Filmcast Without a Cause breaks down the best films of the year! 2011 that is. Confused? Stay tuned. In the News: The Hobbit HFR screenings get highest average of viewing options, Star Trek Into Darkness viral easter egg discovered, Wachowskis casting next project, and Guardians of the Galaxy close to signing it's Starlord. No feature this week, but plenty of take home from our extended special segment.   

Filmcast Without a Cause prepares to battle a sleeping dragon with a feature review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. With Jacob out sick P@ brings in two guests to tackle: An Angry Birds movie, The Golden Globe Nominations, The Justice League villian leaked and Tron 3 being touted as the "Empire Strikes Back of the series." Closing out this week's cast, P@ and crew discuss how faithful filmmakers must be to source material.

Filmcast Without a Cause heads to the motherland with a review of Anna Karenina. Before we tackle Joe Wright's latest, THE NEWS: Kevin Smith decides to round out his filmography with a threequel, Tartino starts talking his next film, Rise of the Guardians spells a huge loss for Dreamworks, and Tom Cruise's next NEXT film could have some serious implications. Finally, Jacob and Pat round the show out writing letters to Santa.

Filmcast Without a Cause is anything but subtle with our review of Killing Them Softly. In the News: Independent Spirit Award nominations, Sundance lineup announced, Oscar Doc shortlist reduced to 15 films, and more Xmen and Star Wars news. After the review we discuss Hollywood mysterious metric known as CinemaScore.