Dom Riley

Dom Riley

Joined: Mar 5, 2024

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

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

(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

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

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

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

Star Wars: The Acolyte Episode 3 "Destiny." Kelnacca (Joonas Suotamo), Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss), Sol (Lee Jung-jae), Torbin (Dean-Charles Chapman). Image credit: StarWars.com

Episode 3 of Star Wars: The Acolyte tries to give us a new perspective on the Force

(L-R): Mae (Amandla Stenberg) and Jedi Master Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss) in Lucasfilm's THE ACOLYTE, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

The Acolyte is a straight-forward detective story that fails to break much new ground

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Official Trailer #1 - (2004) HD

Why Prisoner of Azkaban was a soft reboot of the Harry Potter series

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

The problems with making Lord of the Rings into a cinematic universe

Omega in a scene from "STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH", season 3 exclusively on Disney+. © 2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All Rights Reserved.

5 animated Star Wars shows Disney could make after The Bad Batch

Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver. Sofia Boutella as Kora in Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver. Cr. Netflix © 2024.

The problems with turning Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon into a franchise

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Superhero movies are alive and well in Godzilla's MonsterVerse

(L-r) GODZILLA battles KONG in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “GODZILLA VS. KONG,” a Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures release. © 2021 LEGENDARY AND WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. GODZILLA TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.

Beyond Godzilla x Kong: The 5 best monsters in the MonsterVerse

Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Asajj Ventress Returns. Image Credit: The Walt Disney All Access Pages

Who is Asajj Ventress in Star Wars: The Bad Batch?

Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in Lucasfilm's ANDOR, exclusively on Disney+. ©2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

4 more Star Wars and Marvel shows get 4K and Blu-ray releases