Dom Riley

Dom Riley

Domonic is a Contributor to Winter is Coming. A huge fan of the sci-fi and fantasy genres, he's been writing about them since 2020, contributing to sites including Whatculture and Collider. He became obsessed with movies after watching Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Neel (Robert TImothy Smith) in Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Lucasfilm. ©2025 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Episode 8 brings the show to a satisfying, action-filled conclusion

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Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), Wim (Ravi Cabot- Conyers), KB (Kyriana Kratter), Fern (Ryan Kiera-Armstrong), and General Strix (Matthieu Kassovitz) in Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Matt Kennedy. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights

5 movies to watch if you love Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew episode 7, "We're Gonna Be In So Much Trouble." Jod Na Nawood played by Jude Law. Image Credit: StarWars.com

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew prepares for the season finale as the kids face off against Jod

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(L-R) KB (Kyriana Kratter), Neel (Robert TImothy Smith), Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstorng) and Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers) in Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Lucasfilm. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Episode 6 sees the kids working together to rescue their ship

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(L-R) Neel (Robert TImothy Smith), Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), SM-33 (Nick Frost), Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) and KB (Kyriana Kratter) in Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Matt Kennedy. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Review: Star Wars: Skeleton Crew goes on an Indiana Jones treasure hunt in Episode 5

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KB (Kyriana Kratter), Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Neel (Robert Timothy Smith) and Fern (Ryan Kiera-Armstrong) in Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Matt Kennedy. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights

Episode 4 of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew plays for time with a quick detour

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(L-R) Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), Wim (Ravi-Cabot Conyers), KB (Kyriana Kratter), Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) and Jod (Jude Law) in Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Lucasfilm. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Episode 3 brings the fun back to a galaxy far, far away

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(L-R) Neel (Robert Timothy Smith) and Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers) in Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Matt Kennedy. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Skeleton Crew serves up pirate action and '80s nostalgia with its enjoyable opening episodes

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Paul Mescal plays Lucius in Gladiator II from Paramount Pictures. © 2024 Paramount Pictures.

Review: Gladiator II is a solid yet unoriginal sequel

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Isabela Merced as Kay in 20th Century Studios' ALIEN: ROMULUS. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Every movie in the Alien franchise, ranked (including Alien: Romulus)

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Mae (Amandla Stenberg) in Lucasfilm's THE ACOLYTE, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

The Acolyte fails because it lacks two key Star Wars staples: morality and hope

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Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) in Lucasfilm's Star Wars THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Episode 8 of The Acolyte brings the season to an anti-climactic end

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(L-R): Torbin (Dean-Charles Chapman), Sol (Lee Jung-jae), Mother Aniseya (Jodie Turner-Smith) and Koril (Margarita Levieva) in Lucasfilm's THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Episode 7 of Star Wars: The Acolyte ruins the pacing with another long flashback

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Vernestra Rwoh (Rebecca Henderson) in Lucasfilm's THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Episode 6 of The Acolyte treads water as it waits for the finale

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Scene from Lucasfilm's STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Episode 5 of The Acolyte has an obvious villain reveal and lots of lightsaber action

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Mae Aniseya (Amandla Stenberg) in Lucasfilm's THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Episode 4 of Star Wars: The Acolyte fills time with a walk in the forest

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