Watched on Sunday April 10, 2022.
A final review: Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
It’s been a while since in December 2019 the ninth and final entry in the so-called Skywalker Saga blasted into cinemas all over the globe. This is my review, and it is late, because not only did I not really find the time to write it down I also wasn’t really sure what to make of the movie. As a … Read More
The Last Jedi or the review that took quite a long time…
I haven’t written any reviews for some time. But I guess writing about Star Wars is a must, especially since reception of the latest movie, the second episode in the third trilogy, has been mixed. Why is that? Apparently it’s not a bad movie, but something seems to be off. Let’s dive into it.
RP1 – A High-Five left hanging? – Ready Player One movie review
Ready Player One is based on the novel by Ernest Cline, which I read or rather that was read to me by Will Wheaton. I liked it for it’s attempt to capture the essence of fandom on the pop culture of the 1970s to 1990s. Knowing that Steven Spielberg would be directing the movie I was really looking forward to how they would adapt the story for the big screen and whether the movie could capture the spirit of the book.
Back from retirement – a review of Blade Runner 2049
25 years after the first movie (directed by Ridley Scott in 1982) Denis Villeneuve presents us with a second act in the story that really was only meant to be a Film Noir detective story set in the future but accidentally defined the idea of cyberpunk for all the movies that came after it.
