Tag Archives: prequel

Monsters University (2013) Rated G

Posted on November 19, 2023 by laurarachel4

 A look at the history of Mike and Sully before they became friends. Starring Billy Crystal, John Goodman, and Steve Buscemi.  Well, this isn’t a bad prequel, but it isn’t the best either. It’s a typical college story that most … Continue reading →

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Taken (CBS) Rated TV-14

Posted on March 11, 2023 by laurarachel4

A former CIA agent struggling with a personal loss must try to overcome the incident and get revenge. Starring Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals, and Adam Goldberg. This series is a prequel to the film franchise, so I thought this would … Continue reading →

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Lightyear (2022) Rated PG

Posted on September 23, 2022 by laurarachel4

Buzz Lightyear spends years trying to make it back home. Starring Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, and Peter Sohn.  I’m rather surprised by this film and it’s not a good surprise. First, this film must be a stand-alone film. It’s not … Continue reading →

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The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016) Rated PG-13

Posted on December 8, 2021 by laurarachel4

Eric and Sara try to conceal their forbidden love from the ice queen and her sister. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, and Jessica Chastain. This film is a sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman, only this time, it’s the prequel … Continue reading →

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Power Book III: Raising Kanan (Starz) Rated TV-MA

Posted on August 5, 2021 by laurarachel4

A prequel to the series, Power, follows the early years of the character Kanan Stark as he starts in the drug game and becomes the rapper 50 Cent. Starring Mekai Curtis, Patina Miller, and London Brown. This show is one … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) Rated PG-13

Posted on May 14, 2020 by laurarachel4

Bilbo and company rage in a war against the combatants to save the Lonely Mountain from falling into the darkness. Based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien. Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, and Richard Armitage. In this film, Peter Jackson … Continue reading →

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The Spoils Before Dying (2015) Rated TV-14

Posted on February 7, 2020 by laurarachel4

A fictional author creates a film adaptation of his epic tale in which a pianist-turned-detective investigates a murder in the 1950s underground jazz scene. Starring Michael Kenneth Williams, Kristen Wiig, and Bérénice Marlohe. I get that this show is supposed … Continue reading →

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X-Men: First Class (2011) Rated PG-13

Posted on March 26, 2019 by laurarachel4

In the 1960s, friends, Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr, work together to find other mutants like them, but Erik has a vengeful pursuit of finding the one that ruined his life. Starring James McAvoy, Laurence Belcher, and Michael Fassbender. This … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) Rated TV-G

Posted on December 28, 2017 by laurarachel4

Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi.  Based on the novel by Mark Twain. Starring Tommy Kelly, May Robson, Walter Brennan. This is the first film adaptation of the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer that was … Continue reading →

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Bates Motel (A&E) Rated TV-MA

Posted on April 13, 2017 by laurarachel4

A prequel to the film Psycho, showing how Norman Bates’ psyche transforms through his teenage years and how intertwined his relationship with his mother is. Starring Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore,   Max Thieriot. Even though I love Farmiga- the more I see … Continue reading →

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