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Movie Review: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (Rian Johnson, USA 2017)
The Star Wars series returned in an unusual position. While it was one of the most popular and beloved series in media history, its most ardent fans also felt insulted and beaten down by years of abuse from the man who began it all. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (J.J. Abrams, USA 2015) was essentially…
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Movie Review: “Monsieur Verdoux” (Charles Chaplin, USA 1947)
Charles Chaplin has become a misunderstood figure in Hollywood history. He is remembered as the Little Tramp character the he played in several silent films, a character whose physical comedy high jinks are often still delightful and reveal Chaplin’s incredible performance skills. However, he was not just a circus performer. He was much more. Those…
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Movie Review: “Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back” (Irvin Kershner, USA 1980)
Introduction Just as a fun project, I’m going to watch all previous Star Wars films except for Episode I and write reviews. I’ve seen the original trilogy before but I’ve never seen Episodes II and III. However, even the original trilogy I have not watched for a very long time, so this is definitely my first look…
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