Not-so-controversial opinion: Few can beat Tom Cruise for action. That means the monsters and the heroes must negotiate an uneasy coexistence - but which is which? This is essential viewing for those with dino-loving kids who need entertaining through the long summer holidays, those who remain nostalgic for the brilliant original movies, and we who refuse to miss anything featuring Laura Dern (yes, she’s back - and with Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum, too.) The plot doesn’t matter, but in a nutshell, the dinosaurs are no longer confined to the park and now roam the Earth. But a sneery critic or ten won’t deter many of us from flocking to see Jurassic World Dominion ( watch, runtime: 2:51 ).

The worst first: The final film in the Jurassic World trilogy - the second trilogy in the Jurassic Park franchise - has been widely panned (try “overwhelmingly mediocre” and “a sign of imaginative exhaustion”). Here’s the best of what to watch on the big screen this summer. Now big new releases are driving footfall back to movie theaters - and with studios looking for a sure thing at the box office, sequels are key to this summer’s blockbuster roster. Cast your mind back around two years and cinema-going seemed under serious threat of extinction. This could be a better summer for film after a long, pandemic-induced winter for new releases.

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