“In the Name of Honor” At the end of its seven-episode run it is now possible to take one step back and consider The Book of Boba Fett as a whole. I do not think it is controversial to note … Continue reading TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.7
“From the Desert Comes a Stranger” So whatever is the point of The Book of Boba Fett? Purported to be a spin-off of The Mandalorian, it has effectively transformed itself over two episodes into simply being more of it. This … Continue reading TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.6
Well here is the weirdest episode of The Book of Boba Fett thus far. It sees the Mandalorian Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) collect on a bounty before reuniting with his clan members, and travelling to Tatooine to collect a new … Continue reading TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.5
Boba Fett’s journey from bounty hunter to crime lord largely takes a breather in this fourth episode; the midpoint of the series as a whole. It is an odd episode this time around, one which probably works an awful lot … Continue reading TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.4
There is a critical difference I think between the Star Wars of George Lucas – essentially the Star Wars of my youth – and the Star Wars that Disney+ is streaming every Wednesday night. A core change appears to be … Continue reading TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.3
What an astonishing difference a week makes. The first episode of The Book of Boba Fett felt dull, narratively redundant, and visually underwhelming. The second, written by Jon Favreau and directed by Steph Green, not only picks up the pace … Continue reading TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.2
“Stranger in a Strange Land” 29 December 2021, Disney+. Written by Jon Favreau. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Walt Disney’s second live-action Star Wars series feels, for its first episode at least, to be a rather redundant experience. It is spun … Continue reading TV REVIEW: The Book of Boba Fett 1.1
Last week’s second season finale of Disney’s online serial The Mandalorian certainly grabbed the Internet’s attention, with an action-packed climax, more than one historical Star Wars cameo, and the surprise announcement of yet another short-run series due for release in 2021. It … Continue reading “This is the way” | Why it’s okay to like The Mandalorian, and why it’s still bad for Star Wars
After helping save the world from the alien Steppenwolf in Justice League, Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) returns to a life of fighting crime and saving innocents on the open ocean. When his half-brother Orm (Patrick Wilson) sets plans to become the … Continue reading REVIEW: Aquaman (2018)
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