and worst movies of 2025, and every year (for as long as I’ve been doing this, which is now 40 years) film critics like myself have to dig into our hearts and our guts and our brains and figure out which movies we loved the most. Forty years. I can’t believe it. March of 2025 marked my official 40th anniversary as a professional film critic. And yes (shameless plug here) to honor that milestone, I p