Spotlight REVIEW Review: 'Jurassic World Rebirth' follows a familiar path BRUCE R. MILLER Jul 12, 2025 Jul 12, 2025 Updated May 30, 2026 Jonathan Bailey, left, and Scarlett Johansson star in "Jurassic World Rebirth." Universal Pictures Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BRUCE R. MILLER “Jurassic World Rebirth” isn’t so much a sequel to previous “Jurassic” films as it is a hat-tip to original director Steven Spielberg.kAm%96 ?6H @776C:?8 7C@> 5:C64E@C v2C6E9 t5H2C5D 3@CC@HD >@>6?ED 7C@> “y2HD[” C624E:@? D9@ED 7C@> “r=@D6 t?4@F?E6CD @7 E96 %9:C5 z:?5” 2?5 2 “H2:E 2?5 D66” 2AAC@249 7C@> E96 @C:8:?2= “yFC2DD:4 !2C<]”k^AmkAmw6C6[ 2 ?6H 8C@FA @7 6IA=@C6CD 2C6 @? E96 9F?E 7@C 232?5@?65[ >FE2?E 5:?@D2FCD — @?6D E92E >:89E AC@G:56 2?DH6CD 7@C 2 >@?6J\9F?8CJ A92C>246FE:42= 4@>A2?J]k^Am kAm%96J 9:C6 2 >6C46?2CJ @7 D@CED W$42C=6EE y@92?DD@?X E@ =625 2? 6IA65:E:@? 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Now streaming and on DVD: 'Fight or Flight' takes off and never lets go The next time you complain about the guy in front of you on a plane, look at “Fight or Flight.”
Now streaming and on DVD: There's value in Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' Consider “Thunderbolts” an audition for future replacements. The first who should break out? That’s Florence Pugh as the feisty Yelena Belova.
Review: 'Last Summer' brings back old stars and creaky plot twists “I Know What You Did Last Summer” features several of the original film’s characters and a new generation of kids who don’t report accidents w…
Review: 'Eddington' captures COVID mood, not its endgame Just when you think it’s headed somewhere, Ari Aster’s film starts to devolve and we’re not quite sure what it’s trying to say.
Movies in a Minute: "Jurassic World Rebirth" Bruce Miller, Sioux City Journal entertainment reporter, says "Jurassic World Rebirth" is still humans running from dinosaurs in order to make…
The summer films: Dinosaurs, Superman and Brad Pitt in a race car In addition to a new “Jurassic World" film, there’s a reboot of “Superman” and the second part of “Mission: Impossible, Dead Reckoning.”
Review: New 'Superman' takes off and never lets go The new “Superman” film doesn’t waste time with the big guy’s origins story. It’s a new approach that isn’t afraid to make contemporary parallels.
The ones to see: 10 summer films you shouldn't have missed Before we get the fall films, here are 10 movies that best represent the first half of the year.
