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Review: Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire (2023)

Although there are plenty of enjoyable Zack Snyder trademarks, the final result is never enough of its own thing.

Table Talk: Ahsoka (2023)

Anton and Anders debate whether the latest Disney Star Wars TV show is a success or a misfire.

A Year Later, It’s Clear Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) Was a Miscalculation in Conception and Execution

In Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+, there’s almost no electricity to events that should be stirring.

TV CornerAnton BergstromAugust 2, 2023Star Wars, Deborah Chow, Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Moses Ingram, Vivien Lyra Blair, Rupert Friend, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Sung Kang, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, rescue the princessComment

3 Brothers Film Top 100

A personal pantheon of the films that shaped and continue to define the best of cinematic storytelling.

FeaturesAnton BergstromMarch 5, 20212001: A Space Odyssey, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Psycho, Seven Samurai, Lawrence of Arabia, Citizen Kane, Return of the Jedi, Blade Runner, Goodfellas, The Godfather, Pinocchio, Vertigo, Jaws, Spirited Away, Alien, The Godfather Part II, Days of Heaven, Pulp Fiction, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, The Third Man, The Tree of Life, The Dark Knight, My Neighbor Totoro, Dr. Strangelove, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Do the Right Thing, The Thing, The Searchers, Taxi Driver, Casablanca, Ben-Hur, From Russia with Love, Apocalypse Now, Tokyo Story, Rear Window, Blue Velvet, The Matrix, North by Northwest, Road House, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, West Side Story, Princess Mononoke, Fantasia, The Shining, Raging Bull, Metropolis, Minority Report, Fight Club, JFK, The Silence of the Lambs, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, A Serious Man, Memories of Murder, The Magnificent Ambersons, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Seventh Seal, Singin' in the Rain, American Psycho, Ran, Scrooge, The Good, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Casino Royale, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Schindler's List, King Kong, The Lion King, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Kingdom of Heaven, This Is Spinal Tap, Paths of Glory, The Manchurian Candidate, Memento, Goldfinger, Mulholland Drive, The Social Network, Rashomon, Beauty and the Beast, Interstellar, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Aguirre, Aguirre the Wrath of God, Double Indemnity, The Virgin Spring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Skyfall, E.T. the Extra-terrestrial, Chungking Express, There Will Be Blood, Wild Strawberries, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Le Samourai, The New World, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Jurassic Park, Dead Ringers, The GeneralComment

Star Wars: Ranking the Films of the Star Wars Series

The Brothers finish their Star Wars Retrospective by offering their individual rankings of the films in the series.

Features, Star WarsAren BergstromJanuary 15, 2020Star Wars, Star Wars Retrospective, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Solo: A Star Wars StoryComment

Roundtable: Disney Star Wars

The Brothers discuss the merits, weaknesses, and themes of the Disney Trilogy, the two Star Wars Story movies, and The Mandalorian.

Star Wars, RoundtablesAnton BergstromJanuary 10, 2020Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The MandalorianComment

Roundtable: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Part 2

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.

Roundtables, Star WarsAnders BergstromDecember 31, 2019Star Wars, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Roundtable, J.J. Abrams, Disney, Oscar Isaac, Rian Johnson, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Ian McDiarmid, George LucasComment

Roundtable: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Part 1

The Brothers offer first impressions on The Rise of Skywalker and discuss its furious pace, Expanded Universe vibe, and controversial narrative twists.

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

Like an Expanded Universe novel, Solo opens up the Star Wars world in imaginative, if inessential, ways.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

The Star Wars anthology film Rogue One brings a focus to sacrifice, heroism, and the cost of war, with a rousing and entertaining exploration of the backstory to A New Hope.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

The Force Awakens manages to deliver a great deal of the thrills and emotional resonances of Star Wars, but mining the past to build the future always comes with a cost.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars explores the development of Anakin Skywalker while laying the groundwork for the popular television series.

Roundtable: Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy

The Brothers discuss the much-maligned prequels, focusing on the politics, acting, and action.

Roundtables, Star WarsAnton BergstromDecember 6, 2019Star Wars Retrospective, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithComment

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)

With his final film in the Star Wars saga, George Lucas creates a shocking, beautiful tragedy.

Reviews, Star Wars, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 5, 2019Star Wars Retrospective, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars, George Lucas, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Frank OzComment

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)

A full appreciation of Attack of the Clones requires the upheaval of some established viewpoints on the film.

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)

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.

Star Wars: Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)

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.

Star Wars: Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984)

Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure shows that not all Lucasfilm Star Wars productions can capture the same magic as the Original Trilogy, though it isn’t without some interest.

Reviews, Star Wars, Flash BackAnders BergstromOctober 18, 2019Star Wars, Star Wars Retrospective, Ewoks, Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, fantasy, children's movie, Warwick DavisComment

Roundtable: Star Wars: The Original Trilogy

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.

Roundtables, Star WarsAren BergstromOctober 11, 2019Return of the Jedi, The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars, A New Hope, George Lucas, The Original Trilogy, Roundtable, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Star Wars RetrospectiveComment

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)

Return of the Jedi is both a technological marvel and one of cinema’s most powerful redemption narratives.