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25 years of 'Star Wars' spinoffs show the stealth power of George Lucas' 1999 prequel.
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'The Phantom Menace' dominated 1999's box office. History has been kinder to it Click to view images

"The Mandalorian," "Ahsoka" and 25 years of spinoffs show the stealth power of George Lucas' 1999 prequel, which, for all its controversy, laid the groundwork.

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Everything our critics have ever said about the 'Star Wars' franchise Click to view images

May the 4th be with you! Like many 'Star Wars' fans, we have loved and loathed the various parts of the space franchise. Here's what we've written over the last half a century or so.

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'The Idea of You's' meet-cute is set at Coachella. How realistic is it? Click to view images

A new rom-com starring Anne Hathaway on Amazon Prime Video has a divorced mom and a Harry Styles-esque pop star meet at Coachella. Could it happen in real life?

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'Harry Potter' set at an HBCU? LaDarrion Williams wrote the book he always wanted to read Click to view images

'Blood at the Root,' LaDarrion Williams' first novel in a three-book deal — a series that centers on a Black boy in a YA fantasy saga — is the kind of fiction he wishes existed when he was a kid.

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How do you follow up 'Drive My Car'? Director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi finds a new lane Click to view images

The Oscar-winning filmmaker recalls the frenzy of awards season and discusses his mysterious new movie, "Evil Does Not Exist," an attempt to dodge expectations.

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Washed Out's new music video was created with AI. Is it a watershed moment for Sora? Click to view images

Washed Out is the first major music artist to commission a music video using OpenAI's Sora text-to-video technology.

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In 'A Man in Full,' Jeff Daniels plays a real estate mogul whose life crumbles. Sound familiar? Click to view images

David E. Kelley's loose adaptation of Tom Wolfe's novel depicts two men, played by Jeff Daniels and Jon Michael Hill, whose lives fall apart in parallel.

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