Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week joined by special guest Grace Duffy, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.
This time, J.J. Abram’s Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens.
A long time ago in a galaxy far away, the First Order and the Rebellion struggle for control of the cosmos. Against this backdrop, three unlikely heroes ascend, embarking upon a mythic journey that will reveal dark secrets and promise new hope.
At time of recording, it was ranked the 244th best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Show notes:
- Recorded 17th December 2017.
- We had originally planned to cover Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi in this slot, but the film became the first live action theatrical Star Wars film not to make the 250. So we opted to record this episode instead.
- Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens at The Internet Movie Database.
- The IMDB 250 as it appeared at time of recording.
- Follow Grace on Twitter.
- Joseph Bernstein and Charlie Warzel at Buzzfeed on the importance of “jizz” in the Star Wars universe, December 2014.
- Star Wars Undercover Boss: Starkiller Base on Saturday Night Live, January 2016.
- Megan Crouse at Den of Geek on The Force Awakens as an exploration of fandom, January 2016.
- Damien Walter at The Independent on Kylo Ren as an embodiment of toxic geek masculinity, December 2015.
- Adam Rogers at Wired on how modern audiences will not live to see the last Star Wars film, November 2015.
- David J. Ley at Psychology Today on the masculine “NoFap” movement, March 2015.
- Oscar Isaac explains to GQ how Poe was supposed to die in The Force Awakens, December 2015.
- Darren Franich at Entertainment Weekly talks about the death of Han Solo in The Force Awakens, December 2015.
- Darren’s review of The Force Awakens.
- Darren’s review of The Last Jedi.
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