Posted on December 19, 2020
The Prequels, Revisited
As you all know, the podcast episode where Mike and I rank the Star Wars movies is coming up and that has caused me to have to watch the prequels all the way through. The fact that they… Read More
Posted on December 12, 2020
The Phantom Menace
TL;DR: Revisiting an objectively bad movie did not improve the movie. I tell this story often because 1) it’s funny to me and 2) it’s about someone I viscerally hate, an embezzler and saboteur who destroyed a company… Read More
Posted on February 29, 2020
Current Events Ep 44: Mandalorian Eps 5&6
Mike and I discuss a couple of superior Mandalorian episodes. In one, Mando helps a rookie bounty hunter who’s so grateful he doesn’t even betray Mando! Then Mando and bunch of upstanding citizens break an wrongly accused guy… Read More
Posted on February 11, 2020
Current Events Podcast: Ep 42
Bonus episode covering two episodes of The Mandalorian — 3: The Sin and 4: Sanctuary. Join us was talk about it! SPOILERS, okay? Watch the episodes first.
Posted on December 30, 2019
Rise of Skywalker
TL;DR: A sketchy, shallow, overly busy but beautiful end to the Skywalker saga. Only really necessary for completists. For the record, I prefer The Last Jedi. Rise of Skywalker has something in it for everyone, but if they… Read More
Posted on October 1, 2018
Problems With Po
I’ve tried not to speak my mind about Star Wars because I’m just a fan of the movies and have never immersed myself fully in the culture, but I am a veteran and I recognize a dangerous rogue… Read More
Posted on December 28, 2017
The Last Jedi
TL;DR: A lot of hardcore fans take exception to this movie for daring to branch out in a new direction. I am all for it. This is a great, fun movie that reminds me of the originals. Spoilers… Read More
Posted on October 3, 2017
Star Trek: Discovery
TL;DR: I love it so Trekkers will probably hate it {shrug} I grew up on The Original Series, actually watched it as a kid during its first run on our brand new color television, and I liked the… Read More
Posted on January 18, 2016
The Force Awakens
In 1999, a friend and I started to notice the advance viral marketing for a movie called The Matrix. There wasn’t much at first, just a few very short commercials that included that amazing scene where Trinity leaps… Read More
Posted on December 14, 2015
The Clone Wars
I’m convinced that every word written in the Star Wars universe since Episode IV is one gigantic retcon. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge fan of the Wars, but has anyone ever mined a single throwaway line… Read More