Alright…let’s talk about one of my favorite, weirdest, most ridiculous and honestly kind of hilarious chapters in movie history…Video Nasties. Because this is one of those things that, if you grew up in the ‘80s, if you were a horror fan, if you were even remotely curious about movies that your parents told you not to watch, this was like…this was the holy grail of forbidden fruit. And it all starts, really, with this perfect storm. Early ‘80s. VHS explodes. Suddenly everybod

[Get the exclusive video version of these weekly reviews each Friday by becoming a paid subscriber!] 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, April 10th, 2026. 1) YOU, ME & TUSCANY There are bad romantic comedies, there are lazy romantic comedies, and then there is You, Me & Tuscany , which feels like it was assembled in a lab where the only directive

Jon Hamm …man, I gotta tell you, this guy is one of those performers that kind of sneaks up on you, and then before you know it, he’s everywhere, and he’s great in everything, and you’re like, “Wait a minute…how the hell did this happen?” And then you go back and you look at the career and you go, “Oh, okay…yeah, that makes sense. This guy’s the real deal.” Jonathan Daniel Hamm, born March 10, 1971, in St. Louis, Missouri…Midwestern guy, Cardinals fan, which, as a Cubs fan,

When you stop and think about it, we’ve been scared of artificial intelligence and robots for a hell of a lot longer than most people realize. Way before ChatGPT , way before OpenAI , and Google DeepMind and Anthropic , way before people started throwing around phrases like “the singularity” and “machine learning” and “algorithmic control," storytellers, novelists, playwrights, filmmakers, scientists, philosophers, and regular everyday people were already asking the same bas

[Get the exclusive video version of these weekly reviews each Friday by becoming a paid subscriber!] My Film Critic pants are quite fetching; they are on, pressed, and ironed. I'm ready to review five new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, April 3rd, 2026. 1) THE DRAMA WARNING: Okay, I’m going to start this a little differently, because I mean it. If you have any interest in seeing The Drama (and you should) stop reading right now. Seriously. Go

Easter is obviously a major Christian holiday. Every single year it rolls around and for millions and millions of people it is one of the most important observances in the Christian faith. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after the crucifixion, the victory over sin and death, the culmination of Holy Week, the end of Lent, the empty tomb, the Last Supper on Holy Thursday, the crucifixion on Good Friday, and then the rebirth and celebration of Easter Su