Carrie Fisher

"The Dead Speak!" What RISE OF SKYWALKER Shares With Jewish American Fiction
“The Dead Speak!” What RISE OF SKYWALKER Shares With Jewish American Fiction

Star Wars traffics heavily in the tropes of “the hero’s journey,” and it has a rather neat analog in the patterns of Jewish immigrant literature.

THE 'BURBS & The Difficulty Of The Anti-Paranoia Film
THE ‘BURBS & The Difficulty Of The Anti-Paranoia Film

With conspiracies theories and boogeymen on the rise, Joe Dante’s The ‘Burbs may be more relevant now than ever before.

THE LAST JEDI & The Failure Of Masculinity
THE LAST JEDI & The Failure Of Masculinity

The Last Jedi is a polarizing film, but looking deeper into Rian Johnson’s vision you will find some potent themes, including the failures of masculinity.

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI: A Flawed Addition to the Saga
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI: A Flawed Addition To The Saga

If you are looking for the best film of the saga, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is not the film you are looking for.