It’s time for the awards announcement that nobody asked for and that has got nobody talking – well, except me, and to anyone who will listen. After a strong year for cinema it’s time for me to take my hat off to the films, performances, scores and screenplays that wowed me in 2019. It’s a…
Author: Kyran Gibbons
Rey, Kylo and Sequel Trilogy Cohesion
The dyad at the centre of a fundamentally cohesive story *TROS spoilers ahead* Social media’s been an interesting place since The Rise of Skywalker hit cinema screens around the world, and considering the polarising effect of The Last Jedi, avoiding a degree of discourse was always an impossibility. It seems to me, a fan of…
First Impressions of The Rise of Skywalker
Non-Spoiler Thoughts Maybe it was spending nine hours in the cinema for the sequel trilogy triple bill, or the fact that it was 3am. Regardless, when the credits rolled after the midnight screening of The Rise of Skywalker, I knew I liked it but the question was to what extent. After all, this was a…
#1 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments
Rey, Kylo, Snoke and a Twist in the Throne Room The Last Jedi Well, the biggest blogging project I’ve ever taken on is at an end. 49 articles over 49 days, 19,600 words and a whole lot of Star Wars memories along the way, it’s time for me to write about my favourite scene in…
#2 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments
Luke Defeats Vader Return of the Jedi Well, we’ve made it to the business end of the list. Possibly the hardest decision of the lot was choosing which of the top two moments would sit at the number one spot – ask me next week and the two may have switched places once again. But,…
#3 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments
Rey’s Catch The Force Awakens J.J Abrams knocked it out of the park with The Force Awakens – a reboot of the classic themes that made me fall in love with Star Wars in the first place. In the process, the team also effectively rebooted lightsaber combat. The duel between Rey and Kylo Ren on…
#4 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments
“Unlimited Power” Revenge of the Sith I could have broken down my number four into three individual moments. But then again, all three individual elements happen within the space of five minutes in the heart of Revenge of the Sith and as far as I’m concerned, the scene is one of the greatest in Star…
#5 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments
Luke on Crait The Last Jedi “No, I am your father” is the iconic twist in Star Wars. Possibly even the greatest twist in cinema history. However, my favourite shock ending from a galaxy far, far away was delivered in The Last Jedi, as once bait and switch victim Luke Skywalker demonstrated that he had…
#6 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments
The Battle of Yavin A New Hope If I was able to rent a time travelling DeLorean for a day and had just enough fuel to jump to one point in history, May 25, 1977 would be a strong contender for the date of choice – just so that I could watch A New Hope…
#7 – Top 50 Skywalker Saga Moments
Binary Sunset A New Hope Is it surprising that in a list filled with space battles, lightsaber duels, witty exchanges and swashbuckling arrogance – I’m looking at you Solo – a scene in which one moisture farmer stares at the horizon makes it all the way to the number seven spot? Not when that moisture…
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