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"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" builds on the first film to deliver one of the most inventive, audacious and most enjoyable superhero movies ever.

With "Fast X," the "Fast and Furious" franchise hits a wall thanks to a messy script and choppy action sequences, suggesting the series is about out of gas.

'Evil Dead Rise' takes the franchise's simple premise and centers the terror on a family stuck in a high-rise apartment for an energetic, gory and fun entry.

"John Wick: Chapter 4" goes bigger, louder and bolder, culminating in a final hour containing possibly the greatest stretch of action in a Hollywood move ever.

Ghostface is back in "Scream VI," taking the meta horror to New York for a sequel that delivers some thrills but collapses under its franchise obligations.

Michael B. Jordan effectively makes the franchise his own with “Creed III,” an enormously entertaining entry in the boxing movie saga.

"Disenchanted" allows Amy Adams to have a lot of fun playing bad, but the rest of this long-awaited sequel can't recapture the charm of its predecessor.

Peter Billingsley returns as Ralphie in this sequel to "A Christmas Story," which is a surprisingly sweet, funny and gentle return to Cleveland Street.

The "Jurassic World" trilogy wheezes to a close with this mind-numbingly dumb, dull and incoherent legacy/sequel from Colin Trevorrow.

"Top Gun: Maverick" marries high-tech thrills and real emotional stakes to improve upon its predecessor and become one of the year's most entertaining films.

"Sonic the Hedgehog 2" is a sequel that continues to escape the video game curse mainly because of its brisk pacing and manic performance from Jim Carrey.