What are we really missing here? The last “Transformers” movie to be entertaining was the 80s prequel “Bumblebee,” which worked because of Hailee Steinfeld’s performance and the surprisingly big heart between her and the famous yellow autobot. Now, we have… Read More ›
Prequel
Andor
The most entertaining “Star Wars” series since “The Mandalorian” The new made-for-Disney+ “Star Wars” series “Andor” focuses on Diego Luna’s character Cassian Andor and takes place 5 years before “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” took place. This prequel series… Read More ›
Pearl
Horror prequels don’t get as crazy as this psycho gets. You remember when Mia Goth played that evil old lady Pearl in “X” last March? Well, writer/director Ti West gave her a prequel film entitled “Pearl,” which he filmed back-to-back… Read More ›
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
This LOTR Amazon series has that theatrical movie quality. I was told by a buddy of mine that the prequel series on Amazon Prime Video “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” was created by J. D. Payne… Read More ›
Prey
New faces, weapons, and themes levitate this Predator prequel. “Prey” is the prequel to the “Predator” franchise, which uses a Comanche theme to tell the story of how this iconic creature came to our planet. The setting is in 1719,… Read More ›
Minions: The Rise of Gru
The lowest of the “Despicable Me” movies. Some would think of the Minions as Twinkies, while I would call them cute tater tots. Even young Gru would admit that when they apply to be his….you know….Minions. They have been so… Read More ›
The King’s Man
An absolute mess of a prequel to a stylish action comedy. The original “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” directed by Matthew Vaughn, was a wildly entertaining action movie that introduced us to Taron Egerton, and what an exceptional actor he is…. Read More ›
Army of Thieves
A prequel even Danny Ocean would have enjoyed. “Army of Thieves” is the prequel to Netflix action horror hit from last May called “Army of the Dead,” and it’s also a spin-off on the German safecracker Ludwig Dieter, who was… Read More ›
The Many Saints of Newark
It woke up this morning and got itself some popcorn. “The Sopranos” is the next live-action series to get a movie, following “The X-Files,” “Sex & The City,” “Veronica Mars,” and “Downton Abbey,” but this one is a prequel known… Read More ›
Cruella
Emma Stone doesn’t see spots; she sees style and character as the Disney villainess. The Disney animated “101 Dalmatians” from 1961 was a childhood favorite of mine for all the right reasons. It also crafted one of the most iconic… Read More ›