“When surrounded by way, one must eventually choose a side.” Bill Canterbury pens this episode alongside Henry Gilroy and Scott Murphy, it first debuted on 23 January, 2009. On the planet of Maridun, we rejoin the still injured Jedi Knight Anakin (Matt Lanter), his Padawan, Ahsoka (Ashley Eckstein), Jedi Master, Aayla Secura (Jennifer Hale) and…
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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) – Ron Howard
Punch it, Chewie! Ron Howard, a reliable journeyman director takes us back to a galaxy far, far away this week when Solo: A Star Wars Story hits theatres. Penned by one of the most reliable of the Lucasfilm scribes, Lawrence Kasdan, and his son, Jonathan Kasdan, the film introduces Alden Ehrenreich in the role made…
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1992/1993) – Adventures in the Secret Service
Indiana Jones (Sean Patrick Flanery) finds himself honing in his spycraft in this week’s instalment that was broadcast as a tv movie on 21 November, 1999, but it was comprised of two episodes previously aired. Austria, March 1917 Written by Frank Darabont from series creator George Lucas, this episode originally aired on 21 September, 1992….
Doctor Strange (2016) – Scott Derrickson
Benedict Cumberbatch settles rather nicely into the Marvel universe, as he dons the cloak and mantle of the MCU’s (Marvel Cinematic Universe) latest superhero. Doctor Strange. Easing into an American accent, as easily as he does Strange’s costume, Cumberbatch fits the role perfectly, bringing to life the doctor’s arrogance, ego, and eventually his humbled, giving…
Howard the Duck (1986) – Willard Huyck
A long time before Marvel Entertainment got their act together to bring us one superhero extravaganza after another, George Lucas (the next stop on the journey through the Sci-Fi Chronicles book), served as executive producer on Willard Huyck’s terrible adaptation of Howard the Duck from the comic series. There are a couple of upsides…
The Mind Reels 