https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/ Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:00:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-3724 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:00:38 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-3724 […] research assistant, Henry Coxwell, and while Felicity Jones is definitely a proven adventure star (Rogue One), this was disappointing to me—it’s a cheap “mah feminism” movement, and the sad part […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-3586 Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:01:47 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-3586 […] and instead of hiring someone like Gareth Edwards, who directed the only well-received new entry Rogue One, she rehired Abrams, who started this fiasco we call the Sequel […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-3496 Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:00:36 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-3496 […] “Hal” Henry (Timothée Chalamet) is told by his father, the warmongering King Henry IV (Ben Mendelsohn) that his younger brother Thomas (Dean-Charles Chapman) will be taking the throne. The young Henry […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-3460 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 03:50:09 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-3460 […] are stuck with writers more concerned with pushing agendas than building a universe. However, like Rogue One, the upcoming series The Mandalorian is in the hands of a real storyteller in Jon Favreau, who […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-3431 Sun, 27 Oct 2019 12:14:26 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-3431 […] ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ movie review […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-3370 Sun, 13 Oct 2019 12:02:55 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-3370 […] ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story‘ movie review […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-3301 Sat, 28 Sep 2019 11:01:05 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-3301 […] telling good stories if the Phase Four announcements are any indications. Hopefully, we will get Rogue One instead of The Last Jedi. Whatever the case may be, he could be the one to turn the franchise […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-3178 Fri, 06 Sep 2019 01:58:30 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-3178 […] are stuck with writers more concerned with pushing agendas than building a universe. However, like Rogue One, the upcoming series The Mandalorian is in the hands of a real storyteller in Jon Favreau, who […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-3159 Mon, 02 Sep 2019 11:00:57 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-3159 […] Rogue One co-writer Chris Weitz directed a movie about one of the most shocking events in history in 2018’s Operation Finale. The movie tells the story of the capture of one of the notorious Nazi escapees who was captured by Mossad in a daring mission in South America. […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-2596 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 03:35:15 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-2596 […] movie, or novel you would like me to review. While you are at it, check out my movie reviews of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Doctor Strange. Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more posts like this […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-1791 Mon, 07 Jan 2019 00:09:18 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-1791 […] and Rian Johnson have single-handedly ruined Star Wars. There is no other way to explain it. While Rogue One and even Solo had some redeeming qualities about them, this new trilogy has none. It is nothing but […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-1446 Thu, 08 Nov 2018 12:02:16 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-1446 […] stand by it. What made Rogue One (and even Solo to some extent) interesting was that it built off the mythology of Star Wars, not […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-1408 Sat, 03 Nov 2018 11:00:45 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-1408 […] of the original ‘Star Wars Legends’ novels. When it comes to the modern films, I loved Rogue One and kind of liked Solo, but thought that The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi were epic failures. […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-1290 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 11:47:00 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-1290 […] but it is a Star Wars movie that probably won’t stand out like the far superior standalone Rogue One. Hopefully, Disney and LucasFilms will learn from their mistakes, fire Kathleen Kennedy, and […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-1282 Thu, 04 Oct 2018 11:01:35 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-1282 […] will clean house. Only time will tell, but the truth of the matter is, Disney has ruined Star Wars. Rogue One is the only redeeming film in this SJW spin […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-1178 Sat, 18 Aug 2018 16:08:08 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-1178 […] Edwards (Rogue One, Godzilla)- Jumping from one film franchise to the other would be tough, but Edwards could bring a […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-1090 Sat, 05 May 2018 00:58:50 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-1090 […] happened. It’s lackluster story and terrible ending kind of put me in a funk. However, Rogue One happened. Gareth Edwards brought the story to life in a way that was reminiscent of the classic […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-964 Sun, 28 Jan 2018 00:38:35 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-964 […] Third, we talk about how the film effected its predecessor. Finally, we talk about the future. Will Episode IX be a new remake or will it finally be a Disney Star Wars film that will stand on its own. Also, why isn’t Gareth Edwards directing this film? He did great on Rogue One. […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-880 Sun, 17 Dec 2017 18:20:31 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-880 […] Rogue One solved this problem, bringing in well known tropes, while also balancing it with the Gareth Edward’s creative direction. They should allow Edwards to direct IX instead of Abrams. He brought a masterpiece to the Star Wars Universe. […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-763 Wed, 06 Sep 2017 13:03:52 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-763 […] was Looper, a boring time traveling movie. With the back and forth of directors, even with Rogue One, who will step up to the plate? Rian Johnson and J.J. Abrams have already been placed on the […]

]]> https://jacobairey.blog/2016/12/16/movie-review-rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-no-spoilers/comment-page-1/#comment-597 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 14:33:04 +0000 http://realjacobairey.wordpress.com/?p=5611#comment-597 […] Benedict Cumberbatch should have at least gotten a Best Actor nomination. Same complaint about Rogue One. It should’ve gotten more than a single nomination. I guess it just shows what a bubble the […]

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