Tolkien Geek

Heading into the theater I was a little disconcerted by the mixed reviews of this last installment in the Hobbit series from both critics a...

Watching the documentaries that accompany “The Return of the King” I was struck by the assertion of many critics of the film that it had “t...

As the title of the chapter indicates, here is where we begin the account of Bilbo going back home to his safe, secure Hobbit hole at Bag E...

In reviewing the last chapter I commented on the inclusion of a “battle” for Dol Guldur that took place “off camera” in Tolkien’s original ...

This chapter covers a very brief scene that I don’t think will take up more than 10 minutes of screen time. As the Dwarves begin to take an...