Apr 1, 2016 | Geek & Sundry
Star Wars took us to a galaxy far, far away, and what with glowing lightsabers, a jump to lightspeed, and Wookiees, it somehow felt strangely real. Another bit of world-building that impressed us was the holochess game that R2-D2 played against Chewbacca, once again...
Mar 31, 2016 | Geek & Sundry
Daisy Ridley charmed us in Star Wars: The Force Awakens with her feisty determination and empathy. But before she could work her magic onscreen, she had to use the force (of her talent) on the casting directors. Thanks to Star Wars UK’s YouTube channel—which is...
Mar 29, 2016 | Geek & Sundry
Star Wars’ greatest ability isn’t the ability to print money. The movie series has an uncanny ability to plunge us into a galaxy far, far away (perhaps because it draws upon the “collective unconscious” as Carl Jung would say). Because of this, it inspires us in...
Mar 14, 2016 | Geek & Sundry
Darth Maul appeared in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace as a whirling dervish of destruction before he was cut down by Obi-Wan Kenobi. But other than the fact that he knows his wushu and that he managed to survive Obi Wan’s lightsaber justice, we don’t know much about...
