Tag Archives: Star Wars: Episode VIII

Review: Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Posted on December 28, 2019 by

Fans, as a rule don’t really know what they want – only what they don’t. A lot of Star Wars fans didn’t want things to go the way they did in THE LAST JEDI, so JJ Abrams seems primarily concerned … Continue reading →

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Review: Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017)

Posted on December 19, 2017 by

There was a lovely little moment in THE FORCE AWAKENS where Leia (Carrie Fisher) after reuniting with Han (Harrison Ford) comments with a wry smile, “Same jacket” and her paramour responds, with mock hurt in his voice, “No, new jacket”. … Continue reading →

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This is not going to go the way you think…

Posted on October 10, 2017 by

Something happened last night (or this morning in the UK). There was a disturbance in the force and millions of voices cried out in jubilation, not to be silenced until December. The first full trailer for STAR WARS: THE LAST … Continue reading →

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Looking Back and Looking Forward: 2016, Part 2

Posted on January 1, 2017 by

Here are the very best, and the very worst films I’ve seen this year. MOONLIGHT, LA LA LAND and MANCHESTER BY THE SEA aren’t out in the UK for another few weeks, so don’t look for them here. Absent also … Continue reading →

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