When Westley (Cary Elwes) first says “As you wish” to Buttercup (Robin Wright) in The Princess Bride, it sounds like nothing more than a servant’s reply. He fetches water, she barely glances at him, ...

From worldbuilding to action sequences, Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy altered the fabric of cinema itself. And yet, every fight in LOTR arguably pales before a short duel in The Princess ...