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2019 in Review: Revisiting cinema’s biggest releases, news and talking points

January 5, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks back at 2019 in film… Whilst we all come to terms with deleting and retyping 19 as 20 on documents, letters, invoices etc, lets make time to look back at 2019 and further confuse matters. As a year of cinema, 2019 has been interesting and with a usual mix of pop culture […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: avengers: endgame, DC, Joker, jumanji: the next level, Martin Scorsese, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Farewell, The Irishman, The Lighthouse, Uncut Gems

The Snyder Cut. The Abrams Cut. How about cut the sh*t?

January 14, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at the recent demands for director’s cuts with Justice League and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker… A film comes out. The director hits the press circuit prior and things seem to be rosy. The film comes out and is greeted with derision. Suddenly there are growing calls for a directors cut. […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Blade Runner: The Final Cut, Justice League, Star War: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Zack Snyder

There’s just one blockbuster to get excited for in 2020: The year of Tenet

January 19, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to Tenet, and why it stands head and shoulders over every other tentpole release in 2020… With the Disney machine making record money this year even before they’d fired out Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker to a public who seemed to go with a half-hearted, sleepwalking obligation over a fiery […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Christopher Nolan, inception, Interstellar, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, tenet, The Dark Knight

When It’s Time to Let Go of Star Wars

August 1, 2022 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe on that fateful day when you realise Star Wars is no longer being made for you. Let go, you must… Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi has been and gone. Rather than roaring like a hungry Wampa, it meekly wheeled itself out like an R2 unit which can no longer beep and boop like it […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Disney, Ewan McGregor, George Lucas, Hayden Christensen, Lucasfilm, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, star wars: Obi-wan kenobi, Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Sideshow’s Rey and Kylo Ren Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Premium Format Figures unveiled

April 5, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

Sideshow has unveiled the Rey and Kylo Ren Premium Format Figures which are inspired by the likeness of Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver in the final instalment of the Skywalker Saga, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The collectibles are available to pre-order now, priced at $620 apiece; take a look at the official promotional […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Toys Tagged With: Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, Sideshow Collectibles, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Hasbro Pulse Con Star Wars reveals include HASLAB Rancor, Leia Organa Force FX Lightsaber, new Black Series and Vintage Collection figures

October 22, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

With the virtual Hasbro Pulse Con taking place today and tomorrow, Hasbro has got the ball rolling with several new Star Wars reveals from The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, including a Leia Organa Force FX Elite Lightsaber, new 6-inch Black Series […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Television, Toys Tagged With: hasbro, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian

Star Wars editor Marcia Lucas tears into Disney’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

September 22, 2021 by EJ Moreno

It’s no surprise that some people did not like Disney’s take on the Star Wars saga. Since the relaunch under the Disney brand with 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the new films have been met with harsh criticism from many fans of George Lucas’ space opera. The debate about the new films, initially crafted by […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: George Lucas, J.J. Abrams, Kathleen Kennedy, Marcia Lucas, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Hands on with Sideshow and Hot Toys’ Kylo Ren Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Movie Masterpiece Series figure

June 10, 2021 by Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson gets hands on with Sideshow and Hot Toys’ new Kylo Ren Sixth Scale Collectible figure from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker… If you’re a child of the 1970s or the early 1980s, then there’s a good chance that one of your earliest experiences with the world of action figures (and collecting) came […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies, Reviews, Toys Tagged With: Hot Toys, Sideshow, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

J.J. Abrams opens up about the lack of planning on the Star Wars sequels

May 28, 2021 by Matt Rodgers

J.J. Abrams has a lot to say right now. Not only is he developing a Superman reboot for Warner Bros., and working on an adaptation of the popular videogame Portal, but he’s also celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the release of Super 8, and it’s while doing the rounds promoting his ode-to-Spielberg that he opened […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: J.J. Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Kelly Marie Tran says she doesn’t know if she could play Star Wars’ Rose Tico again

March 9, 2021 by Matt Rodgers

To celebrate International Women’s Day, IGN paired up voice actor Cissy Jones with Raya and the Last Dragon star Kelly Marie Tran to discuss their respective careers, and one of the biggest takeaways to come from the chat was the fact that despite saying she would consider a return to the Star Wars universe for […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Kelly Marie Tran, Raya and the Last Dragon, Rose Tico, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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