Mr Birdman's Movie Reviews · Joshua Birdwell

Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.

·19 min·1 clip
Mr. Birdman argues Qui-Gon Jinn's line 'the ability to speak does not make you intelligent' has aged perfectly for social media.
Mr. Birdman reflects on the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, sharing his personal childhood memories of becoming a Star Wars fan and the massive cultural marketing campaign around the film's release. He offers a balanced, nostalgic defense of the movie, analyzing its legacy, controversial characters, and why it's worth revisiting today.

As heard by us

A conversational, personal look at why The Phantom Menace still draws people back.

Mr. Birdman treats Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace less like a recap subject and more like a movie he has been thinking about for a long time.

Read the full review in PlayNext →

Why you'd press play

*Press play if you want a straight-talk revisit of The Phantom Menace's long-running cultural argument.*

Read the full recommendation in PlayNext →
Listen to the show on