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), …
Peak TV and serialization in the wake of the Game of Thrones finale
So… how about that Game of Thrones finale?
Okay, let me cut through the icy, awkward silence, and start over.
We live in the Age of Peak TV, or that’s what all the smart websites tell me: Peak TV this,…
Solo was good; here's how it could've been great
Solo: A Star Wars Story was good.
It was really good, you guys. You should see it if you haven’t yet. I’d imagine a fair bit of you haven’t, given that Solo was the second lowest-grossing Star Wars movie to…
5 burning questions about Star Wars: The Last Jedi
In a review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I wrote that it turned out that one of the least interesting questions about The Force Awakens was “is it a good movie?” The reason is that it was so…
Hit or Bomb? December 2017 movie predictions
It’s December, which means it’s time for the studios to roll out their big family-friendly blockbusters amidst a sea of indie films making their Oscar qualifying runs, but just like last year, there’s a lot less sci-fi and fantasy than…
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…
Does Star Wars really need the opening crawl?
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was a departure from previous Star Wars films in many significant ways. And one of the least significant ways in which it differed from previous entries is the lack of a lengthy prologue wherein…
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