Jurassic World: Rebirth

It's a fun exercise to think of the Jurassic films as a fuzzy barometer for capitalism. Surely the original Jurassic Park, in which a jaunty Dr Hammond revived dinosaurs as a theme park attraction, was apropos of the '90s boom era of guilt-free consumerism. Now at a time when the anxieties of late-stage capitalism are all-pervasive, Jurassic World Rebirth, which features profit-hungry pharma executives and grossly-mutated creatures, may be, if nothing else, a sign of our slightly depressing, brain-rot-filled times.

Written by David Koepp (who co-wrote the original) and directed ....