Star Wars

The first bad review of Star Wars came from a book critic. “The novel is a huge cliche,” S.W. Schumak wrote in the pages of Cinefantastique in the November 1976 issue. “And a poorly written cliche at that.” To be clear, Schumak wasn’t reviewing the 1977 film Star Wars, later…

Disney Plus latest live-action Star Wars show is an absolute banger. Andor, an excellent prequel story that occurs in the five year period leading into 2016's Rogue One, is must-see TV. Eleven of the 12 episodes are available now, and and the finale is coming Wednesday, Nov.  23.  Diego Luna returns as Cassian Andor, who plays…

Lee Jung-jae /News1 Actor Lee Jung-jae will appear in an installment of the "Star Wars" franchise streamed on Disney+. Disney+ on Tuesday confirmed that the "Squid Game" star joins the cast for the upcoming series "The Acolyte" alongside Amandla Stenberg, Dafne Keen and Manny Jacinto. But it is not yet…

Disney+ announced the cast for “The Acolyte,” an upcoming original Star Wars series from Lucasfilm. Joining the previously announced Amandla Stenberg (“The Hate U Give”) are Emmy Award-winner Lee Jung-jae (“Squid Game”), Manny Jacinto (“Nine Perfect Strangers”), Dafne Keen (“His Dark Materials”), Jodie Turner-Smith (“Queen & Slim”), Rebecca Henderson (“Inventing…

The galaxy far, far away is ever-expanding on Disney Plus. The streaming service's latest Star Wars show is Andor, an excellent prequel story that takes place five years before the events of Rogue One. Ten of the 12 episodes are available now, and we'll get one episode each Wednesday until Nov.  23.  Diego Luna returns as…

Episode 9 of magnificent Star Wars series Andor came to Disney Plus last Wednesday, with mercenary Cassian Andor figuring out life in a shiny dystopian Imperial prison with electrified floors. It's especially galling when you remember he was thrown in there because a random trooper decided to be a bully (and not because of the crimes he actually committed).…

Image: Disney/Lucasfilm Over the past month and a half, Andor has proven itself to be a pretty excellent show, and its cast is a big reason why. In each arc thus far, Cassian (Diego Luna) has drawn in a variety of different characters into his often chaotic orbit who are,…

Andor Disney Plus Hopefully you have heard by now that even if you have hated/ignored most of the Disney era of new Star Wars content, that Andor is something special. The series, which did not seem like a particularly compelling concept at first, a prequel to Rogue One, a prequel…

Image Credit: Everett Collection Since its very inception in 1977, it was clear that Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope would constitute a cinematic classic. Through over forty years, the legendary franchise has continued to bring joy to legions of fans and completely reshaped moviegoing and pop culture.…

Home News Entertainment The character of Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker) was always a brilliant addition to the "Star Wars" universe (Image credit: Disney Plus) "Andor" on Disney Plus (opens in new tab) masterfully set up lots of nice, new story sub-threads, but does its eighth episode continue to do so…