The Tolkien Geek Reviews “The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien” (ed. Scull & Hammond, 2024)
On the fence about acquiring a huge 3-volume hardback full of Tolkien’s poetry? Here’s the skinny on what’s in the title. Other Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://playeur.com/c/TolkienLorePod...
14 Okt 202422min
How Tolkien Recycled Frodo's Story Arc for Theoden
When we think of Theoden as a parallel, we often think of him as the flip side of Denethor, which is perfectly apt. But it turns out his actual story and decisions are much more parallel to the protag...
7 Okt 202430min
Details in Peter Jackson’s “The Two Towers” that Only Book Superfans Would Notice
Now that I’ve nitpicked and given credit for Peter Jackson’s second film in the Tolkien universe, let’s look at some of the details that are a little off, but you might not notice unless you’re a majo...
30 Sep 202439min
How Tolkien Handles Innocence and its Loss in The Lord of the Rings | Hobbit Day 2024
The loss of innocence is a fairly common theme in literature, and wouldn’t you know, Tolkien handled it too! As with most things, he manages a nuanced take showing both the positives and negatives of ...
22 Sep 202427min
Details Peter Jackson Absolutely Nailed in The Lord of the Rings, Part Two
In my previous video on this topic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWZtLRAm3Hc) I covered several details Peter Jackson got right in The Fellowship of the Ring. Here I add a few more from that film, ...
16 Sep 202419min
An Extremely Nitpicky Review of “The Two Towers” Part 2
In the second half of my (humorous) review of The Two Towers, we have lots of characters doing stupid things, knowing things they shouldn’t, and timelines making no sense, among other problems! For pr...
9 Sep 202438min
YouTube’s Copyright System Needs an Overhaul and Warner Bros. Is a Copyright Bully
It was bound to happen I suppose. I showed the trailer for War of the Rohirrim in my previous video so of course I got a copyright claim, but this has gotten out of hand. Let’s talk about the broken Y...
2 Sep 202436min
The Tolkien Geek Reacts to the “War of the Rohirrim” Trailer
The trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCUg6Td5fgQ) for the animated “War of the Rohirrim” film, brought to you by the same creative team behind the New Line Lord of the Rings films, finally dro...
26 Aug 202434min
