“The Mandalorian: Season One”: One-Sentence Review

Story and substance come together wonderfully in Disney Plus’s The Mandalorian, a Star Wars show that’s more than the sum of its Baby Yoda parts.

10.5 out of 12 Tamales

“Star Wars: Episode VI-Return of the Jedi”: Throwback-Tamales Review

Endings, film or otherwise, are hard, let alone ending the greatest trilogy of all time, but somehow Return of the Jedi pulls it off—celebrating Ewoks and all.

10 out of 12 Tamales

“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 II-Attack of the Clones”: Throwback-Tamales Review

Attack of the Clone’s necessity to tie every character, significant or not, to the original trilogy at the detriment of story is only mildly negated by some inspired action sequences, improved dialogue—and far less Jar Jar.

6.5 out of 12 Tamales

“Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom Menace”: Throwback-Tamales Review

The Phantom Menance kept fandom in anticipation for a long, long time for a cinematic universe far, far away—only to give us Jar Jar Binks and a mouthful of CGI.

4.5 out of 12 Tamales