30 years later, defending “Return of the Jedi” and Ewoks
Pop cultural shorthand for Return of the Jedi centers around variations on “that one with the Ewoks,” and more often than not, the nickname is intended as…
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30 years later, “Return of the Jedi” remains John Williams’ best score
Today, Return of the Jedi turns 30 years young, and while often regarded as the Star Wars Trilogy’s weakest chapter, its strengths are manifold. Before Lucas’ effects diddling…
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Your ‘Fast & Furious’ Cheat Sheet
We recap the franchise for you a quarter mile at a time
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‘The Great Gatsby’ and Tobey Maguire Show Us Why Adaptations Fail
Looking past Jay-Z’s eccentric soundtrack and the gaudy staging, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby is not a very good adaptation. Its bloated ending comes on the…
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