December 30, 2023 Podcast

Welcome to episode 117 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Disney100

I’ve had a blast this year with my Disney100 celebration and it’s now coming to an end. In this final Disney100 episode, I’m joined by my good friends Marc Vibbert from the Animation Fascination podcast and Trent Vactor from the Vactor-Verse podcast where we each pick three favorite films from either the Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, and/or Lucasfilm—all studios which The Walt Disney Company currently owns. 

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January 12, 2023 Podcast

Welcome to episode 95 of the Movies Past and Present podcast. My good friends Rachel Wagner and Darin Lundberg join me in a discussion of the feature length films from DreamWorks Animation.

DreamWorks Animation Rankings

Here are our individual rankings of all 43 DreamWorks Animation films.

Stanford Clark’s Ranking (Letterboxd)

Rachel Wagner’s Ranking (Letterboxd)

Darin Lundberg’s Ranking

Great: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, KUNG FU PANDA, CHICKEN RUN, PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH, THE BAD GUYS, WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT, RISE OF THE GUARDIANS

Good: KUNG FU PANDA 2, SHREK 2, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD, KUNG FU PANDA 3, MEGAMIND, MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED, SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS, THE ROAD TO EL DORADO, ABOMINABLE

Fair to Middling: SHREK, PUSS IN BOOTS, MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA, PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR, ANTZ, TURBO, MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN, SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON, OVER THE HEDGE, FLUSHED AWAY, CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE, THE CROODS, THE CROODS: A NEW AGE, SPIRIT UNTAMED

Bad: SHREK THE THIRD, BEE MOVIE, SHREK FOREVER AFTER, THE BOSS BABY, THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS, TROLLS, TROLLS: WORLD TOUR, MADAGASCAR, HOME, MONSTERS VS. ALIENS, SHARK TALE

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December 21, 2022 Podcast

Welcome to episode 94 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

New in Theaters

Reviews

  • Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)

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November 24, 2022 Podcast

Welcome to episode 93 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Happy Thanksgiving! Here are five films that you might want to consider checking out with your family over the holiday weekend, two in theaters and three on streaming.

In Theaters

Streaming

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November 3, 2022 Podcast

Welcome to episode 92 of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

New in Theaters

Opening November 4

Opening November 11

Classic Cinema Corner

Coming to a theater near you are two great classics:

Three By…

After a bit of an absence, the “Three By…” segment is back. This episode covers three diverse films by director Penny Marshall: Jumpin’ Jack Flash (20th Century Fox, 1986), Awakenings (Columbia, 1990), and A League of Their Own (Columbia, 1992).

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October 13, 2022 Podcast

Welcome to episode 91 of the Movies Past and Present podcast!

Classic Cinema Corner

This episode is a deep dive into the one-of-a-kind comic book/strip film Dick Tracy (Touchstone Pictures, 1990). I’m joined by two friends Rachel Wagner from Rachel’s Reviews and Darin Lundquist from the NostagiaCast podcast.

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October 7, 2022 Podcast

Welcome to the 90th episode of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

New in Theaters

Classic Cinema Corner

Make sure to check these out on the big screen! See the Fathom Events website for more information.

  • Poltergeist (Warner Bros., 1982) playing October 6-12. Part of the TCM Big Screen Classics series.
  • Universal Monsters double feature! Creature from the Black Lagoon (Universal, 1954) and Phantom of the Opera (Universal, 1943) one day only on October 29.

Reviews

I review both the original Hocus Pocus (Disney, 1993) and its newly released sequel, Hocus Pocus 2 (Disney, 2022). Both films are now streaming on Disney+.

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August 26, 2022 Podcast

Welcome to the 89th episode of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

In Theaters

Now Playing

Opening September 2

TCM Big Screen Classics

This month’s film is a 40th anniversary screening of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Paramount, 1982) happening on September 4, 5, and 8. Such a great film! More details at fathomevents.com/tcm.

Streaming

Disney+ Day is September 8. Disney’s latest animated remake, Pinocchio, is being released that day. Here’s the latest trailer.

More info about all of the new releases on Disney+ Day is here.

Classic Cinema Corner

My 20th Century Fox deep dive continues (for a list of all the films I’m watching, see my Letterboxd page). One recently watched film I’d highly recommend is Breaking Away (20th Century Fox, 1979).

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July 14, 2022 Podcast

Welcome to the 88th episode of the Movies Past and Present podcast!

Coming to Theaters

July 15

July 22

Reviews

Classic Cinema Corner

Cabaret (1972); in theaters July 17 and 20; part of the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Big Screen Classics series. More info at fathomevents.com/tcm.

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June 17, 2022 Podcast

Welcome to the the 87th episode of the Movies Past and Present podcast.

Coming Soon to Theaters

Review

20th Century Fox: A Closer Look

Follow along as I explore the 20th Century Fox catalog this year by watching 100 representative movies made at the studio from 1935 to 2019.

Upcoming Fathom Events

See more classic films on the big screen! Three films are coming up. Check http://fathomevents.com for the latest.

  • The Thing – 40th Anniversary (Universal); June 19 and 22
  • The Fifth Element – 25th Anniversary (Columbia); June 26 and 29
  • The Cat Returns – 20th Anniversary (Studio Ghibli) – Studio Ghibli Fest 2022; June 26 and 27

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