Tag: Lando Calrissian

Reviews, Star Wars1 Comment

NOC Review: ‘Rise of Skywalker’ Ends the ‘Star Wars’ Saga with a Whimper

Mike Manalo

Let’s be honest. The reason you, the skeptic who hated on The Last Jedi for two years (not me, but you know who you are!), went on this site and clicked on this review is to find out whether or not Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is any good. But the answer to this isn’t a simple one. Now before the cynic in you dismisses the movie entirely just because it’s not an overwhelmingly positive “yes,” just know that it’s not terrible either. To put it simply, in a year where we had Avengers: Endgame and the finale of Game of Thrones, The Rise of Skywalker, the conclusion to the 40 year Skywalker saga, is squarely in between: neither as amazingly uplifting and universally praised, nor as abysmally disappointing and anticlimactic as some other fantasy finales that pissed me off.

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Hard N.O.C. Life, Star Wars

Hard NOC Life: Return of a New Empire Strikes the Jedi Hope Back

Hard NOC Media

With Rise of Skywalker and the end of the Skywalker Saga at the end of the month to look forward to, Hard NOC Life is going to be a Star Wars podcast for the month of December. Because there aren’t enough Star Wars podcasts on the internet! Each week, Dominic and Keith will be breaking down a different trilogy that make up the beloved Star Wars franchise.

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Hard NOC Life: Shawn Joins Keith to Break Down the Week in Pop Culture

Hard NOC Media

Welcome to a new era of Hard NOC Life! Starting with this episode, Shawn Taylor joins as the permanent co-host alongside Keith Chow as they break down the week that was in nerd pop culture.

Episode 115: “Bathing in Fanboy Tears”

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Hard N.O.C. Life, Music, Star Wars

This is Donald Glover’s America

Hard NOC Media

Coming off the heels of wrapping the second season of Atlanta on FX and a successful stint hosting SNL — as well as being the musical guest — he captivated the internet with the release of the music video “This is America.” Now, he’s currently portraying a young Lando Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars Story before going on to voice Simba in the live action Lion King adaptation for Disney. It may be safe to say that 2018 is shaping up to be the year of Donald Glover.

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Movies, Star Wars1 Comment

‘Star Wars’ Was Like the Bible for Donald Glover

Laura Sirikul

Donald Glover has won numerous awards and praise for his portrayal in NBC’s Community, FX’s Atlanta, and as rapper Childish Gambino, but his biggest dream is finally coming true in this month’s Solo: A Star Wars Story.

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Movies, Star Wars

Chewbacca and the Cast of ‘Solo’ Want You to #RoarForChange

Keith Chow

In anticipation for the upcoming release of Solo: A Star Wars Story and in celebration of Star Wars Day, Lucasfilm and Force for Change are unveiling a new hashtag campaign strategy to raise money for UNICEF. Starting today, May 3 and running until the movie premieres May 25, Star Wars: Force for Change will donate $1 for every social media post that uses the hashtag #RoarForChange.

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Star Wars, Toys

Attend #FanCon and Win ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Toys from Disney

Keith Chow

We are only a couple weeks away from Universal FanCon! We are also less than a month from the premiere of Solo: A Star Wars Story in May. So we figured: why not combine the two and give away some cool Solo merch at FanCon?

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Movies, Sci Fi

Interstellar: Lost in Space

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Nolan had me for a moment, I was deep in space with his crew as they went through a worm hole; into the next galaxy for our new earth. After the film’s release, following tradition in the wake of a Nolan film; debates began. Physicists were referenced and America’s favorite smarty-arty Neil De Grasse Tyson weighed in. I had no problem with any of the alleged technical flaws of the film, I was more concerned with the brother. Matthew whats-his-name and the other Caucasoids left him in space for 23 years?

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Origins, Star Wars6 Comments

The Dark Side of Star Wars

Shawn Taylor

It is a shame that, for the rest of my life, I will associate the word “nigger” with the Star Wars universe. It was 1977, and by the time that I got to kindergarten, I had seen George Lucas’ epic five times. It was everything a little boy could want: spaceships, laser guns, good vs. evil, all the stuff a growing boy needs to activate his imagination.

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