embodying two of the most enduring archetypes Joseph Campbell identified in his studies of mythology: the Wise One and the Mother Goddess. In doing so, Maz Kanata offers a new way of seeing what it means to guide a heroic figure.

Since its inception, the cinematic experience has been recognized as a container for something larger than itself.

Entering a movie theater is a sacred experience for me. My only routine public confrontations are with those that ignore the warnings...