Almost Equal Sequels Part XX: Aliens

Franchises are not always obvious.  Who knew that taking the framework of 1958’s It: The Terror Beyond Space while mixing in some HR Giger artwork and then coating everything with KY jelly would result in such a hit with audiences?  But there was 20th Century Fox, suddenly sitting pretty with Alien’s sizeable box office returns …

Almost Equal Sequels Part XI: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Space…the sheer amount of space that has happened since I last wrote something, I tell you!  And to focus on a universally highly regarded sequel as Star Trek II?  Could I take a more softball approach?  I mean there’s no controversy here.  The Wrath of Khan, or TWOK as the real geeks call it, is …