Tag: Amandla Stenberg
Leslye Headland Says The Acolyte Isn’t Gay After All
It’s become a bit trite to say that the making of a piece of entertainment, or some real-life story surrounding it, is more entertaining than the art itself, but The Acolyte almost demands it, especially after showrunner Leslye Headland’s latest howler. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about...
Read MoreAmandla Stenberg Makes a Music Video And… Yeah…
Amandla Stenberg, the star of the new Star Wars show The Acolyte, is striking back at people who don’t like the show – or people “flooding [her] with intolerant racism.” Yesterday, in honor of Juneteenth, Stenberg released a music video online, one she says she made in 72 hours, and it was...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Acolyte – Season 1, Episode 4, “Day”
***SPOILERS*** In “Day,” Osha says goodbye to Jecki. Mae and Qimir arrive on Khofar. Vernestra finds out who Mae has targeted and discusses it with several Jedi. Vernestra tells Sol and the others not to tell the Council. Sol enlists Osha to join the Jedi as they travel to Khofar, Kelnacca’s h...
Read MoreDisney Reports 4.8 Million Views for The Acolyte
Deadline shared Disney+’s purported viewership of 4.8 million in one day for The Acolyte’s series premiere. For reference, Ahsoka amassed about 14 million views in 5 days. Disney+ hasn’t been very consistent or transparent with their streaming numbers, and they seem to only report on titles th...
Read MoreThe Acolyte’s Star and Showrunner Insult Star Wars Fans, to Nobody’s Shock
This one has been around for a couple of days, but it took me a while to figure out what I thought about it because it seems so weird and random. The Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte has now premiered, and by all accounts (which doesn’t include mine because I’m not watching it, so I have &...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Acolyte – Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2, “Lost/Found” and “Revenge/Justice”
Well, The Acolyte is finally here. Star Wars fans have been anticipating this series for all the wrong reasons, from its showrunner’s dubious past working with Harvey Weinstein to bad PR to downright confusing dialogue in the trailers. Despite Lucasfilm’s best(?) efforts, I don’t think anyon...
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