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Director: Joe Johnston

Joe Johnston worked as an effects artist and art director at Industrial Light and Magic, designing for Star Wars and Raiders, before directing. That background shows in a preference for physical craft and clean visual storytelling.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, The Rocketeer, Jumanji, October Sky and Captain America: The First Avenger are all made with an unfashionable sincerity. The Rocketeer in particular failed commercially and has been steadily reappraised.

The First Avenger works for the same reason: it commits fully to a 1940s serial register at a point when the genre was moving the other way.

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The Jumanji Franchise (1995 / 2017 / 2019) Review

The Jumanji franchise consists of three substantial feature productions across approximately twenty-four years. The 1995 original directed by Joe Johnston.

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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Review

The 1940s adventure that built the franchise's moral foundation. The 9 reflects honest evaluation of the most disciplined origin film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the entry that gave the franchise its moral center.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) film poster

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) Review

Rick Moranis at his peak, practical effects that put CGI to shame, and Disney back when it made original family adventures. The Blu-ray release is out of print and trades at collector prices.