Tag: Star Wars

  • 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…

  • Solo: A Star Wars Story

    Solo: A Star Wars Story

    In the continued Hollywood landscape of expanding universes and intellectual property mining, very few franchises feel at home apart from their source material. Comic book movies have, well, their comic books. Book series like Game of Thrones and old films like Westworld find their homes in prestige television ventures. But perhaps no existing franchise feels…

  • Oscars 2018 – Who Should Win? (Part One)

    Oscars 2018 – Who Should Win? (Part One)

    The 2017 Oscars will be a hard year to top. Not only did the two best movies of the year duke it out for Best Picture, but they were both handed the award in an unprecedented envelope mix-up. Unfortunately for La La Land, Moonlight was the true winner of the evening. But for those of…

  • The Shape of Water

    The Shape of Water

    You’d be forgiven for writing off Guillermo del Toro as just another genre director. Entries like Hellboy, Blade Runner II, Pacific Rim, and Crimson Peak fit neatly in that vein. But if you really want to uncover del Toro’s heart, look no further than 2006’s Pan’s Labyrinth. The film has been described as an “adult…

  • 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…

  • 5 Truths About Christian Film Festivals

    5 Truths About Christian Film Festivals

    I recently attended a Christian film festival. My short The Lost Keys was named a semi-finalist there, so I thought I’d go and find out what we were the semi-finalist of, and get an idea of the landscape of Christian film at the grassroots level. I’m not going to name the film festival, since I don’t…

  • Poll: What Grade Would You Give Rogue One?

    Poll: What Grade Would You Give Rogue One?

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story came out December 16th and, as expected, it’s a box office smash. That means all of you have seen it, and all of you have an opinion. You can read our thoughts here, but we want to hear your take. Pick a letter grade and write a review in…

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    “Rebellions are built on hope.” — Jyn Erso Sitting in the theater on a snowy December night watching Rogue One, I had to come to terms with a few realities of life. The first is that I am a complete fanboy of anything Star Wars. The second is that I love rebellions. So if you…

  • Through a Headset Darkly: The Advent of Virtual Reality Cinema

    Through a Headset Darkly: The Advent of Virtual Reality Cinema

    There’s no place I’d rather be than in a movie theater. Every room is a portal to another world. Go to England if you must. Round-trip tickets are on sale now for $1,500! Me? I’ll spend $10 for the glowing screen that takes me wherever the imagination can go. I like to get there early.…