Working on Twos

Mike loves cartoons! David does too! The pair each recommend a piece of animation for the other to watch and discuss. Listen to their reviews that are sometimes thoughtful, sometimes dumb, and often confused.

They Were Anastasia 07/31/2023

They Were Anastasia /episode/index/show/5f8cb543-3372-4c8d-884c-c81d7bac3331/id/27610104

We're Back: A Titan AE Story 02/27/2023

We're Back: A Titan AE Story It's the prehistoric past meet the distant future (again). First up is the other 1993 dinosaur movie that Steven Spielberg was associated with "We're Back: A Dinosaur Story." Next up on the slate is what in many ways can be thought of as the much more successful thematic cousin to "Heavy Metal 2000," otherwise known as "Titan AE." /episode/index/show/5f8cb543-3372-4c8d-884c-c81d7bac3331/id/26066415

The Adventures of Watership and Mr. Down 01/30/2023

The Adventures of Watership and Mr. Down Mike and David watch their first Disney film, "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad". This is paired up the the film adapatation of Richard Adams' famous novel about rabbits, "Watership Down." Along the way the two of them will discuss their complicated childhood dealings with death. /episode/index/show/5f8cb543-3372-4c8d-884c-c81d7bac3331/id/25767921

The Fire and Ice Giant 11/28/2022

The Fire and Ice Giant It's fantasy versus science fiction! Mike suggested that the pair view the sluggish sword-and-sorcery epic(?) "Fire and Ice" while David chose the delightful boy-befriends-strange-creature-he-found-in-the-woods movie, "The Iron Giant." /episode/index/show/5f8cb543-3372-4c8d-884c-c81d7bac3331/id/25153083

The Perfect Jetsons Meet the Blue Flintstones 11/28/2022

The Perfect Jetsons Meet the Blue Flintstones In another unlikely pairing, our hosts watch the made-for-tv special "The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones" and the first of the late, great Satoshi Kon's theatrical masterpieces, "Perfect Blue." David is shocked by how much worse the former is than he remembered and Mike is very pleased that a movie he was utterly obsessed with as a high school student is still an absolute pleasure to watch /episode/index/show/5f8cb543-3372-4c8d-884c-c81d7bac3331/id/25152900

A One-Way Ticket to Midnight: Heavy Metal Double-Feature 11/28/2022

A One-Way Ticket to Midnight: Heavy Metal Double-Feature Mike picked both movies and decided on the (in)famous adult sci-fi anthology, "Heavy Metal", and its far less pleasant sequel, "Heavy Metal 2000". A very, very long discussion is had regarding what elements work and what things utterly fail. Finally, it is all capped off with a very brief talk about the stealth third part of the series. Appropriately, recording issues cause Mike to sound as if he is recording from the interior of a spaceship on the other side of the galaxy while sitting on a creaky wooden chair. /episode/index/show/5f8cb543-3372-4c8d-884c-c81d7bac3331/id/25152813

Mary and Max in the Extraordinary World 10/02/2022

Mary and Max in the Extraordinary World David continues his love of stop-motion and Mike shows off his uncanny ability to misremember the names of films. The stop-motion dramedy "Mary and Max" is followed up by steam-punk action in "April and the Extraordinary World." /episode/index/show/5f8cb543-3372-4c8d-884c-c81d7bac3331/id/24556149

The Fantastic Sita Sings the Blues 10/02/2022

The Fantastic Sita Sings the Blues A pair of artsy films are on deck in this episode. First up is Wes Anderson's stop-motion adaptation of "The Fantastic Mr. Fox." Rounding things out is the autobiographical-musical-mythological-comedy "Sita Sings the Blues." Edit: After publishing this episode Mike discovered that in addition to the other controversies surrounding "Sita Sings the Blues" is the fact the the film's creator, Nina Paley is a self-described TERF. Paley is unable to gain any monetary support from the film due to legal issues and the film does not deal with any matters directly relating to the nature of gender, but it is still a work that is intrinsically tied to her as an artist and so for the sake of full transparency this information is being listed here so that the listener will be able to make a more informed decsion as to whether they want to watch the movie themselves. A later episode addresses this matter in a much more complete fashion. /episode/index/show/5f8cb543-3372-4c8d-884c-c81d7bac3331/id/24556137

Lightyears to the Castle of Cagliostro 10/02/2022

Lightyears to the Castle of Cagliostro In this first proper episode, Mike and David watch the French sci-fi epic "Light Years" and the Miyazki-directed heist film "The Castle of Cagliostro." /episode/index/show/5f8cb543-3372-4c8d-884c-c81d7bac3331/id/24556131

A Rambling Introduction 10/02/2022

A Rambling Introduction The title says it all. Before the reviews can begin the hosts must review themselves. Mike and David each recount their personal histories watching cartoons, describe their tastes in movies and tv shows, and stop off at other unrelated points along the way. /episode/index/show/5f8cb543-3372-4c8d-884c-c81d7bac3331/id/24556107

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