Movie Reviews6.9/10
Spielberg’s Motion-Capture Tintin Looks Great and Feels Empty
A review of Spielberg's 2011 animated adventure The Adventures of Tintin, praising Andy Serkis's Haddock while noting the hollow center of its hero.
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Movie Reviews7.7/10
The Goonies at 41: Kids, Foreclosure, and One-Eyed Willy’s Treasure
The Goonies at 41: how a foreclosure plot, a pirate map and the Fratellis still hold up in Richard Donner's 1985 Amblin adventure comedy.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
A.I. Artificial Intelligence: A Boy Who Weighs 60 Pounds, Built to Love
Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence follows a mecha child built to love and abandoned for it. Review, cast, Kubrick's history, and a 6.5/10 rating.
Movie Reviews5.5/10
The Terminal Review: 128 Minutes of Pleasant Waiting
A review of Steven Spielberg's The Terminal (2004), starring Tom Hanks as stranded traveler Viktor Navorski at JFK. Well-acted but weightless. 5.5/10.
Movie Reviews6/10
Indiana Jones Returns, and the Crystal Skull Doesn’t Hold Up
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull review: Harrison Ford at 64, Cate Blanchett's thin villain, and a script that trades archaeology for aliens.
TV Reviews7/10
Falling Skies ran for five seasons on TNT, from June 19, 2011 to August 30, 2015
Falling Skies, the TNT alien-invasion drama from Steven Spielberg and Robert Rodat, arrives on Netflix January 1, 2026, bringing all 52 episodes.
Movie Reviews5.9/10
The Lost World: Jurassic Park Review: A Competent, Darker Sequel That Survives
A review of Steven Spielberg's 1997 sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park, with Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore and Pete Postlethwaite.
Movie Reviews7.3/10
War of the Worlds at 21: Spielberg’s Invasion, Reviewed
Spielberg's War of the Worlds (2005): Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, the Bayonne tripod attack, Tim Robbins' basement, secrecy, box office and legacy.
Movie Reviews7.3/10
Temple of Doom traded the pulpy thrills for something nastier, and the series never went back
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) review: Spielberg's dark prequel, its Shanghai opening, Mola Ram, Short Round, and why it still divides.
Movie Reviews7.7/10
The mechanical shark barely worked. Steven Spielberg shot the thing anyway, and the failure became the most important decision in the movie.
Jaws at 7.7: how a broken mechanical shark, John Williams' two notes and Spielberg's forced restraint made the 1975 summer blockbuster still work.
Director Behind ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Explains How Spielberg’s ‘War of the Worlds’ Shaped the Film
Director Takashi Yamazaki reveals how Steven Spielberg's classic sci-fi films influenced his Godzilla sequel, coming Nov. 6.
How Steven Spielberg’s $618M Jurassic Park Sequel Helped Launch ER
A strange tale of a dinosaur sequel that gave rise to a medical drama of enduring renown.