Tag: Jaws

  • Steven Spielberg’s Favorite Movies: 28 Films the Director Wants You to See

    Steven Spielberg’s Favorite Movies: 28 Films the Director Wants You to See

    The highest grossing director of all time, Steven Spielberg enjoys high-brow classics as much as crowd-pleasing blockbusters. Known for “Jurassic Park,” “Indiana Jones,” “Jaws,” “West Side Story” (2021), and more favorites, the beloved American filmmaker premiered his semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans” in theaters last November.The movie, nominated for seven Oscars (winning none), tells the story of…

  • Meg 2: The Trench Ending Explained: Nature Will Listen

    Meg 2: The Trench Ending Explained: Nature Will Listen

    This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being reviewed here wouldn’t exist. This article also contains major spoilers for “Meg 2: The Trench.”Every summer movie season deserves a killer shark flick! After all, it was a killer shark…

  • How ‘Deep Blue Sea’ Put the Bite Back in Shark Movies

    How ‘Deep Blue Sea’ Put the Bite Back in Shark Movies

    With Meg 2: The Trench thrashing into theaters, it’s a perfect time to look back at the history of shark movies. And while Jaws is deserving of all the praise it gets, there is another shark flick that is worthy of some commendation. It’s been almost 50 years since Jaws hit the big screen and…

  • Meg 2: The Trench review – Jason Statham v seamonsters, round two

    Meg 2: The Trench review – Jason Statham v seamonsters, round two

    Director Ben Wheatley serves up a busy but flavourless bouillabaisse of ideas nicked from Jaws, Jurassic Park, Alien and Sharknado, and leaves it to Statham to occasionally raise a droll smile“A relationship, I think, is like a shark,” says Woody Allen in Annie Hall. “It has to constantly move forward or it dies.” Ditto franchises.…

  • Why Did George Lucas Quit the DGA?

    Why Did George Lucas Quit the DGA?

    There is no limit to the influence that George Lucas made on Hollywood. His career-defining achievement, Star Wars, is a franchise that shows no signs of slowing down and expanded to broader mediums beyond cinema. Studios and filmmakers have sought to replicate the magic of the film and its ensuing series for over 45 years.…

  • ‘After the Bite’ Review: HBO Documentary Dives Into Shark Tale

    ‘After the Bite’ Review: HBO Documentary Dives Into Shark Tale

    There is a whole cinematic history of films about sharks to the point that it is practically its own subgenre. From Jaws all the way to the upcoming Meg 2: The Trench and even an entire week named after it, there has never been a lack of works to feed one’s hunger for entertainment built…

  • ‘Jaws’ Takes a Bite Out of Broadway With ‘The Shark Is Broken’

    ‘Jaws’ Takes a Bite Out of Broadway With ‘The Shark Is Broken’

    When we talk about the best horror blockbusters, there’s no film more beloved than Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film Jaws. The classic monster bloodbath changed the Summer movie season forever. However, like every film, the path to making Jaws was no easy swim and was full of rough waters. Now a new play titled The Shark…

  • Joe Dante Breaks Down The Legend Of His Unmade ‘Jaws’ Sequel “Jaws 3, People 0′

    Joe Dante Breaks Down The Legend Of His Unmade ‘Jaws’ Sequel “Jaws 3, People 0′

    The summer movie season wouldn’t be what it is today without Steven Spielberg‘s “Jaws,” which arguably created the blockbuster in Hollywood. The same can’t be said of the 1975 film’s three sequels, each one worst than the last; and the less said about “Jaws: The Revenge,” the better. But maybe, if Joe Dante got to…

  • ‘The Flood’ Review: An Alligator Thriller with a Bloody Explicit Chomp Factor

    ‘The Flood’ Review: An Alligator Thriller with a Bloody Explicit Chomp Factor

    The scene where Robert Shaw gets eaten in “Jaws” is one of the most thrilling moments in movie history. After all of Steven Spielberg’s virtuoso framing and cool ’70s Hitchcock scare tactics, the shark’s big-mouthed consumption of a man who fully deserves to be eaten had a shockingly raw “Look, there it is!” exploitation-film brazenness.…

  • Best Horror Movies to Watch on Shudder in July 2023

    Best Horror Movies to Watch on Shudder in July 2023

    Just because everything is now warm and sunny outside doesn’t mean that horror movies can’t find their place. Just look at Midsommar or Jaws. Both films are set in an idyllic location for summer travel, they boast bright and colorful summertime fun… with something sinister lurking just below the happy façade. This July, (between July…