At 50, George Lucas’s masterpiece of nostalgia is far deeper, more complex, more innovative, and more influential than is often remembered.
In Part 2 the Brothers discuss The Rise of Skywalker’s links to the past, its world building, and how it concludes the Disney Trilogy.
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The Brothers offer first impressions on The Rise of Skywalker and discuss its furious pace, Expanded Universe vibe, and controversial narrative twists.
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Like an Expanded Universe novel, Solo opens up the Star Wars world in imaginative, if inessential, ways.
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Rian Johnson’s idiosyncratic middle chapter subverts our narrative expectations in order to explore the core of what he thinks Star Wars is all about.
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With his final film in the Star Wars saga, George Lucas creates a shocking, beautiful tragedy.
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A full appreciation of Attack of the Clones requires the upheaval of some established viewpoints on the film.
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Twenty years after it launched the Prequel Trilogy, The Phantom Menace remains a pivotal film in both the Star Wars saga and the transformation of global film culture.
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The second Ewoks spin-off film, The Battle for Endor, learns from the mistakes of its predecessor while relying heavily on fantasy conventions and parallels to the Original Trilogy.
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The Brother dig into the Star Wars Original Trilogy and focus on the expansion of the story world, Michael Kaminski’s The Secret History of Star Wars, nostalgia, and the Special Editions.
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Return of the Jedi is both a technological marvel and one of cinema’s most powerful redemption narratives.
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A rare sequel that goes in a different direction, darker and deeper, The Empire Strikes Back permanently transformed what the Star Wars saga would be.
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The simplicity and iconicity of Star Wars obscures its remarkable formal achievement.
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The 3 Brothers begin their retrospective on the most popular film series of all time, Star Wars.
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The Brothers continue their discussion of The Last Jedi, focusing on its premise, what it does with the Force, the new characters, and the big death.
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The Brothers begin their discussion of the divisive new film in the Star Wars series, The Last Jedi, focusing on shattered expectations, connections to the Original and Prequel Trilogies, and the film's controversial choices.
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The 3 Brothers discuss Rogue One and its merits as a Star Wars story.
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The 3 Brothers discuss the film as a reboot or remake, fandom, Han Solo, and the ending.
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The 3 Brothers discuss the good and the bad of the new Star Wars film.
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A dud that offers an interesting look at an alternate reality.
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