joe dante

  • 25 Movies That Could Never Be Made Today

    25 Movies That Could Never Be Made Today

    There’s been a sea change in the way Hollywood makes theatrical movies. COVID has altered the landscape in ways I’m not sure we can foresee, but also might only have accelerated trends already underway: shorter release windows, simultaneous streaming debuts, and a general erosion of the theatre as the place to see new movies.


  • 15 Unnecessary Sequels That Are Better Than You Think

    15 Unnecessary Sequels That Are Better Than You Think

    Sequels are rarely necessary, but that doesn’t mean we won’t watch them, hoping that a follow-up will refine and expand a story in a way that fulfils the promise of the original, rather than letting it down. Any movie fan can list the great and successful sequels, but this is something a bit different.