What I love and hate about Obi-Wan Kenobi

I watched Obi-Wan Kenobi with a mixed bag of thoughts. I entered into the show with a bad taste in my mouth following the Book of Boba Fett, and having concerns about how the current Lucasfilm crew would handle older Star Wars characters. As I wrote previously, Obi-Wan Kenobi was the old Star Wars’ only…

How Generation X ruined Star Wars

When interviewed by Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel for their 1990 television special “The Future of the Movies,” George Lucas identified his signature filmmaking trait as the speed with which the visuals moved, and the quickness of the cuts. “It’s a pace and an editorial style more than it is an actual photographic image that…