Category: J.R.R. Tolkien

The Masculinity Message in ‘The Lord of the Rings’

January 11, 2023
Arts & CulturebooksBrightFamily & EducationFilm & TVJ.R.R. TolkienLord of the Ringsmasculinity
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Having read numbers of classic books, my friends are often surprised to hear that I had never read J.R.R. Tolkien’s famous “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. “You have to read it,” numerous individuals—many of them males—exhort. This fall, several of my friends—also male—took the bull by the horns and gifted me a beautifully bound edition…

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Lord of the Wokes

March 9, 2022
EntertainmentFilm & TVJ.R.R. TolkienLord of the RingsOpinionViewpointsWoke Culture
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Commentary I first read J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” in the summer of 1971-2. I’m a slow reader, always preferring to savour the language (especially when it’s written by a master craftsman and poet), so I took three or four days to reach the end. There’s always some sense of loss when you finish…

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Film Review: The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis: Excellent but Not Complete

December 16, 2021
Arts & CultureC.S. LewisFilm ReviewsJ.R.R. TolkienLife & TraditionReluctant Convert
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NR | 1h 13min | Drama | 3 November 2021 (UK) In adapting Max McLean’s stage play “C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most Reluctant Convert,” director Norman Stone resisted the temptation to add any filler and as a result the running time is a scant 73 minutes which might leave some viewers feeling a tad cheated. What Stone’s film might lack in…

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