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Which Star Wars film should we see…if we only have one choice? Would A New Hope do? What about The Empire Strikes Back? We may imagine what life would be like if there was only one Star Wars film ever. But among all the choices we now have, what is the essential Star Wars to see?…

Revenge of the Sith, the third episode of Star Wars, is a ‘primal’ fantasy. By primal I mean a type of basic human experience, in the form of a fantasy. Entitlement and power The experience of entitlement in Star Wars is based in power. Senator Palpatine (who later becomes the Emperor) is really a dark…

One’s a hardened cop, the other a lonely widow. It sounds like a heart-to-heart in a pulpy romance novel. But in Witness (1985, USA), it’s not. Detective John Book’s sister says having kids will do him good. The unmarried Book (Harrison Ford) does not seem the type. The detective work has taken him to another place, a…

Harrison Ford in Witness in a ‘serious’ film. After swashbuckling in Indiana Jones and being cool in The Empire Strikes Back, Harrison Ford took on the role of a detective in Witness (1985, USA).     If we know Harrison Ford the actor and star, his transition to a ‘serious’ film is smooth. The serious Witness…
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