Movies Past and Present

Happy New Year! Welcome to episode 144 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

2026 Preview – 15 Films I’m Excited to See

The Rip (January 16, Netflix)

Send Help (January 30)

Wuthering Heights (February 13)

Hoppers (March 6)

The Breadwinner (March 13)

Project Hail Mary (March 20)

The Devil Wears Prada 2 (May 1)

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (May 22)

Disclosure Day (June 12)

Toy Story 5 (June 19)

The Odyssey (July 19)

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (July 31)

Hexed (November 2026)

Avengers: Doomsday (December 18) Teaser 1 | Teaser 2

Dune: Messiah (December 25)

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Welcome to episode 143 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Ranking of Pixar Films Released from 2010 to 2025

Mitch and Lilly from ImagineeringDisney.com join me to discuss our favorite feature length films that Pixar Animation Studios has released over the last 15 years. We each pick our top 5 films (and discuss some films from the bottom of our lists, too).

Full List of Pixar Feature Films Released from 2010 to 2025

1. Toy Story 3 (2010)
2. Cars 2 (2011)
3. Brave (2012)
4. Monsters University (2013)
5. Inside Out (2015)
6. The Good Dinosaur (2015)
7. Finding Dory (2016)
8. Cars 3 (2017)
9. Coco (2017)
10. Incredibles 2 (2018)
11. Toy Story 4 (2019)
12. Onward (2020)
13. Soul (2020)
14. Luca (2021)
15. Turning Red (2022)
16. Lightyear (2022)
17. Elemental (2023)
18. Inside Out 2 (2024)
19. Elio (2025)

Lilly’s Top 5

1. Soul
2. Coco
3. Toy Story 3
4. Inside Out
5. Inside Out 2

Mitch’s Top 5

1. Coco
2. Luca
3. Toy Story 4
4. Monsters University
5. Onward

Stanford’s Top 5

1. Coco
2. Toy Story 3
3. Toy Story 4
4. Inside Out
5. Inside Out 2

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Welcome to episode 142 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

7 Films We Love Directed by Rob Reiner

My buddy Darin Lundberg joins me for a tribute to actor and director Rob Reiner (1947-2025) where we discuss seven of our favorite films he directed. It’s a cathartic episode for us both as we mourn the tragic loss of this great director, actor, and activist.

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Welcome to episode 141 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

All Things WICKED

My friends and film and theater critics and aficionados Jen Edwards (@jenstakeonverything) and Rachel Wagner (@rachels_reviews) join me on the podcast to discuss both the Broadway production of Wicked as well as the two-part film adaptation Wicked (Universal, 2024) and Wicked: For Good (Universal, 2025).

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Welcome to episode 140 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Musician Biopics with Chris Dallin

My good friend Chris Dallin joins me on this episode of the Movies Past and Present podcast to discuss biographical films (or biopics for short) of famous rock and country musicians. Chris and I most recently saw the excellent Bruce Springsteen biopic of Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (20th Century Studios, 2025) which led Chris to the cool idea to discuss some of our other favorite musician biopics.

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Welcome to episode 139 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Tron with Stephen Anderson

Director, animator, author and all around great guy Stephen Anderson (X: @stevehatguy; Instagram: @stevehatguy) joins me on the podcast to discuss Tron (Disney, 1982) as well as its sequels Tron: Legacy (Disney, 2010) and the latest film in the series Tron: Ares (Disney, 2025). And, as a side note, you really should see Tron: Ares on the big screen while you can because it’s incredibly cool.

Stephen’s excellent book Disney In-Between: The Lost Years 1966-1986 is a must-read for any serious Disney fan. More information about the book is on the Old Mill Press website.

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Welcome to episode 138 of the Movies Past and Present podcast

A Tribute to Robert Redford

My buddy Chris Dallin joins me for a discussion about some of our favorite films starring Robert Redford (1936-2025).

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Welcome to episode 137 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

The Adventures of Tintin

My friend and animation aficionado Mark Brown joins me for a discussion about the motion capture animated film The Adventures of Tintin (2011), based on the popular European comic books.

Follow Mark’s blogs at https://theanimationcommendation.com and https://myliveactiondisneyproject.com.

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Welcome to episode 136 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

MGM Musicals with Darin Lundberg

My good friend, podcaster and film aficionado Darin Lundberg joins me on the podcast today to discuss some classic musicals from Metro-Goldwybn-Mayer. MGM was the king of the movie musical, particularly during the 1940s and 1950s and Darin and I had a great discussion about some of the MGM musicals that we respect and love.

Per our discussion, here is Fred Astaire’s famous “ceiling dance” from Royal Wedding (MGM, 1951).

And here’s the bonkers aquatic scene with Ester Williams in Million Dollar Mermaid (MGM, 1952)

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Welcome to episode 135 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

13 Animated Films That We Like But Others Don’t

My friend and animation aficionado Mark Brown joins me for a discussion about 13 animated feature films that we like but that others don’t. 

Follow Mark’s blogs at https://theanimationcommendation.com and https://myliveactiondisneyproject.com.

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Subscribe to the Movies Past and Present podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. I hope that watching some great movies will bring you peace and comfort this week. Thanks for listening, be safe out there, and dedicate yourself to the truth.