Tag: Film Trilogy
This tag gathers reviews of trilogies and multi-film series — work judged as a complete arc rather than one picture at a time. It spans franchises across genre and era, with the reviews asking what the films build together that none could alone, and whether the later entries earn their place. The collection grows as more series are reviewed.
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Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Baz Luhrmann's 2001 jukebox musical. Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in turn-of-century Paris. Maximalist visual assault. -
Savages (2012)
2012 Oliver Stone crime drama with Travolta, Benicio del Toro, Salma Hayek. California marijuana growers versus Mexican cartel. -
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
2012 Christopher Nolan finale to his Batman trilogy. Christian Bale, Tom Hardy as Bane, Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. -
Following (1998)
Nolan's 1998 debut. Black and white, 70 minutes, shot on weekends with available light. The film that proved he could structure non-linear narrative cleanly. -
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Oplev's 2009 Swedish thriller. Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander. Original adaptation of Stieg Larsson's trilogy. Sharper than the Fincher remake. -
Infernal Affairs (2002)
Lau and Mak's 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller. Two moles on opposite sides. The film Scorsese remade as The Departed. Often called the better version. -
Battle Royale (2000)
Fukasaku's 2000 teen-survival film. Junior high students sent to an island to kill each other. The source The Hunger Games stole from and softened. -
Oldboy (2003)
Park Chan-wook's 2003 Korean revenge film. Oh Dae-su imprisoned 15 years in one room. The hammer hallway take. Peak of Park's vengeance trilogy. -
Yojimbo (1961)
Kurosawa's 1961 samurai-noir. Mifune as the masterless ronin who plays two factions against each other. Direct source for Fistful of Dollars and Last Man Standing. -
Orpheus (1950)
Cocteau's 1950 mythology drama. Marais as the poet, Casarès as Death. The mirror as the boundary between worlds. The high mark of poetic French cinema.