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BFG Podcast #007: ‘The Other Black Girl,’ ‘Undine,’ Prequels, and ‘The Bad Batch’

June 6, 2021 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments ‘The Bad Batch’, ’ Prequels, Christian Petzold, Dan Friedman, Dave Filoni, Katie Smith, Kenji Fujishima, Lani Gonzalez, Martha Wells, Murderbot Diaries, Scott Gold, Sharyn Vane, Star Wars, The Other Black Girl, Undine

Guest editor Sharyn Vane and BFG writers discuss the week that was in culture

FILM

The Rise of the Prequels

June 4, 2021June 10, 2021 Lani Gonzalez 2 Comments Cruella, Grease, Minions, Paramount, Star Wars, Timothée Chalamet, Willy Wonka

Hollywood keeps going back and back and back again

TELEVISION

A Good ‘Bad Batch’

June 3, 2021June 10, 2021 Scott Gold 0 Comments Bad Batch, Clone Wars, Dave Filoni, Disney Plus, Mandalorian, Star Wars

The newest Star Wars animated series offers thrilling adventures in clone babysitting

FILM TELEVISION

Marvel, ‘Star Wars’, and the Endless Multiplatform Universe

January 22, 2021January 26, 2021 Jake Harris 0 Comments Batman, DC, Eternals, Hailee Steinfeld, Hawkeye, Joker, Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Robert Pattinson, Shang-Chi, Star Wars, The Flash, The Mandalorian, WandaVision, Wonder Woman

We’ve entered the age of total, inescapable cultural immersion

TELEVISION

End My Life Day, Please

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 Paula Shaffer 0 Comments Carrie Fisher, Darth Vader, Harrison Ford, Kylo Ren, Lego Star Wars Holiday Special, Mark Hamill, Rey Skywalker, Star Wars, Star Wars Holiday Special

‘The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special’ is just as much a disaster as the original Star Wars Holiday Special

COMICS

Middle-Aged Baby Yoda Sells His Soul

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 Bill Thomas 0 Comments Baby Yoda, Star Wars, The Mandalorian

‘So Low: A Star Wars Story’

FILM TELEVISION

On Second Thought, Season Two of ‘The Mandalorian’ is Good

November 5, 2020November 11, 2020 Scott Gold 0 Comments Baby Yoda, Boba Fest, George Lucas, Jon Favreau, Star Wars, The Mandalorian, Timothy Olyphant

The good, the bad, and the ugly space monster

TELEVISION

The Manda-Snorian

November 1, 2020November 8, 2020 Rob Kutner 0 Comments Baby Yoda, Battlestar Galactica, Boba Fett, Mandalorian, Mando, Mark Hamill, Star Wars, Tatooine, Timothy Olyphant, Tusken Raiders

‘The Mandalorian’ goes back to Tatooine, of all planets, in a dull season 2 opener

History NON-FICTION

Welcome to ‘Reaganland’

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments Anita Bryant, Jimmy Carter, Reaganland, Rick Perlstein, Ronald Reagan, Star Wars, Ted Kennedy, The Deer Hunter

Rick Perlstein’s epic history of “The Age of Malaise”

FILM TELEVISION

Star Wars (1977-2019) RIP

January 15, 2020February 21, 2020 Rob Kutner 2 Comments Avengers: Endgame, Baby Yoda, Ewoks, George Lucas, JJ Abrams, Jon Favreau, K2SO, Marvel, Nien Number, Rogue One, Solo, Star Wars, Taika Waititi, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Mandalorian, The Rise of Skywalker, Werner Herzog

Requiem From a Fan

FILM TELEVISION

What’s Next For Star Wars?

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 Jake Harris 1 Comment D.B. Weiss, David Benioff, Ewan McGregor, Jon Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, Kevin Feige, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, The Mandalorian

The Galaxy is Wide Open

FILM

The Star Works

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Adam Driver, C3PO, Carrie Fisher, Chewbacca, Daisy Ridley, Ian McDiarmid, J.J. Abrams, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Rian Johnson, Star Wars, The Rise of Skywalker

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’: Overstuffed but Entertaining Fan Service

TELEVISION

Last Night I Dreamt of Mandalore Again

November 19, 2019December 1, 2019 Scott Gold 0 Comments Jon Favreau, Mandalorian, Nick Nolte, Pedro Pascal, Star Wars, Taika Waititi, Werner Herzog

‘The Mandalorian’: A Star Wars Spaghetti Space Western (With a Baby Yoda!)

CLASSICS FILM

I’d Rather Kiss a Wookiee

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 Mia McCullough 1 Comment #metoo, C3PO, Carrie Fisher, Chewbacca, George Lucas, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Return Of The Jedi, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back

Han and Leia’s Love Story Through a MeToo Lens