Rogue One - 7/10
It annoys me to no end that we can't just go FORWARD in the Star Wars timeline. Next we're going to get a movie about Han Solo in diapers or something? Who. Gives. A. Crap.
Han is dead! His legacy is already marred by the unrecognizable performance in The Force Awakens, now we've got to see him when he was young and annoying? Can't I just remember him for his Johnny-come-lately heroics at the Battle of Yavin? Can't I remember him at his best? I know, maybe at some point they can do a needless flashback to a CG Han deciding to join the fight after all, and then they'll have well and truly ruined the character in every conceivable way.
So, as annoying as the existence of this film is, it's pretty good. It made me weepy in spite of myself. But I was a little disappointed that I didn't enjoy the periphery characters more. The droid was far and away my favourite, and I appreciated the monkish guy for his line when he gets blind-folded. Ben Mendelsohn was awesome casting. It makes me laugh how critical Jimmy Smits character is for a guy that just stands in the background.
The main battle was good. Ships ramming ships into other ships... what a cool moment. There are a lot of things I enjoyed.
Doctor Strange 6/10
This didn't end up winning me over, though I loved the ambition of telling such a big story. It made for some creative visuals. I wish the lore had captured my imagination more... it probably
was very thoroughly thought through, but by the end I had lost the thread.
The Duff 5/10
I had written this title down ages ago because the trailer looked funny. Unfortunately it was pretty weak on laughs imo, though once or twice out of nowhere it would get me. Edge of Seventeen should be better than this. I hope so. Or maybe it's all there in the trailer too.