The Naked Gun (2025)
Spies Like Us (1985)
Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (The Boy And The Heron) (2023)
Jurassic World (2015)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Tom Horn (1980)
The Wrecking Crew (2026)
Paul (2011) ///
The Naked Gun (2025) Determined stupidity informs barrage of physical and verbal gags with granite Liam Neeson playing off tough action persona as unreconstructed Police Squad detective foiling tech billionaire Danny Houston's evil plan. Winning support from Pamela Anderson amid snappy run time and genuine laughs.
Spies Like Us (1985) Lightly humorous Cold War riff trades on appeal of leads as inept Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase are unknowing CIA decoys sent to Soviet Asia before accidental involvement in preventing nuclear war and forging détente. Sprightly Elmer Bernstein score and some eccentric casting, yet staging is bland.
Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (The Boy And The Heron) (2023) Fluidly imaginative visuals matched with tenderly playful Joe Hisaishi score as boy must survive world between life and death to rescue his mother. Though imagery and ideas often perplex, themes of guilt, loss and duty are entwined with expansive emotional reach.
Jurassic World (2015) Return to regenerated dinosaur theme park similarly recycles derivative plotting sees work-consumed Bryce Dallas Howard and nephews battle to survive after genetically modified super creature breaks loose. As scientist Chris Pratt races with velociraptors, production is striking even if tension dissipates.
Jurassic Park III (2001) Stripped to basics, plot lands jaded paleontologist Sam Neill on forgotten island of angry dinosaurs where divorced Téa Leoni and William H Macy search for missing son. Piling on action and amping scares, while abandoning character and nefarious scientific backstory, creates disposable, crafted rush.
Tom Horn (1980) Gritty and artful imagery often feels imbued with melancholy, as Steve McQueen's formidable, fatalistic gunslinger brutally deals with cattle rustlers before squeamish ranchers decide he's outlived usefulness. Unremarkable staging lacks cohesive style, yet lead's violence and vulnerability creates potent character, forever looking to the hills.
The Wrecking Crew (2026) Broadly played action celebrates disposable violence and bluntly revealed family bonds as bruising Jason Momoa returns to Hawaii, knocking heads with restrained brother Dave Bautista as conspiracy surrounding father's murder is exposed. Local color and community provides flavor amid easy humor.
Paul (2011) Genially juvenile parody of popular sci-fi and fandom, as immature Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's American road trip to UFO hotspots sees them help Seth Rogen's equally base alien evade authorities. Hit and miss comedy hints at character growth yet never quite achieves convincing balance or energetic cohesion.
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