Haiku movie review - "Star Wars - Rise of Skywalker"  Space horses ferry  social justice warriors while  Jedi just give up ★ ★ The general consensus is that this latest Star Wars trilogy is full of social justice nonsense and treated classic characters such as Han, Luke, and Leui very, very badly.  This is true beyond doubt, as there is nothing racist, misogynist, or homophobic about not wanted to see Han Solo as a deadbeat dad killed by the son he had with Princess Leia.   No one wants to see that, Kathleen Kennedy. The consensus is that the new trilogy  began okay with The Forces Awakens , went off the rails with The Last Jedi and couldn't be saved by The Rise of Skywalker , which is better than The Last Jedi .  I strongly agree with the criticisms of The Last Jedi and its pushy social agenda, but I think the worst of the three was The Force Awakens , which has some great (though derivative) scenes, but fails to explain ...

Haiku movie review - "Little Women"  Female voices all speak at once; complaining they were born female ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 ★ The latest version of Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" is well-directed by Greta Gerwig and well-acted by Saoirse Rona Laura Dern, Emma Watson, and Flornce Pugh.    The filmmakers seem oblivious to the irony of dialogue where women complain - perhaps rightfully — about their choices in life being limited by social convention concerning women . . . while the United States is in the midst of the Civil War.   A war where half a million men died and many more were maimed.  This tone-deafness to the obvious sacrifice men have made with their lives vis a vis the limitations placed upon women’s role in society does not infect the entire movie, however.  This version of "Little Women" is therefore highly recommended for bringing each character to life with warmth and individuality.