‘Incredibles 2’ and Brad Bird’s Super-Po...

As America falls into a recession, two movies about New York hustlers capture the quiet desperation needed to survive in a country running on empty. Host: Brian Raftery Producers: Devon Baroldi, Brian Raftery, and Vikram Patel Sound Design: Devon Baroldi Mixing and Mastering: Sco ... Show More

As Americans pine for a kinder, gentler nation, two wildly entertaining (and wildly different) films about life in 1970s California poke holes in our country’s past. Host: Brian Raftery Producers: Devon Baroldi, Brian Raftery, and Vikram Patel Sound Design: Devon Baroldi Mixing a ... Show More

In the wake of 9/11 and America’s new war on terror, two films capture the chaos of a country caught between open rage and simmering paranoia. Host: Brian Raftery Producers: Devon Baroldi, Brian Raftery, and Vikram Patel Sound Design: Devon Baroldi Mixing and Mastering: Scott Som ... Show More

Brad Bird never recorded a commentary track for “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” but he did sit down for this extended interview. Learn how close Vanessa Redgrave came to being in the movie, why “Ghost Protocol” has a full title sequence, and the reason why the climax wasn ... Show More

Chris and Andy talk about the news that Pedro Pascal will likely be cast as Reed Richards in the next ‘Fantastic Four’ movie (1:00), then touch on the new ‘Madame Web’ trailer (16:29). They also talk about the first two episodes of ‘Murder at the End of the World’ and how it seem ... Show More

Steve and Jomi are back and ready to go on a journey with their emotions in reaction to Disney Pixar’s latest ‘Inside Out 2’ (02:00). The guys are joined by director of the film Kelsey Mann later to get some insight into how the film came together, things that didn’t make the fin ... Show More

In this RETRO rerelease of classic episodes of the Bancroft Brothers Animation podcast, we go back to one of are biggest "gets", director BRAD BIRD, from Episode #19!  We interviewed him on the cusp of his first live action film, "Tomorrowland"!  Hear the genuine fear he had abou ... Show More

Oh, what a day, what a lovely day. The Ringer’s Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Micah Peters, and Jason Concepcion ride dirt bikes through a post-apocalyptic wasteland to revisit 2015’s Academy Award–wining ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ starring Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy and directed by ... Show More

Paul Hirsch is one of the most legendary editors of all time, and this week he joins us to talk about the first “Mission: Impossible” and “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.” Included in this chat: details about Brian De Palma filming his wedding, how Brad Bird’s approach to e ... Show More

Live from the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey are in the business of saving lives. They revisit one of the first movies they covered on 'The Rewatchables,' nearly 300 episodes ago, Rob Reiner’s ‘A Few Good Men,’ starring To ... Show More

Watch out, listeners... it's THE UNDERMINER! .... just kidding. It's the Incredibles 2. This week we deep dive into this mediocre Disney Pixar sequel about supers. Where are they now? Wondering why Odom missed this movie. Well, he missed the first one too. Join us through this ac ... Show More

Chris and Andy talk about all the pop culture news that came out of the 2022 Super Bowl including the halftime show that featured several rappers loved by Gen X (1:03), the trailer for the new ‘Doctor Strange’ movie (18:20), and the first official trailer for ‘The Lord of the Rin ... Show More

Not for the first time on this show we're joined by Pixar royalty, which is, frankly, a joy. Following Edith's chat about Coco with Lee Unkrich & Darla Anderson back in episode 75, we're delighted to welcome writer, director, animator, voice-actor & double Oscar winner Brad Bird ... Show More