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My Film Critic pants are quite fetching; they are on, pressed, and ironed. I'm ready to review six new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, April 25th, 2025. 1) THE SHROUDS When one of your all-time favorite filmmakers drops a new movie, the anticipation comes with a strange mix of excitement and anxiety. David Cronenberg  is one of those guys for me — a daring, fearless, audacious director whose career has spanned everything from low-budget gross-o

My Film Critic pants are covered in Spring-like flowers; they are on, pressed, and ironed. I'm ready to review four new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, April 11th, 2025. 1) THE AMATEUR James Hawes'   The Amateur  is a surprisingly solid entry in the spy thriller genre. It is a remake (or, more accurately, a new adaptation) that most people probably forgot already existed. Based on the 1981 novel by Robert Littell , the film was previously made

My Film Critic pants are on, and I plan to put on my Film Critic shorts soon. I'm ready to review five new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, March 28th, 2025. 1) DEATH OF A UNICORN Every once in a while, a movie comes along that is so gloriously unhinged, so unapologetically ridiculous, and so sneakily smart that you just want to stand up and applaud.  Death of a Unicorn  is that movie. It's a deranged mashup of high-concept horror, pitch-black c