Tag Archives: Lord of the Rings

To the disappointment of most of my fantasy-loving friends, I am not generally a fan of fantasy in the Tolkien tradition. That being said, I do enjoy a good deal of fantasy writing. While Tolkien’s style of high, epic fantasy ...

*Spoiler free review* It is always difficult when a film is surrounded by a whole lotta hype. Do you buy into the hype and build up your excitement until you almost burst? Or do you keep a cool, cynical distance, ...

It has been pointed out to me (on several occasions) that before I had even seen this film, I had decided that I wouldn’t like it. I’m not sure such an accusation is entirely fair. It is fair to say ...

   ‘Why would you want to ghettoise someone’s culture?’ This was the charge levied at me when I told friends that I was writing an article on why I don’t think, as a rule of thumb, fantasy novels are worthwhile. ...