‘The Mandalorian’ Episode 8 Review: Disappointingly Satisfying Finale To First Season
The first season of The Mandalorian has finally aired to completion. That’s right, the show that almost singlehandedly carried Disney’s streaming service during its launch is over for the time being. Sure, the second season is already underway, but for now, this is it. I’ve been a champion of the series since its debut, […]
Star Wars Secrets: The Untold Love Life of Darth Vader
The Star Wars universe has a storied history containing tales of intrigue that are both canon and non-canon. From theories that Jar Jar Binks is a Sith Lord, to the disturbing lore behind Jawas, almost no stone has been left unturned in a galaxy far, far away. One story that raised many eyebrows among […]
Baby Sonic Will Melt Your Heart
Look out, Baby Yoda, there’s a new kid on the block. Sonic the Hedgehog fans can get a glimpse of the blue wonder in his younger years in a recent trailer for his upcoming film debut. Baby Sonic is seen speeding around Green Hill Zone as his older self narrates his backstory in Japanese. […]
Netflix’s ‘Witcher’ Series Brings Dark European Folklore To Life
Netflix is approaching a critical juncture. The streaming company is facing more competition than ever, not only from the likes of Hulu and Amazon Prime, but also Disney Plus. Not to mention data that shows a rollercoaster of extreme highs and lows in both subscription rate and stock growth, it’s no secret that the […]
‘The Mandalorian’ Episode 7 Review: Disney’s Breakout Hit Starts Breaking Bad
At the end of my review for the previous episode of The Mandalorian, I speculated about how the show would handle wrapping up this season. So far, it’s seemed content to give us a steady flow of essentially self-contained stories. Past the third episode, you could probably watch a lot of the season out […]
‘Rise of Skywalker’ Review: Star Wars Finale Suffers From A Great Disturbance In The Force
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Disney could do no wrong when it acquired Lucasfilm back in 2012. The House of Mouse had led Marvel Studios to dominate the box office and was on a roll with animated hits both out of Pixar and its own in-house animation studies; logic would dictate that […]
‘The Mandalorian’ Episode 6 Review: Bill Burr In Space
The sixth episode of The Mandalorian is another self-contained story chronicling the adventures of everyone’s favorite bounty hunter on the run. Directed by Rick Famuyiwa, this latest installment of the Star Wars spin-off series spins a good yarn. Baby Yoda plays an even smaller role here than it did in the previous episode, but […]
‘Ghostbusters’ Meets ‘Stranger Things’ In New Trailer
If you want to watch a new trailer, who you gonna call? Ghostbusters! Or maybe Stranger Things. Sony Pictures just released a trailer for the upcoming Ghostbusters: Afterlife with an all-star cast featuring Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things), Carrie Coon (The Leftovers), Paul Rudd (Avengers: Endgame), and Mckenna Grace (The Haunting of Hill House). Viewers […]
‘The Mandalorian’ Episode 5 Review: Star Wars Is Dewback, Baby!
There are so many beautiful scenes that will tug on your nostalgic strings in the fifth episode of The Mandalorian, it would almost be considered gratuitous if it wasn’t done so organically well. None of it feels extra, it just feels right. Warning: There are spoilers past this point. As soon as Mando steps […]
‘The Mandalorian’ Is Strikingly Similar To ‘Goblin Slayer’
The Mandalorian series has quickly carved itself a place in the zeitgeist of mainstream pop culture. It’s not just the Baby Yoda memes either, the show is an undeniable hit on its own merits. However, since the first episode and with each passing chapter I’ve noticed its undeniable roots in not only Star Wars […]