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Simpering, cowardly ‘Rise of Skywalker’ grovels its way to saga’s end
2/10 In the aftermath of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, so many disillusioned fans were demanding deep and specific revisions that the proposal to make a different version of the installment for each individual viewer became a running gag. It … Continue reading
Posted in Entropy
Tagged #adam driver, #daisy ridley, #Disney, #harrison ford, #john boyega, #lord of the rings, #mark hamill, #Oscar Isaac, #star wars, #star wars: the force awakens, Avengers: Endgame, Carrie Fisher, Disney’s unholy facial animation technology, Ian McDiarmid, J.J. Abrams, J.J. Abrams and his fucking mystery boxes, Kathleen Kennedy, no one has done more damage to 21st century storytelling than J.J. Abrams, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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Re-examining the backlash against ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ one year later
Star Wars: The Last Jedi celebrated its first birthday last Saturday, though it feels like we’ve been living under its shadow for ages – time moves strangely in the era of American fascism. Criticism of the film exists at a … Continue reading
Posted in A less chaotic state, Reel understanding, White Noise
Tagged "nerd culture", #adam driver, #andy serkis, #daisy ridley, #Disney, #jj abrams, #john boyega, #lord of the rings, #mad max: fury road, #mark hamill, #Oscar Isaac, #rian johnson, #star wars, #star wars: the force awakens, aquaman, Carrie Fisher, Ghostbusters 2016, JJ Abrams and his fucking mystery box, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Mary Poppins Returns, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Stupid Laura Dern
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Spoiler alert — ‘The Last Jedi’ isn’t very good
4/10 Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a colossal technical failure. It is a clear-cut case of “good story poorly told,” and that’s very painful because there are far more good ideas here than bad ones. Poor editing, which arises … Continue reading
The Möbius strip: ‘Hidden Figures’ repeats easily as a whole batch of new releases flops
Hidden Figures reigned again over Martin Luther King Day weekend, with Golden Globe champion and Oscar favorite La La Land storming up the charts behind it. Of the new releases, it was cheap-looking STX horror flick The Bye Bye Man that performed way over industry … Continue reading
Posted in The Möbius strip
Tagged #batman returns, #Ben Affleck, #china, #china all the time, #deadpool, #donald trump, #i love china, #johnny depp, #lucasfilm, #m. night shyamalan, #mark hamill, #martin scorsese, #michael keaton, #return of the jedi, #star wars, #superman, Arianna Grande, Beauty and the Beast, Carrie Fisher, China hates Star Wars, Christopher Reeve, EuropaCorp, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Fifty Shades Darker, For your consideration Deadpool, Hidden Figures, Jackie, John Legend, La La Land, Lion, Live by Night, Luc Besson, Martin Luther King Day, Monster Trucks, Neruda, No Country for Old Men, Pablo Larrain, passengers, Patriot's Day, rogue one, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Silence, Sing, Sleepless, The Bye Bye Man, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
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