Why A Unique Film Is Not Better
The thing about reviewers and critics is that we sometimes get overwhelmed with the sameness of media—and thus crave anything unique.
By Brandon Scott on Nov 25th, 2020
The thing about reviewers and critics is that we sometimes get overwhelmed with the sameness of media—and thus crave anything unique.
The next update to Star Wars: The Old Republic is coming soon and we’ve got some freebies for you to mark the occasion. This first freebie is only good for the next few days so grab it now. Use code LiveStreamCantina2020 to grab 4 free in-game mounts. UPDATE: The above code erroneously stopped working today…
By D. Alexander on Jul 6th, 2020
(Hello! Welcome to a new mini-series of sorts I’m calling “It Came From The Archives!” where we highlight old articles that we’ve had on the site. Don’t worry, there’s still plenty of our usual content coming out, we just wanted to pay tribute to our older articles. Enjoy this blast from the past!) I awaited…
Grab your HTC (or Valve Index) and get ready to experience your favorite Disney movies like you never have before! From Steam: Transport yourself into the wonderful world of Disney from your very own living room with Disney Movies VR. This app is a fully-immersive experience where you visit themed worlds, including Disney, Marvel and…
Today is Revenge of the 5th and with it comes another set of Star Wars fan films. Enjoy! Dark Jedi from Urbanamadei: Dark Jedi takes place in the year 6909 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin) – almost 7000 years before Star Wars: A New Hope. It has great stunts, effects and cinematography and makes me…
Greetings! To celebrate Star Wars Day we’ve collected some Star Wars fan films for you to enjoy below. TIE Fighter Remastered: From YouTuber and editor Pascal Ramseier who took video from YouTuber Otaking77077 and remastered the sound with crisp SFX from Star wars: Battlefront and Star Wars music from Star Wars: Rogue One. Han Solo:…
By Brandon Scott on Feb 17th, 2020
Chewbacca Dying Was A Good Story Idea (If it wasn’t clear from that title, this article contains basically nothing but spoilers for The Rise of Skywalker, The Last Jedi, and The Force Awakens.) Chewbacca needed to die. Leia needed to not save herself with Force flying in The Last Jedi. They needed to be ended….
By Brandon Scott on Jan 22nd, 2020
The Rise of Skywalker Does Disappoint Usually, when I watch a movie, after a few hours, I have a pretty well-formed opinion—not so with The Rise of Skywalker. I keep forgetting I’ve seen it…which does not bode well. You’d think a movie that was this important to Star Wars, the ending of a new trilogy, would…
By Brandon Scott on Dec 16th, 2019
The Mandalorian: Peak Good Star Wars Disney + has been a subject of intense scrutiny and some derision because of the nature of their business practices: but that doesn’t make The Mandalorian not an excellent addition to the Star Wars universe. And that’s because the show does two notable things. Though the overall quality of…
By Brandon Scott on Sep 9th, 2019
The Rise of Skywalker Is So Important Leave hot takes about The Last Jedi by the door, we are talking about the end of another saga, and one of the biggest moments in nerd culture since the last momentous one, like, a few months ago: The Rise of Skywalker is here. And while the first…
By Brandon Scott on May 4th, 2019
Today Is The Day of The Lightsaber In honor of this May the 4th, or Star Wars Day, I wanted to give a little attention to one of the greatest weapons in media: the lightsaber. Now, sure, a laser sword is, at this point, one of the most generic science fiction weapons, and I’m sure…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! For Star Wars fans that is. It’s May the 4th! A.k.a. Star Wars Day. And we’ve got 6 Star Wars freebies for you courtesy of Bioware and Star Wars: The Old Republic. During Star Wars Celebration 2019, SWTOR and the SWTOR fan community made a big showing….