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A silhouette of a young lion cub on a dry African plain at dawn, long shadow trailing behind.

Mufasa and the Disney Prequel Machine

Disney hired Barry Jenkins to direct a photoreal prequel to a remake of an animated film. The economic logic is intelligible. The artistic logic is not. A year on, the question is what Jenkins was doing there.

Marcus Vell·2 Dec·7 min

A dim stone corridor with two figures in long dark robes walking away from the camera, high windows catching pale daylight.

Dune: Prophecy and the Prequel Series Problem

HBO's six-episode Bene Gesserit prequel arrives with a specific set of inherited problems and a few genuine pleasures. The question is whether the pleasures can sustain a second season.

Priya Nair·11 Mar·7 min