What would happen if an infant was suddenly left at your door? We take a look at 1987's Three Men and a Baby to find an aswer. Is this truly a classic 80's comedy, or does it simply leave us crying? "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ Re...
Feb 26, 2024•53 min•Ep. 232
The 1997 version of Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is more than just another adaptation of the classic tale. Brandy becomes the first black actress to play the title character as part of a color blind cast. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor ...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 231
We celebrate Valentine's Day with Deadpool. The ultimate story of what one person overcoming adversity for the one they love. PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other Sounds: Team Headkick - Deadpool Rap The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor Project: https...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 230
This week we take a look at season 1 of Galavant. How does a musical TV show fare with the legendary Alan Menken involved? We find out. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other Sounds: The Cast of Galavant - Galavant The Cast of Beauty and the Beast - If I Can't Love Her The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abort...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 229
What does it mean to be Brave? We dive into the 2012 Pixar film and talk bears, bows, mothers, daughters, what this film started out as, and what this film ended up being. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.or...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 228
The Aristocats was the first Disney animated film produced after Walt's death. We go into the original idea, lost songs, lost characters, and how Edgar might be the dumbest villian in Disney history. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other sounds: George Bruns - The Goose Steps High The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: ...
Jan 22, 2024•52 min•Ep. 227
Five years before the Disney Renaissance, Disney gave us a different Little Mermaid. 1984's Splash was the first film from Touchtone Pictures. From an attempt at a crossover with a Disney Parks ride, to the controversal censoring of Daryl Hannah's backside on Disney Plus, we dive into this film's history. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 226
Pixar's Soul is set to finally get a theatrical release in January 2024. In honor of that, we finally dive into the film. Does this film put us into the zone? Or is this simply another lost soul? Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor Project: https:/...
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 225
Happy New Year! We start 2024 with our first look at Fox's X-Men films. At a time when comic book movies were afraid to be comic book movies, we go through what happened to bring the mutants to the big screen. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor Pr...
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 224
Merry Christmas! We take a look at the original Miracle on 34th Street from 1947. What made this a holiday classic? And does this still hold up when compared to it's 90's remake? Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorpro...
Dec 25, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 223
Christmas isn't Christmas without Doctor Who. We go back to the first Christmas special of the rivival era, David Tennant's first full episode as The Doctor, 2005's The Christmas Invasion. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor Project: https://www.th...
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 222
We continue the holidays with seasonal standards Charlie Brown and Snoopy. We take our first official dive into Blue Sky Studios with 2015's The Peanuts Movie. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other sounds: The Brain of Morbius Deleted Scene from Rememberance of the Daleks The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://a...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 221
The holiday season begins. If Die Hard can be considered a Christmas movie, so can Edward Scissorhands. We go back to this Tim Burton classic that was the first of the many weird charcters that would define the career of Johnny Depp. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortion...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 220
Our Doctor Who 60th anniversary retrospective concludes with some non-canonical Doctors. Rowan Atkinson and several others take the mantle of The Doctor as they face The Curse of Fatal Death. And Richard E. Grant stars in the first Doctor Who animation, Scream of the Shalka. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National N...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 219
Our Doctor Who 60th anniversary retrospective continues with the War Doctor, John Hurt. The Doctor that ended the Time War. We go back to Doctor Who's 50th anniversary with The Day of The Doctor. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor Project: https:/...
Nov 20, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 218
Our Doctor Who 60th anniversary retrospective continues with the Thirteenth Doctor, Jodie Whittaker. We dive into first woman in the series to play The Doctor with the divisive episode, Kerblam! We also feature the Fugitive Doctor, Jo Martin, in Fugitive of the Judoon. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other sounds: The Brain of Morbius Deleted scene from Remembrance of the Dalek...
Nov 13, 2023•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 217
Our Doctor Who 60th anniversary retrospective continues with the Twelfth Doctor, Peter Capaldi. First, it's a post-regeneration adventure with a dinosaur in Victorian England in Deep Breath. Then we're off to deep space, where you pay for the very air you breathe in Oxygen. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Ne...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 216
Spooky Season concludes! Werewolf By Night was the first to bring Marvel's horror charatcers into the MCU. We discuss this tribute to classic monster movies and compare both it's original and color versions. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor Proj...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 215
PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED. Spooky Season continues. 1987's Predator is part action movie, part slasher movie. We go back to the begining of this franchise and see if it stacks up to it's later installments. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor Pro...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 214
Our Doctor Who 60th anniversary retrospective continues with the Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith. First, we travel to France in 1890 to discover a mysterios monster painted by Vincent Van Gogh in Vincent and the Doctor. Then, we travel to an asteroid located outside of the universe and see things from the point of view of the TARDIS in The Doctor's Wife. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 213
Welcome foolish mortals! Spooky Season continues with the first film based on the Haunted Mansion. With the film turning 20 years old this year, we step into our Doom Buggies and find out if this movie has any sympathetic vibratrions. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other sounds: Walt Disney's Hautned Mansion ride soundtrack The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu....
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 212
Spooky Season begins! We return to the Wartime Era with Disney's take on the Legend of Sleepy Hallow... and the Wind in the Willows. We find out if these Characters are Fabulous enough to hold up after all this time. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Tr...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 211
Our Doctor Who 60th anniversary retrospective continues with the Tenth Doctor, David Tennat. Every culture has an irrational fear of the dark. But what if it wasn't iirational? What if you're very own shadow was actually a monster? We go into the story that explores that idea. Also featuring a library the size of a planet and the first appearance of fan-favorite character River Song. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http:/...
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 210
For our big 200th epsiode, we are joined by Luke Ski, Adam Liebreich-Johnshon, and Kyle A. Carrozza to talk about The Muppet Show. Episodes discussed: Harry Belafonte Star Wars/Mark Hamill Steve Martin Paul Williams Peter Ustinov Luke Ski: X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegreatlukeski Instagram: https://instagram.com/thegreatlukeski Music: https://lukeski.bandcamp.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/@lukeski Professional Artwork: https://luke.ski Adam Liebrich-Johnson: X/Twitter: https://twitter.c...
Sep 18, 2023•3 hr 27 min•Ep. 209
We go back the early days of Pixar and discuss the shorts the came before Toy Story. From the fist use of "What if (blank) had feelings", to the nightmare fuel of a clown and a baby. Shorts discussed: The Adventures of Andre and Wally B. (1984) Luxo Jr. (1986) Red's Dream (1987) Tin Toy (1988) Knick Kack (1989) Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union:...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 208
We celebrate Labor Day and the end of summer with Mickey Mouse and friends. What better way to end the summer than a giant fireworks display in The Wonderful Summer of Mickey Mouse. We also take a trip to Waikiki, in the 1937 short, Hawaiian Holiday. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds:...
Sep 04, 2023•57 min•Ep. 207
Our Doctor Who 60th anniversary retrispective continues with the Ninth Doctor, Christopher Eccleston. We begin the current era of the series with a two-part episode that brings together some of the best elements of the series, science-fiction fantasy, historical drama, and propper "Behind the Sofa" horror. All wrapped up in four words that still bring a chill to Whovians, "Are you my mummy?". Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC B...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 206
It's our back to school episode! We're going to super hero school! While 2005's Sky High didn't soar above it's competition, it has gone down as a cult classic. We go back and see if this film has what it takes to be a hero. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Other sounds: Carrot Juice is Murder by The Arrogant Worms The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The Na...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 205
We continue to discuss the life and times of Ahsoka Tano with Star Wars: Rebels. From meeting the crew of The Ghost, to the re-return of Darth Maul, as well as the new canon debut of Grand Admiral Thrawn. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ The Trevor Project...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 204
We return to Star Wars: The Clone Wars to discuss the life and times of Ahsoka Tano. We cover several major events in her story, from her introduction as Anakin Skywalker's Padawan to the fallout of the Siege of Mandalore. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The American Civil Liberties Union: https://www.aclu.org/ The National Network of Abortion Funds: https://abortionfunds.org/ ...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 203
