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Episode 281 – TURNING RED

March 28, 2022

Talkin’ Domee Shi’s new film with Ruby Dhillon

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Ryan McNeil
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Episode 243 – ONWARD

March 9, 2020

Talkin’ Pixar’s new film with Jim Laczkowski

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, adrian molina, alanna ubach, animation, anthony gonzalez, benjamin bratt, coco, edward james olmos, gabriel iglesias, gael garcia bernal, lee unkrich, pixar, reviews

COCO

November 27, 2017

It’s amazing how much love connects the head and the heart.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, albert brooks, andrew stanton, angus maclane, animation, bill hader, diane keaton, dominic west, ed o'neill, ellen degeneres, eugene levy, finding dory, hayden rolence, idris elba, kaitlin olson, kate mckinnon, pixar, sigourney weaver, ty burrell

FINDING DORY

June 19, 2016

Thirteen years later, we just keep swimming.

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Ryan McNeil
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Lizard Life: THE GOOD DINOSAUR Trailer

October 7, 2015

After already tagging one ball into the upper deck, Pixar gets another at-bat.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2015, 4 stars, amy poehler, animation, bill hader, diane lane, kaitlyn dias, kyle mclachlan, lewis black, mindy kaling, pete docter, phyllis smith, pixar, richard kind

INSIDE OUT

June 21, 2015

We are a composite of everything we’ve already gone through; every feeling we’ve already felt.

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Ryan McNeil
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Just a Thought: INSIDE OUT Trailer

December 18, 2014

I thought I was the only one with voices in his head.

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Ryan McNeil
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