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359. Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (#—)

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week joined by special guests Luke Dunne and Richard Drumm, 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, JJ Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.

A long time ago in a galaxy far away, somehow Palpatine returned.

At time of recording, it was not ranked on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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Can a Good Talent Be Over-Exposed?

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Darren

Jeremy Renner is having a good year. Recently confirmed to take over from Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, offered the job of taking over from Matt Damon in the Bourne series, playing Hawkeye in both Thor and The Avengers, and starring in Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, it seems that Renner is on the cusp of being huge. And, for those of us who have noted Renner’s performances in films like The Town and The Hurt Locker, it’s surely well-deserved. However, can Renner be over-exposed?