Movie News
According to new reporting, we are getting a new trilogy of Star Wars movies set after the Sequel Trilogy. If these reports are accurate, the trilogy will be helmed by Fant4stic and The 355 writer Simon Kinberg, a man who may hold the unenviable record for being the only screenwriter
Movie News
Lucasfilm's radio silence about upcoming projects may indicate they figured out a solid method to combat trolls.
Comics News
The Acolyte has been cancelled after one season, the ongoing Star Wars flagship comic from Marvel will be coming to an end shortly before going on to tell the story of the Battle of Jakku, and anything we are getting from Disney+ that lasts seems to be set within the
Opinion
"The Acolyte" explores the Force Dyad, Force Vergence, and Anakin's immaculate conception, hinting at their interconnectedness and Anakin's significance.
Opinion
There has been a lot of, let's put it more nicely than it deserves, discussion about where The Acolyte fits into the existing Star Wars canon. People have, again putting it nicely, debated whether or not the show is retconning the narrative (something that's been happening
Movie News
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3raPdxBb29Ql3Q5oVnUzHH?si=m1YfuatHSkO3udTvnhsucw In an interesting development, Warner Brothers and Legendary made the somewhat ambiguous announcement that an upcoming co-produced "event film" from director Denis Villeneuve will be released on December 18th, 2026. The fact that this film has not been titled
Comics News
So we now know that Marvel's two flagship Star Wars comics (Star Wars and Darth Vader) will be coming to an end this September with each line's 50th issue. They also announced that they would announce a new line of comics in a "different era&
Streaming Review
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5fT0jIh7BejdEOcHCOh9dW?si=rI3d-6doSzu8mHLLrdLFmw The Acolyte is a pretty interesting expansion of the Star Wars canon because it doubles down on one of the most important and most blatantly misunderstood aspect of the prequel trilogy. The Jedi are borderline incompetent and more invested in protecting
Podcast Episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ezPCKbLMDekVPBnEvmAZB Tales of the Jedi worked when it came out because it focused on characters and time periods that were (in the existing canon) not previously explored. The episodes about Count Dooku were the strongest as they outlined the slow desensitization of Dooku to the
Movie News
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7uaaxou39ttGbtH7FORIa9 This Week In Podcasts We have some cool stuff coming this week: * Tuesday on The Backlog Files, Adam will go through the games already reviewed for the Pokemon ranking to assign them star scores. * Wednesday on Beware of Spoilers, Adam will discuss Kingdom of
Movie News
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3OHracgmmKR8FNvT0Sunjj It was a busy week so let's just dive in. New Segment: Winners From The Indie Space So to start out, this week will be the first time we look to see what independent films are winning at film festivals across the
Streaming News
Disney has announced the release date for The Acolyte, the next live action Star Wars show slated to hit Disney+. The show will debut on June 4th, 2024 with a trailer debuting on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024. They also released a teaser poster that goes unnecessarily hard (see below). The
