Forty years ago when Star Wars was released, we could still be wowed. The special effects — especially the Death Star's end — were positively mind-blowing, parsecs past anything that had been ...

The Death Star is the original Star Wars superweapon, but the Sith have built countless others while seeking to take over the ...

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One of the riskiest moves for a franchise film is to try and explain, repair, or retcon a plot hole from a previous entry – yet Star Wars actually pulled it off with grace. The franchise is no ...