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PODCAST

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch

Beffers and Birdy

Two nerdy roommates watch and discuss animated feature films in chronological order! We cover history, storytelling, animation, trivia, and much more. Tune in every two weeks! Follow us on Twitter @BeffersAndBirdy for updates and amusing knee-jerk reactions.

tv & film

All Episodes

00:29:49

#68. Alice

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/08/28

Even after viewing Jan Švankmajer's Alice (1988), we have no idea what the hell we just watched.

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00:57:45

#67. Who Framed Roger Rabbit

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/08/15

Visually groundbreaking film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) is full of lovable and memorable characters, both animated and live-action!

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00:41:08

#66. My Neighbor Totoro

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/08/01

We chill out with one of Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's most iconic films, My Neighbor Totoro (1988).

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00:32:46

#65. Grave of the Fireflies

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/07/18

Isao Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies (1988) is something everyone should see once and never again...unless you're us.

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00:52:46

#64. Akira

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/07/04

Katsuhiro Otomo's sci-fi classic Akira (1988) gets the praise it deserves.

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00:50:50

#63. The Brave Little Toaster

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/06/21

We both faced some childhood fears for this episode, but we can agree: The Brave Little Toaster (1987) ran so Toy Story could sprint!

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00:37:49

#62. The Puppetoon Movie

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/06/06

While The Puppetoon Movie (1987) features some of George Pal's Oscar-worthy shorts, we found it hard to look past its dated racist and stereotyped depictions.

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00:29:43

#61. The Chipmunk Adventure

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/05/24

The Chipmunk Adventure (1987) was certainly an adventure...with chipmunks! Too bad about its many flaws.

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01:01:24

#60. Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/05/09

We wish more people had access to Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987), the debut film of studio Gainax.(This movie contains sensitive topics; listener discretion is advised.)

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00:46:59

#59. An American Tail

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/04/26

Don Bluth's An American Tail (1986) is a nostalgic, memorable outing—except for the singing children, which we'd rather forget.

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00:39:21

#58. When the Wind Blows

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/04/12

When the Wind Blows (1986), based on the graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, was a bleak experience that we never want to see again.

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00:35:44

#57. The Transformers: The Movie

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/03/28

The Transformers: The Movie (1986) was somehow nostalgic despite neither of us having grown up with it.

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00:46:27

#56. Laputa: Castle in the Sky

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/03/14

We do some well-deserved gushing over Miyazaki's Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986)!

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00:48:37

#55. The Great Mouse Detective

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/02/28

The Great Mouse Detective (1986) is an underrated Disney classic and you should see it if you haven't!

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00:36:54

#54. Vampire Hunter D

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/02/14

We found Ashi Production's Vampire Hunter D (1986) to be an enjoyable, gory romp despite its age.

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00:45:41

#53. The Black Cauldron

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/01/31

We find a few things to like about Disney's infamous flop The Black Cauldron (1985).

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00:33:44

#52. He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/01/16

We spent most of the movie looking forward to Skeletor's appearance in Filmation's He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985).

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00:48:24

#51. The Adventures of Mark Twain

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2022/01/03

Will Vinton's The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985) is a claymation classic that both impressed and freaked us out.

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01:05:51

#50. Fiftieth Episode Celebration

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2021/12/13

To celebrate our fiftieth episode and to close out the year, we sat down and watched a number of films that didn't meet our usual criteria. Some were made for TV, others didn't have a critic's rating, and one was a film we should have already watched (oops!).

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00:59:59

#49. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

AniMoWa: Animated Movie Watch ·

2021/11/22

There is much to love about Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)—even the bugs and melting God Warriors.

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