Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999) not only hinges on trade, but a trade blockade, which brings larger-than-life political connotations to the story. The political talk did it in. Characters talked too much about political intrigue. The original trilogy wasn’t about politics or at least it was mentioned briefly. The original films had interesting, sublime…

This year, if you did not know already, there is a fresh take on Batman and Superman at the movies, but the characters have been separate identities at the movies, for a generation. There have been seven Batman feature films. The previous three movies were the more complex and interesting, but a Batman feature film…

There are movies that hold up the ideal of peace, but it can be a difficult road to hoe. Battlestar Galactica (1978, USA) was one of those movies. Battlestar Galactica was something of a cult phenomenon and the movie merchandise was short lived, but memorable for some boys. It was like Star Wars (1977, USA),…

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