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Domhnall Gleeson says his Star Wars: The Last Jedi force choke scene was tough to navigate

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Being force choked, or rather, acting like you’re being force choked, is harder than it looks according to Domhnall Gleeson. In Star Wars: The Last Jedi there were a number of impressive uses of the force, one of those was certainly when Snoke force choked Hux despite the two being vast distances apart. It was […]

Rian Johnson explains his reasoning behind Rey’s parents reveal in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Assuming Kylo Ren was telling the truth, we finally got an answer to one of Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ biggest mysteries this past December in Star Wars: The Last Jedi with the reveal about Rey’s parents. Rather than having the character be the offspring of Luke Skywalker, or Obi-Wan Kenobi, or Emperor Palpatine, or any […]

Was 2017 Really A Record Year For British Cinema?

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Neil Calloway isn’t convinced by the BFI’s claims about the British film industry… This week saw the release of the British Film Institute’s official statistics for 2017. As ever with these sort of things, it was a record-breaking year for British film. More people went to the cinema in the UK in 2017 than in […]

If you’re a person who gives bad reviews to films you’ve not seen, perhaps you should rethink your life

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Samuel Brace on the campaign to sabotage the Rotten Tomatoes score of Marvel’s Black Panther… In the grand scheme of nefarious machinations, the topic of disgruntled movie fans (‘fan’ being a word I’m hesitant here to use) dishing out bad review scores to films which have yet to be seen, falls rather lower on the […]

Marvel announces Star Wars: The Last Jedi Adaptation, featuring never-before-seen content

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Marvel Comics is set to expand upon Star Wars: The Last Jedi this May with a comic book adaptation from writer Gary Whitta (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars Rebels) and artist Michael Walsh (Star Wars Annual), which will feature never before seen content! The Resistance is outnumbered…Luke Skywalker has finally been found…and […]

There was no time for Han’s funeral in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, says director Rian Johnson

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For being the best reviewed sci-fi movie of 2017, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has sure ruffled many feathers. Amidst a flurry of complaints, one issue fans have had is the somewhat muted reaction The Last Jedi had to Han Solo’s death in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. While there were references in The Last […]

Andy Serkis on the Snoke twist in Star Wars: The Last Jedi and possible Episode IX return

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Spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow… While the vast majority of Star Wars fans expected Supreme Leader Snoke to serve as the ultimate big bad of the Sequel Trilogy, director Rian Johnson threw us a curve ball in Star Wars: The Last Jedi when the villain was cut down by his apprentice Kylo […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi passes $1.3 billion worldwide

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It was already the highest-grossing release of 2017, and now Star Wars: The Last Jedi has reached another box office milestone, with the divisive Episode VIII pushing its global haul beyond the $1.3 billion mark. The Rian Johnson-directed film has grossed $610.8 million domestically, in addition to a further $701.1 million from international markets, for […]

Check out this footage of John Williams scoring Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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It simply wouldn’t be a Star Wars film without the epic, sweeping, and heroic music of John Williams. Star Wars: The Last Jedi was no exception, with the iconic composer offering up what were– arguably — some of his strongest pieces in years. Recently, on Twitter, director Rian Johnson was kind enough to share some […]