Jurassic World Rebirth, F1 and Pune Highway
Everyone. Literally, everyone.
This week, we're diving into human nature. Messing with Nature.
Man versus Nature
When American filmmaker Steven Spielberg picked up Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park, he didn't just bring back dinosaurs, he revived the ultimate 'what if': What if they came back… and we were dumb enough to invite them? His love for spectacle finally met tech that could dream as big as he did. Two trilogies. Three decades. And now: Jurassic World Rebirth.
At its core, the franchise reminds us every few years how small we are in the grand scheme of things. And Gareth Edwards' Rebirth says it again: We don't matter. But we do mess with Nature. And one day, as American actor and musician Jeff Goldblum warned, 'It will shake us off like a summer cold.' The original trilogy already made that point. Then came director Colin Trevorrow rebooting it for Gen TikTok.
To be fair, Jurassic World gave us visuals and some dumb fun. And actor Chris Pratt, budget Indiana Jones, could stare down a raptor and go, 'Hey buddy… chill.' The second trilogy stumbled, but Rebirth isn't building a new arc. It's a one-and-done mission movie: Get three DNA samples from a dino zone… before you get eaten.
The grammar is straight-up video game: Family unit. Survival mission. Wild terrain. And of course, the cute kid who wanders off to befriend a baby dino. Despite starring actors Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, and Jonathan Bailey, it's a basic ride… but way better than the last one.
Kids will love it. Dino face-offs? Check. Humans getting chomped? Double check. But at IMAX prices… find someone to take you. Go, pester power. Unleash the beast.
Race against time
As comedian-actor Jerry Seinfeld once said, 'The helmet is designed to protect a brain that is functioning so poorly, it's not even trying to stop the cracking of the head it's in.' That's F1. High speed. High risk. Zero logic. And now, a Brad Pitt movie where he literally races against time.
As a dummy, I can confirm: F1 for dummies actually works. It admits it'd take a miracle for someone Brad's age to hop into F1 and beat legends in their prime. But that's the magic of movies. They don't run on realism, they run on fantasy. And this one? Flies. Sure, there's a throwaway romance. A few rule bends will make purists wince. But if you're a curious casual or a Brad groupie, it's worth a big-screen watch.
With the sound, speed, spectacle, F1 is a turbo-charged throwback to Days of Thunder, updated for the Drive to Survive crowd.
In two minds? Don't overthink it .Just go. Helmet's optional.
Rare whodunnit
Now streaming on Prime Video, Pune Highway is a wickedly fun murder mystery — with a sharp look at misogyny, bro-code, and the friends you picked before you knew better. Directed by Bugs Bhargava Krishna and Rahul DaCunha, it explores friendship, guilt, and gender among childhood friends from the same building. Comedian and screenwriter Anuvab Pal steals the show as the 'special' friend-turned-suspect, who casually drops: 'Smart guy, he caught me, uh! I must congratulate him.' Actor Amit Sadh brings depth and moral struggle. Jim Sarbh adds dry wit and legal tension. Together, they crackle.
It's a rare whodunnit that digs into the blind spots of male friendships. Because what if your safe space… is a toxic cesspool? I loved it — though I wasn't a fan of how it left us, quite literally, stranded on the highway before reaching any destination.
But maybe that's the point. It was never about the ending.
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