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Some sequels arrive a decade late and still stick the landing. Others should have stayed in the vault.

On this Def Rec, three belated sequels get the verdict: Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), Psycho II (1983), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Which one was actually worth the wait?

CHAPTERS
0:00 The Def Rec premise
0:24 Better late than never, or better never late at all?
1:20 Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
4:16 Reason to Rec: the Bill & Ted verdict
4:33 Psycho II (1983)
7:06 Reason to Rec: the Psycho II verdict
7:13 Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
9:28 Reason to Rec: the top pick
9:53 Like, subscribe & follow

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