Another Pass at Solo: A Star Wars Story
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Case and Sam are joined by Randy Allain from the Media / Lit podcast to ask "Who are your people?" Tune in for this dissection of Solo: A Star Wars Story! Overview In the latest episode of the podcast, hosts Case and Sam welcome guest Randy from Media Lit to delve into "Solo: A Star Wars Story," rating the film as 'fine' but flawed and assigning it a C grade. The discussion highlights Alden Ehrenreich's portrayal of Han Solo, praises Donald Glover’s performance as Lando Calrissian, and critiques the characters' limited screen time, particularly for Lando and L3. The...
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Another Pass at Another Pass at Transformers (2007)
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Another Pass at The Grudge
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Another Pass at Another Pass at Zoolander 2
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A Dirty Shame Got Another Pass
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Another Pass at Another Pass at Thor the Dark World
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Another Pass at King Arthur (2004)
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Another Pass at Another Pass at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Another Pass at Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
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Another Pass at Another Pass at Tron Legacy
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info_outlineCase and Sam are joined by Randy Allain from the Media / Lit podcast to ask "Who are your people?" Tune in for this dissection of Solo: A Star Wars Story!
- Podcast hosts Case and Sam introduce the topic: Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Guest Randy from Media Lit podcast joins the discussion
- The movie is described as 'fine' but flawed, given a C grade
- Criticism of the scene explaining Han Solo's name origin
- Discussion of Alden Ehrenreich's performance as Han Solo
- Praise for Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian
- Criticism of limited screen time for Lando and L3
- Analysis of Emilia Clarke's character Kira and her role in the plot
- Examination of Han and Chewbacca's meeting and relationship
- Discussion of Woody Harrelson's character Beckett and his crew
- Criticism of the movie's pacing and overabundance of plot elements
- Praise for the design of droid character L3
- Discussion of the Kessel Run sequence and its importance to the plot
- Criticism of the movie's handling of slavery and oppression themes
- Analysis of Paul Bettany's character Dryden Vos
- Discussion of Darth Maul's cameo and its implications
- Examination of the movie's themes of rebellion and criminal underworld
- Discussion of the change in directors from Lord & Miller to Ron Howard
- Analysis of how the change affected the movie's tone and style
- Speculation on what a Lord & Miller version might have looked like
- Suggestions for improving the movie's pacing and character development
- Discussion of how to better integrate the heist elements of the plot
- Ideas for enhancing the relationships between characters
- Proposal for a more 'Ocean's Eleven' style approach to the heist plot
- Suggestions for restructuring Han's backstory and relationship with Kira
- Ideas for better integrating Lando and other supporting characters
- Further discussion on making Han and Kira's relationship more familial
- Suggestions for improving the portrayal of the criminal underworld
- Ideas for better integrating themes of corruption and rebellion
- Final thoughts on the movie and its place in the Star Wars franchise
- Information about the hosts' and guest's other projects and social media
- Details about upcoming podcast episodes and related content
- Check out Randy's podcast Media Lit and other work (01:36:05)
- Listen to Randy's appearance on the Socially Distanced podcast for their 200th episode Avengers draft (01:36:39)
- Join the Discord for ongoing conversations about the podcast topics (01:38:49)
- Listen to the Reignite podcast for discussions on Bioware games (01:39:08)
- Tune in to the next episode about Highlander 2: The Quickening (01:39:49)