Magic by Design

Ken and Gar attempt to silencio their Brunos to live their dream of reviewing Pixar's 24th, and most recent, Luca this week. The brothers try to put their finger on why Enrico Casarosa's feature directorial debut feels so different to anything the studio has done before and what makes the story's themes so universally appealing to audiences of all ages.

Featuring  a beautiful rendition of "O Mio Babbino Caro" featured in Luca by Magic by Design's resident singer, Nicole McDonagh.

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Ken and Gar getting existential this week with a review of Pixar's 23rd animated feature, Soul, first released as a Disney+ exclusive on Christmas Day 2020. The brothers ponder the meaning of life and how the most recent effort from Director, Pete Docter, stacks up to his magnum opus, Inside Out (Episode 74).

Featuring  a cover of "It's All Right" featured in Soul by Magic by Design's resident singer, Nicole McDonagh.  The song choice changed last minute. We wonder if you'll notice the edit... 

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Ken and Gar cast a spell to conjure up a review of Pixar's 22nd animated feature, Onward, this week. The brothers embark on an epic quest to uncover the ancient mystery of why this fantasy road movie sticks the landing but ultimately, falters along the journey. 

Featuring  a cover of "Carried Me With You" from Onward by Magic by Design's resident singer, Nicole McDonagh. We hereby declare that we do not own the rights to this music/song(s). All rights belong to the owner. No copyright infringement intended.

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Ken and Gar join Woody, Buzz and the gang for one last adventure this week in their review of Toy Story 4 first released in 2019. The brothers cap off their series on Pixar's original and most famous franchise by breaking down how each installment continues to deliver the very best of animated storytelling, bucking the trend of diminishing returns for sequels.

Featuring  a cover of "You've Got A Friend In Me" from the Toy Story franchise by Magic by Design's resident singer, Nicole McDonagh. We hereby declare that we do not own the rights to this music/song(s). All rights belong to the owner. No copyright infringement intended.

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Ken and Gar are pulling on the spandex and dusting off their cowls for a review of Pixar's 20th animated feature, Incredibles 2,  first released in 2018.  Will the Parr family save the day again or will their return be resigned to the Superhero scrap heap with the likes Batman and Robin? Tune in to find out!

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Ken and Gar celebrating the holiday in appropriate fashion with our review of Pixar's 19th animated feature, Coco. Will this Day of the Dead inspired tale be a trick or treat? Tune in to find out, if you dare....

Featuring  an other-worldly cover of "Remember Me" from Coco by Magic by Design's resident singer, Nicole McDonagh. We hereby declare that we do not own the rights to this music/song(s). All rights belong to the owner. No copyright infringement intended.

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Ken and Gar return to the race track one more time this week. The brothers are racing to the finish line of their series on the Cars trilogy with a review of Cars 3, first released in 2017. Will this third instalment take the chequered flag? Tune in to find out!

Featuring  a reprise of "Life is a Highway" from  the original Cars movie all the way back in Episode 66 by Magic by Design's resident singer, Nicole McDonagh. We hereby declare that we do not own the rights to this music/song(s). All rights belong to the owner. No copyright infringement intended.

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Ken and Gar try not to forget their takes on Finding Dory while overcoming  disruption caused by a tiny Chihuahua named Honey who was intent on chiming in on their review of this follow up to the beloved 2003 mega hit, Finding Nemo.

Featuring  a cover of "What a Wonderful World" from the thrilling climax of Finding Dory by Magic by Design's resident singer, Nicole McDonagh. We hereby declare that we do not own the rights to this music/song(s). All rights belong to the owner. No copyright infringement intended.

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Ken and Gar attempt to make their mark this week with a review of Pixar's 16th animated feature, The Good Dinosaur, first released in 2015.

The brothers break down what is considered to be the studio's first flop to find out what went wrong at the box office and if all the hate for this prehistoric tale is warranted.

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Ken and Gar dive deep into the recesses of the human mind this week for a review of Pixar's 15th animated feature, Inside Out first released in 2015. The brothers explore their feelings about Director Pete Docter's masterpiece and chat about how important it is for the children of today to see this movie.

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