The Franchising Machine 2013

Was this movie necessary?

Pathfinder on Mars. NASA/JPL.

Riddick (2013) is a typical early 2010s blockbuster, one that was clearly made before the reckoning of the Me Too movement. The film’s only prominent female character is hyper-sexualized and exists primarily through the lens of Riddick’s affection, rather than having an authentic narrative of her own. This was the first thi…