Posts Tagged ‘Carrie Fisher’
Film Review – Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
I resisted watching the new Star Wars movies for a long time because I am a grumpy middle-aged lady who really doesn’t care about this particular intellectual property. I don’t hate the original trilogy, but the prequels kind of sucked. Not because of their dumbass…
READ MOREFilm Review – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Ever since A New Hope was released in 1977, every Star Wars film followed the same basic formula: operatic space battles between good and evil, with a central character being pulled in both directions, whose final choice could decide the fate of all. From the…
READ MOREFilm Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), director J.J. Abrams had the near impossible task of continuing the saga started by George Lucas. Audiences were burned by prequels and special editions, and the pressure of kick starting the franchise back to life must have been…
READ MOREAn Analysis – The Legacy of Star Wars
The legacy of Star Wars is so large that it has surpassed the films themselves. Toys, lunch boxes, shirts, books, comics, video games, cereal – the list goes on and on. The following this franchise has is unlike anything we’ve seen. Just about everybody who…
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