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It's summertime, and my Film Critic Shorts are here. They fit, they are on, and I am ready to review four new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, June 13th, 2025. 1) HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON Let me be absolutely clear from the start: I love the original How to Train Your Dragon . The 2010 animated film is not just one of the best DreamWorks  has ever produced—it's a modern animated classic. A gorgeous, funny, emotional, and profound tale about unde

Hard to believe that "Shaun of the Dead"  was released 20 years ago. Wow. 20 years! Twenty years since Shaun and the gang gathered at the Winchester and battled a zombie apocalypse. Twenty years since we were introduced to Simon Pegg , Nick Frost,  and writer/director Edgar Wright  (unless you watched their terrific British television series "Spaced" ).   Twenty years since "The Cornetto Trilogy"  began with this film, continued with "Hot Fuzz,"  and ended with "The World's E