It’s big news when Spielberg decides to direct a movie. It’s an instant endorsement that makes people say, “Well, I’d like to see that,” before they even understand the exact premise of a film. It’s the best news when Steven Spielberg decides to direct one of the most fun novels of the last few years,…
Diminishing returns often befall a film series that really had nothing new to offer past its initial installment. Jurassic Park is unfortunately such a series. The original Jurassic Park was a cultural phenomenon, creating an excellent monster/survival movie to go along with its groundbreaking special effects. The Lost World: Jurassic Park was a letdown as…
RETROSPECTACLE: MOVIES RELEASED WHEN I WAS YOUNGER A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (2001) I spent a week in Kentucky during the summer of 2001. On a rather sleepy night in the middle of a particularly sleepy week, we decided to pile into the car to go see a drive-in movie. At the site, there were two movies…
