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I'm wearing my warmest pair of Film Critic pants as I get over the flu to review six new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, February 21, 2025. 1) THE MONKEY Horror and comedy are two genres that require an incredibly precise balance to work well together. The best horror comedies understand tone, timing, and execution. They know when to lean into the terror and when to let the humor naturally evolve. The Monkey , directed by  Osgood Perkins  and b

So, in regard to the title of this blog post... My friend, esteemed colleague, and knowledgable film critic/writer Peter Sobczynski brilliantly touched upon this phenomenon recently in one of his recent reviews, and I'm going to touch upon it here. In the past few years there has been an incredible (and annoying) effort by many studios (Hello NEON? Hello A24?) to hype the hell out of soon-to-be-released horror/suspense films by creating incessantly strange ad campaigns, that

Last night...wow! Well, what a wonderful night at the beautiful Lake Theater in Oak Park, for my Classic Cinemas "Nick's Pix" screening of the cult classic "The Warriors." Can..... you....... DIG IT?? Over 200 people showed up for this classic movie on the big screen, including friends, fans, and the wonderful folks from Flashback Weekend Horror Convention , which is coming up August 2nd - 4th at The Hyatt Regency O'Hare Chicago and will feature an incredible "Warriors Reuni