Calum Cooper

Jan 15, 2025 | cineramafilm.com | Neil Baker |Calum Cooper

Today, BAFTA announced its 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards nominations, celebrating the best filmmaking in the past year. A total of 42 films received nominations today, with Conclave leading the pack with 12 nominations, followed closely by Emilia Pérez.

Dec 10, 2024 | movieswetextedabout.com | Calum Cooper

2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – the final entry in the Star Wars sequel trilogy – had severe production hurdles from the start. The film was originally going to be helmed by Jurassic World director Colin Treverrow, who had managed to pen a full script with Derek Connolly titled Duel of the Fates. However, creative differences with Disney saw Treverrow replaced in late 2017 by JJ Abrams, returning to the saga after directing The Force Awakens, who started again from scratch.

Dec 10, 2024 | movieswetextedabout.com | Calum Cooper

Despite the critical acclaim of Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, certain corners of the internet would have you believe that the film was “divisive.” While there were certainly some unhappy fans – they’ve been screaming from their parents’ basements since 2017 – the evidence of audience gathering surveys like CinemaScore would indicate that the majority of viewers at least liked it reasonably well. I suspect this sentiment will only ring truer over the coming years.

Dec 4, 2024 | movieswetextedabout.com | Calum Cooper

Shortly after Disney acquired Lucasfilm for $4 billion in 2012, one of the first announcements made was their intent to make a Star Wars sequel trilogy. Talks of a continuation in the form of Episodes 7, 8 and 9 had been floating around the zeitgeist for years, but to see them come into fruition was a thrill for old and new fans alike, partially as it gave contemporary filmmakers a chance to bring their own ideas to the Star Wars franchise.

Dec 3, 2024 | movieswetextedabout.com | Calum Cooper

This is perhaps my hottest Star Wars take: I think Rogue One is a bit overrated. I am by no means calling it bad, but this is a case where a lot of its issues become obfuscated by one excellent chunk of the film. However, that stretch of the film is admittedly so damn good that it just about saves the picture. The end result is an uneven but reasonably thrilling experience.