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Star Wars

Ratchet & Clank movie review: wretched and junk

Thu, Apr 28, 2016
208 comments

Could have been assembled entirely from clips from other movies — mostly the Star Wars prequels — and would have been better if it had been.

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why Anthony Ingruber *must* be young Han Solo in the Star Wars spinoff

Wed, Jan 13, 2016
2 comments

He doesn’t only look and sound like Harrison Ford, he’s got the charm and the presence for the role.

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rewatching Star Wars: the prequel trilogy (the tweetening)

Sat, Jan 09, 2016
3 comments

Earlier this week, I live-tweeted a rewatch of Star Wars Episodes I, II, and III. Here’s how it went down…

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rewatching Star Wars: the original trilogy (the tweetening)

Sat, Jan 09, 2016
2 comments

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…

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The Big Short movie review: first thing we do, let’s kill all the bankers

Tue, Dec 22, 2015
10 comments

An infuriating yet entertaining look at the “other guys” of the 2008 financial crash. You will want to weep. While you’re laughing! *sob*

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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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London photo: the wisdom of Yoda

Tue, Dec 15, 2015
1 comment

Good advice from my local Vue cineplex.

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 movie review: breaking the blockbuster

Mon, Nov 16, 2015
10 comments

One of the smartest and most enthralling SF film series ever breaks more new ground as it ends on notes as emotional and provocative as they are explosive.

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The Last Witch Hunter movie review: burn it at the stake

Wed, Oct 21, 2015
5 comments

If this were Law & Order: Black Magic, which it almost seems like it wants to be, it’d be a helluva lot more interesting than it is.

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