Platform: Disney+ Distribution: 6 Episodes (36-53 minutes) Plot: Set in the intervening years between Episodes III and IV, Ben Kenobi (formerly Obi-Wan) looks after the two children of Darth Vader while outrunning the Empire’s Inquisition sent to destroy his kind. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Moses Ingram, Vivien Lyra Blair, Indira Varma, and James Earl Jones as the voice…
Tag: Revenge of the Sith
Revenge of the Sixth: A Defense of the Battle of the Heroes
Preamble: Any skillfully made film with enough craft and popularity can be interpreted in a variety of ways, so it stands the highest grossing film of 2005, which is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary today gets its ride. We’re talking identity politics, social and political commentary, unwanted scientific takes, needless and thin arguable subtext, and general…
Why Star Wars – Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is My favourite
I often joke to people that Revenge of the Sith is the best Star War, because it has the most stars and contains the most wars. Episode III is the one film I liked as a child that I’ve kept my nostalgia goggles on for, evolving and informing my own taste as I grow up….
Can ‘Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker’ Finally Solve J.J. Abrams’ Mystery Box?
By William Hume (Twitter: @Serious_George) The most fascinating contradiction about Writer/ Director/ Producer J.J. Abrams is that he’s staked his entire film career on creating mysteries that lie within established branded boundaries. The Rabbit’s Foot – Mission: Impossible III Is Cpt. John Harrison Khan? – Star Trek Into Darkness (12) Rey’s Parentage – Star Wars:…
The meditative ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ aims for Empire glory over a second episode slump
The Empire Strikes Back is widely considered the best Star Wars movie & Attack of the Clones the worst. I agreed with that until I saw this film. The previous main installment The Force Awakens is a well oiled machine. The J.J. Abrams directed vehicle is perfectly paced and edited with heavy echoes to the original…
‘Rogue One’ Won’t be Great: 3 Reasons
1. Director 2. Nostalgia 3. Reshoots