John Williams turns 90: my 25 favorite Star Wars musical pieces from the master

John Williams turns 90: my 25 favorite Star Wars musical pieces from the master

John Williams turns 90 years old today. It is nearly impossible to overstate just how massively influential Williams is in the Star Wars universe, as the greatest film composer to ever live has provided the score to all nine saga films, a theme for Solo and Galaxy's Edge, and more. Without Williams, I am extremely [...]

What can we learn from Grogu’s flashback to Order 66 in The Book of Boba Fett?

What can we learn from Grogu’s flashback to Order 66 in The Book of Boba Fett?

As has been the case throughout the whole season of The Book of Boba Fett, we got a flashback sequence in Chapter 6 exploring more of what happened to a familiar character before they appeared in this series. But this time, it wasn't with Boba Fett - it was Grogu. The beloved child was one [...]

Cad Bane is the perfect bounty hunter to bring in to The Book of Boba Fett

Cad Bane is the perfect bounty hunter to bring in to The Book of Boba Fett

At the end of The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 6, a stranger comes wandering into Freetown from the desert: Cad Bane. He's working with the Pyke Syndicate, and he shoots Cobb Vanth and kills his deputy while threatening them to not work with Boba Fett or interfere with the spice shipments. Bane's name is [...]

What can we learn about Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Temple from The Book of Boba Fett?

What can we learn about Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Temple from The Book of Boba Fett?

In The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 6, we get a look at a bunch of droids building a hut for Luke Skywalker on a remote forest world, where he trains Grogu in the ways of the Force. Din Djarin visits the planet, where Luke, Grogu, R2-D2, and Ahsoka Tano are hanging out. Djarin asks [...]

The Book of Boba Fett is teaching us what we should expect from this era of live-action Star Wars shows, which is important to pay attention to

The Book of Boba Fett is teaching us what we should expect from this era of live-action Star Wars shows, which is important to pay attention to

There is one episode remaining in this season of The Book of Boba Fett, and the season's structure has admittedly been quite strange and, on initial appearances, a bit of a mess. But as is often the case, there's a lot more going on than meets the eye. This show is about Boba Fett, and [...]

How did Luke Skywalker end up with Yoda’s lightsaber?

How did Luke Skywalker end up with Yoda’s lightsaber?

At the very end of The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 6, Luke Skywalker offers Grogu something very significant, yet unexpected: Yoda's lightsaber. Luke tells Grogu to choose between either the lightsaber, and with it embracing the Jedi path, or the beskar gift from Din Djarin, embracing the Mandalorian foundling path. We don't get to [...]

“Phasma” author has a pitch for a sequel story for the character – set after The Last Jedi

“Phasma” author has a pitch for a sequel story for the character – set after The Last Jedi

In a now-deleted tweet, author Delilah S. Dawson wrote that she has a pitch ready to go for a sequel to her novel Phasma - with one catch, that is: it would be set after the events of The Last Jedi. Which, of course, would mean that Phasma survived those events, after falling through the [...]