'The End of Oak Street' Is a Thrilling Dino Throwback to '80s Amblin | Review

It’s hard to predict right now who or what will inspire the blockbuster directors of tomorrow. At the rate we’re going, it may not even be films. Indeed, 21-year-old Backrooms auteur Kane Parsons has all but admitted that he doesn’t watch many movies. But today, Steven Spielberg is the North Star for many writer-directors. His Amblin Entertainment aesthetic — with its humor, suspense, Americana feel, family dynamics, and sense of wonder — has informed the work of numerous contemporary filmmakers lucky enough to be handed a nine-figure budget to live out their childhood dream of pretending to be Steven Spielberg.

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