Author of JOHN WILLIAMS: A COMPOSER'S LIFE (September 2025, Oxford University Press)
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Donnie Darko 2001
I was a sophomore in high school when this movie came out but I was not allowed to see it
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Late Night with the Devil 2023
This was fine, but mostly I just want some of that ‘70s Night Owls merch
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016
What this most certainly is NOT, despite all of the marketing's insistence, is a *risky* movie. It's fan service from beginning to end, chock full of nods and winks to the original trilogy (and even the original prequels)—in fact, nothing in this movie matters one lick without the originals. In other words, as its own "standalone" story it is utterly pointless. It's only by resting on the narrative and established plots and themes of (specifically) 1977 Star Wars that it…
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