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All That Was Glimpsed and Lost Between 'A New Hope' and 'The Empire Strikes Back'

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The Definitive Ranking of All the Live-Action Star Wars

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Star Wars Is Secretly a Long-Running Fairy Tale That Is Infatuated With Orphans

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1999: When Gen X Disillusionment Had its Moment on the Big Screen

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When Michael Bay Tried to One-Up 'Titanic' But Made 'Pearl Harbor' Instead

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Masters of the Universe is a Star Wars Rip-Off and a Cheesy Fantasy That's Still Fun to Watch

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The Absolutely True Story of How Dungeons & Dragons Saved My Life

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Théoden Is Secretly the Best Character in The Lord of the Rings

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10 Years Later, 'Draft Day' Remains an Unrealistic But Entertaining Mess

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Skyrim Has Become My Cozy Game of Choice

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Moneyball is Brad Pitt At His Best and is Also Just a Great Movie

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Watching 'This is 40' in Your 40s is Familiar, Sad, and Depressing

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The Most Tragic Star Wars Character is Not the One You Think

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I Don't Know What 'The Acolyte' is Supposed to Be, and I Don't Think Disney Does Either

March 20, 2024 Star Wars

Dune is the Only 'Chosen One' Prophecy that Makes Any Kind of Sense

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Mission: Impossible and Fast & Furious are Basically the Same Movies Now

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I Wasn't Emotionally Prepared for "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret."

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The Mosquito Coast is a Timeless Story of Fathers and Sons

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