All of which is to say: I have, over the course of my life, watched the 1999 space opera Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace dozens, perhaps even hundreds, of times. And my only regret is ...

The excitement for The Phantom Menace was scorching hot. Then the movie came out and, well, it was certainly something. Now, all these years later, we can wrap our heads around Episode I of Star Wars.

Starring in the French-language contemporary adaptation will be Deva Cassel (Netflix’s The Leopard ), Julien De Saint Jean ( ...