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Solo Story Glory
The second full trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story had to do one thing: make the movie much bigger and louder and unexpected that what we saw of the Super Bowl trailer a few months ago. Here’s what we … Continue reading
Best in the Galaxy Far, Far Away?
Well, the full trailer is much better than the teaser played during the first commercial break of the Super Bowl. Even still, the jury will be out for a while on this one. The struggle I foresee this movie having … Continue reading
Strong Echoes from a Long Time Ago . . .
Sometimes I think going to a “Skywalker Saga” Star Wars movie for the John Williams soundtrack alone is perfectly fine. The director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson, recently posted a clip of Williams directing one of the … Continue reading
Unclosed Loop: The Last Jedi
Perhaps the only thing more interesting in the Star Wars universe than The Last Jedi right now is what people have been saying about the movie. I posted my initial thoughts here. Now that school is back in session, though, … Continue reading
Deconstructing Star Wars
There’s a good chance that everything you’ve heard about Star Wars: The Last Jedi is true. All of it. It is the kind of movie that both fascinates and infuriates. But because it has you laughing at just the right … Continue reading
Almost the Last Jedi
So I’m a few hours away from catching a Thursday night showing of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. This is the least I’ve known about a Star Wars movie yet. I did a decent job of staying away from the … Continue reading
Another Way the Force Wakes Up
Much digital ink has been spilled over the last year writing about the return of the Star Wars franchise to the big screen, for with Star Wars: The Force Awakens and most recently with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. … Continue reading
When JJ Abrams Danced with Darth Vader
SOMEWHERE IN THE EXCITEMENT of JJ Abram’s being announced as the director of Star Wars Episode Seven VII, I forgot one of the unspoken rules of childhood: you can love Star Wars or Star Trek, but you can’t love both. That … Continue reading
Star Wars and Story
IT WAS SOME TIME before I realized the cultural significance of Star Wars. The cultural phenomena of Star Wars I knew quite well: childhood’s evidence of speeder bikes and life-size lightsabers give me away on that account. But it wasn’t … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 