As with every Star Wars review I write, this will be mostly spoiler-free, though I’ve rarely composed a critique of an installment from this franchise that is also so enthusiasm-free. Speaking of spoilers, the opening crawl (the BIG WORDS that slowly inch up the screen, filling us in on the story, while John Williams’ glorious march plays) immediately gets things off … [Read more...] about ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Bonus Movie Review: Something’s off, and it isn’t a Force disturbance
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STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI New Movie Review
There are no spoilers in my review of Rian Johnson's Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Here's the loosest of plot summaries: Rey (played by Daisy Ridley) is still on that island with a long-gone Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill). While the other rebels are fighting against the newly assembled evil Empire, Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) remains angry as ever. For the first time since George Lucas … [Read more...] about STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI New Movie Review
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY New Movie Review
Although the onscreen title of the new Star Wars prequel is simply Rogue One, it should have read Star Wars: Episode 3.5: The Middle Years. Garth Edwards' film bridges 2005's Revenge of the Sith and 1977's A New Hope, with a tale of rebels who undertake a deadly mission to steal the plans to build the Death Star. Like Edwards' 2014 Godzilla, Rogue One is both visually … [Read more...] about ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY New Movie Review
How Maui Embraces Its Inner Nerd
The term “nerd” used to be a cruel, judgmental way of dismissing someone who, in spite of their intelligence, had poor social skills. The word was a means of condemning smart kids with unique, blossoming tastes and deeming them fatally un-cool. Now, with Mark Zuckerberg at the helm of Facebook, Steve Jobs’ inventions in seemingly every American home and guys like J.J. Abrams … [Read more...] about How Maui Embraces Its Inner Nerd
2015 MauiTime Year In Review
Well, another year’s in the books. On the whole, 2015 wasn’t any more disastrous or violent than any other recent year, I suppose (we did get a new Star Wars film out of it), though at times it certainly seemed otherwise. Murder rates have risen in many large American cities, and a series of horrific mass shootings put everyone on edge. The great movie actors Maureen O’Hara, … [Read more...] about 2015 MauiTime Year In Review