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I like my Film Critic pants, but they're on briefly this week because there are only three films to review, and none are worth seeing. So buckle up! It's time for some capsule (short) movie reviews for the week of Friday, November 22, 2024 1) GLADIATOR II Taken at the Press Screening, just few minutes before Ridley Scott's latest waste of celluloid stunk up the room. If you know me at all, then you know that I think Ridley Scott  is, without question, the most overrated filmm

I ironed my Film Critic pants, put them on, and now I'm ready! It's time for some capsule (short) movie reviews of four New Releases for the week of Friday, November 8, 2024 1) HERETIC This late-in-the-year entry to the Awards Season mix is easily one of the year's best horror films and the best films of any genre. Taking off from a simple premise in which two young Mormon missionaries ( Sophie Thatcher  and Chloe East ) are out trying to convert lost souls, they knock on the

This one-night-only screening is Wed, October 9th at the Lake Theater in Oak Park. Purchase tickets here ! My next Classic Cinemas 'Nick's Pix'  film screening is The Craft , one of the best horror films of the 90s, and also a powerful and effective examination of the obstacles and challenges of being a teenage girl and overcoming insecurities, objectification, and the mental damage of adolescence in our culture. The plot:  After transferring to a Los Angeles high school, Sa