Daisy Ridley

Sometimes I Think About Dying

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Sometimes I Think About Dying

Exploring the mundane, particularly through a dramatic rather than comedic lens is a challenging undertaking. Director Rachel Lambert‘s adaptation of Kevin Armento’s play stars Daisy Ridley as an introverted office worker who often fantasizes about her own death. Friendly, but not friends with anyone in the office. Alone, but not necessarily looking to give up her solitude, Fran (Ridley) begins a friendship with a new coworker (Dave Merheje) whose attempts to break her out of her shell lead to mixed results.

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Star Wars: Forces of Destiny – Porg Problems

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Star Wars: Forces of Destiny - Porg Problems

Taking place during the events of The Last Jedi, “Porg Problems” give us Rey‘s (Daisy Ridley) Force training on interrupted by a porg which steals Luke’s lightsaber. There’s not much to the short with Rey quickly tracking the porg down and using the Force to retrieve the lightsaber, but it’s a fun little adventure that results Rey making friends with the porgs who unintentionally help with her training.

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The Inventor

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The Inventor

Even if it does get a bit schmaltzy in its final act ending in a questionable musical number, 2023’s The Inventor still has much to offer in the stop-motion animation that explores the life of Leonardo da Vinci (Stephen Fry) first in Rome and later in France where his experiments and inventions struggle against the expectations and demands of his patrons. Leonardo finds a kindred spirit in Princess Marguerite (Daisy Ridley) who shares his dreams in creating an ideal city, although her brother Francis I (Gauthier Battoue) is more concerned with his inventor creating ways for the king to show off to other rulers.

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