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Star Wars The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker movie review: the galaxy isn’t far far away, it’s just very small

Thu, Jan 09, 2020
67 comments

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.

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Solo: A Star Wars Story movie review: where has our scoundrel gone?

Wed, May 23, 2018
89 comments

A Star Wars–flavored juice drink* of a movie (*contains 10% real juice) that tells us nothing of significance we didn’t already know about Han Solo, in an incarnation that lacks his essential charisma and precarious danger.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi movie review: a great disturbance in the Force

Mon, Dec 18, 2017
241 comments

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.

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curated: Bad Lip Reading Star Wars The Force Awakens

Thu, Apr 06, 2017
4 comments

You’re welcome.

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The Eagle Huntress documentary review: badass girl is badass even without embellishments to her story (LFF 2016)

Thu, Nov 03, 2016
1 comment

Problems with authenticity don’t detract from the power of a story about a teen girl pursuing a challenging sport amongst beautiful Mongolian landscapes.

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The Mermaid (Mei ren yu) movie review: the biggest movie on the planet you haven’t heard of

Fri, Mar 11, 2016
13 comments

A wacky fantasy lark, half screwball comedy, half Looney Tunes. Chinese audiences have thrown half a billion dollars at it. Prepare for Hollywood imitators.

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my predictions for Oscars 2016 (88th Academy Awards for 2015’s films)

Mon, Feb 29, 2016
10 comments

Now updated with all the winners…

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AWFJ 2015 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 12, 2016
6 comments

Spotlight takes four awards, including Best Film…

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Where Are the Women? Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Thu, Dec 17, 2015
8 comments

A new generation of fans will now grow up comfortable with the notion that a young woman can be a badass pilot and a great engineer who longs for adventure.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie review: a new hope

Thu, Dec 17, 2015
99 comments

Charts a path to a future that refuses to get mired in nostalgia. Yet all the Star Wars notes are here, remixed into a glorious new arrangement.

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