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Ari Aster 's latest film Eddington (which is horrible, by the way), from A24 , has just been released, so I thought I would take this opportunity to talk a bit about the one and only: A24. There’s never been a movie studio quite like A24. In just over a decade, this little independent production and distribution company has gone from being an underground whisper in the ears of film nerds to becoming one of the most influential and talked-about studios in the entire world. Th

I enjoy wearing pants, nice pants. I particularly enjoy wearing my Film Critic Pants. They fit, they are on, and I am ready to review four new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, May 30th, 2025. 1) BRING HER BACK Let's just say it: Bring Her Back  is one of the worst horror films of the year. And that's saying something because 2025 has already been loaded with cheap, pretentious, pseudo-elevated horror flicks that think they're smarter than they a

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 25th, 2025. 1) THE SHROUDS When one of your all-time favorite filmmakers drops a new movie, the anticipation comes with a strange mix of excitement and anxiety. David Cronenberg  is one of those guys for me — a daring, fearless, audacious director whose career has spanned everything from low-budget gross-o

My Film Critic pants are on, and I plan to put on my Film Critic shorts soon. I'm ready to review five new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, March 28th, 2025. 1) DEATH OF A UNICORN Every once in a while, a movie comes along that is so gloriously unhinged, so unapologetically ridiculous, and so sneakily smart that you just want to stand up and applaud.  Death of a Unicorn  is that movie. It's a deranged mashup of high-concept horror, pitch-black c