Take 1: I saw Last Jedi for free and I wanted a refund. Why? If deepest Force manipulation means tangible Facetime across the universe, why doesn’t Kylo Ren broadcast his message from wherever he gets his hair done and skip in-person galaxy conquest?
Take 2: Each time I see The Last Jedi I hate it less. Holdo ramming her cruiser through Snoke’s flagship, in silence, is really terrific. Less so is Benicio del Toro as DJ, a codebreaker, which reminds me of his turn as Fred Finster in The Usual Suspects, a much better movie.
–July 31, 2019
