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 [...]

Dave Filoni talks about translating Ahsoka Tano from animation to live-action for The Mandalorian

Dave Filoni talks about translating Ahsoka Tano from animation to live-action for The Mandalorian

When Ahsoka Tano appeared in The Mandalorian, it was the first time the beloved character appeared in any live-action Star Wars story, so it was understandably a pretty big deal. And given the fact that they were translating the character from animation to live-action, there was bound to be certain differences - one of which [...]

The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 5 has a moment that parallels one of the greatest episodes of any Star Wars animated series

The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 5 has a moment that parallels one of the greatest episodes of any Star Wars animated series

In the most recent episode of The Book of Boba Fett, "Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian," we see Din Djarin learning more about the darksaber from the Armorer. Mandalorians know the saber well, as do Star Wars fans. The saber has received considerable attention in The Clone Wars and Rebels, being made by the [...]