[Article updated January 23, 2020] When Emperor Palpatine issued Order 66, nearly the entire Jedi Order was wiped out in one fell swoop. One wonders, if the Jedi were so wise and powerful, how that could have happened. It turns out that it might just have been a matter of training. While some of
This is one of those issues that, while very needed, is a type of story telling I am not a huge fan of. This issue parallels those movies and television episodes where it opens amidst explosions, fighting, action and then steps back saying something to the effect of "Its been a rough 48 hours." The
We recently discussed which Star Wars movie is the best of them. The general consensus is that The Empire Strikes Back still reigns as number one. The debate over number two, however, is much more divided. Some fans complain about the Disney era of Star Wars. Contrarily, I think it's produced
Power Rangers Beat Morphers is premiering in a month, and the trailer for the new season hasn't been released yet. We know the show is set for a February release, but the date hasn't been released yet. At this point, the trailer should be coming out in the next few weeks. But, considering the show
Greetings, and welcome back to JJ's Fan Feature! Last week we talked about the possibility of bringing Shadows of the Empire back into Star Wars canon. This week's topic is a little more divisive, and comes straight from the Star Wars Fanatics Facebook message boards. Several surveys, informal or
I'm surprised it's taken Hollywood this long to make a movie about an escape room. Well, I guess they did and it was called Saw, but that neither here nor there. Escape Room is Adam Robitel's second film on the big screen, following up the last installment of the Insidious franchise with The Last
Carrie is one of Stephen King’s most loved and cherished works of fiction. Made into a seminal 1976 film and a later, more disappointing 2013 one, Carrie is an ageless tale of bullying, puberty, and female rage. When Mike Flanagan announced he was tackling the story of a telekinetic
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
If you strip everything else away, at the core—the soul, the center—of DreamWorks Animation’s “Forgotten Island” is the pure, unadulterated power of goddamn friendship. Potential spoilers ahead! “Forgotten Island” (written and directed by Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford) is,
