Marie-Danielle Smith: Disney has achieved peak cute with an infant—okay, 50-year-old—member of the beloved Jedi master’s species
Tag Archives: Star Wars
‘Star Wars’ has a China problem—and it’s a symptom of Hollywood’s nostalgia addiction
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ flopped in China, inviting us to imagine a nostalgia-free vacuum in which ‘Star Wars’ can be seen for what it really is
This is how the federal government made a Star Wars tweet go viral
Who says public servants have no sense of humour? They fought through classic bureaucracy and all the required approvals, just to make a Star Wars joke
Justin Trudeau: ‘May the Fourth be with you’
It’s no surprise the PM stopped to mark Star Wars Day
Why do we love Star Wars? Hollywood’s comforting myths.
Whether it’s 1977 or 2015, Star Wars earns its popularity by understanding that audiences love heroes and happy endings
Where everybody knows your name—because your name’s Chewbacca
Theme bars hope that sometimes, you want to go where everyone dresses up
The (marketing) Force Awakens: Luke … I am your PopChips™
There’s grapes, and then there’s ‘Yoda grapes’ brought to you by Disney. Scott Feschuk on the preposterous branding around Star Wars
Da-da dun-dun-dun da-da
That iconic theme was old-fashioned even in 1977. Can Star Wars revive orchestral score—again?
Star Trek: The lesser of the two stars
There’s a new Star Trek series on the way, but the franchise still takes a backseat to Star Wars. Here’s why.
Star Wars sucks. There, we said it.
From 2015: ‘Star Wars’ was once lambasted. Now, criticizing it mildly draws vitriol. How did a flawed sci-fi flick become an unassailable cultural force?