Chasing Childhood

It's getting a little scaly this week! To keep with the theme, we revisited a famous childhood video game about a purple dragon named Spyro (1998) and followed it up by reviewing one of Disney's most successful CGI films with Dinosaur (2000). How much do you know about the Spyro trilogy? We explore his original title, the famous voices that showed up in-game, and what it's like to play on a PS2 af...

It's a doggone good episode this week as we host another Disney versus battle! In one corner we have the original One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) and up against it is the live action prequel/reimagining of Cruella (2021). We all know the general plot for this famous Disney classic; a nasty fashionista named Cruella De Vil has a bunch of Dalmatian puppies kidnapped with the express interest o...

We're opening our maps this week and jumping right into a DreamWorks original with The Road to El Dorado (2000). It's the story of two Spanish con artists who accidentally wind up shipwrecked with only their horse sidekick and a map of the road to El Dorado, the fabled city of gold. When they finally discover the people of El Dorado, they're mistaken for visiting gods and have their friendship, an...

It wasn't us! Well, maybe it was. This week we're blasting off into outer space with RocketMan (1997). Frank Randall always wanted to be an astronaut, but his often bizarre and quirky personality never did make the cut... At least until he was the only computer technician able to join NASA's first manned mission to Mars. Despite being an underrated and under-promoted piece of the Disney franchise,...

Hang onto your habits! This week we're breaking into song and taking a look back at Sister Act (1992). Lounge singer Deloris is up to her eyeballs in trouble and headaches when she witnesses a mob hit that lands her in the witness protection program at a nunnery. She shakes up the sisters, reinvents their choir, and learns more about herself than she could ever imagine. It's a beloved film and oft...

Jeepers! It's the creepers! Just kidding, it's us. This week we're rewatching the live action version of our absolute favorite cartoon gang with Scooby-Doo (2002). When Mystery Inc. are invited to a mysterious island full of misplaced wrestlers, haunted castle rides, and terrifying monsters, they quickly discover that only teamwork can save the day. It's an adventurous tale of true friendship and...

Careful, this week we're contagious. Not really, but we are rewatching and revisiting an under the radar Warner Bros film with Osmosis Jones (2001). Think of it like a trip into the human body with Mrs. Frizzle and The Magic School Bus, except everyone is making gross jokes and there's also Bill Murray devouring fried chicken. Switching between the "real world" live action and the animated "inside...

Did anyone order a super nanny? No? Maybe a Navy SEAL will do instead. Hold onto your cookies, this week we are rewatching and reviewing the Vin Diesel film better known as The Pacifier (2005). This movie is centered around a lifelong military man's struggle to conquer the biggest operation of his life: looking after five wild children while searching for a top secret government program. Full of h...

Say it out loud. VAMPIRE! You guessed it, this week we are rewatching the supernatural love story beloved by 00s teenagers everywhere: Twilight (2008). We all know that Stephenie Meyer's books about a love triangle between a vampire, werewolf, and human completely took over pop culture in the aughts and reinvigorated many people's fascination with said genre (hello, The Vampire Diaries and Teen Wo...

Ready for a little chaos? We sure hope so, because this week we are reviewing Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003). Often considered an easily forgotten DreamWorks film that didn't make waves when it first arrived in theaters, this epic about adventure, loyalty, and friendship actually debuted with a high profile cast list and some intriguing takes on Greek mythology. Somehow that wasn't quite...

Uh oh, we’re seeing double... Double trouble! This week we’re jumping headfirst into a deeply beloved 90s staple with The Parent Trap (1998). Considering how quickly she took over Hollywood during the late 90s and early 00s, it’s hard to believe that this was Lindsay Lohan’s first major film debut. And to think she did it without a real twin! It's a heartwarming tale of what happens when found fam...

It’s all about the bare necessities this week! That’s right, we’re doing our first Disney versus episode of 2022 as we review the animated version of The Jungle Book (1967) and its live action remake (2016). Beloved by fans all around the world and a staple of many childhoods, The Jungle Book is a heartwarming story about love, found family, and perseverance against the odds. Not to mention it com...

We're SUPER stoked about this week's episode! All aboard the rocket bus, it's time to fly up to Sky High (2005). An unquestioned staple of our superhero loving childhoods, we absolutely adored this movie growing up and didn't realize until much later that it included so many big name actors! Not to mention the universal bad boy blue print: Warren Peace. Our fellow podcaster and friend Christina Ju...

Hellooooooo! No disguises this week, we're hopping right into a fan favorite with Mrs. Doubtfire (1993). Considered one of the late, great Robin Williams' most famous roles, it depicts the eccentric shenanigans that a father might go through to see his children amidst a divorce. As always, this movie is jam packed with a ton of improvisation and unique humor that only Mr. Williams could bring to o...

It's definitely not a satellite... But it may be our new best friend! This week we're reviewing a highly requested movie from our listeners: The Iron Giant (1999). Surprisingly star-studded and devastatingly under-marketed, this animated flick about an alien robot who crash lands during The Cold War is about as unique as you can get with storytelling. It strikes a fascinating balance between thoug...

It's possible! Yes, it's very possible that we are revisiting the iconic and groundbreaking Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997). Who could forget Brandy's debut as the first African American Cinderella in this mesmerizing film? Or the incredible amount of casting diversity and big name talent who showed up to create one of the most successful TV movies in history? As we travel back to on...

The doctor is in! As promised, we're taking it back this week to the animal whisperer himself with Eddie Murphy's Dr. Dolittle (1998). Not only did this film begin an entire cinematic franchise with a ton of sequels, but it also earned itself a modern reboot in the last few years. Don't even get us started on how absolutely stacked the cast is with big names in both voice acting and comedy! After...

Don't be a player hater! We're once again jumping back into the early 00s this week with the original TV movie Seventeen Again (2000). Starring Tia, Tamera, and Tahj Mowry, this film was released during the height of the family's Hollywood takeover. It follows the wacky adventures of two kids whose divorced grandparents are exposed to lab chemicals that transform them back into teenagers again. An...

Happy February! We're starting this month off with a beloved, and highly underrated, Disney Channel Original Movie called The Color of Friendship (2000). Based on a true story, it depicts the complicated and thought provoking events that occurred when the black family of a US Congressman were assigned a white South African girl to stay with them through a student exchange program. Unlike most of t...

You best start believing in ghost stories, you're in one! As promised for this week, we are diving into a swashbuckling good time with Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003). Since it's Lex's birthday episode, what better way to celebrate than to revisit one of our all time favorite franchises? This movie (and its sequels) launched our lifelong obsession with everything that...

Boom, baby! We're back for another week of movie reviews and this time we're diving headfirst into Kuzcotopia with The Emperor's New Groove (2000). Even though it's rarely considered when discussing the Disney Renaissance era (premiering just outside of the 90s), this David Spade and John Goodman movie tells the wacky story of happens when a selfish emperor accidentally gets turned into a llama. T...

You've got a friend in us! This week we're going to infinity and beyond with the very first Pixar feature: Toy Story (1995). Considered one of, if not THE ultimate Pixar classic of all time, this movie has spurned a number of sequels and became a cornerstone of many childhoods. But is it a beloved memory for Steph and Lex... or someone(s) else? Of course, it must be asked: is this film worthy of b...

Chasing Childhood is so hot right now! That's right, we're taking it back to the early aughts with this Ben Stiller original: Zoolander (2001). What do male models, impromptu gasoline fights, and being brain washed to commit a political assassination all have in common? They're each very crucial aspects of this plot and somehow became deep parts of our comedy repertoires. As we dive back into a fl...

Happy New Year! We're ringing in a brand new era by taking it way back to an old flick with Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976). The lesser known sequel to Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, this is one of two films that scarred Lex as a child and inspired her fear of birds. So naturally we're going to endure some impromptu therapy as we sort out what made this movie so horrifying to children. In our bre...

Welcome to the final week of our holiday countdown! We're taking it back to the Disney verse in our last themed episode with Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas (1999). A three part anthology series based around the Sensational Six, each of these Christmas tales offer up some very nostalgic lessons about what actually matters during the holiday season. Though we have to ask: can each short film stand o...