“Cha too ma laya conky, ya neema loka nyan:” Return of the Jedi Appreciation

|Ben Jarman| Before prequels and sequels, kids used to tell me Return of the Jedi is the best Star Wars movie. I used to tell the same thing to adults just after the movie came out. Then I grew and my body cracked, forming a chip on my shoulder. Return of the Jedi was suddenly just a… Continue reading

Star Wars Film Love: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Theater

|Devin Warner| Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is unquestionably my favorite film of all time, although I have never seen it in a movie theatre, only on VHS, DVD, Blu Ray, and 4K but by god with this Trylon series that will finally change.  My love of Star Wars started when I was… Continue reading

The Bright Flame of Resistance: Star Wars

|John Costello| Dear H., I’m writing you about a work featuring a bold woman, a man with a fast vehicle, and an ominous edifice, Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, in the hope that I can relate your interest in that book to another work. You love the social dynamics of Regency Britain, the… Continue reading

Rogue One: A Lesson in Revolutionary Hope Against Fascism

|Jillian Nelson| Rogue One follows a ragtag group of Rebels who fight to obtain Imperial Death Star plans that reveal a self-destructing weakness in its system. At its core, the film is a story about finding hope in revolution against fascism. It explores this theme through three character… Continue reading