Lawyer by trade, writer by passion. Author of 'The Deep Space Chronicles' series available at Amazon.com, a rambling blog at jjgoodman.blogspot.com, and musings on all things 'Star Wars' and more here at That Hollywood Show.
You know those movies where the protagonist relives the same events over and over again until they figure out the correct answer to the metaphysical riddle? Movies like Groundhog Day, Edge of Tomorrow, Happy Death Day? The Flash seems to be stuck in this endless repeat of landing writers, losing
In The Force Awakens, Rey informs Kylo Ren she's learned his deepest fear. "You're afraid… that you'll never be as strong as Darth Vader!" That one line reminded us again of the long-standing debate over which Sith Lord was the most powerful in Star Wars. Was it Vader? Sidious? Plagueis? Or some
One thing is certain: if Dave Filoni ever decides to stop producing Star Wars, he'll have no problem making a living selling his doodles. [Writer's Note to Dave Filoni: PLEASE DO NOT EVER STOP PRODUCING STAR WARS.] The man responsible for Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels is also an
With news that an Obi-Wan Kenobi series may be in the works for Disney+, fans are now asking the next logical question: Who will play Kenobi? Before we get to that, let's take a step back and examine how we got here. For some time an Obi-Wan Star Wars story film was in the works. There was even a
From the moment Lucasfilm announced that it was making Solo: A Star Wars Story, fans speculated as to whether or not Boba Fett would appear in the film. I was among the very small camp that didn't think it would be appropriate. Solo, after all, was Han's origin story. There's not much he would have
R2-D2, though he never speaks a word, is one of the most recognizable Star Wars characters there is. Fans were saddened when Jimmy Vee, the current Artoo actor, finished filming for Star Wars: Episode IX. Why? That likely means the end of Artoo on film. And let's face it; the diminutive astromech
Sasaki and Peeps gives us plots galore being brewed up, as you might expect from Ep. 15 "Concealment and Infiltration" with that title. Complete with both the faking of a death and an undercover operation to investigate the death game faction. It's all great ingredients for some serious political
Sasaki and Peeps brings us one big magical SNAFU in Ep. 14 "Death Games and Demons", complete with a bloody fight and civilian deaths. As you might imagine, this is as huge a problem as the title suggests. And yet, it still falls short of a true action-packed episode due to the lack of action
Who could've guessed that a film about a stinky fisherwoman and a wicker husband would end up being one of the most romantic movies of the year? For all its vulgarity and absurdity, Wicker weaves a surprisingly sincere, shockingly sweet fable of against-all-odds love and a dismantling critique of