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I love food. I love TV shows about food. And I love movies about food. Basically, I just love food. I cook quite a bit—I'm a pretty good chef if I do say so myself—and it's one of my absolute favorite hobbies. It's fulfilling, it's creative, and it just makes me happy. I love eating food, I love talking about food, and when I was doing my radio show, food was a regular topic. We had chefs on as guests, we cooked live on the air, we did tastings—it was always a blast. I still

With the release of the new version of The Wedding Banquet —a remake of Ang Lee ’s wonderful 1993 comedy—I got to thinking about remakes. Specifically, the rare remake that not only justifies its existence, but actually improves  on the original. It doesn’t happen often. In fact, it’s a pretty short list. But when it does happen, it’s worth celebrating. So, I decided to put together a list of 15 remakes that, in my opinion, are actually better than the original movies they we

Not only am I wearing my stylish Film Critic pants, but I am also sporting a lovely Easter Bonnet, so I am ready to review four new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, April 18th, 2025. 1) SINNERS Look, I love a big swing, especially in genre filmmaking. I respect when a filmmaker goes for broke, throws it all on the screen, and isn't afraid to get weird. And there's no question that Ryan Coogler —yes, the guy who made Fruitvale Station , Creed ,