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Who doesn't love a great talking animal movie? Something about seeing an animal speak—whether through impressive visual effects, animatronics, puppetry, or good old-fashioned trick photography—taps into a childlike sense of wonder. It's ridiculous, it's fun, and when done right, it can be downright magical. In honor of the release of Paddington in Peru —which is terrific —I decided to put together my list of the 10 Best Live-Action Movies Featuring Talking Animals . Now, I've

Flexing some new, cool-looking Film Critic's pants to review four new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, January 31, 2025. 1) COMPANION Drew Hancock's  "Companion" is a confident, entertaining, and surprisingly funny debut feature from a filmmaker known for his work on TV shows like "Suburgatory."  While the premise—a robot developing human traits and rebelling against its creator—might not be groundbreaking ("Westworld"  and "Ex Machina"  indeed

Now that so many people have cut the cable chord, are using streaming services and watch movies and shows any damn time they please, I'm not sure the term "remote dropper" will be understood in the near future. I'm not sure who invented the term (actually, it may have been me) but to explain: You know when you're flipping through channels on cable (I've already lost you, I'm sure) and you come across a movie that you love so much that you can recite the dialogue along with th