We Want The D

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? Our hosts may not have whatever creepy properties that talking reflective surface possesses, but they can say with some definity that the live action remake of SNOW WHITE isn't going to be taking home any prizes for 'fairness' ...or anything else for that matter. Famously the trio weren't the biggest fans of the original when they watched...

Trick or treat, D-Lovers! It's an October Season surprise as for the third time our hosts are watching a movie based on one specific Disney theme park ride - HAUNTED MANSION. And despite the shakey track record of the previous stabs at adapting this attraction into a narrative feature, this one ain't all that bad! Mostly it's got a pretty game cast that collectively does their best to navigate yet...

Beloved D-Lovers, we are coming BACK with a brand new show on a brand new feed! Announcing A BEAUTIFUL FIND, a movie scavenger hunt podcast about sharing films with your best friends.  Join Vicky, Nolan and Jill each season as they check movies off their scavenger hunt list, with our trademark laughter, crying and a little bit of good-natured arguing.  Look for A Beautiful Find wherever you listen...

Just when our hosts thought they were out, they get pulled back in. And by another live action remake of a Disney animated classic, of all things. This time, it's THE LITTLE MERMAID's turn to be made less visually interesting, more poorly thought through, and inexplicably longer. But much like the article of clothing they use to cover Ursula's arms in this movie, the most Vicky, Nolan and Jill can...

In an act of pure self-indulgence, Vicky, Nolan and Jill look back at their podcast journey, reminicise about movies and episodes past, do one last ranking, talk about future, and most importantly do their best to express their appreciation to you, D-Lovers. 

In February 2015, Vicky, Nolan and Jill kicked off their podcast odyssey by talking about Disney's very first feature-length animated movie. So it's fitting that, almost eight years later, we end our regularly scheduled programming by talking about the most recent Disney feature-length animated movie, STRANGE WORLD. And hopefully it won't be their last, even though it absolutely tanked at the box...

At long last, our hosts have made it to the Disney movie that needs no introduction - THE LION KING. Despite being staffed by a so-called "B-team" of animators and other other creatives, an argument can be made for this movie being the crown jewel in the renaissance crown, or at the very least having the largest cultural footprint. It unsurprisingly made a huge impact on our hosts, and they couldn...

Having already watched the disappointing live-action remake, it's time to return to Disney's OG version of MULAN, and ask the important questions all you D-Lovers have come to reliably expect. Does this movie stand proud amongst the best of the 90s Renaissance, or does it leave something to be desired? Is "I'll Make a Man Out of You" an S-tier song, or merely an A++? And, of course, this being We...

It's curious that FROZEN II, the sequel to a cultural juggernaut of a Disney movie, doesn't seem to have had the same resonance or impact. Could it be that, in contrast with the first film's simple-yet-largely-effective story, this one is convoluted at worst and overly ambitious at best? Could it be the global pandemic that struck mere months after this movie's release? Impossible to say, really,...

Our hosts have watched more than a few stories that featured characters who had been or are orphaned in the course of the movie. BIG HERO 6 is a unique movie in that it dares to ask - what if Disney did a double orphan? Incredibly sad and surprising, yes, but also not a bad film. Because unlike so many other orphan movies where these characters are not allowed to grieve properly, this family anima...

"Have no fear, UNDERDOG is here!" is a common refrain heard throughout this week's Disney movie. But trust us, D-Lovers, fear is about the last emotion one could feel when watching this film. Apathy, probably. Boredom, almost certainly. But fear? Or really, any strong emotion? Not likely. For that, someone would have had to have cared enough to put more than the bare minimum amount of effort in an...

This week on We Want The D, it's an unprescedented, three-for-one, cinematic Poohniverse spectacular! That's right, purely because we wanted to do something special and certainly  not because our hosts couldn't bear the thought of doing three separate episodes on movies primarily made for toddlers. And as it turns out it was definitely the right call for at least two out of the three of these Disn...

We wrap up this little run of Disney documentaries with what may be the best one our hosts have seen - WAKING SLEEPING BEAUTY. An insiders look at the rise of the renaissance through the release of The Lion King, this doc features some names and faces that will be very familiar to any longtime listeners and especially fans of some of our history-focused Minnie Mouse-isodes. And while you may have...

It's always a delight when our hosts discover something wholly unexpected in the Disney catalog. And none of them could have predicted they'd watch anything quite like ENDURANCE on this podcast journey. Part documentary, part dramatic reenactments performed by the actual subject(s) of the true story being performed, it's not quite like anything any of them had seen before and after what feels like...

It's been awhile since we last took a peek behind the curtain at some of the men (funny how it's always men) behind the scenes that helped shape the Disney brand. This week, our hosts celebrate the seemingly simple lives of two of the nine old men, FRANK AND OLLIE, who had a documentary made on them (by Frank's son and the company they worked for since the 1930s) in the mid-90s. And while not with...

Nearly twenty years after the first movie and seven years after our episode on it, our hosts are returning to Salem with HOCUS POCUS 2! The Sanderson Sisters are back! Billy is back! That's all who is a back! But the good news is the newcomers to the sequal are welcome additions to the lore. And despite the "straight-to-Disney Plus" level budget, this long awaited sequel manages to capture a lot o...

Another October Season is upon us, and any long-time listener will know that this time of year has become synonymous with certain DCOM franchises. So our hosts are returning to the strangely segregated town of Seabrook one last time with Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3. What sprasely costumed monsters will upset the status quo this time? What craft supplies will they have glued to their clothes? And how quickly w...

It's with great delight that our hosts return to the world of Planes (or is it still called The World of Cars?). Not only because it allows them to dig deep into the how the mechanics of this mechanical world work, but because against all odds, PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE is one of those sequels that manages to surpass the original. And by a lot in this case. We're talking laughs, we're talking thrills,...

At long last, our collective nightmare is over. With NIKKI, WILD DOG OF THE NORTH, not only do our hosts finish off every Disney movie theatrically released in the 1960s, but seemingly finally finish watching all these pseudo-documentary animal movies. And while much of this one is familiar territory (IE it's mostly animals fighting), there were some unexpected surprises. Like a martial arts form...

Since our hosts have seen three Disney movies called "The Jungle Book" let's start by clarifying that yes, this is a theatrically released sequel to the 1967 animated classic, made thirty-six years after the original. And much like the other animated sequels of this era, it's basically the same movie all over again in reverse. Quite literally, this is the story of Mowgli returning to the jungle an...

Now wait just a second, D-Lovers. Before you give this episode a pass because it's clear pretty much from the title that it's gonna be another one of those fake-documentary animal movies, let us try and convince you to give it a listen. First...er, well this one is about a wolf, that's pretty different! And uh, there's some pretty unexpected animal fights - not that the fight themselves were unexp...

What's a major film studio largely known for its cutting-edge and industry-defining animation to do when they are no longer top dog? Take a deep look inwards and rebuild from the ground up? Poach the hottest talent through attractive offers or corporate buy-outs? Well, if you're Disney in the 2000s, you just boldly rip-off another successful animated film by making THE WILD, a movie that two out o...

Ah, the internet. Without it, our hosts wouldn't even be here talking to all you D-Lovers out there. A hub of easily accessible knowledge, the history of humanity writ across pages and recorded in vdieo for anyone to learn from. Well, that's the idealized version, anyway. The reality, and the one spotlighted in RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET, is that the internet is mostly used to harvest your data and...

If you had told our hosts at the beginning of this podcasting journey they'd be watching this many movies that feature cougars, it's hard to imagine they'd believe you. Yet here we are, watching CHARLIE, THE LONESOME COUGAR - another entry in the "animal does stuff while a folksy voice narrates" Disney subgenre. At least this time there's a dog named Chainsaw, milk shenanigans, and a climax where...

Our hosts' journey through Disney's 1970s theatrical releases ends not with a bang, but with A TALE OF TWO CRITTERS. A sub-one hour movie about a bear cub and baby raccoon that were forced to fight not just each other, but a whole host of other animals from wolverines to geese. But don't worry, there is of course of a folksy voiceover assuring us they were the best of friends and roommates, at lea...