Solo: A Star Wars Story

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Blockbusters Reviewed
Welcome to the 21st edition of My Fortnightly Movie/TV Thoughts!  Last fortnight, I reviewed Rogue One (2016) and Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017).  This fortnight, I’m reviewing:
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), rated M for science fiction violence
That is the Australian rating; in the United States, it’s rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action/violence.
As usual, I’ll give the trailer and a clip at the end.
And while I’ll try to be spoiler-free, I offer the following disclaimer just in case:
WARNING: POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD.  PROCEED AT OWN RISK.
Solo: A Star Wars Story
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I had one worry going in to Ron Howard’s origin story for Han Solo: that no-one could come close to topping Harrison Ford, and that the movie would suffer as a result.  While Ford will always be the best Han Solo, I was pleasantly surprised to find that…
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