One thing that most fans can agree on is the fact that the Star Wars prequels were chocked full of interesting characters. We got to see younger versions of fan favorites (Obi-Wan, Yoda, Jabba the Hutt), while also meeting new characters of Star Wars lore (Padme, for one.) However, there were
The end of the Clone Wars forced the few Jedi that survived Order 66 to scatter across the galaxy. Vader and his Inquisitors hunted them down like prey until only a very few Jedi remained in existence. As Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda did during those times, Luke Skywalker ultimately found himself in
It's easy to think about shipping at this time of year. Alas, this time we're not talking about how best to send Christmas gifts for delivery by December 24th. No, we're talking about "shipping": in a nutshell, it’s the wishing for an on-screen couple to, well, be a couple. When it comes to Star
One year ago today I waited anxiously in a movie theater to see the newest Star Wars movie. Two and a half hours later, I walked out of that same theater feeling disappointed and perplexed. Over this last year since its release, many fans have scorned The Last Jedi (so have some Russian bots,
"The more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers." Princess Leia spoke those words to Grand Moff Tarkin in the original Star Wars. Those words are still relevant. Except… Think of fans saying something along those lines to Disney and Lucasfilm today: "the more
One of Nickelodeon's longest-running animated series has lost the creator. Stephen Hillenburg, who created Spongebob Squarepants, died yesterday at the age 57 from ALS. The official Nickelodeon Twitter posted this: Hillenberg ended up
Just last week, the first wave of Lighting collection figures were revealed, as well as a list of Playskool toys that Hasbro will be helping to release. But now, Power Ranger Talk has found more toy listings on Amazon, and they are for the Zords:
Disney and Lucasfilm have slowly but surely been bringing various aspects of the old Expanded Universe ('Legends", now) back into Star Wars canon. First, Thrawn reappeared in Star Wars Rebels. Then we had the Hammerhead Corvettes of Knights of the Old Republic appear in Rogue One. While these are
Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger feels like a movie that’s selling itself as something deeper than it ultimately is. There’s an expectation that we’re going to get this grand story about the Gallagher brothers reconciling, putting aside their differences, and coming back together for these
There will be many moments during Paul Greengrass's new film The Uprising that create chilling parallels to recent historical events. His exploration of the 1381 peasants revolt in Medieval England is rooted as much in historical fact as it is relevant to the present day. Some of this is clearly by
“By Any Means” treads familiar ground, but Mark Wahlberg shines as real life Hitman-turned-Fed informer Gregory Scarpa, and behind the tropes and cinematic conventions is the kernel of a true story that has relevance to this day. Mark Wahlberg is distracting (mostly in a good way) throughout
