Death Star in a Bottle: Or Worries About Shrinking Star Wars Back Down to Movies
The Force Awakens cautiously steps back into the universe – but it risks shrinking the setting too much.
Tagged: Star Wars
There Will Be No Attempt to Be Spoiler Free, Here
SPOILERS ABOUND. That said, if you participate on this thread, please use the anti-spoiler tool for your comments, as they can be reflected on the side bar on the front page.
Sunday!; or, Maribou’s Star Wars Review; or, A Love Letter from Me in 2015 to Me in 1984
Many spoilers follow. Also, while my intention is to just talk about MY experience as a film-goer and not to get into feminist politics per se, that whole “personal is political” thing means that some folks may experience this as a political post. In keeping with the spirit of Mindless Diversions (and my own intentions), I’d encourage you not to read it as an argument, and not to respond with one. It’s just my story.
Wait, there’s a new Star Wars movie?
A series of impressions of the new Star Wars movie. Spoilers are included but blacked out.
Yet Another Star Wars Review
The Force Awakens is a great, new story wrapped in a warm blanket of nostalgia.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review
This post could be also be called: Mike Tries To Maintain Composure While His Inner Fanboy Completely Geeks Out
The Rise and Fall of the First Galactic Empire
There’s really no place for the Force in a historical narrative of the First Galactic Empire.
Weekend!
Movies, sports, food, relaxation, fun times. At least, hopefully that’s the sort of thing that your weekend promises!
Peter Jackson, JJ Abrams, and The Sterility of Fanboy Criticism
Fanboy Criticism is a growing form of art criticism that makes the oddest of demands from today’s artists:
The complete cessation of the artistic impulse.
Mount Rushmore – Movie Franchise Edition
Brando, Krueger, Skywalker, and Vin Diesel? Yes, you read that right.
Star Wars and Diversity in Modern Casting
How much social responsibility is attached to modern film making?
Driving Blind: Fake Geeks and a Dying Middle Class
And we’re back. Friday afternoon I got sidetracked trying to buy a car, but that fell through because the one I was looking at had already been sold. That’s what happens when you take...
