“Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back”: Throwback-Tamales Review

Not many sequels live up to their predecessors’ promise, especially one so lofty, but The Empire Strikes Back does just that—delivering a rollicking, exciting, tour de force of a follow up.

11.5 out of 12 Tamales

“Star Wars: Episode IV-A New Hope”: Throwback-Tamales Review

Originality like a A New Hope’s only comes around once a generation—if that—a testament to George Lucas’s prodigious vision and creativity.

12 out of 12 Tamales

“Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith”: Throwback-Tamales Review

It’s the dark side, most memorably Ian McDiarmid’s Darth Sidious, that shines in Revenge of the Sith, the only prequel with substance, purpose—and even less Jar Jar.

9 out of 12 Tamales