Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast
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Welcome to Collateral Cinema, the ONLY movie podcast that matters! ...Where we focus on good movies, bad movies, and everything else in the world of cinema! We podcast straight from somewhere in south Texas, and yes, we ARE a 420-friendly podcast!
Episodes
- Post-4/20 Edition: MST3K: The Essentials TV Review – Collateral Cinema: Director's Cut!
This episode reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes Manos: The Hands of Fate and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, featured on the Essentials DVD.
- Ep 111: Pier Paolo Pasolini's Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom w/ Special Guest Cayley (Once-Over) – Collateral Cinema Season Finale (SPOILERS)
Collateral Cinema discusses Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1975 film Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, with guest Cayley. The episode addresses the film's disturbing sexual, violent, and psychological subject matter.
- Collateral Cinema 4/20 Special: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie w/ Special Guest CatBussRuss (Ninety for Chill) (SPOILERS)
This episode of Collateral Cinema features a review of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie, with special guest CatBusRuss. The 1996 film is discussed in the context of the stoner holiday.
- Ep 110: Collateral Cinema vs. John G. Avildsen's Rocky V w/ Special Guest Kevin Dougherty (Podcast The Wouldn't Die)
Collateral Cinema hosts Kevin Dougherty from The Podcast That Wouldn't Die to discuss John G. Avildsen's 1990 film Rocky V. The episode examines the movie, often regarded as the least successful installment in the Rocky franchise.
- Ep 109 (Part 2): Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Part 2 of the Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast's look at The Lord of the Rings Trilogy focuses on The Return of the King. Guest Jim from Film Rage discusses the film's conclusion, its place in cinema history, and briefly touches on The Hobb…
- Ep 109 (Part 1): Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
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 ( T…
- At the Movies Edition: Collateral Cinema & Collateral Gaming vs. Christophe Gans' Return to Silent Hill – Collaboration Special (Minor Spoilers)
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…
- At the Movies Edition: 2025 in Review – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (Some Spoilers)
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 se…
- Ep 108: Anime Edition: Hiroyuki Yamashita' Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Title: Boruto: Naruto the Movie [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Hiroyuki Yamashita Producers: Takayuki Hirobe , Koichi Machiyama , Shoji Matsui , Jamie Simone Writers: Masashi Kishimoto (screenplay/story/ original manga ), Ukyō Kodachi (s…
- Post-Holiday Edition: Adult Swim Holiday Specials: Smiling Friends & YOLO – Collateral Cinema: Director's Cut! (SPOILERS)
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: Re…
- Ep 107: Anime Edition: Toyoo Ashida's Vampire Hunter D (1985) w/ Special Guests Ian & Lewis (Retro Anime) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
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…
- Ep 106: Collateral Cinema vs. Neil Breen's Cade: The Tortured Crossing (SPOILERS)
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) PROMO: Reading B…
- At the Movies Edition: Mike P. Nelson's Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) – Collateral Cinema Holiday Special (Spoiler-Free)
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 ,…
- Ep 105: Collateral Cinema vs. Scott Swofford's The ButterCream Gang in Secret of Treasure Mountain w/ Special Guest Cam Sully (Jacked Up Review Show) (SPOILERS)
Title: The ButterCream Gang in Secret of Treasure Mountain Director: Scott Swofford Producers: Don A. Judd , Scott Swofford Writers: Carter Burch , Leo D. Paur Stars: Brandon Blaser , Jason Glenn , Jason Johnson Release year: 1993 PROMO: M…
- At the Movies Edition: Patrick Garcia's Lost Horizon (2025) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
Title: Lost Horizon Director: Patrick Garcia Producer: Janine Möller Writer: Patrick Garcia Stars: Tom Fairfoot , Aimee Botes , Prudence Buthelezi , Farai Chigudu Release date(s): November 28, 2025 (limited); December 2, 2025 (Internet) PR…
- Ep 104: Simon West's Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) w/ Special Guest Craig Dickinson (Reading Between the Reels) – Collateral Cinema x Collateral Gaming Collaboration Special (SPOILERS)
Title: [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Simon West Producers: Lawrence Gordon , Lloyd Levin , Colin Wilson Writers: Patrick Massett , John Zinman (screenplay); Sara B. Cooper , Mike Werb , Michael Colleary (story); Core Design ( original g…
- Ep 103: Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Title: The Amazing Spider-Man [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Marc Webb Producers: Laura Ziskin , Avi Arad , Matt Tolmach Writers: James Vanderbilt (screenplay/story); Alvin Sargent , Steve Kloves (screenplay) Stars: Andrew Garfield , Emm…
- Post-Halloween Edition: The Toxic Avenger (2025) At the Movies Review – Collateral Cinema: Director's Cut! (Spoiler-Free)
Featured Movie Review: The Toxic Avenger (2023) [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] PROMO: Movie Wars ( @MovieWarsPod ) SHOWNOTES: It's Post-Halloween time on the Director's Cut! , as Beau and Ash review the 2023-by-way-of-2025 Toxic Avenger reboot, st…
- Collateral Cinema Halloween Special: Joe Chapelle's Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (SPOILERS)
Title(s): Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Producer's Cut: Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers ) [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Joe Chappelle Producer: Paul Freeman Writer: Daniel Farrands Stars: Donald Pleasence , Paul Stephen…
- Ep 102: Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead (1981) w/ Special Guests Robbie (Conversations with RS) & The Vern (Cinema Recall) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Title: The Evil Dead [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Sam Raimi Producer: Robert G. Tapert Writer: Sam Raimi Stars: Bruce Campbell , Ellen Sandweiss , Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker , Theresa Tilly Release date(s): October 15, 1981 ( Redf…
- Ep 101: Peter Jackson's Dead Alive (a.k.a. Braindead) w/ Special Guest Stew (SWO) – Collateral Cinema Season Premiere (SPOILERS)
Title: Braindead (US: Dead Alive ) [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Peter Jackson Producer: Jim Booth Writers: Stephen Sinclair (screenplay/story); Fran Walsh , Peter Jackson (screenplay) Stars: Timothy Balme , Diana Peñalver , Elizabeth M…
- Adult Swim Edition: Space Ghost Coast to Coast TV Review (Season 1) w/ Special Guest Robbie Sherman (Conversations with RS) – Collateral Cinema: Director's Cut! (SPOILERS)
Featured TV Review: Space Ghost Coast to Coast [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] – Season 1 PROMO: Movie Wars ( @MovieWarsPod ) SPECIAL GUEST: Robbie Sherman, Conversations with Robbie Sherman ( @convoswrob.bsky.social ) SHOWNOTES: Welcome back, stup…
- Collateral Cinema #Miikeversary Special: Takashi Miike's Fudoh: the New Generation w/ Special Guest Jason Stein (Dads from the Crypt) (SPOILERS)
Title: Fudoh: The New Generation [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Takashi Miike Producers: Yoshinori Chiba , Toshiki Kimura Writers: Toshiyuki Morioka (screenplay), Hitoshi Tanimura (original manga) Stars: Shosuke Tanihara . Riki Takeuchi…
- At the Movies Edition: Matt Shakman's The Fantastic Four: First Steps – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
Title: The Fantastic Four: First Steps [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Matt Shakman Producer: Kevin Feige Writers: Josh Friedman (screenplay); Eric Pearson , Jeff Kaplan , Ian Springer (screenplay/story); Kat Wood (story) Stars: Pedro Pas…
- At the Movies Edition: James Gunn's Superman (2025) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
Title: Superman [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: James Gunn Producer: James Gunn Writer: James Gunn Stars: David Corenswet , Rachel Brosnahan , Nicholas Hoult , Edi Gathegi , Anthony Carrigan , Nathan Fillion , Isabela Merced Release date:…
- Ep 100: Redux: Tommy Wiseau's The Room (2005) w/ Special Guest Derik (Ratchet Book Club) – Collateral Cinema Season Finale (SPOILERS)
Title: The Room [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Tommy Wiseau Producer: Tommy Wiseau Writer: Tommy Wiseau Stars: Tommy Wiseau, Juliette Danielle , Greg Sestero , Philip Haldiman , Carolyn Minnott Release date: June 27, 2003 PROMO: Cinema R…
- Ep 99: Mark Waters' Mean Girls (2004) w/ Special Guest Mike Barone (Mike, Mike, and Oscar) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Title: Mean Girls [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Mark Waters Producer: Lorne Michaels Writer(s): Tina Fey (screenplay), Rosalind Wiseman ( original book ) Stars: Lindsay Lohan , Rachel McAdams , Tim Meadows , Ana Gasteyer , Amy Poehler ,…
- Anime Edition: Lupin the 3rd "Voyage to Danger" TV Special Review w/ Special Guest Robbie Sherman (Conversations with RS) – Collateral Cinema: Director's Cut! (SPOILERS)
Featured TV Special Review: Lupin III "Voyage to Danger" (ルパン暗殺指令, Rupan Ansatsu Shirei; lit: "Orders to Assassinate Lupin") [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] PROMO: Reading Between the Reels ( @ReadBtweenReels ) SPECIAL GUEST: Robbie Sherman, Conver…
- Ep 98: Sylvester Stallone's Rocky IV w/ Special Guests CatBusRuss (Ninety For Chill) & Craig (Reading Between the Reels) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Title: Rocky IV [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Sylvester Stallone Producers: Irwin Winkler , Robert Chartoff Writer: Sylvester Stallone Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire , Burt Young , Carl Weathers , Brigitte Nielsen , Dolph Lundgr…
- Ep 97: Nick Hurran & Steven Moffat's Doctor Who: "The Day of the Doctor" – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Series title: Doctor Who (2005) [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Episode title: " The Day of the Doctor " Director: Nick Hurran Producer: Marcus Wilson Writer: Steven Moffat Stars: Matt Smith , David Tennant , Jenna Coleman , Billie Piper , John Hur…
- Ep 95: Anime Edition: Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell (1995) w/ Special Guests Ian & Lewis (Retro Anime) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Title: Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊, Kōkaku Kidōtai ; lit. Mobile Armored Riot Police )[ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Mamoru Oshii Producers: Yoshimasa Mizuo , Ken Matsumoto , Ken Iyadomi , Mitsuhisa Ishikawa Writer(s): Kazunori Itō (screen…
- Collateral Cinema 4/20 Special: Louis J. Gasnier's Reefer Madness (1936) w/ Special Guests Kevin & Erin (Podcast That Wouldn't Die) (SPOILERS)
Title(s): Reefer Madness (a.k.a. Tell Your Children , The Burning Question , Dope Addict , Doped Youth , Love Madness ) [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Louis J. Gasnier Producer(s): George Hirliman (1936), Dwain Esper (1938-39) Writers: A…
- Ep 96: Richard T. Heffron's The California Kid – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
***Dedicated to Joe Cantu*** Title: The California Kid [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Richard T. Heffron Producer: Howie Horwitz Writer: Richard Compton Stars: Martin Sheen , Vic Morrow , Michelle Philips , Nick Nolte , Stuart Margolin P…
- Ep 94: Anime Edition: Tsuneo Kobayashi's The Last: Naruto the Movie w/ Special Guest Matt St. Jack (Anime Talk!) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Title: The Last: Naruto the Movie [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Tsuneo Kobayashi Producers: Takayuki Hirobe , Naoji Hohnokidani , Shoji Matsui Writers: Masashi Kishimoto , Maruo Kyozuka PROMO: Anime Talk! ( @AnimeTalk12 ) SPECIAL GUEST:…
- At the Movies Edition: Jeff Fowler's Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – Collateral Cinema x Collateral Gaming Collaboration Special (SPOILERS)
Title: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Jeff Fowler Producers: Neal H. Moritz , Toby Ascher , Toru Nakahara , Hitoshi Okuno Writers: Pat Casey , Josh Miller (screenplay/story); John Whittington (screenplay); Sega ( ori…
- At the Movies Edition: 2024 in Review – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (Some Spoilers)
Featured Movies: The Fall Guy [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] The Mouse Trap [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Alien: Romulus [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] ...and several more! PROMO: Ninety For Chill: The Podcast with CatBusRuss SHOWNOTES: 2024 saw the release of a…
- Post-Holiday Edition: Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special DVD Review – Collateral Cinema: Director's Cut! (SPOILERS)
Featured TV Special Review: Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! "Chrimbus Special" [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] PROMO: Retro Anime Podcast ( @retroanime ) SHOWNOTES: Our Post-Holiday wrap-up is here on Collateral Cinema: Director's Cut! as Bea…
- Ep 93: Collateral Cinema vs. Amir Shervan's & Gregory Hatanaka's Samurai Cop 1 & 2 w/ Special Guest Frank Lourence (Geek Freaks) (SPOILERS)
Titles: Samurai Cop [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Directors: Amir Shervan ( Samurai Cop ) Gregory Hatanaka ( Samurai Cop 2 ) Producers: Orlando Corradi , Amir Shervan ( Samurai Cop ) Mathew K…
- Collateral Gaming x Collateral Cinema Holiday Special: Artificial Mind & Movement's The Grinch (SPOILERS)
Title: The Grinch [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Developers: Artificial Mind & Movement (PS1/DC), Konami (PC) Publisher: Konami Platforms: PlayStation , Dreamcast , Microsoft Windows Release date: November 10, 2000 (PS1: NA) COLLAB: Collateral Gam…
- Collateral Cinema x Abyss Gazing Holiday Special: Damien Leone's Terrifier 3 (SPOILERS)
Title: Terrifier 3 [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Damien Leone Producer: Phil Falcone Writer: Damien Leone Stars: David Howard Thornton , Lauren LaVera , Elliott Fullam , Samantha Scaffidi Release date: October 11, 2024 PROMO: Cinema Rec…
- Ep 92: Collateral Cinema vs. Neil Breen's Pass Thru (SPOILERS)
Title: Pass Thru Director: Neil Breen Producer: Neil Breen Writer: Neil Breen Stars: Neil Breen, Viad , Kathy Corpus Release year: 2016 PROMO: Movie Wars ( @MovieWarsPod ) SHOWNOTES: On this year's first installment of Bad Movie December,…
- Ep 91: Robert Zemeckis & Bob Gale's Back to the Future (1985) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Title: Back to the Future [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Robert Zemeckis Producers: Bob Gale , Neil Canton Writers: Robert Zemeckis , Bob Gale Stars: Michael J. Fox , Christopher Lloyd , Lea Thompson , Crispin Glover Release date: July 3…
- Ep 90: Steven E. de Souza's Street Fighter (1994) w/ Special Guests The Vern (Cinema Recall) & Jim (Film Rage) – Collateral Cinema x Collateral Gaming Collaboration Special (SPOILERS)
Title: Street Fighter [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Steven E. de Souza Producers: Edward R. Pressman , Kenzo Tsujimoto Writer(s): Steven E. de Souza (screenplay), Capcom ( original game ) Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme , Raul Julia , Ming…
- Post-Halloween Edition: Terrifier 2 Movie Review – Collateral Cinema: Director's Cut! (SPOILERS)
Featured Movie Review: Terrifier 2 [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] PROMO: Reading Between the Reels ( @ReadBtweenReels ) SHOWNOTES: Collateral Cinema has one more Halloween treat for you this year, as we discuss Damien Leone's 2022 supernatural sla…
- Collateral Cinema Halloween Special: Dominique Othenin-Girard's Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers w/ Special Guest Cayley (Once-Over) (SPOILERS)
Title: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard Producer: Ramsey Thomas Writers: Michael Jacobs , Dominique Othenin-Girard , Shem Bitterman ; John Carpenter , Debra Hill ( original…
- Ep 89: Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Title: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Tobe Hooper Producer: Tobe Hooper Writers: Kim Henkel , Tobe Hooper Stars: Marilyn Burns , Paul A. Partain , Edwin Neal , Jim Siedow , Gunnar Hansen Release date: October…
- Ep 88: Damien Leone's Terrifier (2016) w/ Special Guest Stew (SWO) – Collateral Cinema Season Premiere (SPOILERS)
Title: Terrifier [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDB ] Director: Damien Leone Producers: Damien Leone , Phil Falcone , George Steuber Writer: Damien Leone Stars: Jenna Kanell , Samantha Scaffidi , David Howard Thornton , Catherine Corcoran Release date(s…
- Adult Swim Edition: Brendon Small & Loren Bouchard's Home Movies (Season 2) w/ Special Guest Robbie Sherman (Conversations with RS) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)
Title: Home Movies [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Creators: Brendon Small , Loren Bouchard Director: Loren Bouchard Producer: Melissa Bardin Galsky Stars: Brendon Small , Janine Ditullio , H. Jon Benjamin , Melissa Bardin Galsky Original release:…
- Collateral Cinema #Miikeversary Special: Takashi Miike's The Happiness of the Katakuris (SPOILERS)
Title: The Happiness of the Katakuris (カタクリ家の幸福, Katakuri-ke no Kōfuku ) Director: Takashi Miike Producers: Hirotsugu Yoshida , Tetsuo Sasho Writers: Kikumi Yamagishi (screenplay), Ai Kennedy Stars: Kenji Sawada , Keiko Matsuzaka , Shinji…
- At the Movies Edition: Shawn Levy & Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool & Wolverine – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
Title: Deadpool & Wolverine [ Wikipedia ] [ IMDb ] Director: Shawn Levy Producers: Kevin Feige , Lauren Shuler Donner , Ryan Reynolds , Shawn Levy Writers: Ryan Reynolds , Rhett Reese , Paul Wernick , Zeb Wells , Shawn Levy Stars: Ryan Rey…