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‘The Bad Batch’ Bridges the Gap Between Clone Troopers and Stormtroopers

Movies Streaming Disney Star Wars Since 1977, Star Wars has loomed large in the American imagination. From space wizards with laser swords, to charismatic smugglers who have a little too much luck, to a princess who grabs a blaster and saves herself,…

EVERY ‘STAR WARS’ TIKTOK I MADE IN 2020

2020 was a surreal year. Personally, I can count the number of times I’ve left my house to enter a public building since March on my hands and have fingers left over. This means I have put a lot of effort into staying sane while stuck in my house as…

Not-So-Hidden Clues Hint at What ‘Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett’ May Explore

When Season 1 of The Mandalorian began to air in November of 2019, I joked at the time that we were getting another “Dave Filoni special.” One season of surface-level setup, followed by each successive season getting weirder and diving down into more…

New Jedi Await in ‘Star Wars: The High Republic’

When Lucasfilm first announced they were blowing open the timeline of Star Wars with the introduction of a whole new time period, their ambition was large. The High Republic is set approximately 200 years before the events of The Phantom Menace. A…

Star Wars: The History of the Darksaber

TV Movies Streaming Sci-Fi Star Wars As Star Wars moves away from the Skywalker Saga that anchored the franchise since its inception, Lucasfilm has been dropping hints about what part of a galaxy far, far away fans can expect to spend time in next.…

16 Coisas que ninguém conta sobre as férias na Disney

É o lugar mais mágico da Terra! Claro que existem algumas ressalvas, um certo toma lá, dá cá. Em dias movimentados, os atendentes tentam atrair os visitantes para fora da fila do monotrilho dizendo que o ferry-boat leva o mesmo tempo. Não acredite…

Mandalore’s Long and Bloody History Has Deep Jedi Connections

Star Wars In 1980, Star Wars audiences were first introduced to the idea of Mandalorians by way of the infamous bounty hunter Boba Fett. He was an instant fan favorite. However, only those who were invested enough to be members of the official Star…

Darth Mauls einzigartige Verbindung zur dunklen Seite in „The Clone Wars“

Für eine Figur, die in Star Wars: Episode I – Die dunkle Bedrohung nur ein paar Minuten Bildschirmzeit hatte, hat sich Darth Maul als überraschend widerstandsfähiger Charakter erwiesen. Nachdem er mehr als ein Jahrzehnt lang aus der Handlung…

Darth Maul’s Unique Connection to the Dark Side in ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’

TV Movies Streaming Sci-Fi Disney For a character that only had a few minutes of screen time in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Darth Maul has proved a surprisingly resilient character. After disappearing from the narrative for over a decade, Darth…

The Importance Of ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Domino Squad

One of the major backbones of the Star Wars universe are the untold number of sentient beings that put their lives on the line for the Galactic Republic, the Empire and First Order, and the various Rebellions and Resistances. But not all ground…

Star Wars: The High Republic Could Have Some Familiar Faces

In August of 2020, Disney and Lucasfilm will launch the next phase of Star Wars storytelling across comics and novels. Previously called “Project Luminous,” the official title for this era is Star Wars: The High Republic. Taking place approximately…

‘The Clone Wars’ Ahsoka Tano: The Journey of Anakin Skywalker’s Padawan So Far

Outside of those who were introduced in the live-action films, it’s arguable that no Star Wars character is more well-loved than Ahsoka Tano. Created by George Lucas for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the Torgruta from Shili has had an outsized effect on…

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ is About How Anyone Can be a Jedi – and That Anyone Can be a Sith

(Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: let’s explore what the arcs of Kylo Ren, Finn and Rey actually mean.) With over four decades of history, Star…

How ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Made Me Appreciate ‘The Last Jedi’ (Or, How I Learned to Love Old Man Luke Skywalker)

When it comes to beloved genre film franchises, Star Wars stands alone. I’m not talking about in terms of box office numbers or household name recognition, but in the DNA of how the brand came to exist. Unlike The Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter, a…

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ and Untangling the Mystery of Rey’s Mother

Probably the most consistent thing about Star Wars is how the narrative is held together with spit and bubblegum. Like a precarious yet beloved Jenga tower, Star Wars is constantly pulling out pieces and adding in others, with wildly varying results.…

Wayfinders, Cultists, Canonical Returns, and More: 52 Things We Learned About ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ from the Visual Dictionary

With each new major entry in Star Wars lore, companion materials are released which delve even deeper into a galaxy far, far away. They can contain an intimidating amount of information, which is why you need someone to guide you through it. Someone…

Here’s a Translation of What the Sith Dagger in ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Says

Movies Sci-Fi Star Wars Spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker follow. One of the fun idiosyncrasies of Star Wars is the cobbled-together nature of it. For example, if you’ve participated in any part of Star Wars in the last two decades, you…

Rey’s Choice Of Last Name In THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Is Good And Correct, Fight Me

WARNING: MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER BEYOND THIS POINT, DUH In the weeks and months leading up to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker there was a lot of chatter about what the title could possibly mean. A quick Google search of…

Rey’s Choice Of Last Name In THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Is Good And Correct, Fight Me

The entire arc of Rey’s narrative now, from to to , is that family isn’t the blood you’re born into, but the people who love you. She begins the saga as an abandoned orphan longing for her parents to return, to ground her and give her an identity in…

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ is a Love Letter to the Larger ‘Star Wars’ Universe

It has been three days since I have seen Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it. I’ve also struggled to put my thoughts down, as my colleagues’ critical consensus is as far from my own experience with…