Banter Reloaded

This is the episode Wes has been lobbying to get for a while. It's the one where we finally sit down and talk about musicals. We're breaking down the best performances, duets, dance numbers, and more from our favorite movies that are based on Broadway musicals. Enjoy the show! Don't worry...it's not nearly as long as all the musicals we watched to prepare for the episode. 

What If...Obi Wan finished the job? What If...Lightning McQueen had gone into the pits? What if...Max and Goofy actually went to Lake Destiny, Idaho? In the age of the MCU multiverse, we decided to dive deep into some of our own "What If..." scenarios. It's the type of conversation all true movie nerds have all the time, but this time we recorded it! 

What ATLA or LOK characters would you want on your team if you were going into battle? In this draft, the boys are building their dream fighting teams from the Avatar universe with help from veteran guests Jacob and Trevor. Who would you select to be on your team? Who got snubbed?

It's the first-ever edition of "Would We Ship 'Em?"! The new game show that evaluates potential relationships in movies & TV...and because Black Widow is freshly on our minds, we are talking about MCU ships. What are your favorite MCU ships? Who would you ship that is definitely not a thing in the MCU right now? Who would you not ship? Let us know! 

On the 15th edition of Banter Movie Club, Wes and Perry are reviewing the brand new film that seems to be taking the world by storm...Black Widow! Spoilers abound, so be sure to go see the movie IN THEATERS first. What did you think of Black Widow? Is it a top-tier MCU movie?

Yes, you read that right!! Not just Mad Libs....not even just Shrek Mad Libs. In today's episode, Wes and Perry are doing some Shrek the Third Mad Libs. Hopefully, it is as fun to listen to as it was to record, but we encourage you to keep your expectations low. 😂

In preparation for the celebration of the most All-American holiday 🇺🇸, the boys are talking about the most All-American movies they know. You may want to take notes because a lot of their suggestions are perfect summer movies to watch with your family when you get together this fourth of July! 🎆

The question people have been debating for decades may finally have an answer... Who is the best Disney Princess? Along with help from Chelsea and Morgan from the Animation Addicts Podcast, Wes and Perry created a detailed quantitative method of rating all of the princesses, weeding out the best from the rest. Tune in to figure out which Disney Royal came out on top!   

Wes and Perry are recording in person again! On this episode, we are talking about the sitcoms that make us laugh the most. It's funnier than a barrel of monkeys...however, how funny is a barrel of monkeys really? 

We invited Landon (Ep 41) back on the show to help us break down one of his favorite movies of all time, Braveheart. A classic from 1995, this Mel Gibson film was nominated for 10 Acadamy Awards and took home 5 of them. It was Wes and Perry's first time watching and the big question remains...does it warrant a "Straight-up Party" ranking? 

In honor of Mother's Day, we found it a fitting time to draft the best Disney moms in movies and TV. Abbey and Kali join the Banter Bros for this momentous occasion. Some hot takes were made and many laughs were had by all! Enjoy! Who do you think is the best Disney Mom of them all?

You asked for it, you got it! It's the second edition of Guess the Movie Score. Wes and Perry will once again battle it out to see who has the superior knowledge of popular film scores. 20 fresh tracks are queued up and ready to go....can you keep up? Play along at home!

For this week's episode, we are both quitting our jobs and becoming voice actors!!! For the day at least. In a competition facilitated by guest Jacob, Wes and Perry better to see who can better impersonate characters they have never heard before just by looking at their picture. It's an instant classic Banter episode!

Wes and Perry give their very opinionated views of Disney Animation's newest feature film, Raya and the Last Dragon. Have you seen the film? Is it worth a coveted "Straight-Up Party" rating? 

Has there ever been a more banterfluous episode of Banter?! Neigh says this podcast host. Come and enjoy an hour of hot takes and unpopular opinions for the most opinionated host (debatably) on this here podcast. "It's a knee-slapping good-time!" said the Washington Post. Guaranteed for a laugh or your money back!

Disney is known for many things. Maybe it's the parks, the princesses, The Mandalorian, or even the mouse himself. One thing is for sure....many of the best Disney animated movies are great because of their villains. In this episode, Wes and Perry are attempting to organize all the eligible villains on a tier list. Where do your favorites rank?   

Four Marvel fans enter the draft, all in high-spirits and primed to select the ultimate group of Marvel movies. However, only one draft class will rise above the rest and take home the victory. Which movies got snubbed in the draft? And which films got picked way too high?

Banter Movie Club is diving into the anime genre for this almost full-length episode in disguise as a BMC. We just couldn't stop talking about Makoto Shinkai's 2016 masterpiece, Your Name. With the help of Kelly of Fanimated Podcast, we break down everything there is to talk about with this one so buckle in, and enjoy the ride!

Everyone has their own opinion about the Disney live-action remakes, but which one is best? Wes and Perry have an answer to that question. Tune in for a definitive ranking of every single live-action remake Disney has produced. Some are great! And some are, as Wes would say, complete poo. Did we get it right? Which ones do you think should be ranked higher?

Is there a more Banter way to celebrate our 50th episode than with a quiz over the best moments from the first 49 episodes? We certainly can't think of one. Cory Miller joins the show as the first 3-time guest to host a game show that is sure to be jam-packed with Banter nostalgia. You don't want to miss this....trust me!

2020 is now officially in our rearview mirror, so you might say that hindsight is 2020 🤣 (and yes we're well aware of how worn out that joke is by now). For most of us it was a year to forget, but before we do that, let's take a moment to look back a some of the good of the past 12 months. Many of us had the free time to watch more movies and TV than most years. In this episode, we are ranking th...

Pixar's 23rd feature film, and the second of 2020, went up on Disney+ on Christmas and you know Wes and Perry have already both seen it twice. Is it the summer blockbuster it was supposed to be, just in the winter? Did it make us feel things or did it lack soul? (sorry...we couldn't resist) Have you seen Soul? What did you think of it?

Welcome to a Certified Fresh episode of Banter? I Hardly Know Her! Wes and Perry are back recording in person for the first time since March and it feels so right. Who will win in the first-ever Rotten Tomatoes game? Can you keep up with our two hosts and their movie intuition?

It's almost Christmas! Which means it is the perfect time to review a Christmas movie! Klaus is a Netflix original movie from Sergio Pablos Animation that first hit the platform in November 2019. If you haven't seen it...go do that! It might just be a straight-up party!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!🎵🎄 Odds are, you've probably watched a Christmas movie. You may have even listened to a podcast that talked about a Christmas movie. But have you ever listened to a podcast that wrote an original Christmas movie LIVE?? (at the time of recording) For this year's Banter Christmas special, Wes and Perry got creative and decided to make their own very cliche,...