I am on the fence about seeing the new star wars movie. Matthew wants to see it but I don't like Abrams at this point and don't like what I'm hearing about the movie.

I was never a fan of Little Women that I can remember so I will probably skip that. I'm sure I read Little Women but I don't remember being caught up in it.

I took Ryan to see SW:RoS yesterday. It wasn't great. I'm still glad I saw it, as is Ryan, but I wouldn't want to see it again. I agree that it pretty much threw out everything compelling from The Last Jedi, can't really add anything there. But even aside from that, it just wasn't a very good movie. The dialogue was pretty bland (sadly, due to the circumstances, most pronounced in General Leia's scenes). The plot was a somewhat incoherent series of spoon-fed segues to the next set piece. Near as I could tell the story had no moral any more complex than you'd find in an episode of Paw Patrol. (We watched some Paw Patrol while in the States. Some Loud House too. I don't think RoS quite reached the level of The Loud House.)

I think the movie would work for people who can still unconflictedly be all "STAR WARS WOOOOO", but otherwise I don't think it'd work very well.

I'm seeing Little Women tomorrow! Can't wait!

I think the movie would work for people who can still unconflictedly be all "STAR WARS WOOOOO"

That's definitely me, at least for some aspects. I bring my own woo, and then I use the movie as woo fuel.

I know a bunch of people who are unconflictedly WOO for Star Wars, my eldest niece among them, and I get their love, but it ain't for me. The only reason I'm going to see SW:ROS is because my BF wants to talk about it, and talking about with her will probably be more enjoyable than seeing the movie.

I grew up as an unconflictedly WOO Star Wars kid, but later some conflicts edged in. TLJ turned out to be exactly everything I'd been craving out of a Star Wars movie all my life without knowing it, which makes me extremely reluctant to see ROS.

For those interested, I'll be spending 2020 blogging the entirety of cinema history, looking at one decade (or so) per month from the 1890s on. As part of this project, I'm inviting people who want to fill in their cinema history gaps to watch three new-to-them films per month from each decade (or so).

Part of the goal is to come up with a final list of "essentials" that is perhaps a little more varied and a little more entertaining than something like the Sight and Sound 250. I made a starter list, but my idea is that, as we move through each decade, I will be refining this list partly based on the input I get on these selections and other interesting films people might come across in their own explorations.

For January, I'm looking at the years 1895–1909. Each month thereafter will cover ten years, with February being the 1910s, March the 1920s, etc. I'm happy for people to join in whenever it suits them.

Project explanation here: [link]

Essentials list here: [link]

I saw Knives Out and my biggest takeaway is sure, those were nice sweaters, but Chris Evans needs to release his skincare regime as a public service.

(It was really great.)

megan walker, that sounds wonderful, and I'm looking forward to reading your blog!

We saw Rise of Skywalker today, and honestly, the overwhelming thought I was left with was how sad I am that Disney would never, ever let Finn and Poe be Space Husbands. I'm shallow like that. (But they totally ARE.)

Also, is Adam Driver like 10 feet tall? I think he is.

Oh, wait. I really did get teary when Chewie lost his shit about Leia dying. That got me in the feels.