The Castle Vault - A chronological deep-dive of Disney, PIXAR, and Marvel films/shows powered by Disney Plus

Welcome to the 87th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed Disney Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we visit the Marvel Cinematic Universe with their first entry ... Iron Man! In this episode, we finally begin the MCU part of The Castle Vault, with the movie that started it all, Iron Man! Despite being released in 2008, it still holds up incredibly w...

Welcome to the 86th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed Disney Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we revisit Disney Animation Studios with their latest entry ... Raya and the Last Dragon! In this episode, we discuss the latest Disney film that finally became available to all subscribers of Disney Plus, Raya and the Last Dragon! While this film is a...

Welcome to the 85th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we recap the entire run of PIXAR films! In this episode, we look back at the entire season we had, watching and discussing all of the PIXAR films. From A Bug's Life to Luca, there were some amazing, unforgettable movies we got to watch. But of course, t...

Welcome to the 84th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we start the summer with ... Luca! In this episode, we talk about the newly released PIXAR film that we all watched for the very first time, Luca! While this film is a perfectly beautiful summer film, and a gorgeous look at a small Italian fishing town,...

Welcome to the 83rd episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we go beyond, and before with ... Soul! In this episode, we talk about the PIXAR film to release on Disney Plus on Christmas Day in the middle of a global pandemic - Soul! While this film did its best to explain souls, it might not have had all the soul...

Welcome to the 82nd episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we put it in O for ... Onward! In this episode, we are joined by Jason Lacey and Lucas Rose from the Fluxtaposed podcast to talk all about the fantasy film from PIXAR, Onward! While this movie had an unfortunate release, it still means something special...

Welcome to the 81st episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we say goodbye with ... Toy Story 4! In this episode, we discuss the sequel that a lot people never wanted, Toy Story 4! With the third film in the Toy Story franchise ending so well, it was hard to imagine a need for another addition ... but we got it,...

Welcome to the 80th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we get super with ... Incredibles 2! In this episode, we discuss the sequel that many people thought would never happen, in Incredibles 2! Sure, it took long enough to make a second film about the family of superheroes, but was the wait worth it? And wh...

Welcome to the 79th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we cross over to the other side with ... Coco! In this episode, we are joined by friend of the show, the one, the only ... Atari Alex! Despite wanting to figure out why he hates mac-n-cheese so much, we also were honored to have Alex on this episode to...

Welcome to the 78th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we turn back the hands of time with ... Cars 3! In this episode, we hit the road with the third installment in the franchise, with Cars 3! Sure, this movie is the follow-up to Cars 2, but it feels like the actual spiritual successor to the original Cars...

Welcome to the 77th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we dive deep into backstory with ... Finding Dory! In this episode, we go back to the ocean in the sequel that's also a prequel, with Finding Dory! While this movie goes in a different than the first, it still hits many of the same beats from the origin...

Welcome to the 76th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we visit an alternate timeline with ... The Good Dinosaur! In this episode, we are joined by friend-of-the-show Trevor Starkey, from That Nerdy Site, to talk all about PIXAR's attempt at a dino movie, The Good Dinosaur! It is Trevor's first time watchin...

Welcome to the fourth bonus episode where we discuss and break down PIXAR Shorts, with this Episode featuring the next three PIXAR Shorts in the catalogue! In Volume Four, we talk about three short films from PIXAR: La Luna, The Blue Umbrella, and Lava! What an incredible batch of Shorts to watch! But where will they land on The Short List? We also have some other fun segments, including Fun Facts...

Welcome to the 75th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we hit all the feelings with ... Inside Out! In this episode, we discuss the movie about feelings and emotions that is better than it has any right to be, Inside Out! Yes, the film is beautiful and the music is great, and the characters are just the bes...

Welcome to the 74th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we go back to school with ... Monsters University! In this episode, we discuss sequel that's a prequel to the original Monsters Inc film, Monsters University! We finally get the backstory of Mike and Sully, and learn what makes each one of them tick. It...

Welcome to the 73rd episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we go down a different path with ... Brave! In this episode, we discuss a very polarizing film in the PIXAR catalog, with Brave! Merida is breaking down all the barriers and bucking traditions within the Scottish clans, and is totally an awesome role mo...

Welcome to the 72nd episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we go international with ... Cars 2! In this episode, we discuss the second movie in the Cars series, unfortunately, with Cars 2. After so many huge hits in a row, PIXAR might have set the bar a little too high going into this film. But it's still Cars,...

Welcome to the third bonus episode where we discuss and break down PIXAR Shorts, with this Episode featuring the next five PIXAR Shorts in the catalogue! In Volume Two, we talk about five short films from PIXAR: One Man Band, Lifted, Presto, Partly Cloudy, and Day & Night! There were definitely some animation flexes in these Shorts, and a couple that fell flat, but overall, a fun bunch of Shorts t...

Welcome to the 71st episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we finish the trilogy with ... TOY STORY 3! In this episode, we discuss the third movie in the Toy Story series, and an all-time PIXAR classic, Toy Story 3! With such an emotional rollercoaster this movie was on, it's hard not to have feelings about the...

Welcome to the 70th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we go ... UP! In this episode, we discuss the PIXAR film that made us grab the tissues before going on an unbelievable adventure, UP! If there is a better opening to a movie, we don't know what it is. But for the incredible highs this movie hits, there...

Welcome to the 69th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we blast off with ... WALL-E! In this episode, we discuss the PIXAR film that is out of this world, yet very down to Earth, WALL-E! Sure, there isn't much dialogue, and the overall outlook of the future is pretty miserable, but somewhere buried amongst...

Welcome to the 68th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we experience fine dining with ... Ratatouille! In this episode, we look at fine French food through the eyes of rats with the movie for foodies, Ratatouille! Yes, there are rats making food in professional kitchens, and yes, it's all hoity toity food,...

Welcome to the 67th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we hit the highway with ... Cars! In this episode, we talk about the film that has been circled on the calendar for years, as we finally get to discuss the PIXAR film, Cars!!! Yes, Jason has waited his entire life to discuss this film, so buckle up, as...

Welcome to the second bonus episode where we discuss and break down PIXAR Shorts, with this Episode featuring the next four PIXAR Shorts in the catalogue! In Volume Two, we talk about four short films from PIXAR: Luxo Jr., For The Birds, Knick Knack, and Boundin'! While a couple of the Shorts were older despite being released with later films, the clear progression of quality of content is pretty...

Welcome to the 66th episode of The Castle Vault! In this week's journey exploring the famed PIXAR Vault through the Disney Plus streaming service, we get super with ... The Incredibles! In this episode, we take a look into the world of superheroes, or at least the one that PIXAR created, with The Incredibles. In a movie about a family that all have super powers, it also is the perfect blend of act...