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Review: Jurassic World (2015)
Review: Jurassic World (2015)

Successes and blunders in this franchise revival.

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Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton Bergstromaction, action film, B-D- Wong, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly, destruction, dinosaurs, disaster, genetics, Irrfan Khan, Jake Johnson, Judy Greer, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Katie McGrath, Lauren Lapkus, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, re-creation, self-reflexivity, sequel, sexism, theme park, Ty Simpkins, Vincent D'OnofrioComment
Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

The latest Marvel extravaganza can't bear the weight of all the cultural expectations this series has come to represent.

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Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromAaron Taylor-Johnson, action, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, comic book movie, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader, Jeremy Renner, Joss Whedon, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios, Robert Downey Jr-, Scarlett Johansson, superhero, superheroes, The Avengers, The Avengers: Age of Ultron Comments
Review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
Review: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

No longer surprising, but still a delight.

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Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromBill Nighy, British, Celia Imrie, comedy, David Strathairn, Dev Patel, Diana Hardcastle, drama, elderly, expats, India, John Madden, Judi Dench, Lillete Dubey, Maggie Smith, Ol Parker, Penelope Wilton, retirement, Richard Gere, romantic comedy, Ronald Pickup, Tamsin Greig, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Tina DesaiComment
Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

More extravagant fun. This is both a bad and a good thing.

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Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton Bergstromaction, adaptation, adventure, Aidan Turner, big battle, blockbuster, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, dragon, Evangeline Lilly, fantasy, Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellen, J- R- R- Tolkien, Ken Stott, Lee Pace, male bonding, Martin Freeman, Middle Earth, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, quest, Richard Armitage, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, video games, visualized space Comments