Talking The Mickey

Ethan's never allowed to choose a film again.  Ever!  Join our troop of Disney Podcasters - Ellie, Ethan, Georgia and Ian - as we're hosting a Powerline viewing party with the 1995 cinematic release, A Goofy Movie.  Ellie had significant issues with the sexualisation of the female characters in the film, Georgia is as surprised as the rest of us that it was a musical, Ian actually d...

In our last review we went back to the very beginning, this time we review Disney's very newest release. Join our band of Disney Podcasters - Ellie, Ethan, Georgia and Ian - as we riff (and eat) everything we can get our hands on with Pixar's Soul..  Ellie realises she's very different from her friends, Georgia shares a very touching affinity towards a character in the film, Ethan is our expe...

In our last animated classic we zoomed into the future, this time we go back to the one that started it all. Join our crew of Disney Podcasters - Ellie, Ethan, Georgia and Ian - as we whistle while we work and mine everything we can out of the first Disney Animated Classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.  Ellie challenges the singing quality of Snow White’s voice, Ian rages about what gives...

Tis the season to be jolly and joyous!  Fa la la!.  Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of redemption and the Christmas Spirit never looked or sounded as fun, as charming, and dare I say, as Christmassey as it does in Jim Henson Productions’ The Muppet Christmas Carol .  Join your favourite Disney podcasting crew – Ellie, Ethan, Georgia, and Ian – along with Best Film Ever's Liam - as we...

I made my family disappear.  In this special bonus episode we tackle the John Hughes holiday classic, Home Alone on its 30th anniversary. After Boys Night and Girls Night, we've got all hands on deck this week for this review; Kevin might have made his family disappear but we made everyone reappear.  Join your favourite Disney podcasting crew – Ellie, Ethan, Georgia, and Ian – along with...

It’s here- long and eagerly awaited, (since last weeks Boys Night), it’s Girls Night!   After the boys' review of Mandalorian, it only seemed fair that the girls got a solo episode this week, so we dive back into the chilly world of Arendelle to explore the Frozen shorts- all three of them!   We discuss why Frozen gets as much attention as it does, Ellie’s journey with her rela...

It's Boys Night as Ian and Ethan join together to discuss the Disney+ original series, Season 1 of the Mandalorian. Join your favourite Disney podcasting crew (or at least half of them) as we head deep into Season 1 of the Mandalorian.  Ian tries to keep Ethan's Star Wars' fandom from reaching extremist levels while Ethan is patient and kind when he explains that the child is not 'Baby Yoda'....

We’ve got one for the underdogs this week as we’re headed to the Hundred Acre Wood to review Piglet’s Big Movie. Join your favourite Disney podcasting crew –Ethan, Georgia & Ian as we head deep into Piglet’s river-proof scrapbook.. We’re singing ho for the life of the bear as Ethan berates the animation, Ian thinks Pooh needs an intervention as he’s a terrible friend and Georgia is firmly aboa...

Bring us that horizon!  We're sailing the Seven Seas with the worst pirate you've ever heard of... but you have heard of him in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Join your favourite Disney podcasting crew – Ellie, Ethan, Georgia & Ian – along with Liam from Best Film Ever -  as we head into Crossover infested waters.  It's anything but a mutiny in this 45th...

You won't like us when we're hungry.  Did he say that right?  This week we break the rules of our own universe by going outside of Disney Plus in order to stay true to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2008's The Incredible Hulk .  We debate the difference between Ed Norton & Mark Ruffalo, inquire why we never saw Betty Ross, Abomination, or The Master in any subsequent films,...

This is not a good movie!  On the way to the lake, we turned on this film for 20 minutes and it almost stole our souls.  Join your our family of Disney Podcasters - Ellie, Ethan, Georgia, and Ian - as we find ourselves trying to make any sense out of the story in The Haunted Mansion .  Ian thinks it's a suicidey remix of Beauty & The Beast, Georgia comes up with an idea for a ne...

We're heading to the future and somehow experiencing dinosaurs.  Join your our family of Disney Podcasters - Ellie, Ethan, and Ian - as we get into a time machine and try to figure out the cocaine experiment that was Meet The Robinsons.  Ellie enjoys the sight of orphans overdosing on caffeine, Ian rages on the whole second act and Ethan claims there isn't even a third act at all.  ...

It's time to go back to the 80s as we find out what happened Once Upon A Time In New York City with the 28th Disney Animated Classic, Oliver & Company.  Join your our gang of Disney Podcasters - Ellie, Ethan, Georgia, and Ian - as we get into a New York State of Mind with this reimagining of Charles Dickens' seminal classic, Oliver Twist.  Georgia espouses love for the ginger-haired,...

Why are there so many song about rainbows?   We've got a crossover episode this week as we are joined by Liam from Best Film Ever.  This week Ian's pick has us heading back to 1979 for the first theatrical release for Jim Henson's greatest creations in The Muppet Movie .  Ellie tries to defend Miss Piggy, Georgia gushes over the art of puppetry and the genius of Jim Henson, Lia...

Get your hankies out, it's an emotional one this week.  The release of Onward in the UK means that we can finally catch up on a long overdue promise to review Pixar's newest film. Ellie and Georgia argue that Ian's (the character) dad might not be a wizard while Ethan and Ian (the podcaster) share some personal stories about losing their dads.  Everyone thinks Ian (the character)'s mum i...

This week we're headed under the sea and we're not talking about Sebastian, Ariel, & co.  Georgia's pick brings us the Jules Verne classic "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea"  Ethan and Ian both love the underwater sequence but don't think it belongs in this film while Georgia talks about the links to the original Jules Verne novel and the feats of filmmaking this represents and Ellie ans...

Evil has a beginning and we're not talking about Ethan's origin story, no, we're talking about this week's review of Maleficent.  Ellie's got a heck of a job to do this week defending the Angelina Jolie super-proejct as Ethan's got questions about the editing, Ian gets tired of the CGI, Georgia talks about the inconsistencies in the storyline (both within the Sleeping Beauty established narra...

In Episode 36, we tackle Moana and what can we say, except you're welcome?  Ethan's pick lines up with the recent Maori Language Awareness Week and we're all feeling like voyagers and wayfinders (watch out for that warm gulfstream).  Ellie's got conflicting opinions on the Grandma power rankings,  Georgia is overwhelmed by having 4 or 5 non-speaking characters to choose from, Ethan...

Ooooh-de-lolly, ooooh-de-lolly, golly what a day - we're heading back to Medieval England for another bullseye of a story of British folklore in Robin Hood. Join your favourite Disney Podcasting team - Ellie, Ethan, Georgia and Ian as they approach a film that’s light on animated finesse but a masterclass in fostering a feeling of warmth in the characters.  Ellie's advocating for a minor char...

Podcasters… Assemble!   We were remarkably good and held off on any Marvel content for over half a year. So now we’re breaking the seal and giving our full attention to the film that started it all in back in 2008 with Jon Favreau’s Iron Man .  Join your favourite transatlantic film review crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, Georgia, and Ethan – as we head to Burger King in our Audi in search of a...

Oh deer, oh deer - we're heading back to the Fantasia forties to tackle what was supposed to be Walt's second full-length animated classic in Bambi.   Join your favourite Disney Podcasting team - Ellie, Ethan, and Ian with a very special guest – to tackle the rough first draft for The Lion King.  Ellie's all caught up in nostalgia, Georgia tries to contact her dear deer friend, Ian...

Time for a bonus episode as we bring you an episode of our Reel Roundtable discussion for your listening enjoyment. Ethan, Ellie, Ian, and Liam (from Best Film Ever) revisit the career of the legendary tour-de-force and Disney Legend that was Robin Williams.  Comments, banter, and a more than slight dose of nostalgia and appreciation can be found as we discuss: · Why did Robin Williams effect...

This week we go where no Star Trek cast member has gone before.  Behind the camera of the most successful baby film of the 1980s.  Join your favourite Disney Podcasting team - Ellie, Ethan, and Ian – in a three part barbershop as we analyse a film with two charming and talented actors, and joining them is Steve Gutterberg.  Ethan wants to know why there's a clumsy drug plot in the m...

Ohana means family and that means nobody gets left behind or forgotten - maybe a strange episode to do with Georgia not around but regardless, join your favourite Disney Podcasting team - Ellie, Ethan, and Ian – as we analyse a film that was initially supposed to be a retelling of the Ugly Duckling in the Kansas Woodlands, in Lilo & Stitch.  Ellie fact checks the presence of milkshakes br...

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines as we prepare to go 200 laps around the track with Lightning McQueen and the merchandising machine that is "Cars"..  Join your favourite Disney Podcasting team - Ellie, Ethan, and Ian – alongside our visiting crew chief, Richard, as we analyse the last independently produced Pixar film before Disney's acquisition of the production company.  Ellie...