New Insights on the Flawed Finale: The Rise of Skywalker Revisited
Nearly nine months have passed since the theatrical premiere of The Rise of Skywalker, and in that time Lucasfilm has
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The Story Process Origins of a Dissonant Redemption: The Rise of Skywalker Revisited
At the beginning of this year in the weeks following the theatrical release of The Rise of Skywalker, FANgirl Blog
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Reconsidering Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi After Knives Out
Undeniably, Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi produced widespread disagreement upon its theatrical release in December 2017. Some considered it to
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Review: Star Wars After Lucas by Dan Golding
It’s no surprise that the new era of Star Wars storytelling has spawned a major resurgence of interest in the
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Review: Show Sold Separately by Jonathan Gray
The past decade has been a fascinating one for Star Wars. Quite a lot has happened, in both the franchise
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Star Wars: The High Republic Revealed
Back at Star Wars Celebration Chicago in April 2019, Lucasfilm first began teasing a new publishing project under the codename
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The Failures of The Rise of Skywalker, Part 6
The fundamental problem with The Rise of Skywalker is simple: a disappointing but not terrible movie finishes the Sequel Trilogy.
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The End of the Skywalker Saga: The Failures of The Rise of Skywalker, Part 5
The Skywalker Saga has always been about family – even when it was just Star Wars, before it ever took
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Finn’s Unfulfilled Potential: The Failures of The Rise of Skywalker, Part 4
Although the Sequel Trilogy had its storytelling inception in the origin story of a female Jedi, the character had a
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The Fates of Kylo Ren and Ben Solo: The Failures of The Rise of Skywalker, Part 3
Fifteen years ago, in the months leading up to the release of Revenge of the Sith, the previous five films
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