Drawers, floors, doors – let’s go! Come with us and the family Madrigal as we unpack Encanto, a magical tale of a family blessed with gifts and riddled with trauma, set in beautiful Colombia. Don’t miss: PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including several members of…
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Make Mine Music: Disney’s Disappearing Film
Come along on another symphonic journey as we tackle our last package film in Make Mine Music! Fair warning – this one isn’t on Disney+, so you may not be able to watch it before listening. Don’t miss: PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including several…
Pocahontas: One Step Forward for Disney, Three Steps Back
As historically inaccurate and insensitive as it is, the time has come in our journey to tackle Pocahontas, Disney’s very fictional retelling of historical events between the colonists of Jamestown and the Native American Powhatan tribe. Don’t miss: PLUS, we talk through all the thoughts our audience had when they watched the movie, including several…
The Fox and the Hound: Disney’s Classic Tear-Jerker
Get the tissues, y’all – it’s time for us to take on The Fox and the Hound, one of Disney’s Dark Age films that really pulls at the heartstrings. Don’t miss: The reason Amos Slade is one of the scarier villains we encounter in the canon, despite his immaturity of holding a grudge against a…
Winnie the Pooh: Disney’s Hand-Drawn Nostalgia
Join us for a trip down memory lane to the Hundred Acre Wood for 2011’s Winnie the Pooh, the last hand-drawn animated film at Walt Disney Animation Studios – for now. Don’t miss: The surprisingly linear story for a Pooh film, which are typically episodic How cleverly the dialogue is played on to create the…
Pinocchio: Disney Tackles New Challenges
We’re back for our home stretch of Disney’s animated canon with our take on Pinocchio, an early Golden Age classic where Disney pushed the envelope both in content and technology. Don’t miss: The meandering, episodic nature of the story – a risk for Walt Disney in only his second film How frighteningly sinister some of…
Sleeping Beauty: An Aesthetic-First Approach to Disney
Confront the Mistress of All Evil with us as we discuss Sleeping Beauty, one of Disney’s most visual-forward films that unfortunately trades style for substance in some cases. Don’t miss: The iconic art style of this film that makes nearly every shot a frameable masterpiece How the title misleads the audience about who the real…
Dinosaur: Disney’s Digital Downturn
Travel back in time with us as we break down Dinosaur, Disney’s only prehistoric adventure that combined incredible technological advances with an excellent score and still somehow ended up lackluster. Don’t miss: The strong visual elements of the film that unfortunately couldn’t save its story How the character development absolutely tanks this film’s score A…
Raya and the Last Dragon: Disney’s Light in the Darkness
Take the first step with us as we break down Raya and the Last Dragon, the first post-pandemic outing for Walt Disney Animation Studios that took us all on maybe exactly the adventure we needed. Don’t miss: The strong story score for the film, despite starting with two montages How the soundtrack helps differentiate between…
Beauty and the Beast: Layers of Disney Excellence
Be our guest for our Season 5 premiere – Beauty and the Beast! Join us as we tackle this evergreen Disney classic and break down exactly why it means so much to so many Disney fans, casual and hardcore. Don’t miss: The punch of character development this film packs, not just for our lead and…