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Fisher will always be known for playing Leia. But offscreen, she showed why she was a legend.
Carrie Fisher’s biggest legacy may be the unapologetic life she led.
The late actress thanked the Star Wars director for ruining her life in characteristically barbed fashion.
“Carrie Fisher found in the moonlight, strangled to death by her own bra…”
The actress and writer became famous for Star Wars, then used her fame to speak up about mental illness.
The new standalone film could have built out the Star Wars movie universe. Instead, it just reinforced what was already there.
It’s often incoherent and messy. But it’s also beautiful and has a strong central theme.
Rogue One stars a pivotal, female Star Wars rebel. One critic wishes she had manlier men to help.
“Rebellions are built on hope.”
Insert muffled screams of happiness here.
Here’s my attempt to make sense of the new film, along with an assessment from a collective of my more well-versed colleagues regarding how well I did.
2016 has shown how hard it is to make a popcorn film this effortlessly fun.
Bye, Avatar.
Just look at J.J. Abrams’s face.
It only needs a little over $200 million to pass up Avatar in the US and Canada. It should get it.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is now the fastest film to reach the $1 billion box office mark. It has yet to open in China.
The short answer: no, Rey isn’t “too perfect” for Star Wars.
Being derivative is not some clever pomo statement — it’s just derivative.
Wait, hear us out!
The best thing about the new Star Wars is that it’s really just the old Star Wars.
Here’s how the “war” in Star Wars actually works.
There are 247 million reasons to keep making Star Wars movies.
The movie proves why sequels should expand worlds instead of just revisiting them.
Rey is basically Luke Skywalker, for one.