{
  "id": 953323,
  "title": "Ralph Bakshi’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Remains the Best Spiritual Sequel Ever Made",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/ralph-bakshis-the-lord-of-the-rings-remains-the-best-spiritual-sequel",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T03:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IndieWire",
    "slug": "indiewire",
    "url": "https://www.indiewire.com/features/best-of/ralph-bakshi-the-lord-of-the-rings-spiritual-sequel-1235209591/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Round out IndieWire's Sequels Week , and After Dark's animated Tolkien marathon, with the unfinished epic from 1978.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}