Have you ever wondered what Lord of the Rings would be like if everyone was a puppet and it was like 10 times creepier? Then you've come to the right episode! Join us as we immerse ourselves in the incredibly creative minds of Jim Henson and his team for a movie that's honestly one-of-a-kind. I mean seriously, can you think of anything else quite like this. So grab some juicy essence as we tackle this trial by stone that 9 out of 10 Chamberlains agree is "Mmmmmmmm"!

Who’s ready for some D&D?! Well not really, but this movie is pretty darn close! Where else can you get Dennis Quaid with a wig as mysterious as his accent? Or see the young, badass days of Friar Lawrence? Or perhaps most importantly, a Sean Connery DRAGON?! So grab your Bowen arrows, watch out for pointy spikes, and join us for 1996’s Dragonheart! 

How do you follow up on a moving, intense, and oh so sad deconstruction of the American Dream? You hit all the beats again but make it a Looney Tunes cartoon in the Ol' West! It's about as good as it sounds. For better or worse. Join us as we follow our young, mouse hero who's learned absolutely nothing as he encounters scenery-chewing villains, plenty of OH NO moments, and a subplot involving the bond between a cat and another mouse that's far more interesting than anything else in this...

Everyone is SO DIABOLICAL. And we're talking EVIL INCARNATE here, with the exception of truly the best of boys. Join us as we kick off 2022 with cute puppies, overqualified lackeys, and SO MUCH SLOBBER with 1992's Beethoven! And did we mention the evil? Also, we love Bonnie Hunt.  Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod

With 2021 in the books, join us as we look back on the movies we watched this past year! We'll go over our grades and see if we got it right, or if some adjusting is required. And finally, we'll finish with our choices for Biggest Surprise and Biggest Disappointment. What will it be? Pokemon: The First Movie? Thumbelina? Batman & Robin? Something else entirely? Only one way to find out!

In today's episode, James and Nicole dissect 1974's The Year Without a Santa Claus. A "movie" in only the loosest of terms. Yes, they know it was a TV special, and not technically a movie. But still. Listen along as they rage against the capitalist machine that prevents Santa from getting the sick day that he so clearly needs. Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod

It's Christmas time! And to kick off the festivities, James and Nicole revisit the 1964 stop-motion classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod

Grab your lucky basketball shorts and buckle up for a looney time, dear listeners! On today's episode, James and Nicole revisit the fan fiction-esque, animated/live-action fever-dream mashup that is 1996's Space Jam! Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod

For the second installment of What A Movie's Batman double feature, James and Nicole examine the animated (cult?) classic from 1993, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm! A movie that is a better Batman film (and a better film in general) than Batman & Robin in nearly every conceivable way! Listen along as they discuss, among other things: the emotional maturity of this and most other entries in the DC Animated Universe; the ratio of graveyard to non-graveyard set pieces; and the missed...

What do you get when you have villains who clearly understood the assignment, and heroes who didn't even do the homework? You get the mess that is 1997's Batman & Robin! Someone really needs to call OSHA, safety railings could prevent every villain origin story as well as Robin's general dumbassery. If you've come for the ice puns, billionaires in space, and ALL THE LEATHER, then you've come to the right place. Throw on those Bat butts and Bat nips and join us!  Twitter:...

"I want to be thirty, flirty, and thriving." But at what cost??? Find out as James and Nicole discuss 2004's 13 Going on 30! Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod

Ain't no rule says a dog can't play basketball! On this episode of What A Movie: A Nostalgia-Infused Podcast, James and Nicole are joined by Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson of Not Another Film Podcast! We discuss the classic 1997 boy-and-his-dog sports movie: Air Bud! How much tapioca pudding is too much tapioca pudding? What role did Big Napkin have in the making of this movie? Why are dogs SO GOOD?! Listen along to find out! Content warning for discussion of abuse as depicted in Air...

For today's episode of What A Movie, join James and Nicole as they venture into the rugged frontier of 1800s California and examine 1998's The Mask of Zorro! They discuss, among other things: land grabs; how no one has game when they're fourteen years old; "the Youtubes"; and parallel universes involving the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod

Roll back the rock! To the dawn of time! Or to the Middle Future? On this episode of What A Movie, Nicole and James try to wrap their heads around the fever dream that is We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. Join them as they discuss, among other things: the moral implications of feeding mind-altering substances to living beings without their consent; the parallels of this movie to the Billy Joel hit "Uptown Girl"; and how the ongoing war between God and Satan is exemplified through the mind of...

There are no cats in America...? Find out as Nicole and James revisit what may hold the crown for saddest of all animated films, An American Tail. Among other things, they discuss disillusionment with the American dream, missed opportunities in the film Gangs of New York, and the American Tail/Game of Thrones crossover that literally no one asked for. Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod

Price check on prune juice! Price check on prune juice! James and Nicole are joined this week by Lex Agolsove of The Peony Podcast to revisit her nostalgic pick, Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest! Listen along as we riff, laugh, and maybe cry about this unfortunately still-relevant, nearly 30-year-old movie. Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod The Peony: thepeonypodcast.com

What is What A Movie? This trailer will (maybe, hopefully) tell you all about it! Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod

Watch out for that tree! Join James and Nicole on their expedition to revisit 1997's George of the Jungle! What makes a good live-action cartoon adaptation? Why is there an Asian elephant in the middle of an African jungle? Why is everyone SO thirsty? (Spoiler alert: it's Brendan Fraser's washboard abs and complete rejection of toxic masculinity). Grab a vine and swing into this adventure with us! Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod

We're homeward bound...again! This week, James and Nicole revisit the dynamic trio of Shadow, Chance, and Sassy as they try to find their way home for the second time, and make things even worse for Bob than in the original. Join us for the riveting discussion of Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco! Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod

Join James and Nicole as they travel to France to experience the non-stop joke fest (and occasional knife to the heart) that is Rugrats in Paris. They also learn that they should never trust pointy ladies. And that anything can be food if you're really determined. Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod

And we're back, folks! On today's episode of What A Movie, Nicole and James revisit the 1994 live-action/animated hybrid The Pagemaster. Join them as they dive headfirst into a Jekyll and Hyde rabbit hole, revel in yet another Jim Cummings sighting, and collectively agree that Horror is a precious baby angel who must be protected at all costs. Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod

SPACE! The final frontier. Wait - wrong franchise. Join Nicole and James as they revisit the movie that killed Fox Animation Studios: Titan A.E. Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod

Join James and Nicole as they venture down The Road to El Dorado for all the rogues, laughs, evangelicals, and raunchiness that a PG-rated Dreamworks film can offer. Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod

To quote Frank Sinatra: "Regrets, I've had a few." Or more than a few. Namely, the hour and forty-five minutes spent watching this movie. Join Nicole and James this week as they revisit the unmitigated disaster that is Wild Wild West. Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod

Gotta catch'em all! Or...not. On this week's episode of What A Movie, join James and Nicole as they revisit the wonderful(?) world of the Pokémon franchise with Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back. Twitter: @WhatAMoviePod Instagram: @whatamoviepod