https://thejoeyawards.com/2026/06/02/for-a-franchise-that-once-boldly-set-the-tone-star-wars-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-feels-so-safe-it-verges-on-stale/The Joey Awardsen2026-06-02T06:35:53+00:00For a franchise that once boldly set the tone ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ feels so safe it verges on stalemovies, film, disney, star-wars, the-mandalorian, grogu, jon-favreauhttps://thejoeyawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/mv5bytg4ndg0yzitzge3mc00mdgxlwi1nmmtmwy1zda2njcxowjixkeyxkfqcgc40._v1_.jpg?w=150https://thejoeyawards.com/2026/06/02/backrooms-steeps-us-in-nostalgia-for-a-broken-world-and-leverages-two-academy-award-nominees-to-unpack-our-feelings-about-it/The Joey Awardsen2026-06-02T05:51:34+00:00‘Backrooms’ steeps us in nostalgia for a broken world, and leverages two Academy Award Nominees to unpack our feelings about itreviews, horror, a24, renate-reinsve, backrooms, kane-parsons, chiwetel-ejioforhttps://thejoeyawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/mv5by2e4mtziytgtzwmyzc00n2q4lwe2ytityziyymu4ztqzzji3xkeyxkfqcgc40._v1_.jpg?w=150