At the end of Part V, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), Leia Organa (Vivien Lyra Blair) and the rest of a group who help Jedi find safe haven and new lives are on the run from Darth Vader's (Hayden Christensen and James Earl Jones) Imperial Star Destroyer, which set up the one possible direction the show... Continue Reading →
It's time to start wrapping things up. This episode opens with an unexpected flashback sequence with Episode II-era Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) that really brings to life who the man under the helmet of the villainous Darth Vader was. We then cut to the present day, as Kenobi and company... Continue Reading →
One of the main things promised in Disney's "Obi-Wan Kenobi" show was a faceoff between the titular character (Ewan McGregor) and Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen and James Earl Jones). Only three episodes in, this series delivered, and it's one of the best faceoffs in the franchise. The episode starts with Kenobi and Leia Organa... Continue Reading →
With Disney's "Obi-Wan Kenobi" series set to premiere later this month, here's my predictions for the series. Material from the "Jedi Apprentice" book series will be re-canonized In this series, Obi-Wan Kenobi will go from being an important secondary character like he was in the films, to the series' main character, and as such, it... Continue Reading →
"Suicide Squad" is a dumb fun movie. Whenever it’s on TV, I’ll tune into it; but I’ll still poke fun at the pacing flaws and other nitpicks/grievances. But one of the best things about the movie was the performances that Will Smith and Margot Robbie gave. And with the DCEU’s collapse, I was curious to... Continue Reading →
I've read a few articles written by entertainment reporters, internet pundits, and film critics trying to put into words why people have forgiven the Star Wars prequels, specifically from the fringes of the millennial generation and the oldest members of generation Z who grew up the films. The most recent such article comes via Screenrant,... Continue Reading →
With "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" out for over a week and greeted by mixed reviews and a predictably healthy box office haul, it's left many fans irked by its creative choices, myself included, which I've detailed in my official review of the film, as well as my list of ten mistakes Disney made... Continue Reading →
When Disney announced their upcoming Disney Plus streaming platform, I was not optimistic or excited about it. I already pay $13 a month for Netflix, which has more shows and movies than I could ever watch, and so far, no other streaming platform has had enough original content to warrant me to drop the service,... Continue Reading →
Sometimes life gives you a movie that has so many interesting moving parts that you just have to write 2,000 to 3,000 words about it. Sometimes life gives you some perfectly-acceptable films that, while they leave room for fleshed out opinions on thm, there just isn't a lot to talk about it. This week in... Continue Reading →
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