With its explosive debut in 1984, The Terminator launched one of the biggest franchises of all time. Not bad for a low-budget, slasher-tinged sci-fi noir from a then-unknown director. (James Cameron, ...

Most movie franchises have a pretty straightforward trajectory in how they are watched. Pick up the first movie and then move forward. Recent films like Denis Villeneuve’s Dune can only be watched in ...