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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The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Buñuel's 1962 surrealist drama. Dinner party guests cannot leave the room. No explanation given. The Catholic Church, capitalism, ritual. -
Bronson (2008)
Refn's 2008 British prison biopic. Tom Hardy as Charles Bronson. Theatrical address-to-camera framing, real-time violence sequences. The film that announced Hardy. -
The Dark Knight (2008)
Nolan's 2008 Batman sequel. Bale, Ledger, Eckhart. Ledger's posthumous Oscar. The film that proved comic book films could be major cinema. -
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Leone's 1968 spaghetti western. Bronson, Fonda as the villain, Cardinale. Morricone score. Three-hour patient masterpiece that defined the form's outer limit. -
The Trials of Life (1990)
Attenborough's 1990 series tracking animals through twelve life stages. Births, courtships, fights, deaths. Orca-beach sequence is nature TV's bleakest. -
The Living Planet (1984)
Attenborough's 1984 sequel to Life on Earth, organized by ecosystem. Twelve episodes from polar ice to ocean trench. The framework every nature series copied. -
Taken Trilogy (2008-2014)
Liam Neeson's three Taken films, 2008-2014. The original is among the strongest compressed action thrillers of its decade. Sequels decline predictably. -
Red Sparrow (2018)
Francis Lawrence's 2018 spy thriller. Jennifer Lawrence as Russian intelligence Sparrow. Jason Matthews source material from actual CIA officer. -
The Blob (1958 and 1988)
The Blob exists in two memorable versions. Irvin Yeaworth directed the 1958 original. Chuck Russell directed the 1988 remake. Both films involve a... -
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is the Star Trek film that exists primarily to undo the consequences of the previous Star Trek film. Leonard Nimoy...