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Anne Hathaway’s new sci-fi dinosaur flick has a weird bone to pick with the nuclear family

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“The End of Oak Street” — the sci-fi thriller starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor that follows a 1982 suburban family as their neighborhood is ripped through a wormhole into a dinosaur-filled prehistoric landscape — is garnering mixed reactions. While critics have been overwhelmingly positive in their feedback , audiences are conflicted, with some praising the spectacle as a fun, surprising throwback and others complaining about plot holes and pacing issues. BlazeTV host Steve Deace falls into the critical camp, but his complaints have less to do with narrative gaps and uneven pacing and more to do with the “worldview” the film promotes. On this episode of the “Steve Deace Show,” Deace gives his brutally honest review — spoilers included! “We have got to talk about the worldview of this film, and since this is not, you know, some cinematic brilliance, I'm fine spoiling it,” says Deace. His primary issue is the characters. McGregor plays Greg Platt, a struggling suburban dad who’s