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We continue our reviews of The Mandalorian season 2 with "Chapter 11: The Heiress."  We discuss the backstory of the Mandalorian culture established in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels, the sheer coolness of the episode, the amazing visuals, the Imperials' frightened reactions to the Mandalorian warriors, predictions for coming weeks, the appearance of a very special guest star, and whether Baby Yoda's progression is toward the light side or dark side...

We're halfway through season 2 of The Mandalorian with our latest review of the episode, "Chapter 12: The Siege."  We discuss the episode's revelations and foreshadowing of things to come, theories about Dark Troopers and the assumed future appearance of Ahsoka Tano, the possibility of this TV series helping to flesh out missing information from the movie sequel trilogy, the humor of the Mythrol character, and as always, the humor & hunger of Baby Yoda...

This week, we review the intellectual romantic fantasy thriller (a very niche subgenre), “The Adjustment Bureau.” Join us as we discuss the film’s inventive plot devices, the theme of fate vs. free will, comparisons between the film and the short story (by Philip K. Dick) that the film is based on, memorable quotes, and most importantly, the impressive & believable chemistry between Matt Damon and Emily Blunt in the protagonist roles...

This week, we review the sci-fi spoof comedy, Galaxy Quest.    We discuss the cult status of the movie, the believability of the premise, favorite characters, continuity issues involving shirts, and how the movie spoofs Star Trek.

Never give up; never surrender!  And, join us as we review...Galaxy Quest.

Update (Monday 05 December 2022):  Today is the two-year anniversary of our review of the movie "Galaxy Quest...

We are getting back on track with our reviews of The Mandalorian season 2.  Next up is "Chapter 13: The Jedi."  We discuss the live action debut of a major animated Star Wars character, the beautifully shot & well-choreographed action scenes, the satisfying progression of story & character development, one character getting a name, and another so-far-unforeseen character getting a surprise name-drop.

Grab your rifle, jetpack, and Baby Yoda (for luck)...

This week, we review the 1980s horror comedy, "Gremlins."  We discuss the movie's tone, the three...problematic...rules about what *not* to do with Mogwai, whether this movie is suitable for kids, how this movie affected the American film rating system, and the varying levels of intelligence shown by the characters throughout the movie.  We even get a little philosophical about whether Gremlins are sentient or not and evil or not...

We continue our Mandalorian season 2 reviews with "Chapter 14: The Tragedy."  We discuss the great Grogu moments at the beginning & end, the well done action scenes in between, the confirmation of a classic character returning to the franchise, and predictions on which Jedi would respond to Grogu's call (this was recorded just a few hours before the release of the season finale, so we still didn't know yet)...

This week we review the family holiday film, Muppet Christmas Carol...

Almost finished with The Mandalorian season 2, we review the penultimate episode, "Chapter 15: The Believer."  We discuss the meaning of the title of the episode, further development of the Migs Mayfeld character and his backstory, the possible ways this series is bridging narrative gaps between the original & sequel trilogies of movies, and Boba Fett's rather quick makeover of his armor.

The team is assembled and we're taking off aboard Slave I, and.....

We conclude our episode reviews of The Mandalorian season 2 with "Chapter 16: The Rescue...