Category Archives: Star Wars

One Great Shot: Star Wars: Episode III- Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble I’ve made no bones about the fact that Revenge of the Sith is my second favourite Star Wars film. Even with its flaws, the film is a beautifully tragic and enthralling end to George Lucas’s original six-picture saga. In … Continue reading →

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One Great Shot: The Last Jedi (2017)

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Preamble One great shot is a monthly (hopefully) series of blog posts, dedicated to briefly discussing a striking single shot. I think of the shot in question as a painting in a gallery that I’m commenting on. It’s essentially a … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Track: The Force Awakens (2015)

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Welcome to my favourite track, a new series of blog posts dedicated to a piece of film music that has moved me enough to get off the proverbial couch and madly type at the keyboard. From snappy songs to stupendous … Continue reading →

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Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

In A New Hope, when Han Solo describes the Millennium Falcon, he says “she’s got it where it counts.” The same could be said of The Rise of Skywalker- an occasionally frustrating and erratic film. However, in its best moments, … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Why I Love Star Wars

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

Star Wars is a cinematic bedtime story that I’ve enjoyed since the age of seven. My introduction to the series was a 1995 trailer on the Power Rangers: The Movie VHS. The fast flurry of images that highlighted parts of … Continue reading →

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Editorial: My Top Five Star Wars Scenes (The Skywalker Saga)

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Sartaj Govind Singh

5) I think I just blasted it In a sequence that lovingly embraces George Lucas’ infamous “Faster, more intense” direction, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia find themselves trapped in a section of the Death Star, with Stormtroopers shooting from above, … Continue reading →

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200th Post Special: My Top Ten Favourite Films

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

10) Rashomon (1950) Akira Kurosawa’s mesmerising tale about the subjective accounts of a murdered Samurai introduced the world to Japanese Cinema. Its imprint can still be traced in films as diverse as The Last Jedi and Isle of Dogs. As … Continue reading →

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Review: Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Sartaj Govind Singh

One of the many reasons why Star Wars has endured is because George Lucas’ cinematic space saga has portrayed burgeoning adolescence with touching sincerity and universality. As the Disney era has worn on, the spirit of this mantra has lingered … Continue reading →

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Then and Now: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Sartaj Govind Singh

In 2005, I was a melancholic 13-year-old. Aside from starting my GCSEs and being on the edge of adolescence, one of my great childhood loves was coming to an end in the most inevitably bleak way. It was well documented … Continue reading →

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