The Last Jedi turns 5: Why Rose Tico’s best line is one of the best summaries for all of Star Wars, including Andor

The Last Jedi turns 5: Why Rose Tico’s best line is one of the best summaries for all of Star Wars, including Andor

At the end of The Last Jedi, Rose Tico does something rather rash: she crashes her speeder into Finn's, saving his life in the process. As he asks her why she did it, she utters these beautiful words: "That's how we're gonna win. Not fighting what we hate, saving what we love." This is an [...]

Did LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation tell us what Rey, Finn, Poe, and Rose are up to after The Rise of Skywalker?

Did LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation tell us what Rey, Finn, Poe, and Rose are up to after The Rise of Skywalker?

In the most recent Lego Star Wars special, Summer Vacation, Finn plans a vacation for his friends aboard the Halcyon. It doesn't go like he planned, and he's sad about it because he envisioned this as a final getaway before each of them go their separate ways. Eventually, he discloses to Leia (speaking with him [...]

“Journey to The Rise of Skywalker: Spark of The Resistance” book review

“Journey to The Rise of Skywalker: Spark of The Resistance” book review

The first book in the Journey to The Rise of Skywalker line was released on Force Friday: Spark of the Resistance, written by Justina Ireland with illustrations by Phil Noto. The book is set post-The Last Jedi and focuses on Rey, Poe, Rose, and BB-8 responding to a request for help from the people of [...]

Rose comic explores her backstory in the best Age of Resistance issue yet

Rose comic explores her backstory in the best Age of Resistance issue yet

I am in firm agreement with J.J. Abrams when he said that one of the very best things Rian Johnson did in The Last Jedi (among many) was casting Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico. I love Rose, and I'm all for getting more stories about her relationship with her sister, Paige. That's exactly what [...]

Here’s what we learned from the Star Wars: Episode IX casting announcement

Here’s what we learned from the Star Wars: Episode IX casting announcement

On Friday, Lucasfilm announced the official cast list for Star Wars: Episode IX, which begins filming on August 1. The most notable news was, understandably, the revelation that Carrie Fisher will reprise her role as General Leia Organa in the film posthumously via the use of unreleased footage shot for The Force Awakens.  It is [...]

New Forces of Destiny shorts feature some cool and significant Star Wars scenes

New Forces of Destiny shorts feature some cool and significant Star Wars scenes

Lucasfilm animation does some terrific work, as we've seen by the incredibly successful The Clone Wars and Rebels television shows.  Though those two shows have both wrapped up, and while there will be a future project(s) for Dave Filoni to focus on, Lucasfilm is currently producing short videos in the Forces of Destiny series. These [...]

In defense of Canto Bight: The importance of character development

In defense of Canto Bight: The importance of character development

After nine viewings of The Last Jedi, I can certainly say in agreement with many viewers that the Canto Bight sequence is probably the least interesting in the film.  But I'll never call it meaningless. Saying something is a boring scene or the least exciting in the movie is a far cry from saying that [...]

New The Last Jedi TV spots tease a huge scene, plus other interesting shots

New The Last Jedi TV spots tease a huge scene, plus other interesting shots

We're a week away now from the U.S. release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and I can hardly wait! We've been following all of the TV spots that have been released for the movie, and while many of them are interesting, they're interesting in the way of giving a new shot or a new [...]