Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the animated musical, The Lion King, which is currently on Disney+. Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, and written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton, with music from Hans Zimmer, Tim Rice, and Elton John. The film stars Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jason Weaver, Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg, and James Earl Jones. We ranked 5 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
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Joe, Kyle and Yumeiyo, have fulfilled their initial obsession with Hamilton and will now branch out to other musicals across cinema.
Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, Wicked, which is currently in theaters. Directed by Jon M. Chu, and written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, with music by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz. The film stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum. We ranked 11 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever. Directed by John Badham, written by Norman Wexler, with music by the Bee Gees and David Shire. The film stars John Travolta, Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali, and Martin Shakar. We ranked 10 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the 2009 musical Nine. Directed by Rob Marshall, written by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella, with music by Andrea Guerra. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Dame Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, and many more. We ranked 10 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick are joined by repeat guest Jeremy Taché to review the 2007 musical remake of Hairspray. Directed by Adam Shankman, written by Leslie Dixon, and with music by Marc Shaiman. The film stars Nikki Blonsky, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, John Travolta and many many more. We ranked 16 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the 1997 Disney animated film Hercules. Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, with music by Alan Menken. The film stars Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, James Woods, Susan Egan, and Rip Torn. We ranked 9 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick welcome a special guest to review Grease 2. Directed by Patricia Birch, the film stars Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher McDonald, and Adrian Zmed. We ranked 12 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick welcome guest Robert Persinger to review the 2023 film Wonka. Directed by Paul King, the film stars Timothée Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Colman and Hugh Grant. We ranked 10 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the 1993 directorial debut of Trey Parker, Cannibal! The Musical. The film is the first public collaboration of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the duo behind South Park. The film stars Trey Parker, Toddy Walters, Matt Stone, and Dian Bachar. We ranked 8 of the songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the 2023 reimagining of The Color Purple. Directed by Blitz Bazawule this adapts the 2005 Broadway musical to the screen. Starring Fantasia, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, H.E.R., Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, and Halie Bailey. We ranked 17 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick review the animated 1991 feature of Beauty and the Beast. Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, it stars Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, and Angela Lansbury. We ranked 8 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review the original 1961, West Side Story directed by Robert Wise. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, George Chakiris and Rita Moreno. We ranked 12 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick are left to their devices as they review the 2008 web series Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. Directed by Joss Whedon, it features all original music written by him, his brothers Jed and Zack, and Maurissa Tancharoen. It stars Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day, and Simon Helberg. We ranked 12 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick are joined by, Joe’s fiancée, Ariel Beedles to review 2023’s live-action remake of, “The Little Mermaid.” Directed by Rob Marshall with music from the original with new songs penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film stars Halle Bailey, Daveed Diggs, Javier Bardem, and Melissa McCarthy. We ranked 10 songs from the soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Joe, Kyle, and Rick are joined by Sam Seagroves to review 2021’s Annette directed by Leos Carax with music from the Sparks. The film stars Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, and Simon Helberg. We respectively ranked 20 songs from the massive soundtrack, as well as picked our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review 2023’s Dicks: The Musical directed by Larry Charles based on an off-Broadway written and starring the stars of the film, Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp. The film also stars Megan Mullally, Nathan Lane, Bowen Yang, and Megan Thee Stallion. We ranked 13 of the songs featured in the film, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. Enjoy
Joe, Kyle, and Rick review 2006’s Dreamgirls directed by Bill Condon and starring Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy, and Jennifer Hudson. We ranked 20 of the songs featured in the film, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. This episode features a big tangent on the current news dominating Hip-Hop… Enjoy!
Kyle, Joe, and Rick review Oklahoma’s 1998 West End Production starring Hugh Jackman, Maureen Lipman, Josefina Gabrielle, Jimmy Johnston, and Shuler Hensley. Trevor Nunn directed the TV Movie. We ranked 15 songs featured in the film, as well as picking our favorite lines, characters, performers, and scenes. This episode led to a whole lot of tangents. Enjoy!