Articles by Paul Martin

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim had a tricky job from the start. Tolkien only gives this story a small amount of space in the appendices, so the film had to […]

A Narnia fan has brought Lucy’s first journey through the wardrobe to life in LEGO form, and the finished video shows just how much care went into the project. Titled The Wardrobe and What Lucy […]

The Battle of the Five Armies is probably the most difficult film in the Middle-earth series for me to talk about in a short way, because I can see the flaws very clearly and still […]

Earlier, we shared the news that Heart Ridge Ministries will be hosting a Narnia-themed Family Summer Camp in the mountains of South Carolina. To learn more about how the camp came together and what families […]

Imagine spending a week in the mountains with your family. You hike to waterfalls, play outdoor games, share meals together, and step into a story inspired by the world of Narnia. That is the idea […]

The Desolation of Smaug is the Hobbit film with the sharpest edge. It is less cozy, less introductory, and more openly driven by threat. The company has been on the road long enough now that […]

After the grandeur and finality of The Lord of the Rings, returning to The Hobbit is a different experience. The tone is lighter at first. The road is stranger. The danger takes longer to harden. […]

There are endings that tie things up, and there are endings that feel earned all the way down. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the second kind. This is a […]