24 April 2022
Stop worrying. Obi Wan Kenobi will be FINE!
I mean that in every sense. As in: 1: Even if it is not great television? It will be ‘fine’. Because the visuals, acting, atmospherics etc will simply ‘work’. Even Boba Fett’s Book, at its very worst, gave us a decent Disney Gallery series. 2: They will not kill...
Film news and review digest
Your weekly dose of film content and comment 1: Will Smith. He has been banned from the Academy awards. for TEN YEARS. Hate to break it to you but: a: Worse people have been allowed to attend, unfettered; even lauded. b: The man is in rehab, anyway, possibly...
02 February 2022
Book of Boba Fett just became Star Wars’ New Hope!
No spoilers. But I must say the following: They get the essence of STAR WARS: western meets warfare with hints of sci/fi and fantasy. There is fan service. Not undoing prequel and sequel trilogy but respecting their assets whilst dodging liabilities. Feels like a REAL world. HAPPENS to be...
Boba Fett just got good. REALLY good!
Just to be clear. I never hated THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT. I just felt it lacked pace, purpose and punch. Had tendency to meander and sedate me. They fixed that deficit, this week. But there is a catch. As in, the latest episode was not really a Boba...
26 January 2022
Don’t Look Up Review. Satirical. Topical. But so much more!
A LOT of buzz surrounding this film, for good and ill. Many a commentator treating the movie as political treatise rather than simply a solid piece of film. My advice? IGNORE the political chat surrounding DON’T LOOK UP. It is not helpful to an objective criticism, either as fan...
