In Episode 17 of the Crooked Table Podcast, Rob and Kai journey to the Star Wars universe for a pre-release discussion J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Listen as we run through our expectations and theories for the anticipated new film — featuring original stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher — and speculate on what the future holds for the Skywalker family. At least it can’t get any worse than The Phantom Menace, right? Right?
In Episode 16 of the Crooked Table Podcast, Rob and Freddy catch up with the recent downpour of trailer footage for some of next year’s biggest films: Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, X-Men: Apocalypse, Independence Day: Resurgence, Star Trek Beyond and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Listen to our thoughts, and let’s get excited for all the anticipated releases heading our way in 2016!
Every other week, it seems like news is dropping about yet another post-apocalyptic film adaptation of a young-adult novel. In the past couple of years, the Divergent, Maze Runner and upcoming release The 5th Wave all center of teens grappling with world-ending circumstances and attempting to fight back against the unjust society they live in. In that regard, The Hunger Games can easily be labelled as something of a trendsetter, despite early claims that the Suzanne Collins’ trilogy (and their film adaptations) hewed a bit too closely to the 1999 Japanese novel and its 2000 film. Now The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 — because Harry Potter and Twilight have apparently taught us that every grand finale requires two films — is here to finish the job it started.
