Recent Posts

  • The Rescuers Down Under

    This week, Mom and Isaac discuss Disney's first animated sequel - probably one of the better movies about mouse UN agents traveling to Australia to rescue a magical golden eagle from George C. Scott.

  • The Little Mermaid

    Mom and Isaac return with The Little Mermaid, the movie that saved the studio and perfected a formula Disney still uses almost beat-for-beat to this day.

  • Oliver & Company

    Mom and Isaac say farewell to the Bronze Era and hello to the era of Eisner and Katzenberg while talking around the totally forgettable Oliver & Company.

  • The Brave Little Toaster

    In our first of two bonus episodes covering films outside the Animated Canon, Isaac takes us through a deep-dive into one of his favorite films of all time: The Brave Little Toaster.

  • The Great Mouse Detective

    Greenlit during the middle of a regime change as a low-budget excuse to keep the animators busy, The Great Mouse Detective turned out to be one of the best films of the Bronze Era.

  • The Black Cauldron

    Quite possibly the most infamous Disney animated film of all time. It's time to talk about the Black Cauldron.

  • The Fox and the Hound

    Mom and Isaac discuss 1981's The Fox and The Hound, a strong contender for worst Disney movie ever made.

  • The Rescuers

    Mom and Isaac sit down to discuss The Rescuers - a movie caught between younger animators who wanted it to be as dark as possible and older studio executives who were afraid of letting any Disney movie be interesting.

  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh may be a package film, but there's a reason it spawned the largest franchise in the Mouse's history.

  • Robin Hood (with Dad Coleman)

    Mom and Isaac are joined by Christopher Coleman for a staggering two and a half hour conversation about one of the very best films of the Bronze Era.

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