But instead of whatever they’d imagined, “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace” involves a nefarious trade dispute, myth-altering midi-chlorians and Jar Jar Binks. And although it ...

Yippee! "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" blows out the candles on its 25th anniversary birthday cake today. After taking in a screening during its short return to theaters for Star Wars Day week ...

George Lucas’ “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” has a clear set-up/pay-off as the reason for its existence: young, innocent child Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) will grow up to ...

News stations are treating it like a breaking news event. On May 19, Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace hit theaters, the first movie of the franchise to be released in well over a decade.

Twenty-five years onward from the theatrical debut of "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace," nearly every one of its haters has a story about how George Lucas wrecked their childhood.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) DETROW: Twenty-five years ago this month, George Lucas gave us "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace." The movie promised to tell the origin story of how Anakin Skywalker ...

The teeth-gnashing aspects of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” have been chewed upon for a quarter century, from Watto to Anakin Skywalker’s Midi-chlorian count (and miracle birth ...

Having recently rewatched it, this writer would argue that it’s neither. The Phantom Menace may, in all actuality, be one of the biggest mixed bags in blockbuster movie history. Fans have ...

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace set the tone for the Prequel Trilogy with its lavish costumes, impressive sets, and cutting-edge special effects back in 1999, and if you'd like a closer ...