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#jj-abrams

Ten years ago, Star Warsstill felt like magic. Some people remember where they were for the Moon landing; I remember where I was when the first teaser for The Force Awakens launched online (at an old girlfriend's house after Black Friday brunch). Every frame was scrutinized: the cross-guarded saber, X-Wings roaring planetside, BB-8's anxious roll. The plot, shrouded in another J.J. Abrams mystery, was teased in marketing and merch, where posters and action figures of Kylo Ren doubled as conduits of hype and intrigue.

Fifteen years after J.J. Abrams rebooted Star Trek, the franchise continues to thrive with projects like Strange New Worlds, but the film universe struggles to progress.

"Duster is an effective two-hander between Holloway and Hilson, and her introduction to the fray is just as gripping, if a bit more subdued."