Recent news that Disney and Lucasfilm would not have a Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker panel at SDCC (they'll showcase Episode IX at D23 Expo 2019 in August) got me thinking. Disney has made a lot of decisions regarding Star Wars since it took over the franchise. Some have been good, some… not
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters later this year. When it does, it will bring over forty years of Star Wars history to a close. Most fans (a vocal minority of haters and boycotters aside) are anxiously waiting to learn how the Skywalker saga will end. "Anxiously", however does not
The fact that Star Wars: The Last Jedi was controversial is, well, uncontroverted. As divisive as the film was, and continues to be, it’s only one of multiple, discordant issues to affect the Star Wars franchise. The Star Wars saga is one that spans four decades, after all. There was always
Dave Benioff and D.B. Weiss may not be household names, but millions worldwide are familiar with their product. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. It’s the most popular show in the history of HBO, and also one of the most popular television programs in the history of television. Oh, and it’s won
So finally, we have a title. Not a good title, but a title, nonetheless. Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of the Skywalker. Abrams is on record as saying "The title feels like it’s the right title for this movie, and I know that it’s provocative and asks a bunch of questions. But I think when you
At this point it's a foregone conclusion that we're not going to see the Star Wars: Episode IX trailer until the Ep. IX panel at Star Wars Celebration. (Warning: if you have hopes of attending the panel, read THIS first.) To some extent, the fact that we haven't seen any footage yet is
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,
