Claudia Gray’s novel Master & Apprentice gives us the actual language of the prophecy of the Chosen One from Star Wars: "A Chosen One shall come, born of no father, and through him will ultimate balance in the Force be restored." It seems clear given the “no father” provision that Anakin
-SPOILERS AHEAD FOR STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER- Rey's father being a failed clone (and nothing about her mother being Sheev Palpatine’s daughter and presumably not Force-sensitive) is revealed the novelization of The Rise of Skywalker. It preserves the emphasis in the saga that you can be a
Onward is the latest from Pixar animation with the leading voice talents of Chris Pratt and Tom Holland. The world crafted for Onward is a unique spin on classic mythology. There are dragons and trolls and pixies and everything you can think of from the ancient sword and sandal
From Boy in 2010 to Jojo Rabbit in 2019, the last decade has been a wild ride for New Zealand born writer/director Taika Waititi. Going from one the most interesting new voices in the indie scene to the winner of the academy award for best adapted screenplay. A master of comedy and drama with a
The Mandalorian's third episode, "The Sin", tops everything that the show has done previously. Without delving into spoilers for the show (really stretching my writing abilities here), we'll go over the majesty and awe of this third episode. Boy, oh boy, was it a doozy. If you missed my review of
Recently we heard from Freddie Prinze Jr. about who Star Wars is made for. In his expletive-filled rant, he says Star Wars is made for kids. We also have George's famous "Star Wars is for twelve-year-olds" speech that bolsters the creation of Jar-Jar. Now Jon Favreau, the creative mind behind The
The Apothecary Diaries has Maomao listen to stories of asbestos and then schemes about it in Ep. 50 "The Fire-Rat Cloak". Students of history will even be able to anticipate that plot just from looking at the title. However, you don't need to be a student of history to know that asbestos is highly
By now, you know how much of a sucker I am for wholly embraced absurdity and weirdness in cinema. Movies that know what they are and have no shame in being them will always be for me. Back in Black has that all covered in spades. A pitch black comedy thriller that satirically uses the macabre and
It is hard to imagine that the man who made Argo, arguably one of the best political thrillers of the 21st century, helmed Animals. Unlike the 2011 Oscar-winning drama, Animals is a paint-by-numbers drama that never commits to a single risk or novel idea. Director Ben Affleck takes on the leading
