Anakin's redemption was almost undermined in the prequels by an alternate weapon choice for Palpatine. Anakin aiding Palpatine was crucial to the latter's long-running plan to turn him to the Dark ...

Palpatine's return in The Rise of Skywalker left everyone with a bad feeling, but the perfect solution was right there in the ...

Star Wars' Skywalker Saga has its fair share of lightsaber battles, so here's a ranking of all of them, from worst to best.

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, returning to theaters on April 25th for a one-week engagement, revealed Emperor Palpatine’s (Ian McDiarmid) machinations coming to fruition, a ...

Palpatine is a strange figure in Star Wars. We know his wizened face from the original and sequel trilogies, but in the prequels, we’re reminded that he was once just a minor Naboo royal who was ...

The year 2005 was a landmark moment for cinema and an unforgettable year for Star Wars fans with the release of “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith.” Directed by George Lucas, the film ...

The Star Wars prequels are a Death Star with a discourse-powered tractor beam still pulling in deliriously impassioned takes all these years later. Love them or hate them, either you do. There is no ...

Ian McDiarmid has now been playing Emperor Palpatine for 42 years. First, it was as the mysterious big bad of the original Star Wars trilogy, and then as a Senator who rises to the ultimate position ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook There’s an argument to be made that Anakin Skywalker is the greatest Jedi in Star Wars history.

Julio is a Senior Author for Collider. Despite having studied History and International Relations at university, he found his calling in cultural journalism. When he is not writing, Julio teaches ...

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and it was a tragic turning point in the Skywalker saga. Set during the final days of the Clone Wars, Jedi Knight Anakin ...

A core issue with the Star Wars prequel trilogy is that the characters’ motivations are often obscured by unexplained world-building or erratic choices. But Stover’s adaptation offers deeper insights ...