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“Jurassic World Dominion” Review: This is NOT the Movie We Were Promised

The indisputable best part of 2018’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom came at the end, when dinosaurs ran amok in America. We watched as a T-Rex challenged a lion in a zoo, a Mososaurus went after surfers on a beach and our favorite raptor Blue gazed at a valley filled with homes, possibly speculating who to eat first. Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm even told a packed courtroom, “We’re gonna have to adjust to new threats that we can’t imagine. We’ve entered a new era. Welcome to Jurassic World!” 

It seemed that Jurassic World Dominion would finally fulfill Jurassic Park’s promise of uncontained dinosaurs but THAT’S NOT THE MOVIE WE’RE GIVEN, FOLKS. 

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Biggest June Movies on GOOD MORNING TEXAS

I joined Good Morning Texas today to talk about some of the biggest movies opening this month, like Jurassic World Dominion, Lightyear and Elvis. Click HERE to find the segment and take a minute to watch the trailer for Facing Nolan (the Nolan Ryan documentary) below. That’s playing at select Studio Movie Grills so make sure you look for tickets online before heading to the theater. While you’re here, remember to check the Free Movie Passes page to see what I’m giving away. Last time I looked, there were a handful of passes left to see Lightyear in Dallas, Austin and San Antonio!

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Free Screenings of “Lightyear” in Dallas, Austin & San Antonio

I teared up the first time I saw the trailer for Lightyear. I’m not entirely sure why, though it might have been a Pavlovian response to ANYTHING related to Toy Story. There’s something about Chris Evans in the role of our favorite Space Ranger that also takes Lightyear to another level. I’m so excited to give away free passes to this film, and hopefully enough to take your whole family (or close to it).

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Free Screenings of “Brian and Charles” in Austin and Dallas

Brian is a lonely inventor living in Whales. He builds things out of boredom and one day creates his new best friend Charles, a 7-foot tall robot with a fixation on cabbage. It sounds profoundly strange but Brian and Charles gives wholesome a whole new meaning. In fact, if you think for a second that you don’t need to see this film, just watch the trailer below and see how quickly you change your mind! Then click HERE to see Brian and Charles in Dallas or HERE if you’d like to see it in Austin. Double check that you’ve claimed passes in the correct city!

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Free Screenings of “Cha Cha Real Smooth” in Dallas & Austin

Times are tough right now. We need some sweet movies to soothe the ick and lucky for us, Cha Cha Real Smooth is coming to theaters and Apple+. It stars Cooper Raiff (who also wrote and directed) as a college graduate who works as a party-starter while he figures out what to do with his life. It was a big winner on the film-festival circuit and received countless swooning reviews from critics. It also stars the adorable Dakota Johnson and Leslie Mann, which is a solid score for a young filmmaker!

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JSS Movie Minute: “Hacks,” “Senior Year,” “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” & “Top Gun: Maverick”

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See “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” EARLY & FOR FREE

There are few things my family can agree on when we’re watching TV together. We usually just sit in front of the TV and fight until the news comes on, unless we find Bob’s Burgers. When that happens, everyone goes quiet and a joint decision is made: Bob’s it is. Of course, the debate starts once again when the 30 minute episode ends but that won’t happen during The Bob’s Burgers Movie because it’s a solid hour and 42 minutes long.

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JSS Movie Minute: “Barry,” “Ozark” Finale, “Under the Banner of Heaven,” & EVERYTHING Else We’re Binging

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RAPID REVIEW: “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” (Plus a Parent Review)

Doctor Stephen Strange has his hands full in this installment, straightening out the multiverse-mess he caused in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Strange also has to protect a multiverse-jumping new character, America Chavez (played by Xochitl Gomez) from an evil Scarlett Witch, all while delivering one-liners and his version of a Blue Steel side-eye. Toss that with constantly shifting realities and mind-blowing special effects and well…it’s a LOT. 

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See “Downton Abbey: A New Era” EARLY & FOR FREE

HEADS UP! This Downton Abbey: A New Era screening is THIS MONDAY NIGHT! If you’re in the Dallas area and want to see the Dowager Countess’ new villa in the South of France and a famous director film a movie inside Downtown Abbey click HERE for those passes. If you’re unsure, watch the trailer below but don’t forget that the screening is this Monday night! (Downton Abbey: A New Era is rated PG and opens May 20th.)

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