steven spielberg
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Minority Report Remains a Flawed But Fantastic Sci-Fi Noir
The best movie rewatches happen when you revisit a film you know you liked, but don’t really remember. That happened to me last week with Steven Spielberg’s 2002 sci-fi film Minority Report. I saw it in theatres when it was released 20 years ago this week but have probably only seen it once since then. So…
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6 Shows and Movies That Do Coming-of-Age Nostalgia Right (And 4 That Don’t)
Recapturing the magic of classic movies — or at least trying to — has been a staple of pop culture’s obsession with nostalgia, Stranger Things being one current example. Entertainment has a specific fixation with growing up pre-internet, something that can be evoked to make a meaningful impact, but can also come across as merely…
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Sam Neill Just Debunked One of Our Favourite Jurassic Park Theories
In Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film Jurassic Park, life finds a way. An island comprised entirely of female dinosaurs finds a way to create new life when some of the creatures spontaneously change sex. It’s a crucial plot point and, according to a popular theory, it’s teased near the beginning of the film.
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The Lost World Forgets Why Jurassic Park Is So Great
Twenty-five years ago this week, I had a very specific, very disappointing thought: “I can’t believe he didn’t use the music more.” It was my first thought as I walked out of a screening of The Lost World: Jurassic Park, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1993 smash Jurassic Park. Four years later, director Steven…