[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 five new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, October 17th, 2025. 1) AFTER THE HUNT After the Hunt  is Luca Guadagnino  doing Woody Allen . Or, more accurately, Luca Guadagnino dismantling Woody Allen. Because what this movie really is, at its

John Candy . Just saying his name makes me smile. One of the greatest comedy performers of all time. One of the sweetest, most lovable...

October in Chicago is a special time. The leaves turn, the wind gets meaner, the Bears still look lost, and, thankfully, the Chicago International Film Festival  rolls into town to remind us that this city is more than just Italian beefs, potholes, and politicians who should probably be in jail. This year marks the 61st edition of North America’s longest-running competitive film festival , and the lineup is pretty amazing. We’re talking 111 feature films, 70 shorts, 39 premie

[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, October 10th, 2025. 1) TRON: ARES I'm going to start by saying something that might get me kicked out of a certain nostalgic corner of sci-fi fandom: I am not a Tron  fan. When the original came out

Dogs have been a part of movies forever. You name it, every genre has had its iconic pooches. Lassie , Rin Tin Tin , Asta from The Thin...

I still like to call him The Rock . I know, I know... that was a lifetime ago, but for me it’s never going away. I’m a lifelong...