The Hobbit trilogy is nowhere near as good as the almost mythic Lord of the Rings trilogy. This is a fact that no amount of fanboy defending can get around. In fact, some would even insist that they outright stunk. So what happened? How did the same team that produced such a sublime, Oscar winning adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic …
Can you believe it? Another Tolkien trilogy meets its end this year. And it felt like only yesterday when I was sitting in a cinema watching Return Of The King, desperate to go relieve my bladder of cheap Coke and being told by that damn usher that the way was shut. The way was SHUT. The Hobbit: Battle Of The …
It’s been more than a decade since The Lord Of The Rings trilogy burst onto the scene, creating a new cinematic fantasy universe for the ages. A trilogy that set a mighty high benchmark. While I’m not certain if The Hobbit films will ever be held in such high regard, they are pretty much neck and neck with the quality …
What’s in a name? A Hobbit by any other name is still a Hobbit, right? Well, not according to writer-director Peter Jackson, and especially since he didn’t need so many originally. Adapting JRR Tolkien’s first book (a brisk 310-pager, I might remind you) into two movies, as prequels to the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, was the early plan, but …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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