Not all Star Wars films have hit that sweet spot. What made the prequel trilogy such a (relative) dud? Why are the more recent films being so much better received? The Last Jedi opens in SA... Read more
Shared-universe storytelling is a big trend in Hollywood and when it works, it works spectacularly well. Unfortunately, it doesn’t often work. Read more
Until recently – except for The Day After Tomorrow, a climate-themed retread of a World War 3 disaster movie – climate change was not a topic for mainstream fiction or film-making. Read more
It’s no surprise that the trailer for Last Jedi, which hit the internet this week, is a slick piece of modern movie marketing. Ultimately, it seems the Force remains strong with this one… Read more
The film’s beautiful aesthetics aside, the world of Blade Runner 2049 is a misogynistic one where characters of colour are once again consigned to the periphery. Read more
“People have always wanted to in some way inhabit the stories that move them. The only real variable is whether technology gives them that opportunity.” Read more
