Forget Batman and The Hobbit, 2012 will be remembered for Lincoln
While 2011 was not short on good films, it has proven to be a year with few awards darlings. Drive is a bit too edgy for conservative voters, films like The Tree of Life and The Help came out way...
View ArticleTwo Parters: We’re not hungry for seconds
It’s the latest Hollywood-made plague, and it’s coming to a cinema near you. We’ve done remakes. We’ve done 3D. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, two-part films are taking the film industry by storm. But is there...
View ArticleHave sequels gone too far?
Now post production and only a few months away from widespread theatrical release, Peter Jackson’s long-awaited ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel, ‘The Hobbit’, has already generated considerable hype. It...
View ArticleThe Hobbit review: a tasty tale of knives and orcs
An Unexpected Journey takes place not only in the shadow of Erebor, the mountain homeland towards which Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the wizard and a company of dwarves travel through a hostile Middle-Earth,...
View ArticleReview: The Hobbit, The Battle of the Five Armies
We return to Middle Earth one last time for the finale of Peter Jackson’s second epic trilogy. December 12th saw the nationwide release of the final instalment of The Hobbit, and it has proven the...
View ArticleFive easy ways to turn a great book into a crap film
So you’re a hotshot studio executive looking to churn out the next big thing (you’ve got that mortgage on your second LA beach house to be thinking about, after all), and, as usual, you’re flat out of...
View ArticleThe Fall of Gondolin: a final foray into Middle-earth
Over the past few years there has certainly been no shortage of Middle-earth inspired projects for fans to get excited about. From the controversial Shadow of War video game series to the upcoming...
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