The Little Mermaid with Esther Zuckerman

Beat to quarters, men..and nice Brazilian lady holding an umbrella! We're sailing the high seas with John Hodgman this week as we unpack one of David Sims' favorite films - 2003's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. We're talking Crowe. We're talking Bettany. We're t ...  Show more

The Mandalorian and Grogu is the first new Star Wars movie in 7 years. It was also directed by Jon Favreau while he was making grilled cheese sandwiches. What the heck is going on with our favorite franchise? "Bad Boy of Blank Check" Chris Gethard returns to the pod to discuss Th ...  Show more

On this weeks episode Oscar winning director and producer team Rob Marshall (Chicago) and John DeLuca (Mary Poppins Returns) chat with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about re-creating Disney's classic The Little Mermaid as a live action epic. They also discuss: Using under water ...  Show more

Another summer begins on the Talking Simpsons Network, and that means we're again doing the Disney Renaissance Summer on our What A Cartoon Movie podcast! This month, our $10+ Patreon subscribers get to hear us talk about 1989's The Little Mermaid! Listen now to this free extende ...  Show more

Giles and regular co-host Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar chat to sister filmmakers Kimberley Datnow and Amy Datnow to discuss their quirky, playful romantic comedy Daddy Issues.   Kim and Amy share how they both found themselves in the industry from different perspectives, how they decid ...  Show more

Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in the live-action remake of the classic Disney animated film. Casting a Black actress in the role caused quite a splash — which inspired us to look back at two of Disney’s forays into Black princess movies. Dr. Aria Halliday studies cultural construct ...  Show more