Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A saga repeated
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skwalker had a lot to accomplish for one movie: it had to not just wrap up a trilogy, but a saga of three trilogies, and to also find a direction to go in…
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Skywalker Saga movies, ranked (by title)
Originally, the first movie in the Skywalker Saga was just Star Wars, but since each movie in the nine-episode series since Episode V has had its own title (and the original got one after the release of Empire Strikes Back), …
5 ways to make The Last Jedi great
Let me start by explaining where I’m coming from with respect to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. First, it’s a sequel to a movie that I had a mixed reaction to. I found The Force Awakens enjoyable and some of…
A cynic’s look at the Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer
So hey, how about that Last Jedi trailer? Here it is, if you haven’t seen it:
We all know the drill pretty well by now, don’t we? The trailer drops. Everyone pores over it and does their own bit of…
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Why long-awaited sequels are never that good: The long-awaited followup
I've rewatched the four major sequels that were released in 2015 and 2016 to see if I was right about the nature of releasing a sequel to a property that's been dormant for almost a decade.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015): a failed review
A whole year ago, the world was treated to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the first live-action Star Wars movie in over a decade. I sat down to write my review of that film way back then and... nothing. Blank. Couldn’t write it.
Why I'm not excited about Star Wars going on forever
Well, we made it, people. We have reached the third age of Star Wars in cinema. The sci-fi cinematic juggernaut is back, and we'll be getting more Star Wars than ever before. ...And I don’t care.
VIDEO: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Happy birthday, Carrie Fisher! Also in this episode: The Force Awakens, the reality of time passing and mortality, and approaches to progress.
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So, could we… not get more Star Wars?
I’m not one to judge people for falling under the sway of merchandising-based nostalgia (I had He-Man and the Masters of the Universe bed sheets as a kid, so I get it). However, I can’t help but feel that this renewed obsession with trying to make Star Wars the epicenter of popular culture again is in some way unhealthy.
The Force Awakens is a surprisingly dark new vision of Star Wars
“For all of the criticisms of what the prequel trilogy did to the backstory of the original trilogy, it didn’t wipe away the accomplishments of the original trilogy in the way that The Force Awakens does.”
VIDEO: The Star Wars: The Force Awakens vlog/video review roundup
Our reviewers share their initial thoughts about the first of many new Star Wars movies.
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