When you look at lists of the great movie sequels, most of the very top picks — The Godfather Part II, Bride of Frankenstein, The Dark Knight, Toy Story 2, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Mad Max: Fury Road, Spider-Man 2— have something in common. They were all directed by the same filmmaker who’d helmed the … Read more
Troma is celebrating its 50th anniversary by bringing all four Toxic Avenger movies to 4K in a new collection! Troma Entertainment, the beloved independent film distributor and production house, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year – and as part of the celebration, they’re bringing their iconic Toxic Avenger franchise to 4K in an eight … Read more
Across the Spiderverse has quickly risen to becoming one of the greatest movie sequels of all time – how does it compare to other sequels? Believe it or not, there used to be a time when movie sequels were actually an incredibly rare thing. As it was, audiences felt that movies and even tv shows … Read more
The so-called “MonsterVerse” is now five films old, and one would think after Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of the Monstersand Godzilla vs. Kong, the Earth would be well and truly destroyed and utterly lifeless except maybe for a giant gorilla and rampaging dinosaur. Somehow, life goes on it seems, and a sequel to … Read more
Sequels and remakes have terrible reputations. “They’re all Hollywood makes anymore!” “They’re creatively bankrupt!” “They’re awful!” You’ve surely heard these and other complaints many times before. They’re almost as old as movies themselves. (By the time movies had sound, they also had remakes and sequels.) In fairness, there are many good sequels, and arguably even … Read more