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Tag: Star Wars: The Last Jedi

The Last of Us Part II Joel subverts expectations subverting expectations with deception, false marketing, developer lies
Movies & TV

There Are Right and Wrong Ways to Subvert Expectations

This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us Part II and Knives Out. The article may or may not subvert expectations. We ...
By Elijah BeahmJuly 24, 2020
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker, being a good sequel and subverting the expected to explore the same themes and concepts
Column

The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker, and What It Means to Be a Good Sequel

Even after its release on home media, the debate around Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker continues — and The Last Jedi by ...
By Darren MooneyApril 10, 2020
Star Wars, The Rise of Skywalker, Disney, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi
Movies & TV

The Rise of Skywalker Is Disney’s 7th Movie from 2019 to Cross $1 Billion

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is Disney’s latest film to breach the $1 billion mark at the global box office. Variety reports ...
By Michael CripeJanuary 15, 2020
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Movies & TV

The 2010s Were the Decade That Mainstream Media Went Meta

Attempting to impose a singular unifying narrative across a huge swathe of media while extrapolating broad trends from a handful of data points ...
By Darren MooneyDecember 29, 2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker overcompensates to fan demands after The Last Jedi
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The Rise of Skywalker Wants to ‘Fix’ The Last Jedi: The Results Are a Nightmare

This article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker feels like a monkey’s paw situation. ...
By Darren MooneyDecember 23, 2019
John Boyega a bit iffy on Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Movies & TV

John Boyega Says the Choices in Star Wars: The Last Jedi Were ‘a Bit Iffy’

With Mark Hamill out of the marketing picture, it seemed like the run-up to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was going to ...
By Matthew RazakDecember 11, 2019
Column

The Last Jedi Completed Luke Skywalker’s Journey

Luke Skywalker played an important role in the defeat of the Empire in the original Star Wars trilogy, and Star Wars: The Force ...
By Darren MooneySeptember 23, 2019
Art Must Be Ruined

Chewbacca Is the Soul of Star Wars

When I was seven years old, I wanted to be Chewbacca. Friends and I would pretend to be different Star Wars characters, and ...
By Noah BerlatskyJune 4, 2019
Column

In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Good and Evil Get Murky

Star Wars embodies a peculiar version of morality. Despite the simple symbolism of protagonist Luke Skywalker wearing white robes while Darth Vader is ...
By Riley ConstantineMay 29, 2019
News

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic Might Live Again

The best Star Wars moments exude meaning beyond their original context. Think of when Kylo Ren tells Rey: “Let the past die. Kill ...
By Riley ConstantineApril 17, 2019
Movies & TV

After Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, Star Wars Will Thankfully Rest

Lone Jedi versus TIE fighter. Old man Lando Calrissian. Force ghost Luke Skywalker voice. And the original cackling bastard himself, Emperor Sheev Palpatine ...
By Anthony John AgnelloApril 12, 2019

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