Titles:

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: Peter Jackson

Producers: Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh

• Tim Sanders (TFOTR)

Writers: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson (screenplay); J. R. R. Tolkien (original novel)

• Stephen Sinclair (TTT: screenplay)

Stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Andy Serkis

• Sean Bean (TFOTR)
• Bernard Hill, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban (TTT)

Release dates:

• December 19, 2001 (TFOTR: US)
• December 18, 2002 (TTT: US)

SHOWNOTES: One does not simply review the Lord of the Rings trilogy... but we'll attempt to! In Part 1 of our two-part episode on arguably the greatest film trilogy of all time, Ash and Beau discuss the movie adaptations of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. We talk the many beloved characters, iconic landscapes from the Shire to Helm's Deep, and countless memorable quotes/meme lines of these two films. So, grab some of that hobbit pipe-weed, listen along, and stay tuned for Part 2, where we'll cover The Return of the King!

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Title: Return to Silent Hill [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: Christophe Gans

Producers: Victor Hadida, Molly Hassel, David M. Wulf

Writers: Christophe Gans, Sandra Vo-Anh, Will Schneider; Konami (original game)

Stars: Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Emily Anderson

Release date: January 23, 2026 (US)

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SHOWNOTES: In our first At the Movies review—and Collateral Gaming collab—of the year, we look at Christophe Gans' film adaptation of Silent Hill 2, Return to Silent Hill. Being fans of both the source material and Gans' previous Silent Hill movie (which we covered in an earlier season), we were highly anticipating this, but early reviews were.. disappointing. However, what we did think? Find out now, and stay tuned for our two-part episode on the Lord of the Rings trilogy very soon!

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Featured Movies:

• Sinners [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Weapons [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• War of the Worlds [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Shelby Oaks [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Heart Eyes [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• A Minecraft Movie [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• ...and several more!

PROMO: Cinema Recall (@cinema_recall)

SHOWNOTES: 2026 is here, and with it, many new films to look forward to! So, we wanted to take a moment to cover every newly released movie in 2025 that we didn't get a chance to make an At the Movies episode on. And boy, was last year stacked, especially in the horror department. Catch our discussion of a few select flicks, quick reviews of any others we watched, and the Collateral Cinema Best Picture awards from Ash and Beau! Also, stay tuned for more content this year, including our next At the Movies review on Return to Silent Hill, and our episode on the Lord of the Rings trilogy this month.

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Director: Hiroyuki Yamashita

Producers: Takayuki Hirobe, Koichi Machiyama, Shoji Matsui, Jamie Simone

Writers: Masashi Kishimoto (screenplay/story/original manga), Ukyō Kodachi (screenplay; cooperation)

Stars:

• Yūko Sanpei, Kokoro Kikuchi, Junko Takeuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama (Japanese)
• Amanda C. Miller, Cherami Leigh, Maile Flanagan, Yuri Lowenthal (English)

Release date: August 7, 2015

PROMO: Movie Wars (@MovieWarsPod)

SHOWNOTES: We've got even more anime movie content for you on Collateral Cinema! Following our previous episode on Vampire Hunter D, Ash and Beau are discussing Boruto: Naruto the Movie. Released in 2015, the following year of The Last: Naruto the Movie (which we covered last season), this film serves as an epilogue to the Naruto and Naruto Shippuden anime series, following Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki's son Boruto in the Chunin Exams—a story that would later be readapted into the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations manga and anime. Is it as bad as reception to the anime series would suggest? Catch our opinions now, and stay tuned for our two-part episode on the Lord of the Rings trilogy in February!

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Featured Episode Reviews:

• Smiling Friends [Wikipedia] [IMDb]: "Charlie Dies and Doesn't Come Back", "Pim Finally Turns Green", "The Glep Ep"
• YOLO (2020) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]: Crystal Fantasy: A Very Extremely Very Yolo Christmas: Reloaded"; Rainbow Trinity: "The Wollongong Santa Pub Crawl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RAWR!!!"

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SHOWNOTES: Collateral Cinema: Director's Cut! is back with our Post-Holiday wrap-up, reviewing Adult Swim holiday specials as we do every year! This time, Beau and Ash cover every holiday episode of Smiling Friends and YOLO. From the minds of Zach Hadel and Michael Cusack, these shows are known for their surreal humor and unconventional animation styles. So, chill with us, smoke some weed if you got it, and stay tuned for our next episode on Boruto: Naruto the Movie, concluding Anime Month!

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Title: Vampire Hunter D (吸血鬼ハンターD, Banpaia Hantā Dī) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: Toyoo Ashida

Producers: Hiroshi Kato, Mitsuhisa Hida, Yukio Nagasaki

Writer(s): Yasushi Hirano (screenplay), Hideyuki Kikuchi (original novel)

Stars: Kaneto Shiozawa, Michie Tomizawa, Seizō Katō, Keiko Toda

Release date: December 21, 1985

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SHOWNOTES: It's Anime Month on Collateral Cinema, and we are kicking the new year off with the 1985 anime film/OVA Vampire Hunter D! Featuring our friends Ian and Lewis from the Retro Anime Podcast, we had a blast talking about this dark and violent yet campy 80s Japanese animation. Later this month, we'll be covering Boruto: Naruto the Movie; stay tuned!

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Title: Cade: The Tortured Crossing [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: Neil Breen

Producer: Neil Breen

Writers: Neil Breen

Stars: Neil Breen, Judy Lay, Gwendolyn Brown, Nicole Butler

Release date: August 8, 2023 (theatrical)

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SHOWNOTES: It's Neil Breen time again on Collateral Cinema, as we explore the most recently released fruit of the Breenius—Cade: The Tortured Crossing! The standalone sequel to Twisted Pair, this film follows twins Cade and Cale in a Seven Samurai-esque plot set in an abandoned mental hospital. There's an absolutely kino tiger fight scene, too, as well as Neil Breen using Shadow Clones, and plenty of Breen Screen and stock footage. If that doesn't hook you, I don't know what will. We'll have post-holiday content and a Year in Review episode out soon, as well as our Anime Month reviews of Vampire Hunter D and Boruto: Naruto the Movie, so stay ruined!

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Title: Silent Night, Deadly Night [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: Mike P. Nelson

Producers: Jeremy Torrie, Tanya Brunel, Scott Schneid, Dennis Whitehead, Jamie R. Thompson, Erik Bernard

Writer: Mike P. Nelson

Stars: Rohan Campbell, Ruby Modine, David Lawrence Brown, David Tomlinson, Mark Acheson

Release date: December 12, 2025 (US)

PROMO: Anime Talk! (@AnimeTalk12)

SHOWNOTES: Happy Holidays, naughty listeners! This Christmas Day, we are celebrating with a review of Mike P. Nelson's 2025 remake of Silent Night, Deadly Night, now in theaters. We covered the original on a previous holiday special, so it only made too much sense to check out this new take on a classic Christmas slasher at the movies. Make this holiday not a GARBAGE DAY by chilling with us, and stay tuned for our next episode on Neil Breen's Cade: The Tortured Crossing before the new year!

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