J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings novels—and the associated “legendarium” of characters, histories, myths, maps, and constructed languages—have served as a bedrock of so-called “nerd culture” ...

Elijah Wood knows a thing or two about rings. The actor, who played the hobbit Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s popular “The Lord of the Rings” film trilogy, recently returned to “The Shire,” which is ...

For the most part, actor Orlando Bloom did not mind this relative lack of dialogue. Legolas had a strong presence in the ...

Boromir remains one of the most misunderstood and underappreciated Lord of the Rings characters, but he deserves more credit ...

The Lord of the Rings is sacred in our household. My wife and I watch all three extended editions every year. For a hot second, before kids, we watched twice a year. We also have several framed LOTR ...

While there are plenty of spooky movies to watch this Halloweekend, don’t let Ballad of a Small Player —the new Colin Farrell ...

Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell) is a “gwai lo,” the Cantonese slang term for white foreigners that literally means “ghost man.” It ...

More than a gambling addiction, Netflix's Ballad of a Small Player is more about the connection between two individuals, a ...

The ending of Ballad of a Small Player sees Colin Farrell’s Doyle confront guilt, greed, and ghosts. Discover the truth about ...

Salvation appears to come in the form of loan shark Dao Ming who can not only help Doyle clear his debts, but also might put ...