Ranking the Planets of Star Wars

When director George Lucas and concept artist Ralph McQuarrie brought us into a galaxy far, far away in the original Star Wars trilogy, they showed us a variety of unique worlds. As the series continued from there and evolved into being one of the biggest franchises in the world, the design of planets became a…

The Dark Knight: 10 Years of the Hero We Deserve (NCB 7/18/18)

(This post was originally published on No Coast Bias; to view the original post, click here.) 10 years ago today, the second installment in Christopher Nolan’s trilogy of Batman films debuted in theaters across America. Batman Begins revamped the character after Batman Forever and Batman & Robinmade it seem like we’d never get another good Batman movie. But…

How Merchandise Governs the Star Wars Franchise (AREO Magazine, 11/29/17)

(This article originally appeared in AREO Magazine. To view the original version, click here.) Despite being the seventh feature film in the franchise, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was first one debut in December instead of May. This proved to be a highly lucrative change for Disney and Lucasfilm for one simple reason: merchandising. Merchandise…

Why the Justice League Movie Will (Probably) Fail (No Coast Bias, 11/7/17)

(This post originally appeared on No Coast Bias. To view the original version, click here.) *Spoilers for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice* The new movie Justice League is coming out soon, and… well, it’s not looking like an Oscar-winner to say the least. Putting Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, and others in a movie…