Rogue One: The Prequel We've Been Waiting For (Putting the War Back In Star Wars)
WARNING: There be spoilers ahead! I have to admit, when I first heard Lucasfilm and Disney were planning on releasing a Star Wars film every freakin' year , I figured the story quality would suffer further indignities (I'm looking at you, Lucas) and we'd never spend another nerdgasmal moment debating the cultural impact the Death-Star size franchise has had on our insignificant fanboy (or fangirl) lives. The Force Awakens was a fun romp with familiar albeit slightly haggard friends from the galaxy far away, but too much of it relied on old tricks dressed in new duds. Then came rumblings of a new film, a stand-alone tale that involved nary a hero from the beloved original saga (save for a few unexpected cameos) and gave us a glimpse of just how those plans got on that doomed ship in the first place. While I'm basically a Star Wars purist, I'm also a sucker for any stories involving the extended universe. Doubtful as I may have been at first, with each new mesmer...