‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is the End of 'Star Wars' As We Know It. Plus: The Winners and Losers at Cannes.
The Big Picture team recaps their return from Cannes, where Christian Mungiu's Fjord won the Palme d'Or, and discusses the underwhelming theatrical release of The Mandalorian and Grogu, which they critique as a hollow, unfocused adventure lacking emotional or narrative depth. They the
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