Some movies were disappointing follow-ups to beloved classics. Jaws: The Revenge (1987) and Staying Alive (1983)—the sequel to Saturday Night Fever (1977)—both appear in the rankings.

Sequels are tricky to pull off, and while some franchises are nearly immaculate, other movie series have never been able to ...

Different actors from different walks of life are given a shot at being a movie star. Hollywood wants it to happen…but it doesn’t. These attempts at minting a new movie star didn’t quite work.

But there is a generational divide that might explain why Jurassic sequels engender so much vocal disappointment while also ...

As Jurassic World Rebirth tops the box office despite lukewarm reviews, are some tentpole franchises too big to be bothered by critical opinion?