Movies

‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ movie and novelization (1991) (Review)

The latest issue of Star Wars Insider (No. 155) espouses ring theory as a way to glean greater depth from the repeating motifs in the

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‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘The Terminator’ movie (1984) and novelizations (1984-85) (Review)

“The Terminator” (1984) is a pivotal movie in sci-fi history. Wanting to make his own “Star Wars”-level blockbuster, director James Cameron drew upon the tropes of time

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Still waiting for final act of ‘Jurassic Park III’ (2001)

“Jurassic Park III” (2001) is a stripped down B-movie that has a blast playing with the saga’s tropes, one classic character and dinosaurs old and new.

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‘Lost World: Jurassic Park’ (1997) has one act too many

Director Steven Spielberg and screenwriter David Koepp’s “The Lost World” (1997) abandons so much of the 1995 novel that it’s almost false advertising to say it’s “based

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ looks great, doesn’t have much of a point

“Guardians of the Galaxy” (2014) has such gorgeously detailed production design in every frame that I almost want to watch it again on mute. There probably

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Movies, TV, books and comics John is looking forward to in 2015 (Commentary)

Here are 10 movies, TV series, books and comics I’m looking forward to in 2015: “Marvel’s Agent Carter” (TV show, Jan. 6, pictured) – While I’m

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‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ explores human nature via apes, brilliant special effects (Movie review)

The “Planet of the Apes” franchise shows us we’re not much different from apes, and we’re both victims of our respective races’ propensity for violence

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John’s top 10 movies of 2014

These were my 10 favorite movies of 2014: 1. “Dumb and Dumber To” – Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels effortlessly slip back into Lloyd and Harry’s born-of-stupidity

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The future is not set. Nor, apparently, is the past: Thoughts on the ‘Terminator: Genisys’ trailer (Movie commentary)

In a previous post, I looked at the trailers for “Jurassic World” and “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens.” Now joining the ridiculously

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Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ blends science and spirituality

“Interstellar” follows in the footsteps of “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) and “Contact” (1997) in the way it blends hard science and spirituality. Actually, the point

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