The 20 best female ‘Star Wars’ villains before Captain Phasma
Commentary: Captain Phasma is not the first female “Star Wars” villain, let alone the best. Here are my picks for the best female “Star Wars” villains.
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10 ‘first’ female ‘Star Wars’ villains before Phasma
Commentary:Despite the hype, Phasma is not the first female “Star Wars” villain. Here are 10 other characters who could stake that claim.
Movies and TV shows John is looking forward to in 2016 (Commentary)
Here are some movies and TV shows on my radar in the year ahead: “The 5th Wave” (movie, Jan. 22) – Chloe Grace Moretz stars in this “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” riff. While the preview […]
In ‘The Force Awakens,’ the creative side of ‘Star Wars’ dies – with thunderous applause (Movie review)
“Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens,” the first big-screen building block in Disney’s takeover of the empire formerly owned by George Lucas, is frustrating on many levels: It copies the plot of “Episode IV […]
John’s top 10 movies of 2015
These were my 10 favorite movies of 2015: 1. “Spotlight” — This chronicle of the Boston Globe’s 2001-02 probe of rape allegations in the Catholic Church is a thank-you letter to the dying art of investigative journalism. […]
10 random observations about the Christmas classic ‘Gremlins’ (Movie commentary)
I’m not as big of a Christmas movie guy as I am a Christmas TV guy, but I have settled on my answer – at least for now – when someone asks me my favorite […]
‘Die Hard’ Christmas movie poll is dead wrong
Movie review/commentary: Poll results say “Die Hard” isn’t a Christmas movie. It makes me wonder if Americans should be trusted to vote on anything.
Hermione Granger is black and white and read all over (Commentary)
The casting of black actress Noma Dumezweni as Hermione in J.K. Rowling’s new “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” stage play – set a couple decades after the books/movies – has opened up a minefield (or treasure […]
‘Spotlight’ is a crisply crafted thank-you letter to investigative journalism (Movie review)
“Spotlight” almost brought tears to my eyes with the way it respectfully portrays the Boston Globe’s 2001-02 investigation into the Boston Catholic church’s systemic sexual abuse of children by its priests. In the vein of “All […]
I’m a ‘Star Wars’ fan who isn’t looking forward to ‘The Force Awakens,’ and it’s extremely awkward (Movie commentary)
I’m a die-hard “Star Wars” fan who isn’t looking forward to “Episode VII: The Force Awakens,”which opens on Friday. And it’s extremely weird, awkward and uncomfortable. When people ask me if I’m looking forward to the […]