Tag: George Lucas

  • Oscars 2020 — Who Should Win? (Part One)

    Oscars 2020 — Who Should Win? (Part One)

    Here we go again. The Oscar nominations were announced on January 13 and everything felt familiar. Most of the nominees were deserving, but some of them weren’t. A handful of notable snubs caused Film Twitter to explode, specifically Adam Sandler for Uncut Gems, Greta Gerwig for Little Women, and Awkwafina for The Farewell. Awkwafina’s snub…

  • Oscars 2019 – Who Should Win? (Part One)

    Oscars 2019 – Who Should Win? (Part One)

    The Oscars can’t get it right every year. The truth is, we’ve been spoiled. While the right films rarely win, they usually at least get nominated. Not this time. For the last four years in a row, the best movie of the year has been up for Best Picture. This year, the crowning achievement of…

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    I’ve noticed that, when it comes to any art form, classification and genre are more important that you would think. We might be at a time when people eschew labels for things like relationships and spirituality, but being able to put things into categories still matters when it comes to our entertainment. While they may…

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    The year was 1999. I was 14 years old sitting in the biggest theater of my city ready to watch a brand new Star Wars movie. I’ll never forget the clapping. The 20th Century Fox logo. The Lucasfilm insignia. “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.” All of it was met with…

  • The Force and the Death of God

    The Force and the Death of God

    We are now six deep. In two months, it will be seven. In two months, the enchantment of the Star Wars Universe will expand and our intrigue will deepen. It’s no longer just a world of weird Wookies and speculative science fiction. Many of us, myself included, grew up with access to the Star Wars…

  • A Few Thoughts On Using the Force

    A Few Thoughts On Using the Force

    I’d like to open the comments of this article to anyone who wishes to confess that they’ve tried to use the Force. Maybe you haven’t found yourself up-side-down like Luke Skywalker, lifting rocks up and gently moving them through the air. Perhaps you’ve never been able to rearrange the furniture in your living room while…