Almost Equal Sequels Part XVIII: The Lost World: Jurassic Park

As I write this in August 2025, there is still an opportunity to watch incredible creatures eating folks in your local theaters.  No, I’m not talking about the unsettling weirdness that is Pedro Pascal in Fantastic Four: First Steps, you sillies!  I mean dinosaurs!  Honest to goodness, slathered with CGI dinosaurs!  Yes, there are probably …

A Fun Night Out At The Movies? You Bet Jurassic It Was!

***EDITOR’S NOTE:  As I lazily transcribe and repurpose older posts from my former disused blog in a flailing effort to maintain relevance, I thank you all for sticking with me over these many years!  Oh, and yes, it is me again, editing and reediting my edits to reedit once more.  And now, here’s another bit …

A True Temple of Doom: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Tis a rare day indeed when I and the good missus can get away from our offspring to have a half-arsed day date to see a film in a theater.  So, when the opportunity presented itself that the grandparents would mind the children for three hours, we left before they could change their minds and …

Almost Equal Sequels Part XIV: Jaws 2

Just when I thought it was safe to go back into the waters of blogging…I decided to take a refreshing splash and jumped right in!  The world of sequels is blessedly never-ending and now with summer coming oppressively at us, the luscious land of blockbusters beckons from the deep!  So since this entry can’t stay …

Lincoln & Spielberg: Close Encounters on a House Divided

My father was a huge Civil War history enthusiast.  And by using the term “Civil War”, of course I mean the American Civil War.  I mean, like who cares about the inner conflicts that like occurred in other nations anyway, right?  Okay fine, when Ken Burns gets around to making documentaries on all those other conflicts, maybe I’ll check them …