The best franchise in the history of film! All of the films are were once good and all feel completely different from each other. Keep making them, Ridley. The evil Disney corporation needs to go back to letting Ridley make them. Here is a ranking of the supporting performances in the series.
Continue reading Ranking the Alien Films (& Television Seasons)
The biggest problem with the Terminator franchise overall is that of the six films, only two of the films were made by a notably talented director. They keep putting hacks in there and get a variety of the mediocre results. You can give this franchise credit for one thing: they keep making mistakes in brand new ways.
Films Still Need to Watch (But will I bother? Unlikely): Piranha II: The Spawning
James Cameron mostly makes big spectacle films that I find compelling if not wholly satisfying. Here is how I rank them. Continue reading Ranking the James Cameron Films
Jerome and Brian are back! They discuss the most recent Terminator sequel, which may be the last in this iteration of the franchise. Needless to say, there is a disagreement whether this is even underrated or not. Find out which side each host is on.
Continue reading Pantheon Plus – Underrated Sequels: Terminator: Dark Fate
I remember watching Avatar in the theaters on the day after Christmas in 2009 and being completely underwhelmed. The film was very obviously bad. For a long time, it seemed like its legacy was going to be making more money than anything else and spawning a truly uninspired wave 3-D cash-ins. But thirteen years later, the first of a planned four sequels from James Cameron will be released this week. So, I did something I thought I would never do. I went and re-watched Avatar. Here are my main takeaways. Continue reading 5 Takeaways from Re-Watching James Cameron’s Avatar
Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, and for what could be the last time they’ll be focusing on 1980 – 1989.
For many years Ben has had to suffer in private as Matt expressed his preference for this movie over its more iconic sequel. Now his suffering can end as the pair take things public for a fun discussion of the entire franchise and occasionally remember to cover the actual movie.
Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 87: The Terminator
Last week, we ranked the Alien films as a whole. This week, we look at the best performances.
Obviously, Ripley is the queen of the Alien(s) films, and nothing compare to the work she does. So, the real question is when it comes to the performances in the franchise is who is the second best to her! Let’s dive in. Continue reading Top 10 Supporting Performances in the Alien Films
Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from the 1990s.
Behold the one and only director to be featured on all three volumes of the podcast: Kathryn Bigelow. We talk authenticity, homoerotic tension and Matt learns in real time that The Fast & The Furious was a remake of Point Break but tries to pretend he already knew.
Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 54: Point Break
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The Movie: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
One Sentence Plot Summary: In one of the most important films ever made as far as cinematic technology goes, two terminators are sent from the future (Don’t think about it too long) and engage in a battle for John Connor.
Continue reading Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Reel World 