House of the Dragon Season 2 Review
While the pacing suffers, House of the Dragon remains a wildly compelling show about how power shapes us with a thrilling second season.
Tom Glynn-Carney
House of the Dragon 2.07: “The Red Sowing” Review
Rhaenyra’s faith in her own divine right is reignited in the fiery seventh episode of "House of the Dragon" Season 2.
House of the Dragon 2.06: “Smallfolk” Review
Leadership is a complicated thing to get a handle on and this dance of trying to figure out who is the best person for the job is a dominant theme in all of A Song of Ice Fire.
House of the Dragon 2.05: “Regent” Review
In "Regent," House of the Dragon's second season reshuffles the board after a major death in its previous episode.
House of the Dragon 2.04: “The Red Dragon and the Gold” Review
In the fourth episode of House of the Dragon Season 2, the Targaryen Civil War kicks off to carnage and tragedy.
House of the Dragon 2.03: “The Burning Mill” Review
There's a slowly morphing acceptance here that the main players are trying too hard to control things that spun out of control long ago.
House of the Dragon 2.02: “Rhaenyra the Cruel” Review
"Rhaenyra the Cruel": Building loyalty through mercy versus cruelty with those who have less power than you—a lesson worth learning.
House of the Dragon 2.01: “A Son for a Son” Review
Season 2 of House of the Dragon kicks off with a haunting start, exploring the consequences of Season 1's finale through strong adaptation.
House of the Dragon Season 1 Finale Review
“There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.” – Niccolo Machiavelli House of the Dragon ends with a tragedy that compels itself through a feeling of inevitability. Once Alicent (Olivia […]
House of the Dragon Episode 1.09: “The Great Council” Review
Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) enjoys an improved turn of character.
Tolkien Review: The Real Lord of the Rings
Tom of Finland director Dome Karukoski returns with another biopic about an influential creative mind, this time turning his sights to famed Lord of the Rings writer J. R. R. Tolkien. Does the film do justice to the man or is it more focused on his legendary work?
