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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

My Film Critic pants are on, pressed, and ironed, and I'm ready to review five new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, April 4th, 2025. 1) A MINECRAFT MOVIE Movies based on video games have a long and storied history… of being terrible. I've said it before and I'll say it again: any movie that begins with "based on the popular video game" should come with a warning label — "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." And A Minecraft Movie , based on the