Well, turns out “Dominion” being the “end of the storied franchise” lasted all of three years… “Jurassic World Rebirth” is the seventh installment of the “Jurassic Park” series, and a light reboot to-boot. Directed by Gareth Edwards, it follows a group of mercenaries (Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, and Ed Skrein) who… Continue reading ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Review: An OK Return to Formula
Well, at least this franchise is finally extinct! “Jurassic World Dominion” is the conclusion of the “Jurassic World” trilogy and sixth film of the “Jurassic Park” franchise. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard reprise their roles from the last two films, while Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill return from the original trilogy. Colin… Continue reading ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Review: Ultimately a Waste of Actors’ Talents and Audience’s Time
I recently wrote about the biggest box office bombs in the history of the summer movie season, so I think it is only fair and just to talk about something positive in relation to the topic. So my friend suggested that I breakdown the most iconic and influential films when it comes to the summer… Continue reading History of the Summer Blockbuster
To paraphrase Jeff Goldblum from the first “Jurassic Park” film: “the executives at Universal were so preoccupied with whether or not they could make a “Jurassic World” sequel, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” is the sequel to the 2015 blockbuster that confirmed Chris Pratt as a leading man… Continue reading ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Makes a Strong Case to Let this Franchise Go Extinct
The box office is one of my favorite aspects of the film industry and the summer movie season is the best time for the box office, full of blockbusters, bombs and fun little surprises. As I’ve done in previous years, I will try and predict the domestic opening weekend and total worldwide grosses of the… Continue reading 2018 Summer Box Office Predictions
As we put 2017 in the rearview mirror, a year full of big hits but many box office bombs, we look ahead to 2018. It appears that tentpoles and blockbusters will again dominate ticket sales and conversations so just as I did last year I thought it would be fun to predict some of the… Continue reading 2018 Box Office Predictions
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