The Inventor (2023) - Review

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The Inventor (2023) - Review

Directed by: Jim Capobianco, Pierre-Luc Granjon

Written by: Jim Capobianco

Starring: Stephen Fry, Daisy Ridley, Marion Cotillard, Gauthier Battoue, Matt Berry

Runtime: 92 min

Synopsis: Famed inventor and artist Leonardo da Vinci left Italy for France. In his new country, da Vinci joins the French court where he experiments with flying contraptions, invents machines and studies the human body, all in an effort to answer the question: "What is the meaning of life?"

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Sometimes I Think About Dying - Review | Sundance 2023

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Sometimes I Think About Dying - Review | Sundance 2023

Directed by: Rachel Lambert

Written by: Kevin Armento, Stefanie Abel Horowitz, Katy Wright-Mead

Starring: Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena, Marcia Debonis, Meg Stalter, Brittany O'Grady

Runtime: 91 min

Synopsis: Fran (Daisy Ridley), who likes to think about dying, makes the new guy at work laugh, which leads to dating and more. Now the only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.

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Chaos Walking (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Chaos Walking (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Doug Liman

Written by: Patrick Ness, Christopher Ford

Starring: Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland, Mads Mikkelsen, Demián Bichir, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Jonas, David Oyelowo

Runtime: 108 min

Synopsis: A young man (Tom Holland) must protect a mysterious woman (Daisy Ridley) in a dystopian world where all the females have disappeared.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: J.J. Abrams

Written by: Chris Terrio, J.J. Abrams

Starring: Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong'o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, Billy Dee Williams

Runtime: 142 min

Synopsis: When it's discovered that the evil Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) did not die at the hands of Darth Vader (James Earl Jones), the rebels must race against the clock to find out his whereabouts. Finn (John Boyega) and Poe (Oscar Isaac) lead the Resistance to put a stop to the First Order's plans to form a new Empire, while Rey (Daisy Ridley) anticipates her inevitable confrontation with Kylo Ren (Adam Driver).

The Rise of Skywalker serves as the conclusion to the Skywalker Saga, following the events of The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Rian Johnson

Written by: Rian Johnson

Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Benicio del Toro

Runtime: 152 min

Synopsis: Luke Skywalker's (Mark Hamill) peaceful and solitary existence gets upended when he encounters Rey (Daisy Ridley), a young woman who shows strong signs of the Force. Her desire to learn the ways of the Jedi forces Luke to make a decision that changes their lives forever. Meanwhile, Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson) lead the First Order in an all-out assault against Leia (Carrie Fisher) and the Resistance for supremacy of the galaxy.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: J.J. Abrams

Written by: Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams, Michael Arndt

Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Max von Sydow

Runtime: 136 min

Synopsis: Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy faces a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the First Order. When a defector named Finn (John Boyega) crash-lands on a desert planet, he meets Rey (Daisy Ridley), a tough scavenger whose droid contains a top-secret map. Together, the young duo joins forces with Han Solo (Harrison Ford) to make sure the Resistance receives the intelligence concerning the whereabouts of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), the last of the Jedi Knights.

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