Articles by Richard Edwards

Richard is a freelance journalist specialising in movies and TV, primarily of the sci-fi and fantasy variety. An early encounter with a certain galaxy far, far away started a lifelong love affair with outer space, and these days Richard's happiest geeking out about Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel and other long-running pop culture franchises. In a previous life he was editor of legendary sci-fi and fantasy magazine SFX, where he got to interview many of the biggest names in the business – though he'll always have a soft spot for Jeff Goldblum who (somewhat bizarrely) thought Richard's name was Winter.

Articles by: Richard Edwards

Star Trek shows there’s more than one way to build a shared universe

By Richard Edwards published 8 August 21

The varying approaches of Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks and the upcoming Strange New Worlds prove the MCU approach isn’t the whole story…

The alternate universe heroes of Marvel's What If...?

For Marvel, Star Wars and Star Trek, animation is now the boldest new frontier

By Richard Edwards last updated 5 August 21

What If...?, Lower Decks and Star Wars: Visions have the potential to push the boundaries of TV’s biggest franchises

Jodie Whittaker and the cast of Doctor Who.

The Jodie Whittaker era of Doctor Who has been far from vintage, but the show’s decline started years ago

By Richard Edwards published 1 August 21

Opinion The impending departures of star Jodie Whittaker and showrunner Chris Chibnall offer an exciting opportunity to reinvent the show.

He-Man and Skeletor in Masters of the Universe: Revelation

Masters of the Universe: He-Man and more explained ahead of Netflix's new show

By Richard Edwards published 18 July 21

How a Mattel toy line became one of the most enduring franchises of the 1980s

Loki episode 6 recap: a disappointing season finale

By Richard Edwards published 14 July 21

Spoilers! The god of mischief's own story is sacrificed in the name of the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe in Loki episode 6.

Loki episode 5 recap: so many Lokis

By Richard Edwards published 7 July 21

Spoilers! A giant cloud monster, timey-wimey stuff and loads of Lokis in Loki episode 5.

Black Widow: release date, Disney Plus launch, plot, and more

By Richard Edwards, Tom Power last updated 7 July 21

Everything you need to know about Black Widow's revised launch date, cast, trailer, and more.

Star Wars: The Bad Batch is still searching for its reason to exist

By Richard Edwards published 5 July 21

Interview The Clone Wars spin-off is enjoyable enough, but it won’t catch fire until it works out what it wants to be.

Star Wars: The Bad Batch's Ming-Na Wen on the return of bounty hunter Fennec Shand

By Richard Edwards last updated 2 July 21

Interview The Bad Batch star on origin stories, recording in a closet and the Star Wars icons she’d like to meet...

Owen Wilson and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Loki episode 4.

Loki episode 4 recap: the best one yet?

By Richard Edwards published 30 June 21

Spoilers! The best instalment yet, but who's the real villain in the Loki episode 4?

The Boys season 2 episode 8 recap: that ending explained

By Richard Edwards last updated 27 June 21

The Boys season 2 episode 8 finds humanity in the most unlikely places, without forgetting the shocks and laughs.

Loki episode 3 recap: when Loki met Loki

By Richard Edwards published 24 June 21

Spoilers! If Marvel did intimate character pieces, they'd look something like Loki episode 3.

Loki episode 2 recap: compelling detective drama with a time travel twist

By Richard Edwards published 16 June 21

Spoilers! The god of mischief and his time agent handler are a match made in heaven in Loki episode 2.

Loki episode 1 recap: under the skin of a great MCU villain

By Richard Edwards last updated 9 June 21

Spoilers! Has the god of mischief finally met his match in Loki episode 1?

Loki TV show on Disney Plus: release date, trailer, cast, plot, MCU connections and more

By Emma Boyle, Samuel Roberts, Richard Edwards last updated 4 June 21

Marvel’s god of mischief returns in a new Loki TV show. This is everything we know about the Disney Plus series landing in June 2021.

Star Trek: Section 31 – what we know about the in-development spin-off

By Richard Edwards last updated 23 May 21

Everything we know about Philippa Georgiou's return in spy show Star Trek: Section 31.

Why Lucasfilm doesn’t need to make Star Wars movies any more

By Richard Edwards published 4 May 21

Opinion To escape the shadow of the original trilogy, Star Wars needs to leave movies behind.

Bucky Barnes chases down the Flag Smashers on a motorbike

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 6 recap: an emotional and inspirational finale

By Richard Edwards published 24 April 21

Spoilers! There's a new Cap in town in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 6.

Is Babylon 5 secretly the most influential TV show of the past 25 years?

By Richard Edwards published 25 April 21

There are hints of everything from Game of Thrones to Breaking Bad and Lost in the ’90s space opera. Maybe it was ahead of its time.

Sam Wilson removes Captain America's shield from a tree in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 5.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 5 recap: let down by a rushed ending

By Richard Edwards published 16 April 21

Spoilers! Soul-searching, boat-building and facing the music in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 5.

John Walker hangs his head in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 4

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 4 recap: moral complexity among the superheroics

By Richard Edwards published 9 April 21

Spoilers! Dora Milaje, corrupted symbols and one of the most brutal moments in MCU history in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 4.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 3 recap: the MCU meets James Bond

By Richard Edwards published 2 April 21

Spoilers! Bond-style action, old acquaintances and shifting loyalties in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 3.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 2 recap: the show explodes into life

By Richard Edwards last updated 27 March 21

Spoilers! Intense staring, plenty of bickering and a criminal gang with a plan in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 2.

The original Star Wars: Clone Wars still kicks ass

By Richard Edwards published 20 March 21

Celebrating the classic, action-packed 2D Clone Wars cartoon as it heads to Disney Plus in April.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 1 recap: great opening, but slow overall

By Richard Edwards published 19 March 21

Spoilers! Personal demons, Bond-style action and Captain America's legacy in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 1.

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