Tag: star wars
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The Death Of The Adventure Movie
Adventure movies have provided some of cinema’s most iconic stories, but they’ve also been on a decline decades in the making
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‘Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones’ (2002) Has More Force 20 Years Later
One of Star Wars’ most divisive instalments has reached 20 years, and its best aspects stands out more than ever
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What Happened To Hope?: The Emotional Emptiness of Modern Cinema
Hope seems to have disappeared from modern cinema. Where has optimism for our future gone, and will things actually ever change?
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Just For Laughs: Film & Television Blunders
Minute details can be swept to the side when directors are trying to achieve their vision, but those same forgotten details can turn into memorable mistakes for fresh-eyed audiences.
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‘The George Lucas Talk Show’ (2020) is an Earnestly Silly Celebration of Star Wars
When an essentially unavoidable piece of pop culture such as Star Wars is heavily discussed, parodied and referenced throughout media and in everyday conversation, it can begin to lose the unique appeal that initially drew people in and made them fans. That’s why some people refuse to engage in things…
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Ennui on the Screen and New Perspectives
How can we be expected to even confront the ideas which seems antithetical to our view of the world?
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Ennui on the Screen and the Fight against Fate
Fighting fate is a major part of film and television, but can their imaginary battles teach us anything about changing our own lives?
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Our LGBTQ+ Awakenings
Editor’s note: Most interviewees are noted only with their first name to protect anonymity When poets and hopeless romantics lament about love, they often discuss that “lightning bolt” moment. The experience of seeing someone for the first time and thinking “Oh wow”. Some people inflate this moment as a sign…
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Let the Past Die: Generational Conflict in Rian Johnson Films
In his recent features, Rian Johnson has weaved generational conflict into stories that feel universal and current; be it in a futuristic Kansas or a galaxy far far away.
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‘Uncut Gems’ (2020) and the Power of Flat Arcs
Uncut Gems is a beautiful mess, twisting and turning as warring factions scheme over a gemstone, but this isn’t what Uncut Gems is about. It’s about the gambling addiction of its protagonist Howard Ratner.