At one point in the not so distant past, I viewed the Star Wars brand as being as untouchable as a movie brand could get. They had a lot working in their favor, but that changed with the release of The Last Jedi. Now, their next few moves appear to be even more important since going too far in the …

While The Da Vinci Code started up what looked to be a successful franchise, there appears to have been a legitimate level of deterioration when it comes to fanfare and general buzz. That happens with even the most beloved trilogies, but has received movies with drastically reduced budgets for each of its sequels. Inferno represents not only the third film …