Sean P. Means

I'll be talking movies on "Radio From Hell" (@radiofromhell.bsky.social), Friday at 7 a.m. Mountain, on @X96. A new movie I missed: "Ready or Not 2: Here I Come," where Samara Weaving is back in the crosshairs of the super-rich. I liked the first one; not sure about this. 4/4

"The Pout-Pout Fish" is a colorful, but largely forgettable animated tale, of a grumpy fish who goes on a quest to get his home back. Fans of Deborah Diesen's children's book series, and kids around the age of 6, will find it entertaining. 3/4 moviecricket.net/blog/2026/3/19…

Finally, "Project Hail Mary" is here. It's gloriously old-school science-fiction, with smart-sounding dialogue, tactile special effects (look, Ma, no CG!) and the endless charm of Ryan Gosling as a scientist trying to save the planet. 1/4 moviecricket.net/blog/2026/3/19…

I'll be talking movies on "Radio From Hell" (@radiofromhell), Friday at 7 a.m. on @X96. The 98th Academy Awards are happening Sunday. Who do you think is going to win Best Picture? It's close, but I think "One Battle After Another" is going to win. Stay tuned. 5/5

"Slanted" is a good concept that should be a better movie. A Chinese-American teen (Shirley Chen) so wants to be prom queen that she looks into a medical procedure to appear Caucasian. "Mean Girls" meets "The Substance," but the pacing is a bit off. 4/5 moviecricket.net/blog/2026/3/12…

The likely box-office champ on #Oscars weekend is "Reminders of You," an implausible romantic weepie about an ex-con (Maika Monroe) coming home to try to connect with the 5-year-old daughter she's never met. OK if you like pretty people kissing. 1/5 moviecricket.net/blog/2026/3/12…

I'll be talking movies on "Radio From Hell" (@RadiofromHell), Friday at 7 a.m. Mountain time on @X96. We're one weekend away from the 98th Academy Awards, so get your homework done and watch some of the contenders. "One Battle After Another" is a good one to catch up on. 4/4

Four of this year's Oscar-nominated documentary shorts present unusual angles to long-simmering problems, like school shootings, abortion access and wars in Ukraine and Gaza. So why does a wordless look at donkeys appeal like it does? 3/4 moviecricket.net/blog/2026/3/5/…

Pixar's back in form with "Hoppers," a funny and heartwarming story of an animal lover (voiced by Piper Curda) who gets her brain put into a robot beaver to communicate with animals. Great jokes, and a nice message about looking out for other critters. 1/4 moviecricket.net/blog/2026/3/5/…

I'll be back talking movies on "Radio From Hell" (@radiofromhell), Friday at 7 a.m. Mountain time on @X96. One thing opening this week that I didn't see is "EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert," which resurrects a long-buried film archive of The King. I can't wait to see it. 3/3

The Oscars are a few weeks away, and a good way to celebrate is to watch the nominees in the short-film categories. The Broadway has the live-action and animated shorts this week, and they are all quite good. (The documentary shorts play next week.) 2/3 moviecricket.net/blog/2026/2/26…

The big new movie this week is "Scream 7," which brings Neve Campbell back to the meta-horror franchise that made her a star 30 years ago. She's the only good thing in this one, which is a bigger nostalgia cash grab than most legacy sequels. 1/3 moviecricket.net/blog/2026/2/26…

I won't be doing my weekly appearance on @radiofromhell.bsky.social on Friday. Listen to them on X96 anyway. Next week, we'll get the return of Neve Campbell's Sidney Prescott to the "Scream" franchise with "Scream 7." We'll see how that goes. 2/2

I took a week off from the movie game. My one review is for "Pillion," a drama with Alexander Skarsgård as a motorcycle club leader training a new submissive (Harry Melling). It's got a narrow audience, but that group may find it surprisingly romantic. 1/2 moviecricket.net/blog/2026/2/19…

I'll be talking movies on "Radio From Hell" (@radiofromhell.bsky.social), Friday at 7 a.m. Mountain time on X96. Next week brings us "Pillion," in case you want to see Alexander Skarsgard and Henry Melling (the guy who played Dudley Dursley) in some motorcycle-based BDSM. 4/4

Another animated treat is "Scarlet." The creator of "Mirai" and "Belle," Mamuro Hosoda, repitches "Hamlet" with a female protagonist venturing through the underworld. The digitally enhanced line animation is stunning, as is the imaginative animation. 3/4 moviecricket.net/blog/2026/2/12…

The likely box office champ this weekend is "Goat," a vivid and fast-moving animated sports tale – about a goat who wants to play Roarball, a game usually reserved for the bigger animals. It's a lot of fun, even if you've seen this story before. 1/4 moviecricket.net/blog/2026/2/12…