Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Believe the hype
WHEN the dust settles on this fraught 2015 of ours, we might have a moment or two to reflect on how the biggest film of the year came in its final fortnight. As the...
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Only in the 70s Christmas Bonanza: The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
For the final Torment of this year – and to celebrate that most merry of seasons – I took it upon myself to suffer through one of the worst pieces of shit that’s ever...
The good, the bad, and the Force: Re-evaluating Star Wars – Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
AND NOW WE COME to the final stop on our tour of a galaxy far, far away. Perhaps the most divisive and the lowest-scored on IMDB (if that sort of thing sways you) of...
The good, the bad, and the Force: Re-evaluating Star Wars – Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
WE’RE at the big one now. This is the monster, the game-changer, the show-stopper. Widely acclaimed as one of the greatest films of all time and almost universally called the best in the franchise, it’s Episode...
The good, the bad, and the Force: Re-evaluating Star Wars – Episode IV: A New Hope
NOW THAT we’ve dished out the horror and the glory to the prequel trilogy, it’s time to take an even-handed stab at some of the most revered films in the history of cinema. Kicking us...
The good, the bad, and the Force: Re-evaluating Star Wars – The Prequel Trilogy
AS WE PREPARE to step off from the much-maligned prequel trilogy of Star Wars and into the glorious shimmering magnificence (OR IS IT) of the original trilogy, Harry Brewis suggests that the prequels might...
The good, the bad, and the Force: Re-evaluating Star Wars – Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
WE’RE now officially halfway through on our whistle-stop tour of a galaxy far, far away. Since Attack of the Clones has been shortly dealt with (and not short enough it was), it’s time for the...
The good, the bad, and the Force: Re-evaluating Star Wars – Episode II: Attack of the Clones
NOW THAT Andrew and Jozef have excised The Phantom Menace from our collective minds forever (if only), it’s time for us to continue our retrospective of the Star Wars filmography. This week, John and Tom are taking...
The good, the bad, and the Force: Re-evaluating Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace
WE ALL WEIGH in on Star Wars. Like it or loathe it, the series has achieved such bloated cinematic significance it would be remiss not to talk about it endlessly, boring friends and loved ones with...
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