Talking The Mickey

We're back with another episode reviewing Marvel's "The Falcon & The Winter Solider", with our analysis of Episode 3, "The Power Broker." 

Falcon & The Weekly Soldier is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types).  Join Ethan and Ian for a Thanos Snapped roundtable as we discuss our new crush on Zemo, the logistics of having a fling with Steve Rogers and just how exactly a group chat between heroes would go.

This week we're heading back to ancient Agrabah with a bagful of 2019 morals and revisions in the Disney live-action remake of Aladdin.  Join your favourite Disney Podcasters – Ellie, and Ian - with Liam from Best Film Ever having to compesnate for the absence of Georgia and Ethan this week.  Questions we asked this week include: Why did they change classic dialogue with the smallest of changes? Was there anyone besides Will Smith who could've played the Genie in an Aladdin remake? Does the new Jasmine song rip off an Abba classic? Why does the film rush through Act I and then overly pad the runtime in Act III?  What are the rules about favours and wishes?  Why don't they figure out the whole 'pretending to be a prince vs. making someone an actual sorcerer conundrum from the first film? and Why does Ethan hate the musical number for Prince Ali so much?

So, catch up on some great Disney content and then join the conversation (@talkthemickey), Instagram (@talkingthemickey), or on our Facebook page (@talkingthemickey).  If you comment, you may end up among our 'shoutouts of the week.’

We're back with another episode reviewing Marvel's "The Falcon & The Winter Solider", with our analysis of Episode 2, "The Star-Spangled Man" Falcon & The Weekly Soldier is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types).  Join Ethan, Georgia, and Ian together on this one as we talk about the slow burn on John Walker, our happiness with the Shrink's continued presence, and we cast ourselves as the 3 main characters.

This week we're heading to ancient Incan times and trying not throw off a moonwalk in mid-process.  Join your favourite Disney Podcasters – Ellie, Ethan, Georgia, and Ian as we see a film much different from the originally planned "Kingdom of the Sun"  Questions we asked this week include: Is Kuzco unforgiveable?  Is the film doing something wrong by being so explicitly ageist? Is there a story worth having in this film or is it just a series of sitcom tropes? When was the first Academy Award for Animated films given out? How many other media properties is Ethan going to compare this to? and why doesn't Ian know more than 3 Sting songs?  

So, catch up on some great Disney content and then join the conversation (@talkthemickey), Instagram (@talkingthemickey), or on our Facebook page (@talkingthemickey).  If you comment, you may end up among our 'shoutouts of the week.’

We're back with a new series reviewing Marvel's "The Falcon & The Winter Solider", our first episode by episode series review on BFE.  Falcon & The Weekly Soldier is designed as a companion podcast for the casual fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types).  Join Ethan, Georgia, Ian, and Liam together on this one as we talk about our first impressions, expectations and if there is a rule of diminishing returns on Marvel content.

This week we're heading to remote New Mexico and trying not hit pedestrians as we work towards our six college credits.  Join your favourite Disney Podcasters – Ellie, Ethan, Georgia, and Ian - alongside Liam from Best Film Ever - as we see a mash-up of Marvel and Shakespeare in Kenneth Branagh's "Thor."  Questions we asked this week include: How bad of a father is Odin? Why would anyone make Chris Hemsworth bleach his beard and eyebrows? How can an Oscar winner like Natalie Portman be so bad in this? Would Darcy's jokes be funny if the gender roles were reversed? Would Jane's sexual leering be acceptable if the roles were reversed? Why does Jane just do whatever the last man to talk to her said what to do?  We also reveal some of the early frontrunners for the role of Thor.

So, catch up on some great Disney content and then join the conversation (@talkthemickey), Instagram (@talkingthemickey), or on our Facebook page (@talkingthemickey).  If you comment, you may end up among our 'shoutouts of the week.’

This week we're heading to prehistoric Alaska for the Manhood ceremony in search of our totem in the Disney Animated Classic, Brother Bear.  Join your favourite Disney Podcasters – Ellie, Ethan, Georgia, and Ian as we head upstream in search of salmon.  Questions we asked this week include: Where does Kenai's bear body go at one point? Do they change the pronunciation of Sitka halfway through this film, Why did Ian find the Moose characters so aggravating? Does the matriarch womansplain at the manhood ceremony? Does Kenai go too far in his fight with Koda?  In a film about the perspectives of killing why do we gloss over the death of so many fish? and How much does this movie steal from The Lion King?

So, catch up on some great Disney content and then join the conversation (@talkthemickey), Instagram (@talkingthemickey), or on our Facebook page (@talkingthemickey).  If you comment, you may end up among our 'shoutouts of the week.’

(EPISODE 9 SPOILERS) - We're concluding our first series review as we break down WandaVision, episode by episode with an episode review and series retrospective that divides the team as to whether it paid off the story that preceded it and if such a payoff even matters in a long-form storytelling device like the MCU.  WandaReVision is designed as a podcast for the Marvel fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types), join Ellie, Ethan, Georgia, Ian, and Liam together on this one as we disagree whether anything happened in this episode.  There are Episode 9 Spoilers present in this episode.

This week we're going to summer camp in a cabin (not a tent) called Serendipity and stumbling upon our identical twin without caring that our parents gaslit us for our entire lives (how's that for first sentence?) Join your favourite Disney Podcasters – Ellie, Ethan, Georgia, and Ian as we're heading to California and Boston but mostly California (because Romance can't bloom in Boston).  Questions we asked this week include: Wouldn't you feel someone cutting up the back of your dress? Why does Susan's classical guitar sound electric? Can you get a maid in the divorce? Why aren't the twins more angry with their parents? What exactly constitutes squatting? Didn't Maggie look better before the makeover? and does this film kind of gloss over near manslaughter and domestic violence?

So, catch up on some great Disney content and then join the conversation (@talkthemickey), Instagram (@talkingthemickey), or on our Facebook page (@talkingthemickey).  If you comment, you may end up among our 'shoutouts of the week.’

(EPISODE 8 SPOILERS) - We're continuing our first series review as we break down WandaVision, episode by episode with a review that split the team as to whether it contained enough story.  WandaReVision is designed as a podcast for the Marvel fan (but not hardcore comic spoiler types), join Ellie, Ethan, Georgia, Ian, and Liam together on this one as we disagree whether anything happened in this episode.  There are Episode 8 Spoilers present in this episode.