With the blizzard coming, remember: if you're cold, they're cold. Take them inside.

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: Stardust (2007) Dir. Matthew Vaughn Long before he was Daredevil, Charlie Cox went on a quest to find a falling star (in the form of Claire Danes) in this underrated fantasy gem Also, Michelle Pfeiffer!

This is my fault and I’m not remotely sorry

OUT NOW! Filmmaker and @eyeoftheduckpod.com host @adamvole.com joins again to discuss Alan Wake. As with Death Stranding, a confusing game becomes no more comprehensible in prose form. Luckily, a book needn't be fun to read for our purposes, just fun to talk about. Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45

Doug Jones was del Toro’s first choice for the faun in Pan’s Labyrinth. The only problem: he didn’t speak Spanish. The plan was to dub the voice, but his mouth needed to match the vocals, and Jones wanted Baquero to have something to act against — so he learned to speak all his lines phonetically.

It's Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie The Podcast Episode! This week we hop in the RV, travel back to 2008, and try to book a gig at the Rivoli!

This Labyrinth has everything: a dude with eyeballs in his hands, a sassy faun, a big ass toad, and bugs that are also fairies! This week our guest host, good friend, and Joe Dirt expert Stephen Hilger helps us get lost in dark heart of Guillermo del Toro's PAN'S LABYRINTH!

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) Dir. Guillermo Del Toro An iconic, Oscar-winning dark fairy tale about a young girl trying escaping the harsh reality of fascism through fantasy. Hmm, nothing about that seems relevant at all.

HEPL The Eye: MF's own Nik Long joins Adam on a remote island in the Gulf of Thailand to deconstruct Sam Raimi's delightfully nasty return to horror, SEND HELP! Also on our desert island lineup is a brand new STAR TREK show, the return of THE PITT, and the MCU's best show ever(?!), WONDERMAN

If something about the climactic battle in NARNIA feels familiar, there’s a good reason — Peter Jackson’s own Weta Workshop built the sequence using the same CGI crowd software (Massive and Grunt) that they developed while making THE LORD OF THE RINGS

It’s the Chronic-WHAT-cles of Narnia! That’s right the Chronic-WHAT-cles of Narnia! When choosing movies inspired by THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy to cover for our series, we knew Disney's mega-budget adaptation of C.S. Lewis's iconic children's classic was essential.

Come join me in this wardrobe, folks, we’re going to Narnia

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) Dir. Andrew Adamson JRR Tolkien: “I despise allegory” CS Lewis, his best friend, handing him his new book while laughing internally: “yeah it’s uhh… about a lion"

KINGDOM OF HEAVEN was an epic both in front of *and* behind the camera Case in point – at the time of the movie’s production, the location where they shot Jerusalem was the largest 360-degree, free standing set in cinema history!

Posted in reference to nothing in particular (This movie rocks btw)

It is a kingdom of conscience, or nothing! This week we’re going Ridley Mode™️ once again! Join us as we embark on a journey through one of Scott’s most polarizing films – KINGDOM OF HEAVEN!

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: Kingdom of Heaven (2005) Dir. Ridley Scott You’re saying Ridley Scott fought with the studio over the theatrical cut of his film, then later released a director’s cut to much wider critical acclaim? I’m shocked. Shocked, I tell you.

We’re not okay

Confession time: the person posting this hadn’t seen THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN in over 20 years and always assumed Mr. Hyde was entirely CGI Nope! Turns out it’s Jason Flemyng in a Hyde mech-suit!

This week on the Patreon, we're going to Temple. The bones are our religion, and we worship them. Also, we’re exploring the origins of the legendary fantasy author in his extremely bizarre biopic, TOLKIEN! Did he really marry his (kind-of) step sister?! patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...

We had no choice but to form a league with @stephenhilger.bsky.social to discuss this career killer!

Honored that @eyeoftheduckpod.com is featured in @theguardian.com for our Tolkien series!!! Extremely proud of the whole Duck team.

I tried to make dinner plans with @adamvole.com while I was home in NJ, and I ended up recording an episode about “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” Had the best time.

This week we’re jumping from one big adaptation of British literature to another. It’s a movie about a fellowship, but this time, they call it a League. And it’s Extraordinary!! (The League, that is)

Thank you to @theguardian.com for including our series on The Lord of the Rings in their snowstorm entertainment guide! If you need something to do inside this week, well… let’s just say these three episodes will fill a LOT of time

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) Dir. Stephen Torrington BONUS! That's right — we’re following up the greatest film trilogy of all time with the first movie that dared to ask the question “what if Mr. Hyde was the Hulk?"

This week on Patreon, we're having some (very devastating and enlightening) TRAIN DREAMS. And we're trying to make sense of the HUNT FOR GOLLUM rumors (Baby Yoda is out. Baby Smeagol is in??) Also, GOOD FORTUNE, IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU, and more! patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...

After hearing Billy Boyd sing at a cast party one night, writer Philippa Boyens asked him to write a song for the movie based a poem from FELLOWSHIP she gave him After only 1-2 days to prepare, Boyd sang the song on set, and it brought the crew to tears

BRB casting the Ring into the fires of Mount Doom

Listeners, the power of the Three Rings is ended. This week we fulfill our oath and complete Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy with THE RETURN OF THE KING!

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Dir. Peter Jackson From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring, Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.

“But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this Shadow…”

Awards season is here! And we're talking about...the ANACONDA reboot? This week on the Patreon, Adam’s bringing thoughts on SENTIMENTAL VALUE, THE MASTERMIND, and SIRÂT. And Dom is catching up with AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH, and WAKE UP DEAD MAN. And more! patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...

Gandalf: “Frodo must finish this task alone.” Aragorn: “He’s not alone. Sam went with him.” Gandalf:

The only thing Gandalf and Sauron can agree on

It’s time for not one but (at least) two whole towers discussed over four whole hours

Forth Eorlingas! This week we toss Gimli face first into the forces of the Enemy. It’s another four hour tour of Middle Earth with THE TWO TOWERS, and this time we brought Ents!

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Dir. Peter Jackson The Horn of Helm Hammerhand shall sound in the deep one last time! Let this be the hour, listeners, when we draw swords together.

@dominicknero.bsky.social on the Mirror of Galadriel — “It has the vision of fantasy; it has direct, unfiltered communication of the text; and it has [Jackson's trademark] old fashioned, practical effects, stagecraft horror... all of that together represents, to me, the full effort of this film”

Marty Supreme will return in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY. This week we’re chasing after Josh Safdie’s big, freaky, ping pong odyssey starring Timothée Chalamet. Also, first impressions of AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH, the prologue of THE ODYSSEY, and the new DOOMSDAY teasers! patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...

NEW YEAR. NEW CHAPTER. THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE DUCK BEGINS!

2026 is here, which means it’s the 25th anniversary of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films! we’re dropping the first of our three FOUR-HOUR episodes on the trilogy today over on @eyeoftheduckpod.com 👑💍

Gandalf and Frodo will return in Gollum: Doomsday

Listeners, the Third Age is finally upon us. The nine companions are assembled. The recording is 4 hours long. It shall be… The Fellowship of the Duck! This week, we're embarking on a quest to save Middle-Earth and somehow make sense of the greatest trilogy in movie history.

Next week on 𝐄𝐘𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐊: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Dir. Peter Jackson The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. We’ve walked our Road to Mordor — soon, the trilogy begins!

This week on the Patreon we’re going deep on what may very well be the greatest team-up in movie history…no, not the Avengers. We’re talking about the Four Horsemen of the NOW YOU SEE ME cinematic universe! Also, BLUE MOON, PLURIBUS, and RINGS OF POWER Season 2! patreon.com/eyeoftheduck...

UPDATE: here’s a live shot from Duck HQ

Apologies, dear listeners — due to an illness at Duck Headquarters, we’ve been forced to postpone our episode on THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING until next Monday, January 5th The One Ring may hold no power over us, but germs are another story

Apologies, dear listeners — due to an illness at Duck Headquarters, we’ve been forced to postpone our episode on THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING until next Monday, January 5th The One Ring may hold no power over us, but germs are another story

Merry Christmas from everyone at Eye of the Duck headquarters!