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My Film Critic pants have been ironed, my Film Critic belt has been adjusted, and I'm ready to review five new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, March 14th, 2025. 1) BLACK BAG Steven Soderbergh  has been one of the most consistently remarkable filmmakers for over three decades. Black Bag  is yet another example of his mastery. This sleek, smart, and incredibly entertaining adult spy thriller is the second great film he's delivered this year, foll

Flexing some new, cool-looking Film Critic's pants to review four new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, January 31, 2025. 1) COMPANION Drew Hancock's  "Companion" is a confident, entertaining, and surprisingly funny debut feature from a filmmaker known for his work on TV shows like "Suburgatory."  While the premise—a robot developing human traits and rebelling against its creator—might not be groundbreaking ("Westworld"  and "Ex Machina"  indeed

Film Critic pants are on! Time for some capsule (short) movie reviews, so here are my thoughts on four New Releases for the week of Friday, September 20th, 2024. 1) TRANSFORMERS ONE Taken a few minutes before the press screening of "Transformers One." I would be surprised about two hours later. This is the all-new, fully animated origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron , the two most popular characters from the "Transformers" universe. I know that they are the two most p

I have returned to wearing my Film Critic pants for some capsule (short) movie reviews of five New Releases for the week of Friday, August 30th, 2024. 1) REAGAN Dennis Quaid giving perhaps the worst performance of his career in "Reagan." A jaw-droppingly disingenuous piece of propaganda disguised as a biography, this horrendous, incompetently made nonsense exists only to make the late former president look like a saint.   Dennis Quaid  (what the hell happened to Dennis Quaid?