Star Wars

‘Mandalorian’ Season 3, Episode 5 recap: Guns for Hire

The latest episode of The Mandalorian has sealed the series’ tone as one that harkens to child-like Star Wars, as opposed to the grounded and mature Andor. Looking back, the…

‘Mandalorian’ Season 3, Episode 4 recap: The Foundling

Last week’s episode was a fun one for all our lore-lovers out there. From Mandalorian Foundling training to Order 66, this chapter was called The Foundling but you might find…

‘Mandalorian’ season 3, episode 3 recap: Familiar faces & familiar places

Last week’s Mandalorian season 3 episode meanders a bit without much payoff (for now, maybe) but it should feel familiar to Star Wars fans on a whole. The middle of…

‘Mandalorian’ recap before Season 3: Everything you need to know

The Mandalorian is back and Pedro Pascal is hot off his premiere of The Last of Us on HBO. Things are looking up! This article is a recap of the…

Watch ‘The Mandalorian’ season three trailer here

Spoilers ahead for The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. At the end of The Mandalorian season two, Din Djarin found himself the rightful master of the Darksaber, a…

7 reasons why Obi-wan Kenobi was basically Ulysses S. Grant

Just replace Kenobi’s spirit form at the end of “Return of the Jedi” with Ulysses S. Grant’s love of spirits and you have a strong case that the famed Union general and 18th president was the real world inspiration for the legendary Jedi Master.…

Mark Hamill is helping Ukraine buy drones to fight Russia

21st century warfare has been defined by the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. The war between Russia and Ukraine sees both sides employing drones with deadly effect. In an effort…

The coolest fictional military ranks we wish we could hold

Fleet Captain, Chapter Master, Lord of the Flies and/or Rings — these were some of the titles most coveted by nerdy kids and military buffs alike. Wishing they could one…

6 reasons why it would suck to be a Stormtrooper in Star Wars

With release dates just around the corner for the new film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and game, Battlefront II, it’s time to fill that Game of Thrones-sized hole in our hearts. Related:

The best prequel Star Wars vehicle for each branch of the military

Star Wars is a cultural phenomenon with few rivals in the United States. Fans have often dreamed of flying in a starship or picking up a blaster and fighting alongside…

6 Star Wars blasters made from real-life guns

Despite the creation of the United States Space Force, we’re still a long way off from building blasters like ones in the Star Wars universe and defeating our enemies with intense bolts of plasma energy. That’s right, they’re not lasers. In the S…

‘Kenobi’ finale recap: Prequel fans rejoice

Part VI of Obi-Wan Kenobi ties up loose ends for the show, the prequels, and even the original trilogy in a fun finale where Ewan McGregor shines. But let’s dispense…

‘Kenobi’ episode 3 recap – prequel fans rejoice

Obi-Wan Kenobi Part III, directed by Mandalorian alum Deborah Chow, finds Obi-Wan and Leia in the remote desert landscape of Joshua Tree Mapuzo, a mining planet crawling with Imperial Troops…

‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ episode 2 recap — the hunt continues

Obi-Wan Kenobi Part II picks up on the seedy city planet of Daiyu, where Princess Leia is being held captive by pirates in order to lure Kenobi out of hiding….

‘Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi’ episode 1 recap

The highly anticipated return of Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi gave us just enough prequel nostalgia and original trilogy foreshadowing to make for a great little Star Wars treat. Set ten…

This plane carried out the mission that inspired the ‘Star Wars’ trench run

In 1977, Star Wars took the country — and the world — by storm. One of its most iconic scenes was the trench run, during which X-Wing and Y-Wing fighters defy the odds to put proton torpedoes down a thermal exhaust port, running a gaunt…

Top films produced by military veterans (and yes, Star Wars made the cut)

Military veterans have done many great things in the world of entertainment from comics to films to even video games. These select few served their country and then went to…

15 Star Wars memes we can all relate to

You can own the Nerf version of Boba Fett’s EE-3 blaster

Boba Fett is one of the most iconic characters in the Star Wars universe. Despite having only four lines in the original trilogy, no backstory, and an almost slapstick death…

Top 5 science fiction roles by military veterans

Science fiction is a difficult genre to get right and is worth repeat viewings. Some of the greatest roles and performances occur in the science fiction world and the below…

6 reasons being a Star Wars rebel soldier sucks

The Star Wars train is still rolling along and the toy shelves are filled with those freaking adorably annoying porgs (as a true Star Wars fan, I personal…

5 reasons why the AT-AT from Star Wars would be terrible in the real world

The Star Wars franchise is all about placing fantastical elements within in a sci-fi setting. In order to truly enjoy the films, you have to suspend your disbelief a little bit — otherwise it’ll look a lot like cosmic samurai fighting a …

How to bring down an AT-AT with an A-10

If the Empire ever makes it here from its galaxy far, far away, America is going to be in a tough pickle. And the Empire has already had a long time to get here. So what would it look like if the Empire landed one of its most feared vehic…

Darth Vader has a ranger tab, and other military veterans in ‘Star Wars’

Star Wars boasts some of the most hardcore fans of any franchise, but some might not know the impressive military background of the Empire’s most fearsome warlord. Darth Vader, the main…

A look at President Reagan’s Star Wars program, 33 years later