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Cannes Journal: Rocketman

Jason Gorber — Mon, 20 May 2019 16:00:28 +0000

The rise of Elton John to superstardom is indicative of much of the 1970s music industry. Rocketman is a tale of raunchiness and excess, hubris and humiliation, told many times before about many artists. What sets the film apart from, say, last year’s Bohemian Rhapsody (which was completed without credit by the same director, Dexter...

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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Review: Dino Flick a Fine Hybrid of Old and New

Jason Gorber — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:00:41 +0000

It doesn’t take much for a film like ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ to work given what seems to be the universal, visceral thrill one gets just seeing dinosaurs cavorting on screen (Terrence Malick’s meanderings during ‘The Tree of Life’ notwithstanding). Throw in some charismatic performers like Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard and Jeff Goldblum and...

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‘Gold’ Review: Not Quite “As Good As” But Close

Philip Brown — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:00:03 +0000

‘Gold’ is a tricky movie to discuss since it’s essential a feature-length misdirect. If you knew precisely why it’s is a far better picture than it initially appears to be, the fun would be spoiled. The film revels in bad behavior and greed like a great con being pulled over the viewers’ eyes by director...

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‘Pete’s Dragon’ (2016) Review: E.T. with Fire Breath (Finally!)

Philip Brown — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:00:13 +0000

‘Pete’s Dragon’ is a remake of a Disney movie that no one is particularly nostalgic about, filtered through a grit and naturalism no one could have expected. Unlike previous Disney remakes that merely put a CGI and movie star sheen over previous properties, ‘Pete’s Dragon’ actually takes the source material in wildly different directions. Even...

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Contest: Win ‘Jurassic World – 3D’ on Blu-ray!

Josh Zyber — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 19:00:29 +0000

We barely just finished one big contest and it’s already time to jump into an even bigger one. How big this time? Oh, give or take nine tons. (That’s what Google tells me a Tyrannosaurus Rex weighed.) Or, if you’d prefer to measure it in money, $1.6 billion. Yes, we’re giving away a Blu-ray copy...

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‘Jurassic World’ Review: Bigger, Louder, Dumber

Philip Brown — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 19:00:46 +0000

It’s amazing how a few decades can change standards in moviegoing. In 1993, simply seeing Steven Spielberg throw credible dinosaurs up on the big screen qualified as an unprecedented success of cinematic spectacle. These days, Colin Trevorrow spends the last 20 minutes of his movie staging a massive multi-species dino battle royale that transforms an...

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Now Playing: A Brilliant Cancer Drama with a 100 Percent Chance of Survival

Luke Hickman — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:00:34 +0000

Films with dark or depressing subject matter are hard to get excited for. In all reality, who gets pumped up to see a movie portraying something absolutely grim? Nobody. However, while the prospect of watching Joseph Gordon-Levitt play a twentysomething given a 50% chance of surviving a rare strain of cancer may not sound like...

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