Critics suggest a very simple formula for determining whether you’ll like “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”: Fans of the first film will be happy, while haters will continue to hate. The second ...

Warning: There are some spoilers ahead. "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" is out in theaters Friday. We saw the second installment to Peter Jackson's "Hobbit" trilogy Tuesday night in 3D and ...

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 ...

Well hello there, Smaug the Stupendous. Warner Bros has unveiled a new TV spot for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, now only a few more weeks away from hitting theaters. This new ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. The prospect of Peter Jackson directing an ...

The ballad of Bilbo Baggins continues in The Desolation of Smaug, director Peter Jackson's second of three films in his adaptation of The Hobbit. After five films spanning 12 years, Jackson's take on ...

A year ago, Peter Jackson led audiences on an exciting albeit overlong quest in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and like its predecessor, "The Desolation of Smaug" is a welcome return to the lore ...

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Whenever Peter Jackson is engaged in a cycle of J.R.R. Tolkien films, he rewards his fans in two ways: the first being the actual films that hit the screen, and the second being the extended cuts he ...

“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” is not the first Peter Jackson film with a scene-stealing performance by a digital character. In this second installment in the “Hobbit” trilogy based on J.R.R.