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Jurassic World: Rebirth is all roar, no chomp
Gillespie Life, Movies
Jurassic World: Rebirth is all roar, no chomp
BY MATT WARD 
July 9, 2025
Cinematic Considerations Jonathan Bailey’s character in the latest installment of the “Jurassic Park” franchise laments how people used to come out in droves, standing in line for hours to learn more about dinosaurs and now, no one really seems to care. A reboot of a spin-off of the 1993 Michael Cri...
All gas, no brakes: ‘F1’ puts audiences behind wheel
Gillespie Life, Movies
All gas, no brakes: ‘F1’ puts audiences behind wheel
BY MATT WARD 
July 2, 2025
Cinematic Considerations Director Joseph Kosinski, best known for his massively popular nostalgia sequel “Top Gun: Maverick,” returns to the world of daring feats in expensive machines with a film exploring the dramatic highs and lows at triple digit speeds of formula one racing — “F1: The Movie.” H...
DreamWorks limps into live-action with ‘Train Your Dragon’
Gillespie Life, Movies
DreamWorks limps into live-action with ‘Train Your Dragon’
BY MATT WARD 
June 25, 2025
Cinematic Considerations DreamWorks tapped Dean DeBlois, co-director of the original animated film, into directing a live action version of their critically acclaimed and Academy Award nominated film, “How To Train Your Dragon.” Despite being a shot-for shot, beat-for-beat remake of the original, th...
‘Materialists’ a subversive critique of modern dating
Gillespie Life, Movies
‘Materialists’ a subversive critique of modern dating
BY MATT WARD 
June 18, 2025
Cinematic Considerations This film is not a romantic comedy. It’s true that there are some funny moments in the film and it is a richly, deeply romant...
Wes Anderson returns for eccentric caper comedy
Gillespie Life, Movies
Wes Anderson returns for eccentric caper comedy
BY MATT WARD 
June 11, 2025
Cinematic Considerations There’s a kinetic vibrancy to a Wes Anderson film that feels exceptiona lly unique in cinema. W ith a cavalcade of rich color...
Krasinski, Portman fall flat in quest for ‘Fountain Of Youth’
Gillespie Life, Movies
Krasinski, Portman fall flat in quest for ‘Fountain Of Youth’
BY MATT WARD 
June 4, 2025
Cinematic Considerations Every location audienc e s see in the new Guy Ritchie film, “Fountain of Youth” is 100% authentic. When viewers experience Jo...
Tom Cruise shows off his stuntman skills in new M1 film
Movies
Tom Cruise shows off his stuntman skills in new M1 film
BY MATT WARD, BY MATT WARD 
May 28, 2025
Cinematic Considerations No one goes to see a “Mission: Impos s i ble ” movie for the plot. The who’s and why’s don’t really matter. It’s what Ethan H...
Fashion, murder on menu for ‘Another Simple Favor’
Gillespie Life, Movies
Fashion, murder on menu for ‘Another Simple Favor’
BY MATT WARD 
May 21, 2025
Cinematic Considerations Amid lawsuits surrounding “Another Simple Favor” the film, which could have been a box office smash hit, was relegated to Ama...
Food is love: ‘Nonnas’ a heartwarming family tale
Gillespie Life, Movies
Food is love: ‘Nonnas’ a heartwarming family tale
May 14, 2025
“Nonnas,” directed by Stephen Chbosky and starring Vince Vaughn, follows Joe, a grieving middle-aged man following the loss of his mother, who uses he...
Heroes don’t have to be super
Gillespie Life, Movies
Heroes don’t have to be super
BY MATT WARD 
May 7, 2025
Cinematic Considerations Sometimes, the best thing a blockbuster film can do is let high quality actors do their thing and get out of the way. Marvel ...
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