TELEVISION | Amazon’s series is entertaining but plays a little fast and loose with Tolkien’s chronology
BACKGROUNDER | Understanding a two-year surge in home prices
Everyone you meet is a person first, before anything else
DOCUMENTARY | This film about two French volcanologists will remind Christians of the grandeur of God’s creation
TELEVISION | Marvel’s superhero–legal comedy mashup suffers from flawed execution and poor writing
“It’s a miracle”
Top films for the weekend of Sept. 2-4
MOVIE | Adamma and Adanne Ebo’s satire about prosperity gospel has the ring of truth about it
QUICK TAKES | An unattended primate causes a stir after pranking local authorities
MUSIC | Three new albums could take the hypothetical trophy
