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J.R.R. Tolkien crafted one of the most incredible fantasy worlds we’ve ever read, seen, or experienced, and we can thank his son Christopher Tolkien for his role in safeguarding the gift that is The Lord of the Rings. Christopher Tolkien spent decades as the literary executor of J.R.R. Tolkien’s estate and became the definitive voice and scholar of Tolkien lore (no surprise, seeing as how he grew up with the stories of Bilbo Baggins and The Lord of the Rings). Advertisement It’s because of Christopher Tolkien that we got The Silmarillion, which he compiled, completed, edited, and pub...

Wonder Woman 1984 is almost as long as it is long-awaited, but overall it's a highly enjoyable experience, with strong direction by Patty Jenkins, a wonderful score by Hans Zimmer, and standout performances by star Gal Gadot and villain Pedro Pascal.

The Expanse's Captain James Holden has not always been as certain about his place in the universe as he is now. With season five in full swing, we caught up with actor Steven Strait to talk more about Holden’s evolution over the years.

Image: CBS Beckett Mariner spends much of Lower Decks’ first season struggling to reconcile the disaffected, sarcastically “cool” persona she projects with her earnest desire to be the best Starfleet officer she can be for her friends and family aboard the Cerritos. That conflict becomes a bit more literal in the show’s excellent pastiche of Star Trek’s cinematic history when at its climax, Mariner—who’s cast herself as the Khan-esque villain in a holodeck movie about the Cerritos—is forced to battle, and ultimately lose to, a holographic version of her true self. It’s n...

One of the standout characters of The Expanse's fifth season is Amos Burton, who returns to Earth to face his past and must then confront an uncertain future, too. We talked to actor Wes Chatham about the relationships that helped shape Amos' journey.