2015 was a great year to be Franchise Fred. There were an unprecedented amount of franchise installments. In one sense, it was simply a practical matter. There are now more franchises to service that have been created in the past 50 years of cinema. However, it does also speak to the interest in continuing stories. […]
Since I’ve been traveling on the film festival circuit, I’ve been discovering a lot more movies that satisfy my cravings even more than big Hollywood movies. Some won’t come out until next year so be on the lookout for Touched With Fire, Green Room and Too Late in 2016. Until then, here is my list […]
If you have been reading my reviews and articles, or following me on Twitter, for a few years, you probably know that I am Franchise Fred. I truly believe there should always be sequels to everything, indefinitely, no exceptions. So I thought it was time to give the origin story of Franchise Fred. I have […]
Ryan Coogler was on a Comic-Con panel on diversity in geek culture. After the #WeAreAllHeroes – The Changing Landscape of Comics, Geekdom and Fanboy Culture, Coogler was nice enough to answer some of my fanboy questions about his Rocky spinoff Creed. Franchise Fred: Did Stallone really think he was done with Rocky before you pitched […]
