One of the key elements missing from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is the audience’s vicarious exploration of a fantastic theme park. The unbeatable 1993 original and 2015’s Jurassic World offered a sense of awe, not only towards reanimated dinosaurs, but also in its depiction of a lavish, fascinating science lab and family-friendly ride that shows us the impossible. Never … [Read more...] about JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM New Movie Review
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GOLD New Movie Review
Based on the 1990's Bre-X mining scandal, Gold stars Matthew McConaughey as Kenny Mills, a boisterous but sloppy businessman. Mills bets everything he has on an Indonesian expedition, which he hopes will secure the site for a gold mine. With the help of a no-nonsense partner (a perfect Edgar Ramirez), Mills presses on, even as his finances dry up and his company lingers on … [Read more...] about GOLD New Movie Review
PETE’S DRAGON New Movie Review
The original 1977 Pete's Dragon is one of those Disney movies I must have watched every week for most of my early grade school years. I suspect our videocassette copy must have snapped apart out of sheer exhaustion. Upon revisiting the film recently, I was embarrassed by my childhood adoration of it. While the Helen Reddy/Mickey Rooney musical has charming animation, some nice … [Read more...] about PETE’S DRAGON New Movie Review