What are the different ways we can find meaning in the midst of suffering? What is the nature of myth, and can we find it in the most mundane of places? And how did Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 and a Thanksgiving podcast tradition of the McElroy brothers and friends lead us to these topics?
Danielle (Written in the Star Wars) joins us to talk about our thoughts on this year in Star Wars!
Bonus content on our expectations for 2024.
Ewoks, yay or nay? Yub Nub or Victory Celebration? Why does Luke defeat Vader, and how does this movie stand up 40 years later? These are just some of the questions we dive into as we talk about Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi!
With bonus content about “The Red One”, by Rae Carson, the next chapter in Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View – The Empire Strikes Back.
Paul and I look back on the themes that emerged during 2023 as we reflect on a year of ethics in genre media. And somehow, it all circles back to Blue Beetle.
We dive into one of the most beloved Star Wars movies—The Empire Strikes Back!
Andy Nelson and Abby Neiman join me to talk about that most divisive of film genres — The Christmas Movie!
Erin and I finished our episode-by-episode coverage of Ahsoka as we discuss episode eight!
Bonus content about the characters we wished we had seen in this season.
Alex, Erin, & Matthew discuss their rankings of all 11 of the live action Star Wars movies!
Danielle joins me to discuss The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, the new Hunger Games prequel book and movie adaptation. We explore what it reveals about villains, oppression, and origin stories.
We kick off our intergenerational discussion of the movies with the one that started it all – Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope!