In this episode, we start off with our media recommendations (Star Wars stuff starts around 30 minutes in)!
Rachael’s recommendations:
- Jacquot de Nantes, dir. Agnes Varda
- A Man Escaped, dir. Robert Bresson
- Braid, dir. Mitzi Peirone
- The Man Who Haunted Himself, dir. Basil Dearden
- Xanadu, dir. Robert Greenwald
Kirsty’s recommendations:
- Mississippi Masala, dir. Mira Nair
- The Before Trilogy, dir. Richard Linklater
- The Last Movie Stars, dir. Ethan Hawke
- Woman Running In The mountains, by Yuko Tsushima (translated by Geraldine Harcourt)
We then move on to discuss the following:
1. Andor anticipation! We discuss the release schedule, the recent trailer and an early reaction to the first four episodes of the show
2. Light and Magic on Disney Plus
3. Lego Star Wars: Summer Vacation on Disney Plus
4. Brotherhood by Mike Chen
5. Amandla Stenberg confirmed to star in 'The Acolyte'
6. Oscar Isaac changes his tune on returning to Star Wars (or does he?)
We round the episode off with a quick spoiler segment (listen out for the spoiler siren!) where we discuss some Reddit rumours regarding the upcoming Disney Plus series 'The Acolyte'. These spoilers are mostly concerned with the premise and set-up of the show, but may be more spoiler-y than we currently appreciate. As a result, proceed with caution!
Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork.
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