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Star Wars: 15 Worst Things The Jedi Ever Did Star Wars  has the clearest demarcation of hero and villain, even more so than  The Transformers  with Autobots and Decepticons or GI Joe and Cobra. In  Star Wars , it’s the dark side and the light. Well, clearly, the guys that dress in black and admittedly even call themselves users of the “dark side of the Force” are probably not the good guys. But they are, in theory. Why they would actually agree to being called the villains is a flaw in the franchise (if not just bad PR on their part). The Jedi themselves aren’t exactly saints, despite being portrayed that way. We’re not saying that  the Jedi are the true villains  and the Sith are misunderstood, but there are times that they really, really needed to stand back and consider how awful some of their actions made them look. There are minor things like lying for no real reason, and then there are things like launching a coup d’état and covering...

The 10 Best Movies of 2017 (So Far) Last year at this time, things were looking pretty bleak in film world. Moviegoers were suffering through  one of the worst summers in recent memory , and things would get much worse before they got any better. 2017 has had its fair share of stinkers, but for all the hand-wringing about the death of cinema and the ascension of television, the first six months of the year have produced a slew of instant classics — so many, in fact, that if 2017 ended tomorrow, there would still be more than enough options to fill out a very respectable year-end top ten list. So why not get a jump on the list-making right now? As we begin the countdown to awards season, the staff of ScreenCrush convened to select ten films to represent the best of the year so far. There was a fair amount of consensus about the top picks, and enough agreement throughout that editors  Matt Singer ,  Erin Oliver Whitney , and  B...

13 Reasons Why Season 2 Review : The Good, The Bad and The Verdict. No punches pulled in this even bolder season. Credit: Netflix First of all, I just want to say that I was honestly satisfied and content with the first season and firmly believed a second season wasn't at all necessary but regardless I was excited and full of anticipation for season 2. I spent a whole day binging the entire show and what an emotional roller coaster it was. It was gripping, sometimes scary, beautiful and sometimes necessarily uncomfortable. The show is controversial and considering its themes and topic, how couldn't be? the new season focuses on the aftermath of Hannah's death and its impact on her friends and family as well as the school environment. Taking a much more expository format and delving further into the past tragedies shared by the characters so here's the good and the bad of the newest season. The Good Olivia Baker: I'm not sure if still referring to ...