The joy of blockbusters: Jurassic World Rebirth, F1, 28 Years Later
Dinosaurs. Zombies. Brad Pitt with his shirt off. Hollywood’s giving the people what they want and cinema ticket sales are up. Today: The Australian’s film critic Stephen Romei on why we’re having a teenage boy blockbuster moment.
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