Five Up, Five Down: Ranking Reboots, Revivals and Remakes

Sandra Bullock is awesome. So is Cate Blanchett. So is Rihanna. So is Mindy Kaling, So is Sarah Paulson. So is Anne Hathaway. So is Awkwafina. So is Helena Bonham Carter. Now that we have firmly established these facts, we can say that the cast for Ocean’s 8, the reboot of a reboot, is awesome and because of that, I am very excited about this movie, which arrived in theaters yesterday.

As I plan out the first of what could be many, many viewings this weekend, I’ve gotten to thinking about reboots, remakes and revivals in general. They are everywhere. If there is even a thread of nostalgic feeling for a franchise out there, Hollywood is hell-bent on cashing in. Some are great, some are fine…