We were expecting a children's film this week, but family friendly flicks don't usually come with a scrotum quota. The tanuki in Pom Poko (1994, Isao Takahata) have big balls and they aren't afraid to use them ... as balloons, as rugs, as weapons. With as many big ideas thrown around as different illustration styles used, Annie and Aimee discuss assimilation, leadership, consumerism, animal welfare, chimpanzees, urban sprawl, Pokemon and the right way to protest. Aimee wept so much that she became dehydrated and we agreed never to trust a theme park owner (or magician).