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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

I know it's hard to believe, but we are already over halfway through the year. That means it's time for me to unveil my lists of the 20 Best, and 20 Worst Movies at the halfway point of 2025. I do this every year to keep track of my favorite and least favorite films of each year, and to let everyone know which movies to seek out, and which movies to avoid. It also makes it much  easier to put my final lists together at the end of the year. This is simply a list of 20 film tit

With the recent release of the new horror film Clown in a Cornfield —which, by the way, is absolutely terrible (and yes, you can read my review for all the painful details )—I started thinking about clowns. Not the kind that ruin horror movies by being dull, derivative, and dumb (looking at you, Terrifier  fans), but the kind of clowns that actually work. The ones that are funny, creepy, iconic, strange, and unforgettable. So I decided to put together a list of my 10 favorite

My Film Critic pants are stylish and looking good, so I am ready to review four new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, May 9th, 2025. 1) SHADOW FORCE Joe Carnahan  has always been a bit of a wild card. The guy can swing between gritty excellence ( Narc , The Grey ) and ridiculous, testosterone-fueled cartoon chaos ( Smokin' Aces , Boss Level , The A-Team ). He's one of those directors where you never really know what you'll get, except that it wil