35 Years Ago, One Cult Fantasy Sequel Created The Worst Retcon Of All Time
The fantasy sequel Highlander II: The Quickening has often been called not just one of the worst sequels…
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Taika Waititi gained a reputation for light-hearted, joyful, emotional epics with movies like Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Thor:…
20 Years Later, One Of The Best Sci-Fi Thrillers Of The Century Is Getting A Big Upgrade
Bong Joon-Ho may have broken into the mainstream with Parasite, but he’s been making genre masterpieces for over…
‘Gremlins 3’ Release Date, Trailer, And Possible Plot For The Legacyquel
Almost half a century ago, movie audiences were introduced to the Mogwai: cute, cuddly creatures that came with…
51 Years Later, A Treasure Trove of Sci-Fi History is Going Up for Sale
If you watch the end credits of Jurassic Park, you’ll see a role that doesn’t appear in any…
49 Years Later, One ‘Star Wars’ Director Explains Why He Changed Lightsabers
Lightsaber canon is not set in stone. In current, post-2016 Star Wars canon, we know that the crystals…
30 Years Ago, A Legendary Director Sneakily Remade His Own Sci-Fi Classic
It’s safe to say that reboots have become the norm in Hollywood, with most franchises forever searching for…
The Year’s Messiest Sci-Fi Movie Is A Bad AI Riff On ‘Blade Runner’ And ‘Dune’
Hot Spot was written five years ago, one year before the launch of ChatGPT. The delay isn’t notable…
20 Years Ago, A Disney Sequel Pushed The Modern Adventure Movie To Its Peak
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. The African Queen. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.…
45 Years Later, Amazon Should Steal From The Most Mediocre Bond Movie
It’s a long-running joke that a franchise starved for ideas should go to space, but that meme didn’t…
Move Over, Jack Sparrow, They’re Making A ‘Sea Of Thieves’ Movie
Long before superheroes took the box-office throne, before The Matrix or Star Wars or even Jaws spurred on…
35 Years Later, One Disney Flop Proves Pulp Sci-Fi Never Dies
In the blockbuster movie summer of 1991, which was arguably kicked off by Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves…