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Spielberg and Ford Fought George Lucas on the Worst Indiana Jones Sequel (and Lost)
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (269+ words) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is considered the worst movie in the franchise. Its star and director were never 100% on board with it. It's no secret that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull…...
Jem and the Holograms Is Getting a Second Chance at Live Action
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (494+ words) Den of Geek Jem and the Holograms will join Prime Video's TV offerings of female-centered series that have seen massive success with Gen Z like The Summer I Turned Pretty and newest addition, Off Campus. Deadline broke the news that…...
Marcia Lucas: The Unsung Hero of Star Wars and So Much Else
1+ week, 6+ day ago (184+ words) After saving Star Wars, Marcia Lucas made some of the toughest and most out-there movies into human dramas. However, even that addition still fails to capture the breadth of Lucas's contributions to cinema. Her work in the New Hollywood era…...
The Mandalorian and Grogu Box Office Confirms New Reality for Star Wars (and It's Not Bad)
2+ week, 6+ day ago (270+ words) Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu opened below Solo: A Star Wars Story, and that's okay. Probably. On its face alone, those are decent numbers for a Memorial Day release in the 2020s. But the question surely gnawing at longtime Lucasfilm…...
Mandalorian and Grogu: Star Wars Forgot Why the Cantina Scene Matters
3+ week, 2+ day ago (221+ words) The Mandalorian and Grogu is a sad continuation of what used to be cinema's greatest creature franchise. This article contains minor spoilers for The Mandalorian and Grogu. At the climax of The Mandalorian and Grogu's first act, the odds stack…...
Damon Lindelof Reflects on Being Fired From Star Wars
3+ week, 4+ day ago (601+ words) Kirsten Howard is a longtime Den of Geek contributor who also co-hosts The Good Bad Movie Show, a bad movie podcast (but good.) As Lucasfilm rolls out its first Star Wars movie for seven years, The Mandalorian and Grogu, all…...
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu Review: This Is Not the Way
3+ week, 5+ day ago (364+ words) Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu might be the first summer tentpole blockbuster that feels like a small screen rerun. I don't know how much screen time in Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu is actually Pedro Pascal in the…...
Star Wars' Slow Lightsaber Duels Were Elegant Battles For a More Civilized Age
3+ week, 6+ day ago (433+ words) Star Wars lightsaber fights used to be more about story than spectacle. All of the attacks in the fight continue the narrative, with each slash and strike adding a new wrinkle. Lukes initial salvo demonstrates how much he's learned from…...
Star Wars Has Forgotten Its True Villains: The Company Men
4+ week, 2+ day ago (208+ words) Den of Geek Forget Vader and Ren. The real bad guys in Star Wars are the functionaries running the Empire. Even if you don't know Motti's name, you certainly know one of his lines: "This station is now the ultimate…...
Can Ahsoka Season 2 Solve Star Wars Live-Action TV Woes?
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (256+ words) The next installment in Ahsoka's journey comes at a tough time for live-action Disney+ projects. From Ahsoka season 1's premiere in August 2023 to now, live-action projects made for Disney+ are in a significantly different environment. When new episodes of Ahsoka…...