Tag: Carrie-Anne Moss
Leslye Headland Admits She Doesn’t Really Understand The Acolyte’s Space Witches Either
If you don’t understand what the hell is going on when you watch The Acolyte, don’t feel bad; the people writing it don’t seem to know either. In an interview with Nerdist about this week’s episode, “Choice,” showrunner Leslye Headland – the one who teamed up with her star to call Sta...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Acolyte – Season 1, Episode 7, “Choice”
***SPOILERS*** “Choice” finds the Jedi on Brendok 16 years earlier, looking for a vergence in the Force. Sol is sent off and sees Mae, Osha, and Koril. Most importantly, he witnesses the girls using the Force. Sol follows the family back to their fortress and climbs inside. Sol reports his findi...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Acolyte – Season 1, Episode 3, “Destiny”
***SPOILERS*** “Destiny” opens on Mae and Osha’s homeworld of Brendok 16 years ago. They are the only children in a coven of witches led by Mother Aniseya (Jodie Turner-Smith), their actual mother. But she isn’t their only mother; Mother Koril worries about Osha’s lack of discipline and te...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Acolyte – Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2, “Lost/Found” and “Revenge/Justice”
Well, The Acolyte is finally here. Star Wars fans have been anticipating this series for all the wrong reasons, from its showrunner’s dubious past working with Harvey Weinstein to bad PR to downright confusing dialogue in the trailers. Despite Lucasfilm’s best(?) efforts, I don’t think anyon...
Read MoreThe Acolyte Clip “Conflict” is a Rehash
Today, the official Star Wars YouTube channel dropped one of their now never-ending stream of 30-second clips, this one for The Acolyte. Does this means of marketing their shows annoy anyone else? I don’t need a 30-second non-trailer twice a week. Anyway, this one is just reused material from the ...
Read MoreThe Phantom Menace Revisited 25 Years Later
As we all know, The Phantom Menace was screened this weekend for its 25th anniversary and Star Wars Day. I was four years old when this movie originally came out, and I *believe* it was my first cinematic experience. But I jumped at the chance to see The Phantom Menace on the big screen again. I ...
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