“Always after a defeat and a respite, the shadow takes another shape and grows again.” ~ Gandalf, The Lord Of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien “I have a bad feeling about this.” ~ Frodo, probably, Th...
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From ‘The Rings Of Power’ To ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ These Were The Worst TV Shows Of 2022
The Rings Of Power is one of 2022’s worst TV shows. Credit: Amazon Nuclear zombies. Magical volcanoes. Jedi Masters who act like puzzled old buffoons. 2022 was a year where anything and everythi...
‘The Rings Of Power’ Recasts Adar As Joseph Mawle Bows Out Before Season 2
Joseph Mawle is passing the Adar torch. Credit: Amazon Amazon announced seven new cast members coming to The Rings Of Power in Season 2 today. Buried in that news was a recasting. The role of Adar, th...
‘The Rings Of Power’ Adds ‘Rome’ Actor And 6 Others To Season 2 Cast
Rings Of Power Season 2 gets 7 new actors. Credit: HBO We’ve still got well over a year before The Rings Of Power returns for Season 2, but Amazon just announced the addition of seven new actors to th...
‘The Rings Of Power’ Showrunners Have Awfully Strange Explanations For Sauron’s Identity
The Rings Of Power Credit: Amazon Amazon’s The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power has been perhaps the most divisive television show of 2022, which should come as little surprise. Any time somethin...
Sauron Will Be Like Walter White, Tony Soprano And The Joker
The Rings Of Power Credit: Amazon The Rings Of Power’s first season has finally come to an end, after eight episodes, a host of mystery boxes and some big reveals in the Season 1 finale. You can read ...
‘The Rings Of Power’ Episode 8 Review: A Dreadful Season Finale
The Rings Of Power Ben Rothstein/Prime Video The Rings Of Power has wrapped up its first season and all I can say is . . . shame on everyone who had a hand in this travesty. I’ve never seen an adaptat...
The Rings Of Power’s Slow Burn Finally Erupts
Rings of Power Amazon Yesterday was an explosive episode of The Rings of Power, one that even a skeptic like me could appreciate after my interest had been slowly waning throughout the previous weeks....
Not Even A Battle Can Save This Dumpster Fire
Morfydd Clark (Galadriel) Matt Grace/Prime Video Battles, cavalry charges, erupting volcanoes. The latest episode of The Rings Of Power is the most action-packed yet, but even “epic” action cannot sav...
There Are Slow Burns, And There Is ‘The Rings Of Power’
The Rings of Power Amazon The Rings of Power is more than halfway through its first season now, and has been the subject of debate among fans for various reasons. Thankfully, we seem to be mostly move...
‘The Rings Of Power’ Is Making A Mockery Of Tolkien’s Work
Galadriel bears no resemblance to any version of Tolkien’s elven lady. Neither does ‘The Rings Of … [+] Power’ to his body of work or ‘The Lord Of The Rings.’ Credi...
This Is Just Getting Silly Now
Morfydd Clark (Galadriel) in Amazon’s The Rings Of Power Amazon Studios I have a confession to make: I am a fan of the Ewoks in The Return Of The Jedi. I always have been and I always will be. I...
Four Episodes In, ‘The Rings Of Power’ Has Not Swayed Audiences
Rings of Power Amazon Amazon has a long road ahead planned for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, its billion dollar series with plans to allegedly run as long as five years. But even though t...
‘The Rings Of Power’ Episode 4 Recap And Review: An Epic Disappointment
The Rings Of Power Miriel and Galadriel Credit: Amazon I’m so disappointed in Amazon’s The Rings Of Power. I genuinely thought it got off to an incredible start, introducing us to a breathtaking Middl...
I Think We Can All Agree That Amazon’s ‘Rings Of Power’ Gets One Thing Just Perfect
Amazon’s orcs are really damn good. Credit: Amazon One of the big questions fans are asking themselves as they watch Amazon’s The Rings Of Power, is does it feel like Tolkien’s The Lord Of The R...
‘The Rings Of Power’ Has A Galadriel Problem
Galadriel is the weakest link in Amazon’s The Rings Of Power. Credit: Amazon In the third episode of Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, Galadriel finally smiles. It’s a radically ex...
A Lackluster Follow-Up To The Series Premiere
The Rings Of Power Credit: Amazon Galadriel really, really, really loves riding horses. She loves riding horses so much that The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power devoted an agonizingly long slow-...
‘The Sandman’ Creator Neil Gaiman Slams Elon Musk Over ‘The Rings Of Power’ Tweets
Neil Gaiman FilmMagic Yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that Tolkien must be ‘turning in his grave’ over the Amazon Lord Of The Rings adaptation The Rings Of Power. Musk also claimed that the mal...
A Powerful Beginning To Amazon’s ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Show
The Rings Of Power Credit: Amazon Powerful elven warriors setting off on epic quests of revenge. Bustling dwarven cities hewn into stone. Diminutive halflings—called Harfoots—hiding from the big peopl...
The Rings Of Power’s Harshest Critics Seem Awfully Mad About Black Hobbits
The Rings Of Power Credit: Amazon If you go online right now and read about The Rings Of Power you’ll find opinions sharply divided, often along cultural and political lines. Sometimes it’s hard to wr...
Rental Property Market Growing Due To Film And TV Productions
BUKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM – JULY 30: A general view of Pinewood studios on July 30, 2006 in … [+] Bukinghamshire, England. Eight fire engines tackled a blaze at the renowned film stud...
5 Reasons You Should Watch ‘The Rings Of Power’ On Amazon Prime Video
The Rings Of Power Credit: Amazon Amazon’s new Lord Of The Rings TV show, The Rings Of Power, debuts on Amazon Prime Video tonight. I published my spoiler-free review of the epic fantasy yesterday, an...
The Rings Of Power’ Releases And How To Watch For Free
The Rings Of Power Credit: Amazon The big day is almost here. The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power comes out this week on Amazon Prime Video. The new show, based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s appendices to...
The Rings Of Power’s Dislike-Buried YouTube Trailer Shows A Steep Hill
Rings of Power Amazon It is hard to understate just how much Amazon Prime has riding on The Rings of Power, its Lord of the Rings series with a reported billion dollar budget. We are now less than two...
Why Amazon’s ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Is Far From A Surefire Streaming Hit
Amazon dropped the latest 2.5-minute trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The ambitious and obscenely expensive (reportedly $465 million for the first season) fantasy show adapts J.R...
Amazon’s ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Show ‘The Rings Of Power’ Gets A Trailer And Release Date
The Lord Of The Rings: Rings Of Power Credit: Amazon Amazon released the first trailer for its upcoming Lord of the Rings live-action show this week. It’s not much—just a narrator reciting the Ring Ve...