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1,354 words / 9:09

Warning: a few minor spoilers

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Rogue One is quite simply the best Star Wars movie ever. It has an interesting plot, a tight script, good pacing, uniformly good acting, excellent special effects, amazing sets, spectacular new worlds, and dazzling battle scenes. I really loved this movie. Read more …

Published: December 16, 2016 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio, North American New Right | Also tagged Gareth Edwards, movie reviews, North American New Right, originals, podcasts, Rogue One, science fiction, Trevor Lynch | 40 Responses

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Now a Video!
Trevor Lynch’s Review of The Force Awakens

Trevor Lynch

9:55 / 1,648 words (text version here)

Review by Trevor Lynch, video by Oscar Turner

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Published: February 5, 2016 | Posted in video of the day | Also tagged CounterCurrentsTV, George Lucas, irony, J. J. Abrams, movie reviews, The Force Awakens, Trevor Lynch, video of the day, videos | Comments closed

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Star Wars, Episode VII: Das Erwachen der Macht

Trevor Lynch

1,692 words / 9:45

Übersetzt von Deep Roots, English original here

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Der neue „Star Wars“-Film ist genau das, was ich mir darunter aufgrund der Vorschauen und der Tatsache vorgestellt hatte, daß J. J. Abrams der Regisseur war, ein so vulgärer und kunstloser Filmemacher, daß er Jerry Bruckheimer wie Ingmar Bergman aussehen läßt. Read more …

Published: December 26, 2015 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged George Lucas, in German, in translation, J. J. Abrams, movie reviews, North American New Right, originals, reprints, The Force Awakens, Trevor Lynch | Comments closed

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Now in Audio Version!
Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens

Trevor Lynch

1,689 words / 9:45

German translation here

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The new Star Wars movie is exactly what I deduced it would be from the trailers and the fact that it was directed by J. J. Abrams, a filmmaker so vulgar and artless that he makes Jerry Bruckheimer seem like Ingmar Bergman. Read more …

Published: December 18, 2015 | Posted in Counter-Currents Radio, North American New Right | Also tagged George Lucas, irony, J. J. Abrams, movie reviews, North American New Right, originals, The Force Awakens, Trevor Lynch | Comments closed

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Archäofuturistische Fiktion
Frank Herberts Dune

Greg Johnson

1,248 words

English original here

Wenn Science-Fiction typischerweise „progressiv“ und Fantasy-Literatur „rückwärtsgewandt“ ist, dann brauchen wir eine dritte Kategorie für die sechs Dune-Bücher von Frank Herbert (1920-1986) – gar nicht zu reden von George Lucas’ sechs Star Wars-Filmen –, die futuristische Sci-Fi-Elemente mit den archaischen Werten und magischen Welten der Fantasy verbinden.

Archeofuturist Fiction
Frank Herbert’s Dune, Part 1

Greg Johnson

1,591 words

Part 1 of 2

German translation here

If science fiction is quintessentially “progressive” and fantasy literature is “reactionary,” then we need a third category for the six Dune books by Frank Herbert (1920–1986)—not to mention George Lucas’ six Star Wars movies—which combine futuristic, sci-fi elements with the archaic values and magical universes of fantasy. Read more …

Published: August 15, 2014 | Posted in North American New Right | Also tagged anti-colonialism, Archeofuturism, articles, book reviews, cyclical history, Dune, ecology, eugenics, fantasy literature, feudalism, Frank Herbert, Giambattista Vico, Greg Johnson, Guillaume Faye, North American New Right, originals, Oswald Spengler, philosophy of culture, philosophy of history, psychedelic drugs, religion, science fiction, warrior ethics | Comments closed

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Honor on the Death Star

Jack Donovan

478 words

Do Imperial Stormtroopers have honor?

They are organized in fighting teams. They are expected to show strength and courage, and to demonstrate mastery of weaponry and fighting tactics. Read more …