Every year fans are up in arms as the latest round of sequels to their beloved favourite films are announced and another summer of franchise instalments clutter the blockbuster season and throttle creativity in cinema. But, are all sequels really that bad? Do they suggest nothing more than that filmmakers have run out of ideas? This week we tackle the subject of sequels, and more importantly, stick our necks out to defend some of the ones that really are worth your time.

Podcast Timestamps:
00:00 - Theme Music
00:46 - Introduction
01:08 - Lineup of the Hong Kong International Film Festival
07:49 - The Lyndsey Addario biopic, This is What I Do with Jennifer Lawrence and Steven Spielberg
13:36 - Netflix buys the distribution for Beasts Of No Nation
17.37 - Neill Blomkamp to direct an Alien sequel
22:57 - Blade Runner sequel with Harrison Ford and Denis Villeneuve directing
25:38 - Our discussion of sequels (including Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Horror, Westerns and Bollywood)
62.37 - End Notes and Outro Music