Star Wars Alternate Endings That Give Padmé Dignity
In the Star Wars trilogy, Anakin has most of his limbs severed and is thrown into a raging river of lava by his best friend, and Padmé? Padmé dies of a broken heart?
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The Mandalorian’s Political Allegory: Diversity Is the Way
When the president of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy announced there will be more than 10 Star Wars shows and films coming out, she declared that popular culture is a space of diversity. All stories can and should be told simultaneously and adjacently.
‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Is a Lightsaber Duel between Good and Evil, Past and Present, Authenticity and Greed
The Rise of Skywalker has been trumpeted as the last in the Skywalker saga. But with Disney's and this trilogy's annoying tendency to resurrect, it may never end.
‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Is a Let-Down
The third installment to the Star Wars trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker, has us wondering. Is this trilogy about creating memories? Or is it simply an act of remembrance?
The Book About Geek Triumph You Probably Don’t Need
Neoliberalism offers the illusion of choice. The triumph of geek culture is an illusion of triumph; it's just another way to be bought—and to like it. A critique of A.D. Jameson's I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing.
We Are All Part of the Patriarchy: ‘Space Sirens, Scientists and Princesses’
In Conrad's significant project of tracking the representations of women in sci-fi cinema, he's mindful of his subjectivity.
Can ‘Star Wars’ Be Saved?
After the vitriolic fan backlash to Star Wars: The Last Jedi and the financial failure of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars needs saving. Here are some ideas on how to do that without invoking the help of The Force.
‘Star Wars’: The Forgetful Menace
In the Star Wars universe, those who do not remember history are doomed to sequel it; those who do, apparently, make prequels.
When the Movie Gods Aren’t Enough: The Bottom Line and ‘The Big Picture’
Ben Fritz explores how a great American pastime has been subsumed by Moneyball tactics.
The Working Class Awakens: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ and the Birth of the Multitude
In Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi, politics becomes class politics. More explicitly, The Last Jedi is about working-class resistance.