Matt Patches is an executive editor at Polygon. He has over 15 years of experience reporting on movies and TV, and reviewing pop culture. Over the last 20 years, Peter Jackson’s Lord of the ...

In 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien created the epic fantasy world of Middle-earth for "The Hobbit" and filled it with magical creatures such as dragons, elves, and -- of course -- hobbits. He followed it up ...

1977 was a great year for film. Aliens walked among us in both Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Saturday Night Fever hit theaters with amazing disco energy and Pete's Dragon made ...