A year later, The Last Jedi remains one of the best Star Wars films ever made

A year later, The Last Jedi remains one of the best Star Wars films ever made

It has now been a year since the release of The Last Jedi, the eighth installment of the Skywalker saga. Directed by Rian Johnson, the movie was met with near universal acclaim from critics, earning high praise as one of the best films in the saga.  That reaction was contrasted a bit by a very [...]

Answering some frequently asked questions about The Last Jedi

Answering some frequently asked questions about The Last Jedi

The Last Jedi has been out for a while now, and people have had a chance to digest the film.  Many loved it, some hated it, and some are in-between.  That's what you'd expect with any movie, really, especially one as highly-anticipated as this one. Some criticisms of the film can just be dismissed out [...]

Ten interesting tidbits learned from The Last Jedi Visual Dictionary

Ten interesting tidbits learned from The Last Jedi Visual Dictionary

The Last Jedi has now been out for over a month, and there has been plenty of time to reflect on and discuss the latest film in the Star Wars saga. Along with each movie release, Lucasfilm also releases a Visual Dictionary written by Pablo Hidalgo, and The Last Jedi Visual Dictionary was released last [...]

The Last Jedi’s decision regarding Supreme Leader Snoke was bold but tremendous

The Last Jedi’s decision regarding Supreme Leader Snoke was bold but tremendous

(*** major spoilers for The Last Jedi are ahead ***) In 2015, The Force Awakens introduced us to the mysterious leader of the First Order, Supreme Leader Snoke. For the next two years, fans spent countless hours theorizing who he might actually be.  Some said he was Darth Plagueis reincarnate, though Lucasfilm (particularly Pablo Hidalgo) [...]

The Last Jedi review: A terrific story that challenges expectations and changes things for good

The Last Jedi review: A terrific story that challenges expectations and changes things for good

(*** Spoilers ahead ***) In an interview before The Last Jedi premiered, Mark Hamill said that the most important line was one shown in trailers, said by Luke Skywalker: "This is not going to go the way you think." In the movie, he's talking to Rey, but he may as well have been talking to [...]

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 [...]

What we learned from Entertainment Weekly’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi coverage: Rey, Kylo, Leia, Snoke, and more

What we learned from Entertainment Weekly’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi coverage: Rey, Kylo, Leia, Snoke, and more

We're in the home stretch now in the countdown to The Last Jedi! This week, Entertainment Weekly's Anthony Breznican has been releasing a ton of new content related to the movie, including several articles and a number of images.  There's a lot to sort through, so let's take a look at what we've learned from [...]