When we arrive at the end of a series – or season – of television, one of the questions a critic asks of the series is “Why?” Why did it end the way it did? Why did we go on that particular journey with those characters? Why did this story need to be told? And […]
Tag: Ewan McGregor
Obi-Wan Kenobi – Part V Review
Now that is the kind of episode I’ve been waiting to see from Obi-Wan Kenobi since we started on this journey a month ago. With Part V – and with only one more episode left to go – we finally get a chance to see just who our central characters really are at this stage […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi – Part IV Review
When Obi-Wan Kenobi was about to be released, much was made in the TV critic sector over claims from star Ewan McGregor that the series would be a “six-hour movie.” Now, for TV critics, hearing a star or a showrunner make such a proclamation is hardly new – it is a constant refrain, especially when […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi – Episodes 1 and 2
Thus far, in the realm of live action television shows, Star Wars and Disney+ have been batting .500, with The Mandalorian a clear success (both in terms of ratings/pop culture appeal and in storytelling excellence) and The Book of Boba Fett not really working all that well – except when it served as a season […]
Doctor Sleep Review
In recent years there has been a renaissance in adapting Stephen King’s work. 2019 seeing three cinematic adaptations of King novels. Doctor Sleep completed the year and it was a film that had to honour King’s work and Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of The Shining. After the events at the Overlook Hotel Dan Torrance (Ewan McGregor) has become […]
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) Review
The ever-popular Harley Quinn gets her chance to lead her first feature film with the Suicide Squad spin-off Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). The film ends up being an R-rated look at the seedy side of the DCEU. Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) has broken up with the Joker and she announces this […]
Christopher Robin Review
A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh is a one of the most popular children’s book and the character has had a long association with Disney. Disney has turned Winnie the Pooh and his friends into live-action characters for a sequel in Christopher Robin. In the Hundred-Acre Wood the residents host a farewell party for their friend Christopher Robin […]