Yoda's first lesson to Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars canon was much deeper than you think. As seen in The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda agrees to train Luke Skywalker as a Jedi after the young hero ...

While the Jedi aren't called to be emotionally cold and are called to care and have compassion, they must do so without having an overabundance of passion and possession that can lead to the fear of ...

Ever heard of this "Star Wars" thing? It's pretty big. This May marks the 35th anniversary of "The Empire Strikes Back" which, okay, if you are as massive and totemic a film as "Empire," you can get ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook “Away put your weapon,” said the wizened little creature upon meeting Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Since the beginning of his Hollywood career, George Lucas has always done things his own way. Almost 60 years later, he hasn’t changed a bit. Appearing at a 45th anniversary screening of “The Empire ...

Janelle has an extensive career as a writer, with over a decade of freelance experience, especially when it comes to pop culture. Although her first love was music, she also enjoys digging into ...

Darth Vader extending his hand to Luke in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. A New Hope makes it pretty obvious that Darth Vader isn’t the one calling the shots. Despite being the most frightening ...