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Jurassic World could, should, have been a series of some of the greatest movies ever made. The narrative through line that starts with a fully operational, open-to-the-public Jurassic theme park and ends with the dinosaurs escaping into the wild, among wider mankind, should have been absolutely epic. Action, thrills, and

The Talented Mr Ripley is back and this time Andrew Scott plays him in a new Netflix series. Titled Ripley, this new adaptation is based on Patricia Highsmith’s first Tom Ripley novel The Talented Mr. Ripley which was previously adapted in 1999 and starred Matt Damon, Jude Law, and Gweneth

The Oscars, as we know, are a Godawful night. A weirdly chaste and uptight affair, hellishly boring to sit through and vomit-inducing with their fake sincerity and Tinseltown earnestness. From the parade of vacuous clotheshorses being verbally wanked off by thirsty, thirsty celebrity journalists, to the incredibly naff after-parties. A

The 1993 action-thriller Cliffhanger is another entry in that 1990s high-concept action genre. That era and genre will possibly never be beaten for the sheer volume of quality thrills it delivered over many movies throughout that decade. It is getting a sequel shortly, however Harlin is not involved. Mark Bianculli