Articles written by: Myla Malinalda

After being dragged to see The Fellowship of the Ring back in 2001 with her dad, Myla fell head-over-hobbit-feet in love with Middle-earth. Myla would love nothing more than to be able to live peacefully in the Shire and go on the occasional adventure with Bilbo. She has a habit of becoming too attached to fictional characters and buying too many copies of the same book. Myla enjoys creating art whenever she can and collecting all things relating to Tolkien.

Finding Hope in the Tolkien Fandom

Like so many of you, it’s difficult for me to comprehend that it’s already 2021, let alone the end of March. The pandemic has definitely taken its toll on me, and much of my motivation […]

Tolkien Film Review (Spoilers Ahead!)

As part of this year’s New York Tolkien Conference, attendees got the chance to watch an early screening of the upcoming Tolkien biopic entitled, well, Tolkien. Before I dive into my thoughts on the film, […]

‘Tolkien’ Trailer: First Reaction

The first trailer for Tolkien dropped today! I can’t fully put into words why I have been very hesitant about this film ever since it was officially announced. I completely steered clear from any news […]

A Closer Look at The Morgan’s Tolkien Exhibit!

*Note that photos were allowed only for media at the Press Preview. Photography is not permitted at the exhibition* The Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth exhibition at The Morgan Library & Museum officially opens tomorrow, January 25! Today was their Press Preview and it was definitely an overwhelming […]

The Morgan’s Upcoming Tolkien Exhibit

Last year the Bodleian Library in Oxford was home to an exhibit called “Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth” and like the name suggests, it’s all about the professor himself, J.R.R. Tolkien. Now that same exhibit will […]

The Hobbit Facsimile Gift Edition: A Review

I recently bought myself the facsimile gift addition of The Hobbit and for those of you who don’t know what this edition is, it’s The Hobbit in its original form. The version that we’re all […]

New ‘LOTR’ Figures from Funko!

Have you heard the news? Funko announced that they’ll be releasing a new wave of The Lord of the Rings Pop! figures along with Mystery Minis! For years it seemed like we would never be […]

Collectors Corner: Middle-earth – From Script to Screen Book

This week’s Collectors Corner post is about Weta Workshop’s latest book, Middle-earth – From Script to Screen. I pre-ordered from Weta back in May and received my copy earlier this month and it’s already one of […]

A New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Adaptation?

Okay. Let’s talk about the thing that Tolkien fans all over the world have been discussing since last night: the possibility of a new The Lord of the Rings adaptation. Whether you’re excited or not, you can’t […]

The Lord of the Rings Online Mordor Soundtrack

Players of The Lord of the Rings Online waited years to be able to explore Mordor in the digital world of Middle-earth and now have the chance with the game’s latest expansion! We’ve imagined Mordor while reading […]