The Binge: The Mandalorian S1
Here is the future of Star Wars, one not mired in the narrow threads of the movies’ mythology, but a story that acknowledges that there is a whole big complicated wonderful galaxy to explore.
Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker movie review: the galaxy isn’t far far away, it’s just very small
Kudos to J.J. Abrams for doing something extraordinary: he has made me not care about Star Wars for the first time ever. I’m kind of relieved that it’s over, because it has stopped being fun.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi movie review: a great disturbance in the Force
Upends expectations, demythologizes the mythos, and takes an iconic series in a bold new direction with a story full of humor, courage, and dazzling imagery.
X-Men: Apocalypse movie review: everyone knows the third movie is always the worst
About precisely nothing other than pure pulp comic-book soap-opera rigmarole, overshadowed by clichés, implausibilities, and missed opportunities.
rewatching Star Wars: the original trilogy (the tweetening)
Earlier this week, I live-tweeted a rewatch of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. Here’s how it went down…
Pan movie review: a disaster of fantastically epic proportions
An embarrassingly empty pastiche of numerous beloved action blockbusters, all frenetic action and soulless mishmashes of fantasy imagery.
London photos: sci-fi props and costumes up for auction
A bunch of way-cool props, costumes, and memorabilia from SF/F and adjacent movies and TV shows are on display at BFI IMAX ahead of an auction.
what “missing” film would you most like to see, and why?
Partly inspired by the surfacing this weekend of footage from the production of director/star Jerry Lewis’s notorious unreleased movie The Day the Clown Cried…
question of the day: What classic films would you like to see inspire a new Star Wars movie?
My choice: Midnight Kessel Run…
question of the day: Why do you think three female Rebel pilots were cut from Return of the Jedi?
And are you as angry about this as I am?
