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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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Honor Among Thieves is the rare studio fantasy film that knows what it is and commits to it without apology. Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley... -
The Blue and the Gray (1982)
The Blue and the Gray is a CBS miniseries from 1982 that tried to do for the Civil War what Roots had done for slavery a few years earlier. Andrew V... -
Dune (2000)
Frank Herbert's Dune is the most faithful screen adaptation of Herbert's novel ever produced. Seen it three times across decades. The 10 rating is honest evaluation. John Harrison writing and directing. William Hurt as Duke Leto Atreides. Alec Newman as Paul Atreides. Saskia Reeves as Lady Jessica.... -
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the foundational American horror films of the 1980s. Seen the original three times. Seen Freddy vs. Jason twice. The 8 rating is honest evaluation of the combined achievement. Wes Craven wrote and directed the 1984 original. John Saxon, Robert Englund as Freddy... -
Toy Story 1-3 (1995, 1999, 2010)
Toy Story is the foundational achievement in feature-length computer animation. Seen all three more than five times across decades. The 10+ rating is honest evaluation of the original trilogy. John Lasseter directed the first two. Lee Unkrich directed the third. Tom Hanks as Woody. Tim Allen as... -
Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator is the film that revived the Hollywood epic. Seen it four times. The 9 rating is honest evaluation. Ridley Scott directing. Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius. Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus. Connie Nielsen as Lucilla. Oliver Reed as Proximo. Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius. Djimon... -
Leon: The Professional (1994)
Leon: The Professional is the best European-directed American thriller of the 1990s. Seen it four times across decades. The 10 rating is honest evaluation. Luc Besson writing and directing. Jean Reno as Léon. Natalie Portman as Mathilda in her feature debut. Gary Oldman as Norman Stansfield. Danny... -
The Resident Evil Series (2002-2016) — Review
The Resident Evil series is one of the most commercially successful video game adaptation franchises in cinema history. Paul W.S. Anderson directed four of the six films and produced all of them. Milla Jovovich starred in all six films. The series ran from 2002 through 2016. The combined worldwide... -
The Princess Bride (1987) — Review
The Princess Bride is one of the most quoted films in American popular culture and one of the most enduring family films of the past forty years. Rob Reiner directed. William Goldman wrote the screenplay from his own 1973 novel. The film was released in September 1987. It grossed approximately... -
The Prophecy Franchise (1995-2005) — Review
The Prophecy is one of the most underappreciated theological horror franchises in American cinema. The original 1995 film delivered Christopher Walken's career-defining performance as the rebel angel Gabriel. Four sequels followed across the next decade. The franchise represents one of the...