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Courtesy of Pixar Studios Toy Story 2, the first sequel to Toy Story, was released in 1999 and was widely acclaimed by critics and audiences, earning $511.4 million worldwide. It was the third-highest-grossing movie of 1999, only behind Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom Menace and The Sixth Sense. Some fans of the Toy Story franchise consider it the best of the series due to the humor, character moments, and themes of the fear of being forgotten. While the end result of Toy St

Courtesy of Lionsgate Being a multi-million dollar recording artist in hip-hop, an entrepreneur with his line of cannabis cookies and appearing on the cover of Forbes Magazine in 2024 was not enough for the rapper named Berner. He’s now stepped into filmmaking. Releasing on July 20th in select theatres, Splash City delivers a gritty, stylish love letter to San Francisco with the raw realities of Bay Area street culture. Crime, revenge and redemption is the name of the game in

Courtesy of Universal Pictures Christopher Nolan has done something most directors can't do. Based on his name alone, the hype for The Odyssey has been unlike any other film in the past couple of years. With it's fantastic cast and incredible source material, The Odyssey has been hyped up to be the best film of 2026. Does it deliver on that promise? The Odyssey comes from a story written by Homer about a soldier named Odysseus who is on a journey back home to his family. The

Hollywood loves a sure bet. In an era where a single box office flop can sink a studio, greenlighting a sequel feels like a safe harbor. But for audiences, these highly anticipated follow-ups almost always leave a bitter aftertaste. From the recent stumbles of Disney's live-action remakes to the ongoing debates surrounding bloated superhero universes, the trend is clear: sequels rarely, if ever, capture the magic of the original. When we look beneath the surface of modern cin