Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In retrospect, Jackson faced an uphill battle from the start, but he and his collaborators, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, made a ...

Bilbo bows out as the last of Peter Jackson's Middle-earth movies delivers on the battle, not so much on the hobbit. Richard Trenholm was CNET's film and TV editor, covering the big screen, small ...

I cover the film industry. I assume you don't need plot information at this point. But just know that the business with the dragon is dispatched with by the end of the prologue, leaving the rest of ...

After 17 years and nearly 20 onscreen hours, Peter Jackson brings his voyage to J.R.R. Tolkein’s Middle-Earth to a close with “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” and though critics are ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. Last month, as part of the regular release of ...

One area where The Hobbit films did not disappoint is the cast. Martin Freeman, one of the stars of the original version of The Office, was well-chosen to play a young Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit at the ...

At long last, Peter Jackson’s final moments in Middle-earth are upon us — and not a moment too soon. Here’s what we can say: The Battle of the Five Armies lives up to its title. It’s two hours and ...

Now that it’s over, finally, we can see that all three parts of “The Hobbit” told a very simple story: Bilbo, a hobbit, is recruited by dwarfs to help them steal treasure from a dragon. They do, but ...

There’s a moment early in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies that captures all of the restless and vivid immediacy that director Peter Jackson has frequently brought to his now six-film strong ...

Yes, it’s over. Having stretched itself out over way more hours than many people (though not necessarily me) think it should have, Peter Jackson’s three-part film adaptation of 'The Hobbit' has ...

Talk about beating a dead orc. In dutifully completing his prequel trilogy to his three-part Lord of the Rings triumph, director Peter Jackson has sadly saved the worst for last. The Hobbit: The ...