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John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

VIDEO – So, it turns out Star Wars fans are the absolute worst

09/06/201808/06/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Disney, Kelly Marie Tran, Lucasfilm, Rian Johnson, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Video

Star Wars actress Kelly Marie Tran was forced off social media this week after six months on online abuse. Why are Star Wars fans so awful?

The last two Star Wars movies have divided the franchise's fanbase

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The Transcript – Does Star Wars need to make radical changes after ‘Solo’ and ‘The Last Jedi’?

06/06/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Disney, Rian Johnson, Solo, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Transcript

Star Wars is on the way to its first box office failure with Solo, following the divided reaction to The Last Jedi. Do they need to change?

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is coming out on Blu-ray in the UK this week

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VIDEO – Reviewing Star Wars Blu-ray documentary ‘The Director and the Jedi’

06/04/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Blu-ray, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Director and the Jedi, The Last Jedi, Video

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is out on Blu-ray this week, and I got to see new documentary The Director and the Jedi, which is on the disc.

The Greatest Showman, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Jumanji were among the final releases of 2017

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 87 – Did Star Wars bring 2017 to an exciting end?

08/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Aaron Sorkin, Disney, Fox, Hugh Jackman, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Molly's Game, Pitch Perfect 3, Podcast, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Greatest Showman, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast

We catch up on the final releases of 2017, including Star Wars: The Last Jedi and circus musical The Greatest Showman.

The PGA and WGA awards nominations have broadened awards season once again

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News Round-up – Guild nominees get awards season moving, Disney to make Merlin, Slender Man trailer and more

07/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Awards Season 2018, BAFTAs, BAFTAs 2018, Bright, Daniel Kaluuya, David Ayer, DC, Disney, Florence Pugh, James Wan, Joel Edgerton, Josh O'Connor, Netflix, News, News Round-up, PGA Awards, Ridley Scott, Slender Man, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Tessa Thompson, Timothée Chalamet, WGA Awards, Will Smith

Awards season is suddenly looking even more open than ever before… and there’s a trailer for Slender Man, which won’t be winning any Oscars.

Daisy Ridley and Mark Hamill pair up in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast – Star Wars: The Last Jedi Spoiler Discussion

05/01/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Adam Driver, Benicio del Toro, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Podcast, Rian Johnson, Spoiler Discussion, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast

We take a spoiler-filled and detailed look at Star Wars: The Last Jedi, including the big action, the bigger surprises and the future of the franchise.

Daisy Ridley as Rey in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Review of 2017 – 10 most divisive films of the year

27/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Blade Runner 2049, Justice League, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, La La Land, mother!, Power Rangers, Review of 2017, Silence, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Mummy, Top Ten, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

There have been objectively good and objectively bad movies in 2017, but some divisive films have split opinion. Where do you stand on these polarising pictures?

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Review – Star Wars: The Last Jedi

17/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Action, Adam Driver, Adventure, Andy Serkis, Benicio del Toro, Carrie Fisher, Certificate: 12, Daisy Ridley, December 2017, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Rating: Pop, Rian Johnson, Sci-Fi, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi

It’s the biggest movie franchise in the world today, but is the latest Star Wars adventure worthy of its incredible big screen predecessors.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson at D23 in 2017

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News Round-up – Rian Johnson to helm new Star Wars trilogy, trailer for Spielberg drama The Post and more

12/11/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment All the Money in the World, Christopher Plummer, Dakota Johnson, Dark Universe, Essie Davis, Fifty Shades Freed, Fifty Shades of Grey, George MacKay, Jamie Dornan, Justin Kurzel, Kevin Spacey, Meryl Streep, Michael B Jordan, News, News Round-up, Nicholas Hoult, Rian Johnson, Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Steven Spielberg, The Mummy, The Post, The Stars Beneath Our Feet, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, True History of the Kelly Gang

There are big plans afoot for Rian Johnson in the Star Wars fold and Steven Spielberg’s new film is eyeing awards glory.

Harrison Ford returns as Deckard in sci-fi movie Blade Runner 2049

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 77 – Can Blade Runner 2049 match up to a sci-fi classic?

19/10/201725/10/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Blade Runner 2049, Brie Larson, Creed 2, Denis Villeneuve, Gambit, Gore Verbinski, Harrison Ford, Idris Elba, Kate Winslet, Podcast, Ryan Gosling, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Sylvester Stallone, The Glass Castle, The Mountain Between Us, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast

Ryan Gosling broods in a fancy coat, Brie Larson has problems with family and Idris Elba is stranded on a mountain with Kate Winslet on this week’s podcast.