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We had a very rainy week in Chicago, so I'm wearing my Film Critic pants and my Film Critic galoshes to review five new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, March 7th, 2025. 1) MICKEY 17 Simply put, Mickey 17  is one of the year's best movies. I know it's only March, but I doubt I'll see many movies this year as good as this one. It will almost certainly be on my top 10 list at the end of the year—it's that good. Director Bong Joon-ho  is in peak fo

I have peppermint bark all over my Film Critic pants. I need to wipe them off for another week of film releases! Only two new movies are featured in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, December 20, 2024. Because it is a slow week, I included a few movies still in theaters that I recommend you check out. 1) MUFASA: THE LION KING So, let's see if I can get this straight: "Mufasa" is a prequel to Disney's classic 1994 animated adventure "The Lion King,"  but no

A new horror film (and one of the year's best movies) called Heretic  recently opened. It features Hugh Grant  in one of the year's best performances in a role that is a massive departure from the types he is known for playing. He is best known as the romantic lead in proper English films like "Maurice,"   "Remains of the Day,"  and "Sense and Sensibility."  He is also beloved as the charming, stammering British guy with fabulous hair and winking smile in such rom-com dreck a