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SXSW: A Disturbance in the Force documents a pop culture disaster

By: Peter Sobczynski

Jeremy Coon & Steve Kozak direct an affectionate look at the legendarily cringe-worthy Star Wars Holiday Special.

The Bad Batch’s exploits start to grow stale in its second season

By: Megan Sunday

The Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated spinoff returns for a second round of adventures for its misfits, with all the highs and lows of the first season.

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi is short on big swings

This collection of Star Wars short is far from offensive, but relies too heavily on callbacks to the past.

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“The Bad Batch” fills all your Star Wars lore needs

By: Megan Sunday

A few drawbacks aside, Dave Filoni co-writes another satisfying action & story-packed side story in the Star Wars universe.

Composer Kevin Kiner on closing out “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”

The veteran composer talks to us about his continuing the legacy of John Williams' scores for Star Wars for The Clone Wars' final season.

“The Mandalorian” season finale gets us in our feelings

By: Megan Sunday

Season 2 ends with a fanservice-y bang, as the show breaks our hearts while straining under the weight of all its cameos and references.

“The Mandalorian” Chapter 14 Recap: the Empire strikes back

By: Megan Sunday

Boba Fett returns, the Child is kidnapped, and Robert Rodriguez throws us into the action-packed midpoint of the season.

“The Mandalorian” Recap: “The Jedi” gets Ahsoka Tano on our screens

By: Megan Sunday

We meet an honest-to-god Jedi, and Baby Yoda finally gets a name, in an episode that links The Mandalorian even further to the rest of the Star Wars universe.

“The Siege” is another lore & action-packed episode of “The Mandalorian”

By: Megan Sunday

Some season 1 faces return & we get an idea of why the Child is such a highly coveted bounty.

“LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special” can’t put much life into Life Day

Disney+ tries to replicate the giddy anarchy of Star Wars‘ most infamous work of media, but it doesn’t cohere apart from the occasional in-joke.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch The Star Wars Holiday Special is often considered the black sheep of the Star Wars universe; aired only once in 1978 and never released on home video, ... “LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special” can’t put much life into Life Day

“The Heiress” puts the ‘lore’ in “Mandalorian”

By: Megan Sunday

Mando hooks up with more of his people, and we get wigs and jetpacks galore.

“The Mandalorian”: “The Passenger” is filled with chills and critters

By: Megan Sunday

Season 2 continues to lay the groundwork for its broader story, as the show takes another detour to a snowy creature feature.

“The Mandalorian” returns to team up with “The Marshal”

By: Megan Sunday

Timothy Olyphant smolders his way to a top-tier guest spot on Disney+'s flagship space adventure series.

Box Office Report

Box Office Report: “Star Wars” Slips, “Jumanji” Hangs Tight

Falling stars, grudges & impressive women abound over the first box office weekend of 2020.

Box Office Report

Box Office Report: “Star Wars” Stays On Top With $72 Million

The closing chapter of the Star Wars sequel trilogy maintains a steady second-weekend box office haul.

Every Episode of “The Mandalorian”, Ranked

From the first time we meet Baby Yoda to the final trek of the Razor Crest, we look back at the highs and lows of The Mandalorian's first season.

Box Office Report

Box Office Report: “Star Wars” Rises to a $175.5 Million Opener

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker rises to a forceful $175.5 million opening weekend at the box office, but it falters compared to previous episodes.

In “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”, the Emperor Has No Clothes

J.J. Abrams closes out the Star Wars saga by walking back its more interesting middle chapter and drowning itself in fanservice.

The Mandalorian Recap: Star Wars Goes West With “Chapter One”

Disney+'s live-action Star Wars series shakes off its fan-film cobwebs and shows glimmers of space Western intrigue.

With “Blockbuster”, Matt Schrader Builds a Podcast Biopic of Lucas and Spielberg’s Game-Changing Origins

We chat with the creator of the podcast series Blockbuster about dramatizing the early creative partnership of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas

Solo: A Star Wars Story Review: Never Tell Disney the Odds

It’s messy and more than a little overlong, but Disney’s latest Star Wars prequel manages to coast by on just enough charm to work. This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood In Disney’s grand experiment to give us one or two new Star Wars movies every year until we die or the universe expires from ... Solo: A Star Wars Story Review: Never Tell Disney the Odds

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