Movie #49 of 2026: Ghostbusters (1984) Certain elements of the Ghostbusters iconography are truly iconic, and it’s easy to get swept away in the excitement of New York City celebrating its unlikely heroes at this first movie’s conclusion, especially with that excellent theme song roaring in our ears. But is it actually a good picture? …
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Movie Review: Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion (2005)
Movie #48 of 2026: Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion (2005) This is the debut of what would become an annual tradition for the rebooted version of Doctor Who, delivering a one-hour festive holiday special during the break between proper seasons of the show. It also comes at a delicate time for the fledgling series, with …
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Movie Review: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Movie #44 of 2026: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) The legacyquel Jurassic World (2015) was closely modeled after Jurassic Park (1993), so it’s maybe only fitting that this next installment feels a bit like The Lost World (1997) in turn. Which is to say that following the dinosaur outbreak that closed the park last time, …
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TV Review: Doctor Who, season 1
TV #39 of 2026: Doctor Who, season 1 I was a little behind the times when I started watching Doctor Who in 2009, but I began here as so many modern fans have, with the 2005 reboot initially starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper. I’m coming to it again now fresh off a rewatch of …
Movie Review: Jurassic World (2015)
Movie #43 of 2026: Jurassic World (2015) The 2010s gave rise to an increasing number of legacy sequels (or “legacyquels”) that got greenlit for dormant movie franchises, with this film, Creed, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Mad Max: Fury Road all releasing in 2015 alone. Those titles share another trait common to such projects …
Movie Review: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Movie #41 of 2026: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Sequels pose an interesting creative dilemma: how do you recapture the magic that audiences loved in your original piece without repeating yourself to weaker effect (and ideally push some sort of larger story forward in the process)? Overall, this oddly-titled JP film manages to thread …
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Movie Review: Jurassic Park (1993)
Movie #40 of 2026: Jurassic Park (1993) This is very close to a perfect movie, and any nitpicks I could raise are probably tediously familiar at this point. (Dr. Sattler and Lex are fine as characters, but they barely interact and the human cast is otherwise entirely male. It’s also rather white, with Samuel L. …
Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Movie #38 of 2026: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) Jack Sparrow was the major breakout character of the original Pirates of the Caribbean film, and whether rightly or not, it’s clear that Disney doesn’t believe the resulting franchise could work without him. Hence this sequel to the initial trilogy, which cuts loose …
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Movie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007)
Movie #37 of 2026: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) I saw this movie on opening night, came home, and proceeded to write over a thousand words in my livejournal complaining about its various plot holes. (Don’t worry, I’ll spare you this time.) I’m slightly more sympathetic to the thing on today’s rewatch, …
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TV Review: Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka, season 1
TV #35 of 2026: Doctor Who: Scream of the Shalka, season 1 Doctor Who’s so-called wilderness years of 1989-2005 saw a wide range of possible story continuations both on and off the screen, some more official (either contemporarily or in hindsight) than others. This six-part webcast falls directly in the middle of that continuum — …
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