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Jurassic World

loaded question: what young actor (of any gender) working today could be the next great action star?

Tue, Oct 03, 2023
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I honestly cannot think of anyone who could carry on the tradition of the 80s stars. The babies of the current crop of whom we might consider up-and-coming action stars are not that young…

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

Thu, Jun 07, 2018
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Hollywood finds a way. To keep telling the same stories over and over again, that is. There’s too much going on in Fallen Kingdom, and yet somehow not enough, either. Still: dinosaurs!

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Blair Witch movie review: more like blah witch…

Wed, Sep 14, 2016
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An entirely superfluous attempt to recapture the magic of the original film. A remake masquerading as a sequel that goes nowhere and has nothing new to say.

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AWFJ 2015 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 12, 2016
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Spotlight takes four awards, including Best Film…

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things I learned from this summer’s movies

Sat, Sep 05, 2015
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Important life lessons, everyone…

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Terminator Genisys movie review: back from the future… again

Thu, Jul 02, 2015
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I have a terrible feeling of deja vu. I have a terrible feeling of deja vu. I have a terrible feeling of deja vu. I have a terrible feeling of deja vu.

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Where Are the Women? Jurassic World

Thu, Jun 11, 2015
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The female coprotagonist is a Jurassic World administrator of some sort and ostensibly an authority figure, but she is constantly undermined by men. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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Jurassic World movie review: lack of humility before blockbusters

Thu, Jun 11, 2015
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I am the prime demographic for this movie, and I found it only sort of inoffensively blah. Chris Pratt: He’s no Jeff Goldblum.

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London photo: Jurassic breakout

Mon, Jun 08, 2015
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Somehow today a shipment destined for the Jurassic World theme park ended up at Waterloo, with disastrous results.

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Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs movie review: dino crock

Tue, May 19, 2015
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If you guessed that this is a cheap pre-Jurassic World cash-in, congratulations: you are smarter than this padded-out pile of cut-rate cinematic junk.

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