Very few people who stand up against tyranny do it from the word go. We can’t all be Saw Gerrera. For the rest of us, it takes a moment where we can’t avoid looking directly at what is happening. Where the cost is too great, where we must say enough. And then, right then, a rebel is born.
But the rest of us are not Jedi. Our tools are limited, and success is not guaranteed. But we must try. It's the central idea of Andor and Rogue One. Whether we do or do not, we must try.
For various reasons, there's no Andor Post today. I'm planning on sending it out sometime over the weekend. Thanks, everyone.
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Everyone has their own rebellion, sure. But each of those rebellions have their own costs. And dear or not, those costs must be paid.
I first saw Mon Mothma in Return of the Jedi, as the calm and stately leader of the Rebel Alliance. Though she’s only in one scene, her calm confidence and clear sense of the cost of war was compelling. She's a favorite character of mine, and her major role in Andor made me excited for the series.
He became a Rebel. That becoming is one of the things Andor is about. Not just how Cassian joined the Rebellion, but how a bunch of disorganized, squabbling groups and individuals who annoy each other became the Rebellion against the Empire.
A quick explanation for my absence, and a look forward to what's next now that I'm back.
A quick update on the Andor newsletter being delayed a week, and a collection of links to updates over at The Great Amy Ride!
Amy updates us all on what's been happening over at The Reluctant Disney Adult!
Things have been happening over at the Patreon, as Amy has been writing about various candidates for her Best of the 21st Century (Volume One) List!
It's been a while hasn't it? Now, the newsletter isn't quite back, although it will likely be sometime in the next few weeks (no promises). But I do have a quick announcement about where you can find me writing these days. I've
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You know, look, I don't know if this helpful or all that coherent and maybe its too trite or too cutesy. Whatever. But this is what I have to say about being trans in America in 2025 and I hope you read it and share it and it means something to you.
100 films of 1975
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Amy says goodbye to David Lynch in the latest edition of "Amy Wren Says What?"
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Watch, Amy, Watch! It's Tuesday, which means it's time for another edition of "Amy Wren Watched What?"
100 films of 1975
Welp, looks like we're going to need a bigger boat! I announce my big 2025 project in the latest edition of "Amy Wren Says What?"
1975
No need for an intermission for this one! It's another edition of Amy Wren Watched What? See what films Amy watched over the past week for yourself, if you don't mind!
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It's time for the tenth anniversary edition of Amy's 100 Films of 2014 rankings! Will there be a new number one? What films moved up the most? Is there a dig at Zach Braff? Read on to find out!
1975
Don't bother looking in the basement of the Alamo, because "Amy Wren Watched What?" is right here! This week, a king returns, two people meet, and we encounter hundreds of beavers...
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Teacher says every time a bell rings, a newsletter gets read. Why not ring a few bells with the latest edition of Amy Wren Watched What?
1986
One of these films is not like the others. Which one could it be? Check out what Amy watched last week, in the Christmas Eve edition of "Amy Wren Watched What?"
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Suddenly, Seymour, it's a brand new week, so it's time for another edition of "Amy Wren Watched What?"