"The Mandalorian and Grogu" is winning at the box office but it's going to take more than Baby Yoda to get the "Star Wars" franchise back on track.

When Disney acquired Lucasfilm, the fear was not simply that it would soften Star Wars. The deeper anxiety was that it would industrialize it, turning a mythology with genuine emotional stakes into a ...

As the reviews come in this morning for “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” concern will likely ricochet through the halls of The Walt Disney Company as execs at the studio’s Lucasfilm brace for the opening ...

After seven years, Star Wars is taking its first legitimate step towards retconning the divisive sequel trilogy. The sequel trilogy of Star Wars movies proved incredibly divisive when they were being ...

Cinema's most beloved franchise is forever chasing the magic of its first two installments, but some attempts are better than others.

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Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly ...

It’s true that genre switches are mostly associated with other franchises, such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But Star Wars has a proud experimental history, and the franchise seems to be getting ...