“‘Ooooh… Aaaah.’ That’s how it always starts. But then later there’s running. And screaming…” As part of a series on Film Sentinel, each week we are revisiting a work from the career of Steven Spielberg. This week we’re returning to the Jurassic Park franchise to look at its first sequel: The Lost World, the last... Continue Reading →
Boom. Boom. Boom. Something big and ferocious is approaching. As part of a series on Film Sentinel, each week we are revisiting a work from the career of Steven Spielberg. This week concerns one of Steven’s most popular and successful films: the 1993 original Jurassic Park. Based on the 1990 novel by Michael Crichton, Jurassic... Continue Reading →
You are about to enter another dimension. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Your next stop: Twilight Zone: The Movie! As part of a series on Film Sentinel, each week we are revisiting a work in the career of Steven Spielberg. This week we are examining a film he produced, and directed in... Continue Reading →
Better phone home and let them know you’ll be a while, because this one is special. As part of a series on Film Sentinel, each week we are taking a look back at a film in the career of Steven Spielberg, one of cinema’s most successful and influential directors. This week concerns one of his... Continue Reading →
“Ladies and gentlemen, this is a flying saucer.” With Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Steven Spielberg’s fourth directorial feature, UFOs are what Steven sought to show to the world, and that they weren’t something to fear. As part of a series on Film Sentinel, each week we are revisiting a film from the career... Continue Reading →
Last week was the 4th of July, and while many Americans perched on hillsides to observe fireworks displays to celebrate Independence Day, many of those same patriots settled into cinema seats over the holiday weekend to take in the brand new Spider-Man movie. Swinging back into theaters for the seventh time in the web-slinger’s live... Continue Reading →
In Greek mythology, a phoenix dies in a fiery display of combustion, and is later born again. One could say Jean Grey had her volatile death in 2006’s controversial X-Men: The Last Stand, and this year’s Dark Phoenix is her chance to rise again. Unfortunately, Fox has fumbled their franchise conclusion once more, and instead of... Continue Reading →
Godzilla will always be king, but every reign has its bad days. Godzilla: King of the Monsters is one of those. As the second entry in Legendary’s Godzilla franchise, and the third American hack at the titanic beast overall, it’s becoming clearer that Westerners may never produce a Godzilla film as strong as some of... Continue Reading →
“Detective Pikachu, I choose you!” is what many movie fans proclaimed this weekend, as the pocket monster flick didn’t quite muster the support to topple Avengers: Endgame during its three-day debut, but still outperformed expectations, achieving the record for biggest opening for a video game adaption of all time. Based on the worldwide phenomenon that has spurned... Continue Reading →
“We’re in the Endgame now.” Those were some of Dr. Stephen Strange’s last words after surrendering the Time Stone to the evil galactic warlord Thanos, which in addition to the rest of the Infinity Stones, enabled him to enact his maniacal plan of wiping out half of all life in the universe. Since filmgoers were... Continue Reading →
