When the world lost Chadwick Boseman on August 28, 2020, we all saw the impact of representation in film. Boseman was not only a Black superhero leading a Black cast in one of the most successful films in history; but his successes paved the way for more, long-overdue diversity in Hollywood.
The beating heart of this film is the relationship between Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse.
"65" (2023) is the latest Dino flick to try and answer "what else can we do with dinosaurs?"
The second film takes us on Peter's journey to be understood.
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
