Disney veteran Sergio Pablos crowd funded and pitched this Santa Clause Origin story years ago and it delivered in every possible way. Klaus is not only is it an instant Christmas classic with heart and love but it has a visual style that seems to revitalize the 2D animation medium for a more marketable visual in these days of 3D animated movies.
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160. Incredibles 2
It’s 14 years in the making but Brad Bird finally got around to making Incredibles 2! What did our panel think about this long awaited sequel? Better than the first? It’s a hard act to follow to say the least, but have a listen and get the low-down on a full cast for Incredibles 2: The Incredibling (no that’s not the real title)!
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155. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
An American movie classic and a complete technical marvel in film making, Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of my favorite movies of all time and I am delighted to have Kent Carney from Kill Screen Cinema, Brian Barrow from Nerdstalgia and Evan Lee from The Destination to talk about this absolute masterpiece. Toon in now!
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137. Coco
This week Steven Barnes joins us from Bagged and Bearded to talk about Pixar’s latest release Coco! The long awaited Day of the Dead based animated feature seems to be standard Pixar affair. But are the trailers and previews really doing this movie justice? Warning this review contains spoilers.
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77. Cool World
This week is BAD MOVIE WEEK on the DNN and Brandon and his brother subjected themselves to a cult classic that literally goes nowhere. Perverted by studio intervention and an all-around headache of a film for the director Ralph Bakshi, Cool World is just the right amount of bad to talk about, with a spin of real interest here on Animation Destination!
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74. G.I. Joe: The Movie
Yo Joe! We’re talking the 1987 movie this week. From all the new Joe’s to the new enemies of Cobra-La! It’s another 80’s classic ready for a break down. Does it hold up?
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72. Kubo and the Two Strings
This week guests Mitch and Londyn join in on the discussion of Kubo and the Two Strings, the latest LAIKA production. A new Japanese style folktale told through beautiful stop motion animation.
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67. Secret Life of Pets
Illumination Entertainment’s latest feature film Secret Life of Pets follows what pets do when their owners aren’t around. Does it live up to the bigger animation juggernauts like Disney and Pixar? Or is it a generic diet coke version? Stay toon’d and find out!
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52. Zootopia
We went out and watched Disney’s latest animated feature and lo and behold we were surprised by the content. The trailers don’t tell you much about this movie and it’s made very apparent. Special guests Button Masher Hunter Allen and host of Nerdstalgia Brian Barrow!
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47. The Works of Don Bluth
This week special guests and fellow Bluth fans Londyn Lanning and Evan Pack join us as we discuss the works of animation veteran Don Bluth and most of his beloved library and his harder times in the 90’s and his come back with the start of his new Dragon’s Lair project he and Gary Goldman have launched!
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44. The Last Unicorn
In the spirit of Christmas we got together and watched a movie that’s not exactly a Christmas movie but definitely has a feel of the holidays to it. Based on the book by Peter S. Beagle the AD Podcast presents The Last Unicorn! Special thanks to Dan Avidan and Brian Wecht for their cover version of The Last Unicorn theme song!