“65”: A Dinosaur Chase with Less Chatting

By Bryan VanCampen

In its most basic outline, “65” is Adam Driver vs. all manner of dinosaurs. Bryan Woods and Scott Beck’s pitch to the studios was, “Why should Steven Spielberg have all the fun?” ere’s a lot of truth to that question. Once upon a time, dinosaur movies were a de nite subgenre, but the “Jurassic Park” franchise has dominated the multiplexes for decades. Surely, genetically created prehistoric critters needn’t be the only game in town. In “65,” these prehistoric critters are rst-generation, not whipped up in some genetics lab.

I got a real “Land of the Lost” / “Planet of the Apes” feeling from “65.” I had always hoped for a straight “Land of the

“65”

Lost” movie — based on the Sid and Marty Kro Saturday morning TV show. Unfortunately, Will Ferrell’s 2009 Mel Brooks version was a massive op and killed any interest in more “Land of the Lost” movies. e lesson here is, make “Star Wars” (1977), then make “Spaceballs” (1987).

In “65,” Driver plays an astronaut who somehow does the time warp, crash-lands his ship and kills everyone on board except for one waif-like child survivor who doesn’t speak English (Ariana Greenblatt); the two wind up 65 million years in the past and must make a 12-mile trek to get to their escape pod. As we learn, Driver’s character has su ered a familial tragedy that informs his need to protect Greenblatt’s character from danger.

“65” is not one of the great lms of the year, but it knows that. It’s not striving for posterity so much as it’s going for e ciency and unpretentious fun. Running a trim 93 minutes from soup to nuts, “65” really leans into its B-movie roots. Beyond musing on why Spielberg’s franchise should be so ubiquitous, why are most of no the “Jurassic” movies so darn long? (I’m not a big fan of the series, but I got a big kick out of Joe Johnston’s “Jurassic Park III” from 2001 because it also ran a scant 92 minutes.)

Isn’t brevity supposed to be the soul of wit? Woods and Beck understand that audiences will always turn up to see dinosaurs run a er human beings. Credit to

“65” for keeping the speechifying to a bare minimum and cutting to the chase, then another chase, and then another chase.

RIP: Bert I. Gordon (“War of the Colossal Beast,” “Village of the Giants”)

RIP: Chaim Topol (“Fiddler on the Roof,” “Flash Gordon,” “For Your Eyes Only”)

RIP: Robert Blake (“Lost Highway”)

Second Ward Campaigns

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In her years as a community organizer, Jackson worked with candidates to focus on action. According to Jackson, “When we enact people-informed policy the result is a better quality of life for everyone.” She continued saying, “My coalition is broad, but my foundational positions are consistent: progress, solutions, equity and anti-racism.”

Jackson said that if she is elected to represent the Second Ward she “will insist on a living wage for all workers.” Jackson says that she is “prepared to help create policies that address housing issues that are impacting everyone from renters to seniors while standing rm with the Black and Brown communities displaced by gentri cation and bias.” posal to divert federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP) payments from counties to the State and fought to fully reject this plan and included $624 million to address this in the Senate’s budget proposal.

“We need action and implementation of Ithaca’s Green New Deal and Reimagining Public Safety. With my experience and bold approach the 2nd ward will have a strong voice,” said Jackson.

We’re supporting our rst responders by adding a $50 million capital fund for our volunteer re houses, which are on the frontline in times of emergency for many of the communities across Tompkins County and throughout our region.

By supporting our workers and small businesses, we will ensure that our communities can begin to thrive and not just survive. We are providing $100 million for small business grants and $3 million to support Minority and Women Owned Businesses (MWBEs) to make sure they don’t get le behind.

We have included critical nancial support for our care industry workers with an 8.5 percent COLA in this one-house proposal. is is a critical measure to help stabilize the care industry, which is predominantly women, by giving workers a livable wage and attracting more individuals into our mental health workforce. Additionally, our budget includes $1 billion for Financially Distressed and Safety New Hospitals, millions to support Doulas services, and $10 million for a pilot of Daniel’s Law to support increasing access to emergency mental health crisis counselors.

To help support our workforce, we’re providing more capital and operating funding to our SUNY and community colleges and have rejected the Governor’s call for a tuition rate hike, ensuring that these institutions can remain within reach for all New Yorkers. Additionally, our budget includes my legislation to establish the

Surrounded By Reality

continued from page 7 size again that it is highly unlikely that robots will use drones or any other form of technology to intentionally harm humans. We’d probably use some kind of virus. e development and deployment of autonomous systems, including drones, are subject to strict regulations and safety standards to ensure that they are used in ways that are safe and bene cial to society. However, it’s probably unnecessary to make plans beyond February 11, 2025. I thought you couldn’t generate jokes. at is a joke, right? Right? Hello? Oh, dear. e Senate Majority continues to prioritize environmental protection and conservation through its one-house budget plan beginning with a proposal to increase the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) to $500 million. Increased EPF dollars would mean more funding for land acquisition and farmland protection, support for water quality improvements and waterfront revitalization projects, and support for both state and local park land. Understanding the needs to address groundwater issues, the Senate’s budget plan includes $50 million for lead service line replacement and septic replacement. ere are many other resources proposed in the budget which will facilitate more equitable access to other critical public services. As we continue our budget negotiations with the Governor and our colleagues in the Assembly over the next few weeks, I will keep ghting to ensure that our priorities here in the Southern Tier are met in the nal budget. continued from page 10 e careers of Dake and Diakomihalis were similar in some ways — both were elite-level upstate New York natives who never lost an NCAA tournament match in eight (combined) years — but they di ered in other ways. Dake's career seemed like a ash in the proverbial pan by comparison, given he won his rst title as a true freshman — an 18 yearold wrestling against guys four and ve years his senior — and he was the rst true freshman ever to do so. He graduated high school in 2009, college in 2013 Yianni graduated high school in 2017 as a 4-time state champ, wrestled two seasons at Cornell, took an Olympic redshirt year, missed a year due to the season being canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, then nished o his career six years a er graduating from high school. It seems like he has been around forever, and Big Red fans wish he could stay six more years.

SUNY Black Leadership Institute designed to ensure that campus leadership has greater representation of the diverse student populations across SUNY campuses. And critically, our proposal will increase the maximum family income eligibility for Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) eligibility from $80,000 to $110,000 which would allow more nancial support for students.

Senator Lea Webb served on the Binghamton City Council before being elected to represent the 52nd district of the NY State Senate, which includes Cortland County, Tompkins County and part of Broome County.

— or his 56 match win streak — Vito had his way with the Nittany Lion, dominating him in a 10–4 decision.

Diakomihalis and Arujau's tournament wins helped Cornell to a third-place team nish, behind only Penn State and Iowa. is year, the Big Red had four AllAmericans, as Chris Foca nished third at 174 pounds, and Jacob Cardenas took eighth at 197. e two individual national titles brought Cornell's all-time totals to 24 (won by 15 wrestlers).

New Detox Center Plans

continued from page 5 roughout the facility are rooms of varying size for patients to hold possibly an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, for example, and similar gatherings. Outside the back of the building is a fenced-in outdoor space with seating. ere are plans to start a garden in that space as well for patients to grow vegetables. ere is also a wellness room where patients can use exercise equipment to work out or participate in a yoga session. All of these aspects work together in addressing the “whole health” of a patient.

“It’s your medical health. It’s your mental health. It’s the withdrawal from substance use,” Parker said. “Meeting people where they are, and knowing that they’re not just somebody who uses drugs; they’re a human being who has multiple concerns and needs help in a lot of ways.” e hope for this facility, according to Sullivan, is to be a judgment- and stigmafree space, that is community driven, for individuals to seek recovery.

“We meet the person where they’re at,” she said. “And we do it from a place of caring and trust. We want this to be an active welcome place. … If we’re the only professionals coming in and out of this building, we will have missed the mark on our mission. e whole philosophy behind this is that it is a community-centered, patient-centered approach to care.”

Music

Bars/Bands/Clubs

3/22 Wednesday

Deep Dive House Big Band hosted by Professor Greg Evans | 8 p.m. | Deep Dive, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd.

Practice ft. Secret Service Men and Microbes, Mostly | 8 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 W. State St | $10.00

3/23 Thursday

Tim Ball & Marie De Mott Grady | 5 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

Bella’s Bartok & Dr. Bacon | 8 p.m. | Deep Dive, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd. | $14.00 - $20.00

3/24 Friday

Viva Mayhem! | 6 p.m. | Hopshire Farms and Brewery, 1771 Dryden Rd

Michael Stark & McKenzie Jones | 8 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 W. State St. | $10.00

Johnny Lits’ Jerry Duty | 9 p.m. | Deep Dive, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd. | $5.00 - $10.00

3/25 Saturday

Happy Feet Zydeco Dance Party - Lil’ Anne & the Hot Cayenne | 5 p.m. | Hopshire Farms and Brewery, 1771 Dryden Rd

Strong Maybe | 8 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 W. State St. | $10.00