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Film review: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’

Adam LubitowMay 29, 2018August 7, 2024

Providing the origin story of roguish smuggler Han Solo, the film feels like the result of its writers being handed a checklist of events they had to include, and their job was simply to create a
narrative that could connect them. The results are messy and uneven.

Movies

Film review: “Elstree 1976”

Adam LubitowMay 20, 2016December 30, 2024

Director Jon Spira deserves credit for finding a fresh angle on a well-worn topic. Focusing on the making of the original “Star Wars,” Spira’s wistful documentary “Elstree 1976” (the title refers to the studio just outside of London where the film was shot) uses interviews with 10 supporting actors, bit players, and extras as they […]

Culture

FEATURE: The geek guide to Rochester

Willie ClarkMarch 13, 2012July 8, 2025

Let’s be honest: Rochester is a pretty geeky city. Everybody knows about The Strong’s National Museum of Play, which currently sits on various national lists as a must-see geek destination, especially with its burgeoning International Center for the History of Electronic Games.