This International Women’s Day, I’m celebrating books and characters featuring fierce, powerful, vulnerable, galvanizing women. From Meg in A Wrinkle In Time, to Olive in The Love Hypothes…
A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Into The Lord of the Rings
To celebrate National Tolkien Reading Day (March 25), which in my opinion deserves its status as a national holiday, we must acknowledge that we would not have the fantasy genre as we know it today wi…
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 15th Anniversary
This month marks the 15th anniversary of Peter Jackson’s epic saga The Lord of the Rings, based on the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien published in 1954, with its first film in the trilogy The Fellowsh…
10 Fantasy Authors to Read After ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’
“Winter is Coming,” say the Starks of Winterfell. Yet, if it’s The Winds of Winter we’re talking about, we have no goddamn clue when it’s actually going to get here. Yes, the long-awaited …
Movie News: The Official Main Trailer for THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES is Here!
Hobbit fans rejoice! Today the new official main trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies was released, as well as some new film art that was released this week via Facebook. The film art…
Top Ten Reasons Why You Should See ‘The Hobbit’ (Even If You’re Not a LOTR Fan)
While I am not a fan of franchise spin-offs or basically just plain milking things, I actually found The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey entertaining. And although I’m not really a fan of The Lord of th…
Allyson’s Movie Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Undoubtedly one of the most anticipated films of the year, here’s my suggestion to you as an avid fan of The Lord of the Rings trilogy: as you enter the theater to see The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journe…