During my latest revisit of 1993’s Jurassic Park, I was struck by this thought: You can learn everything you ever need to know about blockbuster filmmaking just by watching this movie. From its technical wizardry — which almost seamlessly blends…
Movie Review: ‘Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom’ leaves little to the imagination
Jurassic Park broke new ground by shifting the limits of possibility in the world of cinema, but it also established a formula that has remained virtually untouched since 1993, a formula embraced wholeheartedly by moviegoers who made Jurassic World the…
Movies and Video Games: The Two Sides of the Story
Movies and video games have had a relatively close relationship for ages – one that was seldom too successful, though, but that’s a story for another time. Movie franchises often try to expand into the world of gaming, with more…
Was ‘Jurassic World’ Actually a Genius Commentary on Blockbusters?
Well, 90s kids? Hollywood’s done it. They’ve messed with our beloved Jurassic Park more than Jurassic Park scientists messed with nature. And now they’re doing it again in 2018. But ‘film, uh, finds a way.’ And as a massive Jurassic…
Welcome to ‘Jurassic World’: A Conversation-Style Review
Jurassic World has the second highest box office opening weekend ever, taking in a reported $204 million. A lot of people returned to the world of Jurassic Park this weekend, but were we all happy with the movie we got?
A Feminist Defense of Claire Dearing in ‘Jurassic World’
[Spoilers Ahead] Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World seems to have issues with its female characters. First off, there’s a weird insistence that Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard), the highly career-motivated operations manager of the film’s titular dinosaur theme park, could solve all…