May the Force Be Female: The Lessons of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

Warning: Major spoilers below. Read at your own risk. Star Wars: The Last Jedi, while not a perfect movie, far excelled in landing every message it sought to send. More than anything, for the first time in probably all of…

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Roundtable: The Good, The Bad and the Ships

It’s been almost a month since Star Wars: The Last Jedi premiered. We’d had time to process. We’d had time to re-watch. We’ve (presumably, at least), come to terms with our feelings.  And we’re ready to articulate them for you.…

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ is the Movie for a New Generation

Reviewing Star Wars: The Last Jedi and trying to come up with coherent thoughts seems like a daunting task for a girl who grew up on Star Wars, and one who, in general, probably possesses a lot more love for…

New ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Teaser: Awake

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a little over a month away, and the final promotional push is here. And that just means our feelings are going to be assaulted, on a regular basis, during the next month and a…

J.J. Abrams to Write and Direct Star Wars: Episode IX

Look, we get it. We do. J.J Abrams did an amazing job with The Force Awakens. We’re all big fans. But Disney had a chance here, a chance to take a real step forward, a chance to make a difference,…

Obi-Wan Kenobi Film in the Works

We have a very good feeling about this.  And it’s not just because we’ve been waiting for an Obi-Wan Kenobi film since Episode III came out, no. THR is reporting that Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stephen Daldry is in early talks regarding a film…

New ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Character Posters Released

D23 was the gift that kept on coming, what with a whole slew of information, new pictures of our favorites, and yes, Star Wars: The Last Jedi character posters. And the posters look very, very – is disturbing the right…

Ron Howard Takes Over Young Han Solo Film

And you thought we were done with the bombshells. But yeah, we’re definitely not. Ron Howard, you know, the Academy Award winning Ron Howard, is taking over as director of the as-of-yet-untitled Han Solo film, just days after Phil Lord…

Young Han Solo film lets go of directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller won’t be directing the young Han Solo movie, after all. The duo, whose previous projects include The LEGO Movie, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, and the 21 Jump Street comedies have parted ways with…

Star Wars: Force For Change Offers ‘Last Jedi’ Premiere Invite and Han Solo Movie Role

Star Wars wants to be a force for change. After previous campaings that allowed fans to appear in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and attend that movie’s premiere, Omaze and Lucasfilms have teamed up once again for a project that…

Rogue One Gets Digital/DVD/Blu-Ray Release Date

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is coming to Digital HD, DVD and Blue Ray …and it’s coming soon. The movie will become available on digital HD on March 24, 2017, with Blu-ray and DVD copies hitting the shelves on April…

Stop and Fangirl Episode 19: OTPs We Love

Here at Fangirlish we continue to support your right to fangirl over any fandom you desire – whether that is a book, a TV show, a movie, or even sports. That’s why we have Stop and Fangirl!  So you can…

Thandie Newton to join Han Solo movie?

We keep asking the Star Wars universe to raise their standards, and if the possibility of Thandie Newton joining the young Han Solo movie is any indication, they might be listening. Variety reports that Newton, who’s been on everyone’s radar after her…

Star Wars Episode VIII Title Revealed

We have a title! We have a title! And what an ominous one it is. Star Wars Episode VIII is officially called: The Last Jedi. And we’re not sure if we’re dancing or crying. But we’re feeling things, that’s for…

Rogue One: Rebel Captain (or the art of appreciating what could have been)

Do I ship this is, legit, the first question I ask when I see two people who have the amount of chemistry Diego Luna and Felicity Jones have. Sometimes, the answer is no. Most times, however, if chemistry + plot…

Stop and Fangirl Episode 13: Rogue One Review

Here at Fangirlish we continue to support your right to fangirl over any fandom you desire – whether that is a book, a TV show, a movie, or even sports. That’s why we have Stop and Fangirl!  So you can…

Fangirlish Writers Talk What Carrie Fisher Meant to Them

This year at New York Comic Con, Alyssa and I were standing backstage with a YA author, waiting for her car to arrive. We were talking about the panel that we had all attended earlier in the day and about…

Rogue One Review: A New (New) Beginning

How does it feel, someone was asking their companion as I left the movie theater, to know that the entire galaxy was saved because of a woman? I didn’t hear the answer, but I have mine – pretty damn good.…

Fangirlish End of the Year Lists: Our 12 Favorite Movies of 2016

Narrowing down favorite movies is no easy feat. We know that we haven’t seen every movie out there. We know that favorite movies are a very person decision. So we’re not putting these in any order – we’re giving you…

Emilia Clarke Joins Star Wars Universe

Emilia Clarke is coming to a galaxy far, far away. The actress, better known for the role of  Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones, is slated to join the upcoming Han Solo Star Wars movie. No information on who she’ll play…

Watch the New Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story brings us to whole new world. And it looks very different from the old one. The movie debuted a new poster and a new trailer this week, and both make one thing absolutely clear: This is Jyn…