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The Return of the King Brings Bows From the Cinephile Hissy Fit

Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Image courtesy of New Line Cinema via IMDb Pro.

Last week, the hosts of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast sponsored and supported by the Ruminations Radio Network approached one of the greatest trilogies of cinema history with Peter Jackson’s towering adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. For many, even after the big fish of the Marvel Cinematic Universe came along, Jackson’s tripled achievement remains one of the last grand epics of Hollywood. The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers did their part to establish and extend the narrative. In many regards, a trilogy is only as good as its conclusion, which brings the podcast to The Return of the King.

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For their 166th and 167th episodes, two critics, dads, and school teachers who bow to no one, Will Johnson and Don Shanahan, continue with the next two of a three-episode series discussing Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Episode #166 is the beginning half of a split recording that centered on the epic conclusions cemented by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and its finale crescendos. Episode #167 was the final portion talking about the legacy and impact of the trilogy as a whole. Come learn more and stay for the mutual love and respect for the fun movies encapsulate. Enjoy our podcast!
Cinephile Hissy Fits is a Film Obsessive media podcast, brought to you by the Ruminations Radio Network. Please visit, rate, review and subscribe. If you enjoyed this show, we have more where that came from, with interesting hosts, and wonderful guests. All are available on iTunes, Spotify, and anywhere you find your favorite shows. Follow the show on Twitter at @CinephileFit and on Facebook. Also, find both Will Johnson and Don Shanahan on Letterboxd as the accumulate their viewings and build their ranks and lists. Lastly, check out their TeePublic store for merchadise options from stickers to t-shirts!

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Written by Don Shanahan

DON SHANAHAN is a Chicago-based Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic writing here on Film Obsessive as the Editor-in-Chief and Content Supervisor for the film department. He also writes for his own website, Every Movie Has a Lesson. Don is one of the hosts of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast on the Ruminations Radio Network and sponsored by Film Obsessive. As a school teacher by day, Don writes his movie reviews with life lessons in mind, from the serious to the farcical. He is a proud director and one of the founders of the Chicago Indie Critics and a voting member of the nationally-recognized Critics Choice Association, Online Film Critics Society, North American Film Critics Association, International Film Society Critics Association, Internet Film Critics Society, Online Film and TV Association, and the Celebrity Movie Awards.

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