Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (w/ Jacob Allen)
Nearly 20 years after Indiana Jones rode off into the sunset with his father, Spielberg returned to our favorite tomb-raiding professor of archaeology in his older years with Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. In the opinion of my guest and I, this film certainly has its flaws with some undercooked characters and questionable CGI but is largely undeservedly maligned for all the wrong reasons. We talk about the making of the film, its reception, and more as we wrap up Spielberg’s films of the 2000s.
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Jacob Allen
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Research Resources:
- Steven Spielberg All the Films: The Story Behind Every Movie, Episode, and Short by Arnaud Devillard, Olivier Bousquet, Nicolas Schaller
- Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films by Molly Haskell
- A Companion to Steven Spielberg by Various Authors, edited by Nigel Morris
Jacob Allen
Writer
I grew up in a Dallas suburb in a house with lots of music, lots of movies, and lots of siblings.
I credit this upbringing for a love of art and my passion for creativity.
After high school, I started my Business Communication degree at Dallas Baptist University, and after a life-changing gap year in Wales, I finished my degree in 2018.
I met my wife later that year and we married in 2020. We have two little girls.
Favorite Director(s):
The Coen Brothers, David Lynch, and Roy Andersson
Guilty Pleasure Movie:
Moonstruck
