Glover makes for a fun Lando, and the rest of the cast ain’t bad either. They’re just not given…
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Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
…glee-inducing fan service, peppered over flagrant disregard for the established logic of the franchise.
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)
…the Wheat brothers take to Battle and find a more adventurous tone. It’s hardly Rambo with teddy-bears, but lives are at stake…
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984)
Caravan of Courage… is impressive as made-for-television, but even narrator Burl Ives struggles to sound interested…
Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017)
…faults play into strengths: bits of distracting FX result from the scale of the action, and raw takes serve up organic moments…
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
…a continuation which is anything but a retread… dark, brilliant, and best of the series in almost every conceivable way… [the] plot twist is among the most memorable in all of cinema…
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
…I can’t help but gush with fanboy adoration each and every time that I sit through the film, continuously mouthing its iconic lines seconds before they are delivered…
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
…the sheer tenacity of the subject-matter, and the renewed enthusiasm of George Lucas… takes us further down the path to the Dark Side than we’ve ever traveled “in a Galaxy Far, Far Away.”
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
…What really spoils the stew… is a combination of appalling romantic dialogue and its delivery during the film’s numerous love scenes…