Benedict Cumberbatch plays his second major villain of the year (or third, depending on your feelings about Julian Assange) in Peter Jackson's darker, pacier Hobbit sequel, The Desolation of Smaug.

Martin Freeman, Benedict Cumberbatch and Evangeline Lilly graced the red carpet at the world premiere of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies in London last night (December 1). Anthony ...

Nearly two years since the season-two finale of the BBC series Sherlock aired in Jan. 2012, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman are back as Sherlock Holmes and John Watson with another round of ...

As someone who’s always felt alienated by the myth-making of Wagner and Tolkien, I’m hardly one to say whether Peter Jackson’s big-screen adaptations of The Hobbit succeed in conveying the spirit of ...