Now Playing: Pleasantly Passable Pixar Prequel
I have to admit that I’m concerned about Pixar’s readiness to jump into the deep end of the sequel pool. However, ‘Monsters University’ helps alleviate those concerns somewhat.
I have to admit that I’m concerned about Pixar’s readiness to jump into the deep end of the sequel pool. However, ‘Monsters University’ helps alleviate those concerns somewhat.
After a hundred episodes of ups and downs (more downs than ups in the final season, unfortunately), ‘Fringe’ ended its run on the Fox network earlier this year. However, as with any cult property that still has a fan b...
As if one new TV series designed as a prequel/reboot of an iconic serial killer movie franchise (A&E’s ‘Bates Motel‘) weren’t enough, NBC attempts to pull off the same trick with ‘Hannibal’,...
The first installment in Peter Jackson’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel trilogy, ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’, opened over the weekend. Did you see it? Did it live up to your expectations? What di...
Like the majority of those who have seen them, I love the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies and have been excited to revisit Middle Earth since ‘The Hobbit’ films were announced. The act of stretching J.R.R. Tolki...
As Ridley Scott returns to the ‘Alien’ franchise today with his sort-of-prequel ‘Prometheus’, this got us thinking about other movies that have yet to be given the prequel treatment. A few of the ideas we...
While I enjoy the first two ‘Alien’ movies, I’m no fanatic of the series. My opinion of Ridley Scott’s new quasi-prequel ‘Prometheus’ is based solely on ‘Prometheus’. For years now, ...
The summer of 2012 will be filled with superheroes, Greek gods, ’80s action stars, bourgeois vampires, live-action board games, CGI animation, men in black suits, patriotic action figures, and plenty of remakes. Added to the...
Why the ‘Paranormal Activity’ franchise has been such a big hit is beyond me. I get why ‘Saw’, ‘Final Destination’ and many of the horror movies of old went on to receive multiple sequels. They ...
John Carpenter’s 1982 ‘The Thing‘ is revered as one of the best horror movies of all time. For those who hold the film with such high esteem, rest assured that the remake (also titled ‘The Thing’) doe...
Every prequel ever made has one gigantic obstacle to overcome: How do you make a story interesting when the outcome is already known? How is ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ going to keep us locked in suspense when we ...
I don’t personally intend to run a whole lot of coverage of Comic-Con here in the blog this week. I’m not attending the event, and most of the fanboy wankery that happens there doesn’t interest me. However, I did...