From a literary standpoint, the Hobbits were representative of the best qualities of a refined gentleman: mild-mannered and with a heart of gold, constantly busying themselves with good conversation and tea, or ensuring that their well-manicured burrow remains as visually appealing as possible. Basically, they were written to be miniature Englishmen and women. But despite…
After 13 years and a little less than 20 hours of runtime, the Lord of the Rings franchise comes back full circle: Bilbo and the Dwarves, in their quest to recover the riches of Thorin Oakenshield’s kingdom, have set into motion the events that we’ll see in The Fellowship of the Ring. And what a…
There has been many a great middle movie in trilogies throughout cinema history: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers are two great examples. These two succeeded because, while they serve as both sequel to the first film and as a bridge to the conclusion, they also…
Originally published in 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again, was arguably the first published work that’s set in his legendarium. The book consisted of episodic chapters centering on the adventures of Bilbo Baggins as he follows a group of Dwarven Warriors to raid the coffers of the fearsome Smaug the Dragon….
Marvel Studios’ Comic-Con panel in San Diego Comic-Con in July gave audiences a lot of surprises. Aside from the lineup of Phase Four movies scheduled to come out from 2020 to 2021, one of the most surprising announcements was the announcement regarding one of the upcoming movies, Thor: Love and Thunder. Instead of the Thor…
Say what you will about HBO’s Game of Thrones and its final season, but you can’t deny that Michele Clapton and her costume design team did an amazing job. Having won a BAFTA and an Emmy Award for her costume designs (the latter she won for Game of Thrones in 2012), it’s no surprise that…
Despite its strong start, multi-million dollar budget, and record-breaking 32 Emmy nominations, Game of Thrones’ final season was met with mixed reviews – the lowest among all eight seasons. A lot of the criticism has to do with the condensed story (each season had 10 episodes and originally showed that it took several episodes to…
We’ve seen plenty of good movies released this 2019: from Avengers: Endgame, to Us, to Alita: Battle Angel, to John Wick 3: Parabellum, the box office has seen pretty good films that would give the Oscars and other movie awards an interesting year of competition. But 2019 is not done yet, and we can expect…
As an avid Hearthstone player since the Curse of Naxxramas expansion, I’m not what you would call a newbie, but I’m no expert either. Like a lot of players out there, I like to keep it casual. Sure, I’ve competed in local tourneys from time to time, and I do devote some time to playing…
The Disney Princess franchise has influenced the childhoods of millions of people today, both girls and boys. The franchise features some of the most iconic women of Disney films past and present and send a message that anyone can be like all the women in the Disney Princess lineup. However, not all female characters in…
