Looking for the Ocean: A Pixar Journey

Mark and Danny are joined by statistician, former cinema club co-president, and real job-haver Mikaela Meyer to discuss Toy Story 3, the first Pixar movie mandated by the Disney buyout. They also talk about high school club drama, the great films of 2010 such as Jonah Hex, and explaining who Richard Kind is. There’s also a dog. You can follow us on social media at Facebook at Lookingfortheocean ,...

Beware this CURSED EPISODE. Mark and Danny fight their way through Discord updates and laptop malfunction to talk about an indie short by Jim Capobianco and a terrifying 4-D Broadway-musical-inspired ad for a Bug’s Life. Can the lads talk about terrifying mascots, Beauty and the Beast’s ballroom scene, and Guardians of the Galaxy 3 before their computers explode?

It’s been a year. A year of Pixar Podcasts. Let’s celebrate by going to Disneyland! And World, and Paris, and some other ones. Joining us is special guest and experienced theme-park spieler Grace Nowak, who also has actually been to Disneyland Paris! So jealous. There’s a lot of Pixar rep in these parks, and we’re gonna try to cover it all, attractions dead and alive. Celebrate 100 Years of Mark a...

ART. Mark and Danny watch the next Mater’s Tall Tale and Day and Night, Teddy Newton’s Pixar short which was released with Toy Story 3. They also talk about whether Darth Vader was a good dad, expectations at movie score concerts, and of course the hottest podcast topics of 2021. Media Literacy!

Just two episodes away from the show’s birthday (yes, it’s number 51), Mark and Danny watch Dug’s Special Mission about Dug’s birthday misadventures and George and A.J., an iTunes animatic about the nurses from Up. Is The Revenant a western? Do audiences get wormholes? Where does Cast Away land in Danny’s Zemeckis ranking? Dogkind was born on earth - it was never meant to die there.

Mark and Danny are joined by Tessa Widenhofer to talk about Up, the most video-essayed movie of all time. Danny talks about his D&D campaign with Mandy Patinkin, Mark and Tessa discuss Michael Giacchino’s signature moves, and everyone learns why Dug belongs on Succession. Bring Mr. Incredible and Pals with Commentary to Disney Plus!

Sick Day! Mark struggles through a WALL·E DVD extra and the short that prepped audiences for Up. Danny talks about getting Marwen-pilled at the Zemeckis Fest, his M-O x AUTO fanfiction research, and his pet theory about how the makers of Lilo & Stitch have been trying to make him forget what he knows is true.

Mark and Danny respectfully watch the first four episodes of Mater’s Tall Tales, world-expanding comedy shorts which aired on Disney Channel and before the classic Disney film Bolt (2008). Danny’s brother goes to see Polar Express, Larry the Cable Guy falls in love with Tyler Perry’s Madea, and Danny reveals some of his most popular reviews on Letterboxd. If we’re lying, we’re crying!

Mark and Danny are joined by filmmaker Gene Arnold to talk about a movie so phenomenal that calling it the best Pixar movie feels like an understatement. I know we keep saying these are all the best but this really is (maybe until 2017, Danny adds). We also talk about Jar Jar Binks, whether scores need to be memorable to be great, and this movie’s impact on two cultural institutions: the Academy A...

Get ready for a FIGHT! Mark and Danny spend most of the episode arguing about Presto, the short that played before WALL-E. Your Friend the Rat has a very nice song. The lads also discuss laugh tracks, Danny’s best-cartoons bracket featuring Home Alone, and why they’re NOT going to be talking about Succession even though you can hear that they want to. Jack Black.

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It’s a real one. Who knew a movie celebrating Pixar could make Danny so grouchy. Mark’s just rewatched Goodfellas (and is therefore not grouchy). We also discuss the ethics of podcast editing, our favorite effects-heavy films, and discovering cinema through our parents’ movie collections. This is our record for our children.

This week, the lads are joined by SPRINGFIELD NATIVE Dan Heidorn! The co-director of Monsters, Inc. also helmed 2007’s The Simpsons Movie, so we have to talk about it. Dan (who only watches The Simpsons) shares celebrity gossip and the details of his beef with Vermont. Then we kill the Letterboxd game. We also discuss James Corden as Flanders and our worst movie dates! Move over Michael B. Jordan,...

On this episode magnifique, we’re joined by Jay Salahi, director of Northwood Pie. We serve an unusual dish - two hours of audio focused almost entirely on the movie.  We break down why the little chef at Gusteau’s is a justified(?) jerk, debate whether Linguini’s lack of a character arc matters, and of course, talk about one of the finest monologues in all of cinema. Anyone can podcast - does tha...

It’s the mid-2000s and we’re talking PENGUINS. And surfing. That’s it. Danny tries to be nice when Mark invites people on the pod he doesn’t know. Who are these people you may ask? Great question, since Danny is writing the description this week and he only remembers that Thomas, Mark’s brother, went to Costco and is working on a movie set, and Mason, Mark’s friend, is an actor who didn’t like Ava...

Two bootlegs give Danny and Mark a chance to enjoy the AC while their children watch the Finding Nemo musical, a 40-minute adaptation which was performed at Animal Kingdom until 2020. Mark wages war on Disney, Danny talks about an amazing woman, and they compare the careers of Michael Bay and Adam Sandler.

It’s a Podcast of Us! Danny and Mark bring you two shorts for the price of one, a special feature on the Cars DVD and the film which played before Ratatouille. They also talk about Dave Bautista dream roles, Danny’s prediction for his most watched actor of 2023, and M Night Shyamalan’s way with words.

Finally someone who can save the podcast! Mark and Danny are joined by Caleb S. Bunn from The Snub Club and Star Wars Therapy. He sweeps the Letterboxd game, teaches us about interstate development, and rewrites our intros. We also talk about the career of Brendan Fraser, Tortillas, and what happens when Tony Shalhoub loses his Tony. CARS

This week Danny and Mark watch Oli-Schau (Oli’s Chance), another short directed by Saschka Unseld, director of Strasse der Spezialisten and one of this podcast’s best discoveries. Things get hairy after they realize there are no subtitles. The lads also discuss the best films of the last ten years (besides the obvious one,) the baby nut controversy, and the United Arab Emirates.

This week Danny and Mark watch a lovely little short about two musicians, Bass and Treble, who have a bit of a conflict, much like Danny and Guillermo del Toro, and Bong Joon Ho, and the fans of Puss in Boots. Mark returns from the opera, the lads discuss capitalism again, and no one knows how to deal with fans of David Lynch’s Dune.

DANNY’S HOTTEST TAKES! This week we’re joined by Bethaney Brown, model, cosplayer, and cool pal, to talk about Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride! Mark goes to the opera, Danny lusts after Michelle Pfeiffer, and Bethaney demands stricter rules for crows. The Fraserthon reveals the greatest final shot of all time.

American animation at its best! We watch some shorts from the Incredibles DVD: Jack-Jack Attack, Mr. Incredible and Pals (with commentary), and The Incredible Socks. We also talk about our own short films, Billy Wilder (the real one and the fictional one), and deep cuts from the 90s. We've got Jack-Jack Attack commentary. We've got social commentary. By the end, you’ll be sick of all the commentar...

Join us for Dream Therapy! We watch videos from an art installation that were uploaded to YouTube! It’s melancholy and awesome! Danny goes INSANE trying to remember a childhood online flash game, please help. The dog is walking in the room. Are corporations good? The Godfather tomato sauce gets the SEAL OF APPROVAL. Love is the Message, the Message is All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (we are not o...

It’s our last holiday special of 2022! Time to talk about whales (not THE Whale, nerds), the high frame rate, and how we remember *half of the characters’ names. This is now a Stephen Lang appreciation show. Mark says no one will be as great as Andy Serkis, but Danny defends Sam Worthington. What’s the Gone Girl Defense? Find out on the shores of the Metkayina, where we open Pandora’s box, and dis...

LIVE FROM THE HOLY LAND. We haven't reached any of Pixar's Christmas specials yet, so how can animation nerds celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ? By watching Veggietales! Curl up with cookies for Silly Songs, more Sight and Sound, and Danny’s confession of an unrequited love.