Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

January’s Box Office Pileup: Is This All Because of The Force Awakens?

January 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

The question of whether or not there are too many movies in theaters this month certainly qualifies as a first-world problem of the highest degree. Nonetheless, it is a [...]

My Favorite 15 Films of 2016: Somehow Arrival, Deadpool & Green Room Didn’t Make the Cut

January 6, 2017 // 3 Comments

2016 was just the worst. Here are 15 films that made it a little better. Why 15 instead of the standard 10? Because I just had to be different, that’s why. Deal [...]

Film Review: Rogue One is a War Film Hiding in a Feel-Good Franchise

December 22, 2016 // 0 Comments

Gareth Edward’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story bases its entire narrative upon a single line of text in A New Hope’s opening scroll: “During [a] battle, Rebel spies [...]

So, Is $155 Million a Good Opening Weekend?: Putting Rogue One’s Box Office in Context

December 19, 2016 // 0 Comments

There was never any question of whether or not Rogue One: A Star Wars Story would make a lot of money. Instead, it’s always been a question of exactly how much money it [...]

Rogue One Is a Transitional Moment in the History of Geek Culture

December 18, 2016 // 2 Comments

[Rogue One spoilers follow] For some time now, we have witnessed the mainstreaming of geek culture, entered into a world overrun by comic books and video games, with geeks [...]

On Star Wars, Rogue One and Politics

December 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

When Disney paid a gajillion bajillion dollars (I’ll have to check on those numbers later, but they sound right) to pry LucasFilms away from George Lucas they weren’t [...]

The New Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Logan & Rogue One Trailers Left Me Feeling Exhausted

October 21, 2016 // 5 Comments

You’re familiar with the internet, right? I trust you generally know how this works by now, the whole new movie trailer thing. The studio unleashes the trailer for a [...]

Hollywood Shuffle – News for August 31, 2016

August 31, 2016 // 0 Comments

In this Hollywood news round-up, there are updates on the fall movie season, Bad Moms, Sausage Party, Ghostbusters, Neighbors 2, Terminator 2, Captain Marvel, Miles Ahead, A [...]

Hey, Rogue One, I Don’t Care About Darth Vader Anymore

August 12, 2016 // 3 Comments

For film fans, the Olympics finally justified their existence last night by being host to the premiere of the new Rogue One: A Star Wars trailer, the first to officially [...]

The New Normal? – 10 Recent High Profile Troubled Film Productions

August 4, 2016 // 7 Comments

Early last month, film director Michael Cimino died, and the industry trades published the requisite obituaries and essays about his career, reserving special praise for his [...]