Criticless vs Exploring Tolkien

Criticless is taking the reins from professional critics and giving a voice back to the people in an easily accessible format that functions as you would expect a modern social media platform to. Browse your feed to discover new and trending reviews, lists, watercooler posts, and groups from users you follow and from trending posts site wide. Customize your profile with artistic banners and wallpapers created by independent artist from around the world. Have friends with benefits, a list of users specific to you that will create a curated aggregated score that’s is displayed on any piece of entertainment that you view. Join or create private and public groups with other users to discuss the things. Create and share lists showcasing things you love, hate, and everything in between. Hang out by The Watercooler, a designated discussion board on every piece on entertainment that keeps you from getting your conversations trapped under individual reviews. Unlock hidden badges though achievements that can be triggered by simply using the platform. Browse important details like cast & crew, length, release date, genre and streaming locations. Enjoy a pro free speech environment. Bad ideas are easy to spot and the best ideas will always win but for this to happen they have to actually be heard. Choose the content you do and don’t want to see while having a lower threat of being banned for the things you say. Join the Crit Club (Most Excellent or Rad) today for premium access to features like Verification, Extended Reach, Expanded Profile Customization, No Adds (when they go live), and Free Shipping in the Criticless Merch Shop.

Exploring Tolkien is the app for serious Tolkien fans from the team at TheOneRing.com and the popular Exploring Tolkien podcast. Hosts Jonathan Watson and Michael Grumbine read through The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and every Age of Middle-earth, chapter by chapter. We read closely, we read slowly, and we take the long road through Tolkien's works. WHAT'S INSIDE • Every episode of Exploring Tolkien, in audio or video (including offline downloads, background playback, and a sleep timer) • Notifications for new episodes and breaking Tolkien news • Tolkien news from TheOneRing.com: films, casting, books, products, and the conversations that follow • Today in Tolkien: every important date in Middle-earth and in Tolkien's life • Every video from our YouTube channel, in one place • Rank up with every episode you finish • A full iPad layout, too TRIVIA AND MONTHLY SWEEPSTAKES Test your Tolkien lore with new trivia quizzes: five questions, 20 seconds each, with bonus points for quick answers. Climb the weekly and all-time leaderboards. Every quiz you play earns you an entry into our monthly sweepstakes, up to five entries a month. Trivia is free for everyone, and membership gives no entry advantage. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal U.S. residents 18 and older. Void where prohibited. Official rules: https://www.theonering.com/giveaway-rules/ Apple is not a sponsor of the sweepstakes and is not involved in any way. MEMBERSHIP: $4.99/MONTH For our most dedicated listeners, an Exploring Tolkien Membership unlocks: • Extended episodes: the full discussion of every episode, in audio or video • Monthly live video chats with Jonathan and Michael • Middle-earth Portraits: create your own AI portrait in the style of Tolkien's world • Your Middle-earth alliance: Rohan, Gondor, the Shire, the House of Fingolfin, and more Cancel anytime from your iPhone or iPad Settings. ABOUT THE COMMUNITY TheOneRing.com has been home to Tolkien fans since 1999, one of the longest-running Tolkien communities on the internet. From Peter Jackson's films to Amazon's The Rings of Power, and everything in between, we've covered it all. Whether you're reading The Silmarillion for the tenth time or following Bilbo out of the Shire for the first, there's a chair at our table. — Subscriptions auto-renew at $4.99/month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://www.theonering.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/