The cast, led by Scarlett Johansson, is game and the dino-effects are a sight, but the thrill of the 'Jurassic Park/World' series is long gone.
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SXSW 2025 Film Review: ‘O’Dessa’ Premiere Captivates with Drama, Music and Sadie Sink
Described as a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi rock-opera, O'Dessa sounded too strange to be good. But it is mesmerizing.
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"That movie has been shown by tens of thousands of teachers for the last 40 years."
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"I have to discount the rumor entirely that if you come to the dark side, you get cookies."
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Can you be too old to enjoy something? For a long time now, I have been hearing people say that 'Harry Potter' books and films – the amazingly magical world created by JK Rowling – are only for young people.
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Jesse Eisenberg stars in a film about a year in the life of a sasquatch family trying to survive in a changing environment.
Read More »SXSW 2024 Film Review: ‘3 Body Problem’ – Search for Aliens and Conspiracies with David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
'3 Body Problem,' a new sci-fi series by Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and their new partner Alexander Woo debuted at SXSW.
Read More »Austin Film Festival Exclusive Interview: Talking with an Alien from Proxima B
'Invaders From Proxima B' brought space aliens scares and laughter to the Austin Film Festival.
Read More »Nightmare Weekend: Tony Todd on Theater, Video Games and Bees
"I love bees. We need to save the bees!
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Davis wouldn't call himself a horror fan. "Now I wouldn't watch one. Too scary!"
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