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Revisited Video Essay: Independence Day, a Milestone in Special Effects, Comic Relief, and More

By Kentucker Audley | July 3, 2019

Celebrate July 4th with an epoch-defining video essay by Kentucker Audley on the classic Will Smith movie where he goes and shoots all those aliens.

By Jim Hemphill | May 19, 2017

A wildly sumptuous feast for the senses, the undervalued sequel is due for the same critical reevaluation as Sorcerer.

By Kentucker Audley | June 24, 2016

As Independence Day: Resurgence hits theaters, Kentucker Audley's video essay looks back at the original film.

By Jim Hemphill | September 26, 2015

25 years after its release, it's time for a critical reappraisal of Peter Bogdanovich's unfairly dismissed follow-up to his most famous film.

By Clay Liford | July 11, 2015

Studio sequels are defined by a lack of invention and narrative risk-taking, but a bunch of '80s movies — plus one new indie — can show us the path.

By David Lowery | June 29, 2015

What happens when you want to see the sequel because you really enjoyed the first movie, but then your wife points out you never actually saw it?

By Clay Liford | December 1, 2014

How good can the sequel be if you've already forgotten everything about the original? Hopefully better than having to talk to your family members...

By Chad Hartigan | June 13, 2014

I am, almost on principle, not interested in sequels. That wasn’t always the case, of course. When I was a teenager, I would dutifully go...