Solo: A Star Wars Story — An Underrated Star Wars Banger?
Published: December 29, 2025
Duration: 1:06:56
We’re revisiting Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) — the Star Wars movie everyone shrugged at… and maybe shouldn’t have.
JD, Rachel and Jeshua break down why Ron Howard’s takeover actually works, why Alden Ehrenreich nails a younger Han Solo, and why Donald Glover’s Lando deserves his own cinematic future. From pure fan service to sharp dialogue and surprisingly great casting, Solo feels better now than it did on release.
Was this movie a victim of Star Wars fatigue? Or did audiences just miss the point?
Spoiler alert: we’re firmly on Team Sol...