Rewatching The Magic: A Disney Fan Podcast

WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE. We still have March Madness as we hit the court with 1992's White Men Can't Jump. One of Woody Harrelson's first steps to becoming a leading man during the ending days of Cheers. And just before Wesley Snipes became an action star. Does this movie a slam dunk? Or does it never get enough lift to hit the rim?

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Happy St. Patrick's Day! We return to the Disney Channel Original Movies with 2001's The Luck of the Irish. Is this film blessed by the Land of Éire? Or is it just filled with blarney?

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We go back to the golden era of Disney for one of their shortest films, 1941's Dumbo. We find out if this elephant can still fly.

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As Daredevil becomes Born Again, we go back to 2003 to the first theatrical film. Grab some Electric Nachos as we see if this film is without fear over 20 years later.

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We're off to Latin America to have a fiesta with the Three Caballeros. We celebrate the 80th anniversary by going into the events that led to the film's creation and the lasting association Panchio and Jose had with Donald Duck.

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2023's Wish was the culmination of Disney's 100 Years of Magic. Did it succeed in celebrating all that came before? Or did it crumble trying to cram a century of storytelling into one film?

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Before we enter a Brave New World, we go back to Sam Wilson's first appearance in the MCU in 2014's Captain America: The Winter Solider. 

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Warning: Strong Language. Pretty Woman, walkin' down the street! The 1990 romantic comedy was the breakout film for Julia Roberts. We see if this 90's twist on Pygmalion is still the talk of the town.

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Tell everybody we're on our way with 2003's Brother Bear. Can the music of Phil Collins strike a second time? Does this movie handle bears better than Brave did? And why is the Wolf of Wisdom such a doofus?

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Mel Brooks heils himself in 1983's To Be or Not To Be. A remake of the 1942 film of the same name. We compare both films. And find out why this remake never reached the comedic heights of the original.

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We journey Into The Unknown with 2019's Frozen II. How could Disney follow-up on the runaway hit that was the first film? Was this film The Next Right Thing? Or did it leave us Lost In The Woods?

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Happy New Year! We kick off 2025 with some old school Disney, 1961's The Absent-Minded Professor. A rare black-and-white Disney movie. Will the power of Flubber raise this film to great hights? Or should this be forgot in days of Auld Lang Syne... Insurance. 

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The hills are alive with 1965's The Sound of Music. One year after Julie Andrews was practically perfect as Mary Poppins, she does it again to tell the story of the Von Trapp Family Singers. A story of love of family and country as the 1938 German occupation of Austria happens around them.

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Merry Christmas! We're dashing through the stores trying to find a Turbo Man toy with 1996's Jingle All The Way. Does this still hold up as a satire of the over-commercialization of Christmas? And what do an unmade Planet of the Apes movie and a plagiarism lawsuit have to do with this?

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As Disney releases their Lion King prequel, Mufasa, we dive back into the direct-to-video movies to look at the first time they attempted it. 2004's The Lion King 1½ shows how Timon and Pumbaa met as well as their adventures alongside those of the events of the original film. 

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There are many Christmas-themed romantic comedies, it's time we discussed one. 1995's While You Were Sleeping features Sandra Bullock at the height of her "girl next door" era. Does this succeed where so many other holiday romcoms fail, or will this leave us in coma?

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We take a look at the writing and directing debut of Tom Hanks, 1996's That Thing You Do! Is this story of one-hit Wonders as lasting as the catchy song that came from it? Or will be left "wondering" what happened to The Oneders?

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For our five year anniversary episode, we look at Deadpool & Wolverine. Was this a suitable tribute to, not only the Fox X-Men universe, but pre-MCU Marvel movies as a whole?

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Before everyone tries "Defying Gravity" at movie theaters, we take a look back at Disney's attempt at a prequel to The Wizard of Oz. 2013's Oz the Great and Powerful tells the story of how the Wizard came to Oz. Was this film as "Popular" as it's "Wicked" counterpart? Or is this simply "Something Bad"?

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