Note: There are some light spoilers ahead, but it’s nothing that isn’t either revealed or made super obvious in the first third of the movie. I so badly wanted to like Jupiter Ascending. It’s exactly the kind of movie I want to see more of. A big, sweeping space opera based on an original story … Continue reading Movie Review – JUPITER ASCENDING
Note: This review contains SPOILERS After last week’s disappointing episode, Star Wars Rebels bounces back with an episode that is solid, even if it isn’t exactly breaking any new ground. “Vision of Hope” has the feeling of Rebels settling into a groove; it doesn’t feature major guest spots from fan favorite characters like the last … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Review – “Vision of Hope”
“Here’s why film critics invented the auteur theory: you need to be able to pin the thing on SOMEBODY.” –Devin Faraci George Lucas has two credits on Strange Magic: Executive Producer and Story. In Hollywood, having a screenwriting credit often means very little, and a story credit usually credit means even less than that. By … Continue reading Movie Review – STRANGE MAGIC
Note: This review contains SPOILERS We need to talk about Kevin. Kevin Hopps, that is. Before, I’ve given him a pass – twice, actually. After all, “Fighter Flight” was still really early in the season, and we were still sort of figuring out who these characters are in “Out of Darkness.” I can’t, however, give … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Review – “Idiot’s Array”
I was never a fan of James Bond. As a kid, I grew up loving Star Wars and Indiana Jones and the long list of Disney classics, but I never had much exposure to James Bond. I was aware of the series, certainly, but had no familiarity with it. It wasn’t until 2006’s Casino Royale … Continue reading David Daut’s 100% Accurate Viewing Guide to the James Bond Series, As Confirmed by Science
Note: This review contains SPOILERS As I mentioned in my editorial on the series, part of the reason why I watched Star Wars: The Clone Wars – in spite of the fact that most of it was bad – is because I’d heard that there would be more connective tissue between that show, and Star Wars … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Review – “Path of the Jedi”
Over the past few months I’ve watched Star Wars: The Clone Wars in its entirety. I’m still not sure why I did this. It started as curiosity – I have been enjoying Lucasfilm Animation’s new series Star Wars Rebels, so I figured I might as well give their previous show a shot, but very quickly this proved … Continue reading I Watched STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS So You Don’t Have To
Despite being somewhat disappointed by The Boxtrolls, I very much admire the type of work LAIKA does. Coraline and ParaNorman are both beautiful, inventive films that are as heartfelt as they are ambitious, and it pleased me to no end when they signed on to release three more film with Focus Features. Today they’ve announced the first of … Continue reading LAIKA’s Next Film, KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, Coming in 2016
Note: This review contains SPOILERS As we enter the holiday season, most shows are going on hiatus until January and leaving us with big mid-season finales in an attempt to sustain our interest through the holidays. Star Wars Rebels is no exception, wrapping up the first half of its first season with a two-part episode that … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Review – “Gathering Forces”
Note: This review contains SPOILERS One of the first things I did after being pleasantly surprised by just how good “Spark of Rebellion” was, was to go back and give Star Wars: The Clone Wars a shot. I had only ever seen the feature film that launched the series (which is godawful, for the record) … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Review – “Empire Day”
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