P.F.I. Side Quest! Rings of Power Review
Benjamin, Luis, and Frankie talk LotR: The Rings of Power. https://media.blubrry.com/poor_fucking_infantry/content.blubrry.com/poor_fucking_infantry/Rings_of_Power.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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The Rings of Power Is Not So Powerful
By Benjamin Rose, Editor Score: 5.5 Should we have expected better? I’m not sure. Over a year ago I wrote an article titled “Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Will Please No One”, and it did not disappoint. From its opening, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power confuses grandeur with grandiosity, trading in portentous …
Side Quest: Rings of Power Podcast Episode coming 11/23
Over a year ago, I wrote a piece for The Path titled “Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Will Please No One”. Well, that pretty much happened. As our upcoming podcast on The Rings of Power makes clear, the show is an expensive vanity project marred by bad writing and a weak plot that seldom rises …
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Why We Should Animate Our Fantasies
By: Holly Ross In my last article, I discussed the downsides of live-action remakes and why so many of them seem to fall flat. Visual limitations, directors that don’t care about the integrity of the plot, and too much subjectivity are just a few of the reason this failure occurs. A lot of fans would love to see their favorite …
Let’s be Real: Live-Action Sucks
By: Holly Ross Whenever a new live-action adaptation drops, whether a Netflix series or a big box-office blockbuster, I find myself scrolling through social media, taking in all the scathing complaints, reading through the angry reviews, and laughing. People have stopped giving live-action a chance: as soon as a new adaptation gets announced, people are …
Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings Will Please No One
Part II: Race, Casting, And The Case For LOTR Antiracism By Benjamin Rose, Editor There was no avoiding this article. By way of quick explanation, these images can be found here: https://tekdeeps.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-series-amazon-announces-cast/ More information on specific characters can be found at IMDB. Besides the casting of Morfydd Clark as Galadriel (second image, top row, second …
Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings Will Please No One
Part I: The Purists By Benjamin Rose Prologue “It began with the scripting of the great shows. Three were given to HBO, immortal, wisest and fairest of all streaming. Seven To Hulu, great syndicators and craftsmen of the Digital Halls. And Nine, nine shows were gifted to the platform of Netflix, who above all else…desires …