During an audience Q&A at the ATX Film Festival, Tony Gilroy revealed that he named B2EMO, the Andor family droid, after his son’s corgi, Bemo. Ever since season one, fans have pointed out how B2EMO resembles the old family dog, from his unwavering loyalty to Maarva to his bed-shaped charging station. The closing minutes of […]
Read more "Not Just Programming: Why Droids Deserve Moral Consideration"In the richly layered and impactful world of Andor, nothing is accidental, and everything has meaning. As season two has unfolded across its first six episodes, the show deepens its exploration of unity, rebellion, and the cost of war not only through plot and dialogue but also through visual motifs. Two recurring symbols emerge prominently […]
Read more "Circles, Spiders, and Subversion: Weaving the Threads of Andor Season Two"This week saw the release of the first three episodes of Andor’s second season and the 20th anniversary rerelease of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. On the surface, these two stories are starkly dissimilar. Andor is a realistic tale about the cost of war and the impact of fascism on everyday people, while Revenge of the Sith is the tragic […]
Read more "Exploring Sacrifice in Andor and Revenge of the Sith"When The Acolyte finished its first (and, recently confirmed, only) season, those of us who had been watching it reacted with some range of emotion between “okay, sure…” and “WOOF AM I GLAD THAT’S OVER.” Your mileage may have varied of course, but at least among the Clashing Sabers gang, our reactions tended more towards […]
Read more "When Star Wars Sucks"In the middle of a raucous adventure film centered on hope and the good guys winning the day stands a singular line that breaks through the smiles to remind the audience that a war, even a just one with a clear delineation between good and evil, has a cost. “Many Bothans died to bring us […]
Read more "The Tragedy of Mon Mothma the Wise"On Thursday, Disney laid out their plans for dominance in the streaming game. After Warner Brothers’ recent announcement that all of their 2021 movie releases would be released on HBO Max, it seemed to be all but in the books. HBO Max was coming out of the gates with guns blazing, but Disney+’s original content […]
Read more "Potential in Production: What All of the new Star Wars Shows Mean for the Future of the Franchise"
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