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Star Wars movies 17: The Rise of Skywalker

It’s been almost a month since Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker released. I know I’m a bit late to the party, but it took me this long to not only gather my thoughts, but to see it … Continue reading

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DreamWorks animated movies 5 – Joseph: King of Dreams

In the late 90’s and early 2000’s, Disney went a little crazy with their straight-to-video sequels. They released multiple sequels to Aladdin (not great, but not bad), The Little Mermaid (decent concepts, but lackluster results), Beauty and the Beast (travesties … Continue reading

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Star Wars movies 14: The Last Jedi

Today saw the release of the latest Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi, on Blu-Ray and DVD. I bought it on 4k Blu-ray, because I can play those now, so why not? I’ve talked about my general thoughts on the … Continue reading

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Star Wars movies 5 – Return of the Jedi

As with the other two entries in the original trilogy, there’s so much information on the creation of Return of the Jedi that it’s not worth talking about. That said, opinions on this movie, while generally positive, are more polarizing … Continue reading

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Star Wars Movies 4: Return of the Ewok

Believe it or not, even in the realm of the extremely popular Star Wars franchise, there are things that hardly anyone knows about. These include the 24-minute mockumentary short called Return of the Ewok, filmed during the making of Return … Continue reading

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Star Wars movies 3: The Empire Strikes Back

Like the original Star Wars, the background information on this movie is so well documented that it’s not worth talking about this movie’s creation. There are a number of well-made documentaries on the behind the scenes, written biographies about George … Continue reading

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Star Wars movies 1: Star Wars (A New Hope)

Ah, Star Wars. Like it or hate it, you can’t deny the movie’s impact on the entertainment industry. The original 1977 classic forever changed movies. It made science fiction/fantasy popular. It changed how movies are paced and edited. From the … Continue reading

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My thoughts on Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi released a couple weekends ago, and while it’s making a lot of money and most people seem to enjoy it, there’s no denying that it’s a divisive movie among hardcore Star Wars fans. There are … Continue reading

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movie review – star wars holiday special

This is a repost from my other blog from last December. I’m almost done my next nerd journal, which is about improving Star Wars Episode 1 so I though this was appropreate. Hope you enjoy. I will never complain about … Continue reading

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