Julio is a Senior Author for Collider. Despite having studied History and International Relations at university, he found his calling in cultural journalism. When he is not writing, Julio teaches ...

Legolas and Gimli won hearts and minds with their unlikely friendship in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings movies. But the truth is that they were barely on-screen throughout the trilogy, and ...

Was the Fellowship formed to aid Frodo on his quest to destroy the One Ring, or was the group's true purpose in Lord of the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

John Hitchcock graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in film studies and previously wrote on his own blog. He also specializes in nature and virtual photography and does art in Source ...

Kelcie Mattson is a Senior Features Author at Collider. Based in the Midwest, she also contributes Lists, reviews, and television recaps. A lifelong fan of niche sci-fi, epic fantasy, Final Girl ...

Warning: The following article contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 8. Sauron and Galadriel’s showdown in The Rings of Power Season 2’s finale culminates ...

There are more The Lord of the Rings movies in the works courtesy of Warner Bros., New Line Cinema, and the Embracer Group, which currently holds the rights to some of Middle-earth’s greatest ...

Middle-Earth has a history of being very male-dominated. The Hobbit had no female characters whatsoever and the main plot of The Lord of the Rings centered around the (all-male) Fellowship. Across all ...