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I enjoy wearing nice pants, but it's staying warm out there, so how about some shorts? Some Film Critic Shorts? They fit. They are on, and I am ready to review four new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, July 11th, 2025. 1) SUPERMAN If you've listened to me over the years or read anything I've written here, you know this: I am not a comic book guy. I didn't grow up reading them, I don't get excited when a new superhero movie drops, and I absolutel

Join me for Mad Max: Fury Road,  a very Special Nick's Pix Screening  on Wednesday, May 14th, at 7 p.m. in Oak Park! Tickets are only $9 ($7 for seniors!) Get your tix HERE! I am unbelievably excited and honored to be hosting a screening of what I think is truly One of the Greatest Films Of All Time, the extraordinary Mad Max: Fury Road , a masterpiece of modern cinema and perhaps The Best Action Film Ever Made. Getting this film made is almost as much of a miracle as the mov

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I have Christmas tree needles all over my Film Critic pants, so it's time to shake them off (thanks, Taylor Swift) for a BIG week of film releases Six new movies are being released, so here are this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, December 6, 2024. 1) NIGHTBITCH A mess. An absolute mess. Amy Adams  stars in this crowded and annoying black comedy as a former artist but now a stay-at-home mom who begins to regret having a child while enduring the sacrifices and

My Film Critic pants are getting quite the workout these days! It's time for some capsule (short) reviews of four New Releases for the week of Friday, November 1, 2024 1) HERE Robert Zemeckis  is one of cinema's most significant, innovative, and influential filmmakers. He is more than just some hugely successful Oscar-winning creator of simple, crowd-pleasing box-office hits—leave that to Spielberg . Zemeckis is a true cinematic artist, the best commercial American filmmaker