Look. We had a lot of questions. So we gave Writer McStrikely the week off and did a deep dive on exactly what the hell is going on in Disney Pixar's Cars. 

They're usually pretty good about establishing the rules of each world. We understand how toys, fish, monsters, and robots exist within their universes. Mostly. But Cars is absolutely baffling. One might even say... exhausting. 

We definitely still have questions. What are your theories? 

*Cars © 2006 Disney Pixar

EP62: Cars (2006)

Dave set out with a very specific task this week: to break our show's scoring system. And the nostalgia-laden movie he beered us to attempt the feat? 

Toy Story. 

It's a BIG movie with big stars and even bigger implications for the film world at large. But is it enough to break our scoring system? Or did we talk about Andy's mom's "toys" just enough to ruin the movie for ourselves? 

Listen to find out! 

Note: Sometimes your free audio editing software gets an update and some of the filters and features shit the bed. We did our best to clean it up where possible in the allotted time to still get the episode out. If it helps, just imagine some parts of this episode take place in a giant CGI fish tank. 

*Toy Story © 1995 Walt Disney Pictures

EP85: Toy Story (1995)

Jodi, Bridget and Philip talk about 'Spellbound' (2024), a new animated musical from Netflix and Skydance Animation. This is the second animated feature to come from Skydance after 'Luck' (2022) and is directed and co-written by 'Shrek' director Vicky Jenson. The film takes viewers to the enchanted, or rather, cursed, kingdom of Lumbria, ruled by King Solon and Queen Ellsmere. Their daughter, Princess Ellian, must determine whether to become queen, since the king and queen were transformed into feral monsters and have been hidden away in the palace for a year. Ellian manages to contact two oracles who are unable to reverse the enchantment but point her toward a possible solution. She must guide the two lizard-like monsters on a journey to a lake of light, but must contend with the fact that this perilous quest will likely leave her, her kingdom, and her family forever changed. Follow The ThawedCast: Conversations About Animation: twitter.com/thawedcast and instagram.com/thawedcast, instagram.com/bridget5246, instagram.com/philipehlke, visit thawedcast.com

ThawedCast pt. 4

Spellbound

A weekly podcast where two self-proclaimed film nerds talk movies. That's right, another movie podcast.

Throughout each episode, we assign point values for different categories to arrive at a final score. Then we surprise our co-host (and our listeners) with the next week's movie. On the last week of every month, we randomly select a film suggestion from our listeners!

We never know what we'll be talking about the next week! Shenanigans ensue.

New tracks tagged #John Lasseter