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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

So it’s that time of year again. Time to sharpen the knives, crack the knuckles, and put together the lists: the best movies of the year and, of course, the worst movies of the year. I know people love to get mad about these lists. They love to argue, they love to scream, they love to send me emails that start with “How could you possibly...?” But listen: I’ve been a professional film critic for 40 years. March 5th, 2025 was my actual 40-year anniversary of doing this job for

My Film Critic pants are quite fetching; they are on, pressed, and ironed. I'm ready to review four new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, December 19th, 2025. 1) AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH I cannot properly quantify how much I despise the Avatar  movies. I truly can’t. My dislike for this franchise borders on the philosophical. These films represent, to me, almost everything that is wrong with modern blockbuster filmmaking, and Avatar: Fire and Ash  on