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William movie review: weird — and dangerous — science

William movie review: weird — and dangerous — science

Thu Apr 25 2019, 04:39pm | 0 comments

The Meg movie review: shark lark

The Meg movie review: shark lark

Thu Aug 09 2018, 11:46am | 26 comments

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom movie review: back to Isla Nublar… again

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom movie review: back to Isla Nublar… again

Thu Jun 07 2018, 06:24pm | 20 comments

Ready Player One movie review: trivial pursuit*

Ready Player One movie review: trivial pursuit*

Thu Mar 29 2018, 10:39pm | 116 comments

The Post movie review: printing truth to power

The Post movie review: printing truth to power

Fri Dec 29 2017, 09:34pm | 2 comments

Kong: Skull Island movie review: ape-ocalypse now

Kong: Skull Island movie review: ape-ocalypse now

Mon Mar 06 2017, 03:45pm | 12 comments

The BFG movie review: that sense of wonder where it all went wrong

The BFG movie review: that sense of wonder where it all went wrong

Thu Jun 30 2016, 12:29pm | 3 comments

from Facebook: Jurassic Park humor

Fri Jun 10 2016, 04:30pm | 0 comments

Pan movie review: a disaster of fantastically epic proportions

Pan movie review: a disaster of fantastically epic proportions

Wed Oct 14 2015, 01:14pm | 25 comments

The Martian movie review: life on Mars

The Martian movie review: life on Mars

Mon Oct 12 2015, 04:37pm | 44 comments

Jurassic World movie review: lack of humility before blockbusters

Jurassic World movie review: lack of humility before blockbusters

Thu Jun 11 2015, 09:47pm | 63 comments

a few thoughts about Game of Thrones S05 E09 (“The Dance of Dragons”) and open thread

a few thoughts about Game of Thrones S05 E09 (“The Dance of Dragons”) and open thread

Mon Jun 08 2015, 08:51pm | 2 comments

Strange Magic movie review: bad spell

Strange Magic movie review: bad spell

Sun May 24 2015, 07:36pm | 13 comments

Godzilla movie review: sympathy for Gojira

Godzilla movie review: sympathy for Gojira

Mon May 12 2014, 09:28pm | 248 comments

Walking with Dinosaurs: The 3D Movie review: where is an extinction-level event when you need one?

Walking with Dinosaurs: The 3D Movie review: where is an extinction-level event when you need one?

Mon Dec 16 2013, 01:08pm | 52 comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jul 06-12 2013

Sat Jul 13 2013, 03:35pm | 2 comments

welcome to the new WordPress-y FlickFilosopher!

welcome to the new WordPress-y FlickFilosopher!

Mon May 27 2013, 04:36pm | 30 comments

question of the day: Which movie or TV characters do you wish were real?

Thu Aug 09 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (review)

Mon Feb 06 2012, 04:35pm | 0 comments

Trollhunter (review)

Fri Sep 09 2011, 01:46pm | 0 comments

The Tree of Life (review)

Fri Jul 08 2011, 05:43pm | 7 comments

question of the day: What vibe do you get off Steven Spielberg’s ‘Terra Nova’?

Tue Jan 18 2011, 08:50am | 0 comments

Saturday cute: real baby dinosaurs

Sat Nov 20 2010, 06:34pm | 0 comments

classic ‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Genesis of the Daleks”

Mon Oct 18 2010, 07:21pm | 1 comment

Knight and Day (review)

Wed Jun 23 2010, 12:35am | 20 comments

trailer break: ‘Predators’

Wed Mar 24 2010, 02:00pm | 0 comments

my week at the movies: ‘Edge of Darkness,’ ‘Extraordinary Measures,’ ‘Tooth Fairy,’ ‘Legion’

Tue Jan 19 2010, 08:49pm | 3 comments

opening in the U.S. and Canada July 1-3: ‘Public Enemies,’ ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,’ ‘I Hate Valentine’s Day,’ more

Sat Jul 04 2009, 12:26pm | 0 comments

June 5: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Jun 05 2009, 01:01pm | 0 comments

The Incredibles (review)

Fri Nov 05 2004, 10:06pm | 0 comments

Jurassic Park III (review)

Wed Jul 18 2001, 11:56pm | 0 comments

Toy Story 2 (review)

Wed Dec 08 1999, 01:35pm | 0 comments

Titanic (again) (review)

Mon Feb 09 1998, 11:45pm | 0 comments

The Game (review)

Mon Oct 13 1997, 12:54am | 0 comments

Mimic (review)

Mon Sep 22 1997, 02:10am | 0 comments

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