Jake Johnson Archives

Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

Rating: ★★★½

Jul 4, 2012Possible Time Machine

Quirky indie film about a possibly deluded man who advertises for a time travel companion. The actuality of the time travel element is kept ambiguous and this plays out as a relationship drama that overflows with charm and freshness

Director: Colin Trevorrow

Actors: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni, …

Category: Science Fiction

4 July 201211 January 2026 by Roog

Jurassic World (2015)

Rating: ★★½

Jun 13, 2015Genetically-Engineered Dinosaurs Amok

After two ho-hum sequels, this finally delivers a solid follow-up to Jurassic Park. Rather than more scenes with dinosaurs chasing people, this comes with some fascinating ideas about seeing the park in operation

Director: Colin Trevorrow

Actors: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Nick Robinson, Ty Simpkins, …

Category: Science Fiction

13 June 201516 May 2026 by Roog

Becoming Bond (2017)

Rating: ★★★½

Jun 16, 2017George Lazenby Documentary

Documentary about George Lazenby, the former male model who scored the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service and then abruptly quit. Lazenby proves a highly entertaining raconteur and his life story is eye-opening to say the very least

Director: Josh Greenbaum

Actors: George Lazenby, Josh Lawson, Jane Seymour, Jeff Garlin, …

Category: Science Fiction

16 June 20177 September 2025 by Roog

The Mummy (2017)

Rating: ★

Jul 22, 2017Revived Mummy

The reboot of the Mummy series emerges as a wannabe Michael Bay film where even star Tom Cruise plays second banana to the CGI eye candy. Equally, an attempt to jumpstart a shared universe out of Universal's Famous Monsters with the inclusion of Dr Jekyll seems awkward

Director: Alex Kurtzman

Actors: Tom Cruise, Annabelle Wallis, Russell Crowe, Sofia Boutella, …

Category: Horror

22 July 201711 February 2025 by Roog

Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)

Rating: ★★

Jul 10, 2017Animation/Cute Blue-Skinned Creatures

For their third Smurfs film, Sony have dispensed with the live-action/CGi animation mix of the previous two films and made a wholly animated film. Its' the Smurfs in their more natural element but the film is never more than 3D eye candy for the moppet audiences

Director: Kelly Asbury

Actors: Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Danny Pudi, Joe Manganiello, …

Category: Fantasy

10 July 20179 September 2025 by Roog

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Rating: ★★★½

Mar 9, 2019Animation/Comic-Book Superhero

Sony, the holders of the Spider-Man copyright, squeeze more out of the property with a madcap animated offering that mixes up a host of alternate takes on Spider-Man in what visually resembles an explosion at a pop art exhibition

Director: Bob Perschietti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman

Actors: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Maherashala Ali, …

Category: Science Fiction

9 March 201923 May 2026 by Roog

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Rating: ★★★½

Aug 19, 2023Animation/Comic-Book Superhero

The animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse proved an unexpected success. This sequel builds on that ups the artistic quality of the original to something quite extraordinary

Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers

Actors: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, …

Category: Science Fiction

19 August 202323 May 2026 by Roog