Amazon’s Tolkien adaptation is not without issues, but its heart (and sense of ambition) is in the right place.

The series’ opening credits are a clever, and meaningful, Tolkien deep cut.

Accusations of “wokeness” are fascinating, not because I agree with them, but because of the semblance of legitimacy that surrounds them.

Critics respond to the first two episodes of Amazon’s billion-dollar adaptation of Tolkien’s works.

The series, which is set during the Second Age of Middle-earth, begins streaming on September 2.