John Wick: Chapter 4 is a perfect action film, folks. What director Chad Stahelski accomplished with the John Wick franchise is nothing short of miraculous — particularly in this day and age of lifeless superhero fare. Speaking of which, the biggest question I had after witnessing John Wick’s latest bloodbath was: Why don’t other studios give Chad Stahelski… Read More »
Not too much is known about the upcoming live-action Star Wars series The Acolyte. However, recent comments from star Jodie Turner-Smith hints at who she might be playing. Speaking to Collider, Turner-Smith wouldn’t say much about her role in the upcoming series but did praise Amandla Stenberg, who is set to star in the series,… Read More »
Star Wars Rebels is a show that totally escaped my radar but ended up being a positive surprise. Despite feeling like this IP is racing towards oversaturation (if it has not already reached it), Star Wars television shows have been, for the most part, consistently solid little pieces of media—and that’s apparently been true for… Read More »
Kenobi Is Heavily Limited By Its Own Story Conceit Obi-Wan Kenobi is a show hard to review as its own thing. While lately a good chunk of Star Wars is an act of accounting for missing parts in the timeline and universe, Kenobi has especially little space to experiment—its plot is so heavily stuck by… Read More »
Andor Pushes This Franchise In Unique Directions Perhaps the most notable thing about Andor is how immediately it establishes itself as different from the usual Star Wars fare. What little I’ve seen of more recent Mandalorian projects suggests this isn’t an isolated affair, but it is to me. The morally gray nature of the plot… Read More »
A new episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch is topping the Disney+ schedule for March 20-26. On Wednesday, March 22, the streaming service (sign-up for Disney+ here) will release the fourteenth episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2. The series features the voices of Dee Bradley Baker, Michelle Ang, Rhea Perlman, and… Read More »
The Mandalorian “Chapter 19” stands out as one of the most intriguing episodes in Star Wars thanks to some compelling storytelling and a mysterious plot reminiscent of the Andor series. For once, “The Convert” put the adventure of the titular hero and Grogu aside for a moment — after showing some remarkable dogfights — to… Read More »
It’s been a long time since the first season of The Mandalorian came out. And, while I finish tackling reviewing some of the newer Disney+ Star Wars entries, let’s look back at what worked in the first three episodes and how much the series has (or hasn’t) changed. Originally Published: December 16th, 2019 Disney +… Read More »
Dave Filoni, The Mandalorian‘s Executive Producer and Lucasfilm’s Executive Creative Director, has talked a bit about his time shadowing various Star Wars directors during the production of the sequel trilogy, including Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson. While speaking with THR, Filoni explained how much he had learned from his… Read More »
Dark Horse Comics presents Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – The Complete Phase I, collected in one volume for the first time. The compendium is written by New York Times bestselling author Daniel José Older (Shadowshaper, Star Wars: The High Republic initiative), illustrated by Harvey Tolibao (Grimm Fairy Tales), colored by Rebecca Nalty (Vampirella/Red Sonja) and lettered by Jake M. Wood… Read More »