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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(Collateral Cinema and Collateral Gaming are Collateral Media Podcasts. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and movie clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)