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What Star Wars Means to Me
What Star Wars Means to Me
In honor of May the 4th, the nerdiest and thus bestest holiday
Eric Pierce
May 4
Why The Empire Strikes Back Screenplay is the Most Underrated Part of Star Wars
Why The Empire Strikes Back Screenplay is the Most Underrated Part of Star Wars
George Lucas wisely left screenwriting duties to Lawrence Kasdan and Leigh Brackett
Simon Dillon
May 3
Hallmark’s ‘The Way Home’ is a Shockingly Good TV Show
Hallmark’s ‘The Way Home’ is a Shockingly Good TV Show
Authentic family dynamics, grief, and Andie MacDowell are a winning combination
Sarah Paris
Apr 15
Why the Prequel’s Politics are the Most Underrated Part of Star Wars
Why the Prequel’s Politics are the Most Underrated Part of Star Wars
Why the prequel trilogy’s politics is an essential feature of Star Wars
Giacomo Bagarella
May 4
Are Today’s Cartoons Hurting Our Children?
Are Today’s Cartoons Hurting Our Children?
Would it be best to let them watch what we watched as kids instead?
Isa Nan
May 4
The Aisle Seat: Challengers Makes Tennis Sexy and Thrilling
The Aisle Seat: Challengers Makes Tennis Sexy and Thrilling
Unusual take on a love triangle makes for a potent comedy-drama thanks to terrific filmmaking
Thomas Burchfield
May 3
The Delicious Villany of “Blue Eye Samurai's" Abijah Fowler
The Delicious Villany of “Blue Eye Samurai's" Abijah Fowler
A villain who lays the horrors of colonialism bare.
Alex Mell-Taylor
May 3
Shogun: Hit Series Gets Lost in Translation
Shogun: Hit Series Gets Lost in Translation
Why does having characters in a TV series say they’ll speak in Portuguese, even if they go on speaking English, strikes me as a bad call?
Rui Alves
May 2
‘Monkey Man’ Is a Bold and Risky Directorial Debut We Rarely See Anymore
‘Monkey Man’ Is a Bold and Risky Directorial Debut We Rarely See Anymore
Dev Patel might be our new, unlikely yet enthralling action star no one saw coming
Akos Peterbencze
May 2
Movies That Aged Better Than You Think They Did: ‘Stealth’
Movies That Aged Better Than You Think They Did: ‘Stealth’
The 2005 ‘Top Gun’ meets ‘The Terminator’
Andie Adams
May 2
Swiss Army Man and the Beauty in Unexpected Places
Swiss Army Man and the Beauty in Unexpected Places
Dan and Daniel’s directorial debut delights and disturbs
Ben Ulansey
May 1
Bad Education: Unpeeling the Layers of Sexual Taboos and Traumas
Bad Education: Unpeeling the Layers of Sexual Taboos and Traumas
Pedro Almodovar’s exploration of forbidden desires and ensuing trauma makes for a compelling but bleak watch
James AG (Ya'akov ben Avraham v'Sarah)
May 1
Why Ben Burtt’s Sound Effects are the Most Underrated Part of Star Wars
Why Ben Burtt’s Sound Effects are the Most Underrated Part of Star Wars
See with your ears
Ian Mote
May 1
Chants of Sennaar: How AI Can Fracture A Society
Chants of Sennaar: How AI Can Fracture A Society
The language game has some choice things to say about language models
Alex Mell-Taylor
Apr 30
Does Pearl Jam Still Matter in 2024?
Does Pearl Jam Still Matter in 2024?
One of the great grunge-era bands, 30 years later
Chuck Miller
Apr 30
All My Film Hot Takes in One Place
All My Film Hot Takes in One Place
Come at me bro
Russ Josephs
Apr 30
‘Ripley’ is a Classic Case of Style Over Substance
‘Ripley’ is a Classic Case of Style Over Substance
Steven Zaillian’s latest miniseries is well-directed, has a brilliant leading man and boasts gorgeous shots, but that doesn’t redeem its…
Cian McGrath
Apr 29
Spotify Gave Joe Rogan $250 Million, and Neil Young Came Crawling Back
Spotify Gave Joe Rogan $250 Million, and Neil Young Came Crawling Back
Winners, losers, and takeaways from Rogan’s rich re-up
Jeffrey Harvey
Apr 29
Martin Scorsese and the Business of Long-term Relationships
Martin Scorsese and the Business of Long-term Relationships
The recent Frank Sinatra biopic news underscores the behind-the-scenes decisions of comfortable casting
Credits & Canon
Apr 29
The Phantom Menace: Reviewed as if It Were the First Star Wars Film Released
The Phantom Menace: Reviewed as if It Were the First Star Wars Film Released
What if George Lucas’s epic space fantasy saga began with Episode I in 1977?
Simon Dillon
Apr 29
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