The Bright Flame of Resistance: Star Wars

|John Costello| Dear H., I’m writing you about a work featuring a bold woman, a man with a fast vehicle, and an ominous edifice, Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, in the hope that I can relate your interest in that book to another work. You love the social dynamics of Regency Britain, the… Continue reading

Rogue One: A Lesson in Revolutionary Hope Against Fascism

|Jillian Nelson| Rogue One follows a ragtag group of Rebels who fight to obtain Imperial Death Star plans that reveal a self-destructing weakness in its system. At its core, the film is a story about finding hope in revolution against fascism. It explores this theme through three character… Continue reading