Chris Packham

Chris Packham is a regular film contributor at Voice Media Group. VMG publications include Denver Westword, Miami New Times, Phoenix New Times, Dallas Observer, Houston Press and New Times Broward-Palm Beach.

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<i>BoJack Horseman</i>: the Smartest TV Show About Major Depression

BoJack Horseman: the Smartest TV Show About Major Depression

By Chris Packham

Whatever a Dog’s Purpose Is, It Isn’t to Be in Movies Like <i>A Dog’s Purpose</i>

Whatever a Dog’s Purpose Is, It Isn’t to Be in Movies Like A Dog’s Purpose

By Chris Packham

In Netflix’s Mascots, Christopher Guest Ribs Another Subculture You’re Totally Better Than

By Chris Packham

Command and Control Exposes the 1980 Nuke Accident That Could Have Leveled Arkansas

By Chris Packham

With Miss Peregrine, Tim Burton Shows He’s Still Got Wonder in Him

By Chris Packham

Jonah Hill Is Loosed in War Dogs, but the Comedy Has Too Much Hangover

By Chris Packham

You Can See Bill Plympton’s Latest for Free Online, but Don’t Expect Too Much

By Chris Packham

I Just Watched Friends for the First Time on Netflix

By Chris Packham

Stephen Belber and Patrick Stewart Are a Perfect Match

By Chris Packham

Scarlett Johansson Effortlessly Carries the Fun, Unscientific Lucy

By Chris Packham

A new film connects the dots in Aaron Swartz’s short life

By Chris Packham

Hayao Miyazaki signs off with The Wind Rises

By Chris Packham

Community Returns — and Feels Like Community Again

By Chris Packham

Last Vegas Is Like a Reverse Mentos Commercial Starring Old Guys

By Chris Packham

R.I.P.D. is D.O.A.

By Chris Packham

Much Ado About Nothing director Joss Whedon has much in common with William Shakespeare

By Chris Packham

The Hangover Part III is funny but unlovable

By Chris Packham

At Any Price‘s farm-and-family drama ticks with a beating heart

By Chris Packham

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas delivers fine dramatic fare

By Chris Packham

The studied, somber Lincoln is hugely entertaining

By Chris Packham

Humor and drama blend in This Must Be the Place

By Chris Packham

You Don’t Scare Me

By Chris Packham