The Empire Strikes Back

Half a century of great movies — how many have you seen?

I spent years hiding ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ huge spoiler. It finally paid off.

Here are several generations of classics.

Kastel also illustrated the ‘Empire Strikes Back’ poster.

These filmmakers made a huge impact on existing franchises.

Like, *the whole time*?

Sometimes, sequels and remakes actual surpass their inspiration.

When they work, they really work. When they don’t, they really don’t.

It’s 40 years old, and we’re still finding new stuff in the best Star Wars sequel.

George Lucas changed the end of ‘Empire Strikes Back’ while it was already in theaters.