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
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
EXCLUSIVE: Mortal Kombat reboot will focus on a brand new character named Cole Turner. That Hashtag Show has also uncovered the very first story and character details. It's been over 20 years since a Mortal Kombat film has been in theaters. But the long wait for another live-action adaptation of
The Sheep Detectives is a towering testament of how powerful animated stories can be when done right. A genuine crowdpleaser, the film is sure to warm and break your heart, wrestling with richly textured explorations of death and grief, lost and found families, and the necessity of memory.
We've had haunted house movies. Sure, but have we had a haunted van movie? That's what Passenger amounts to at its most distilled form. This is a horror movie about a demonic force (the opposite of Saint Christopher) that has been chasing and killing travelers for hundreds of years. Basically, the
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
