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PODCAST

Falling With Style: A Pixar Movie Marathon

Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective

Doug loves Pixar movies. Derek hasn"t seen many of them. Together, they"re going through Pixar"s filmography -- chronologically, one movie at a time. New episodes as films release!

tv & film

All Episodes

01:25:04

Birthday Spectacular: Kung Fu Panda

Falling With Style: A Pixar Movie Marathon ·

2025/08/22

Happy Birthday, Derek!As a special totally surprise gift, we've prepared a huge bowl full of bao and we're watching another DreamWorks Animation movie that Derek has never seen -- 2008's Kung Fu Panda! We talk about rhino nipples, the extremely Jack Blackian panda protagonist Po, the criminally underutilized Furious Five, ways in which this movie could've included much more Tai Lung, and whether or not Kung Fu Panda represents a significant change in DreamWorks Animation's

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01:30:54

Birthday Spectacular: How to Train Your Dragon

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2025/07/22

It's Doug's birthday! As a special surprise gift to him, we're taking to the skies with Toothless and Hiccup to cover one his favorite movies that Derek has never seen -- 2010's How to Train Your Dragon! We talk about this movie's unique depiction of cat-like dragons with bizarre designs, the very 2010 cast, gay bear icon director Dean DeBlois and some of the queer themes he brought to this Viking society, and the ways Dreamworks differs from Pixar (and how we're NOT doing a

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00:32:06

More Queer Erasure from Pixar

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2025/07/03

About a week after we dropped our episode on Pixar's latest, Elio, The Hollywood Reporter posted a piece shedding more light on Adrian Molina's original vision for the film. We were not surprised to learn that the extensive rework of Elio included explicit instructions to make the main character more masculine and less queer-coded. It didn't stop us from being angry about it.The Hollywood Reporter: Inside ‘Elio’s’ “Catastrophic” Path: America Ferrera’s Exit, Director Change and Erasure

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01:55:06

Elio

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2025/06/23

Refill your glorp and set your translator to podcast, because Derek and Doug are talking about Pixar’s brand new intergalactic adventure featuring a kid who dreams of being abducted by aliens (relatable). We talk all about yet another stunning Pixar world in the Communiverse, how we see ourselves reflected in Elio’s and Glordon’s respective queer journeys, and the best ways to name aliens in a scifi story. Plus, we watch the original teaser trailer before discussing the movie this almost was and the

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01:36:29

Special Presentation: Flee (with Hamish Steele)

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2025/05/02

“I think I always had a tendency to be a little different.”Hamish Steele brings us Flee, an animated documentary about the journey of Amin, a gay man and refugee to Denmark from Afghanistan. We talk about how animation can uniquely serve documentary films, how Amin’s identity as a gay man intertwines with his experience as a refugee, and how this movie repeatedly broke our hearts but also how queerness gave us hope. Also, Hamish talks with us about his experience including queer characters and

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01:47:56

Special Presentation: Wendell & Wild (with Marquis...

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2025/04/18

“They want you to be like them. I tried to be, but…”Marquis The Honey Bear joins us for this stop-motion horror collab between Jordan Peele and Henry Selick, which features a diverse cast that includes Raul, a trans boy whose art saves the day. We get into the film’s complex anti-capitalist plot – from an underworld carnival to the prison industrial complex to hair cream that raises the dead – and how it explores so many real-world topics, beautiful bodies, and punk music rarely seen in

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03:01:34

Special Presentation: Power Rangers Dino Fury &...

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2025/04/04

“My girlfriend’s superhero team are Earth’s only hope. Pretty cool!”We’re morphing into the only live-action TV show on this miniseries to talk lesbian power couple Izzy and Fern from the final seasons of Power Rangers! We chart their journey from rivals to girlfriends who defy gender norms and team up as Green and Orange Rangers, and explore the whole history of queerness in Power Rangers – including how it reckoned with its early years of on-set homophobia and became a GLAAD award-winner decades

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02:00:47

Special Presentation: Tokyo Godfathers (with Cass...

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2025/03/21

“I know in my heart, I’m more woman than anyone!”Cass from Distant Echoes joins us for this joyful Christmas masterpiece, led by a heroic and unapologetic trans woman in a cast of complex unhoused characters. We explore filmmaker Satoshi Kon’s unparalleled filmography–including the deep empathy that led him to tell a magical story about the queer and homeless experience–along with the imaginative animation from Madhouse, and the reclamation of Hana as a trans character in modern translations despite

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01:42:23

Special Presentation: Nimona (with Katie Mattise)

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2025/03/07

“Then I shape-shift, and I’m free.”We’re talking with Katie from Novel Gaming about Nimona, the fantastic queer movie from Annapurna Animation that almost wasn’t. We dig into the origins of Nimona’s initial studio home, Blue Sky Studios, and how even when we’re not covering Pixar movies, we can’t escape Disney.Film Release: June 30, 2023For the next couple months, we’re doing a biweekly Special Presentation miniseries featuring a selection of non-Pixar movies & TV aimed at younger audiences and

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00:20:37

Special Presentation: Introduction

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2025/03/06

"So… is Falling With Style gonna cover Win Or Lose?"Nope! Instead, for the next couple months, Doug & Derek—and some guests!—will be doing a biweekly Special Presentation miniseries featuring a selection of non-Pixar movies & TV aimed at younger audiences and families featuring clear, unafraid, and unambiguous depictions of queerness. We talk more about it in this introduction.Here's what you can look forward to:Nimona (2023)Tokyo Godfathers (2003)Power Rangers: Dino Fury &

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00:33:17

Ask Us Anything: Pixar Edition

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2024/10/08

We're answering your questions about Pixar and animation! First, we talk about the recent exposé from former Pixar employees about the state of the studio -- including corporate mandates, anti-queer sentiment, layoffs, and lots of other unpleasant news. Then, we discuss our favorite animated movies, the difference between 2D and 3D animation, Pixar characters on Survivor, and more!Check out a compilation of all three of today's AMAs on Patreon! The IGN article we reference Part of The Glitterjaw

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00:01:07

Got questions for us?

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2024/09/13

We're recording an Ask Us Anything episode across all the podcasts Doug and Derek do together (Falling With Style, Walloping Websnappers, and Skreeonk) and we'd love to get your questions! Send them however you'd prefer -- email, discord, social media, etc. -- by the evening of Tuesday, September 17 (EST).Part of ⁠The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective⁠ ⁠Discord⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠ E-mail us: pixarpodcast@gmail.com Theme song features: “Stasis” by Eagle-Eyed Tiger | ⁠Source ⁠

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01:58:38

Inside Out 2

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2024/06/16

It's been a year since we've talked about a Pixar movie, but Derek & Doug are back! And so are the emotions in the mind of Riley Andersen as she navigates being thirteen years old. With four new emotions to manage and the legacy of one of Pixar's best to live up to, how does this sequel nine years in the making stack up?Film Release: June 14, 2024 Bloomberg Businessweek – Disney Is Banking On Sequels to Help Get Pixar Back on Track Inside Total Film – Pete Docter and Kelsey Mann +

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01:55:54

Elemental

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2023/06/25

We’re doing something we’ve never done before—we’re recording an episode about a movie that’s still in theaters! Elemental is an immigrant story and romcom, and the odds seemed stacked against it long before it was released. But why? With just one viewing under our belts, we attempt to sort through all the criticism to find what feels fair and what doesn’t.Film Release: June 16, 2023 DiscordPatreon E-mail us: pixarpodcast@gmail.com Doug on Twitter: @ickybooley Derek on Twitter: @DerekBGayle Theme

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01:24:15

End-of-Marathon Retrospective

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2022/12/13

Well, we did it. Derek and Doug watched every movie currently in the Pixar Animation Studios canon and don’t have any other movies to talk about until Elemental comes out. So what better time to look back on the entirety of the canon, reflect on Pixar’s nearly-thirty years of feature films, and update our personal rankings. Film Release: n/a Discord Patreon E-mail us: pixarpodcast@gmail.com Doug on Twitter: @ickybooley Derek on Twitter: @DerekBGayle Theme song features: “Stasis” by Eagle-Eyed Tiger

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01:54:19

Lightyear

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2022/11/13

Grab a meat-bread-meat sandwich and strap in, because it’s a space epic, it’s a time-travel sci-fi flick, it’s a hero’s origin story, and… it’s a film within a film? That’s right, Derek and Doug are talking about Lightyear, the Pixar movie that tackles the question, “What inspired the Buzz Lightyear toy anyway?” It’ll probably never be able to escape its legacy and context, but we’re doing our best to untangle just what works and doesn’t about this Toy Story spin-off. Film Release: June 17,

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01:39:00

Turning Red

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2022/10/15

U Know What’s Up! Derek and Doug are joined by Theresa Berry to talk about what instantly became on of their favorite Pixar movies: Turning Red! It’s the movie that took us back to the early 00s when boy bands ruled the world and one that celebrates tween cringe instead of condemning it. An unabashed tale of puberty inspired by 90s anime, video games, and teen TV movies. Enjoy! Film Release: March 11, 2022 Theresa on Instagram: @thet_thinks Theresa on Twitter: @thet_thinks Theresa on Facebook:

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01:46:30

Luca

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2022/09/13

Silenzio Bruno! It’s time for Derek and Doug to enjoy a perfect summer in the Italian Riviera. That’s right, we’re talking about Luca, a truly lovely film about three kids who find friendship in a small coastal village and one that resonated instantly and powerfully with the queer community. What makes this relatively quiet and straight-forward Pixar outing such a powerhouse? Dive in deep with us as we get into all the details. Film Release: June 18, 2021 Discord Patreon E-mail us:

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01:32:14

Soul

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2022/08/13

Get in the zone, because we’re about to get existential. Derek and Doug are joined by Melissa Mowry to discuss a movie about living, dying, inspiration, and disappointment. We’re talking about Soul, Pixar’s first film to feature a Black protagonist and Black co-director, Pixar's first and a very rare occurrence in American feature-length animation. How does Pixar tackle telling a universal story through the lens of a Black musician in New York City? Well, there’s plenty to praise and plenty to shine

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01:57:28

Onward

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2022/07/13

We’ve made it to the year 2020, which means we’ve made it to a very unique era of Pixar movies for a number of reasons, some intentional and exciting, some certainly incidental and unfortunate. Derek and Doug are talking about Onward, the suburban fantasy about two brothers reconnecting through an adventure to… revive their dead dad for just one day? Yep! How does this fantasy world stack up to other Pixar-crafted universes? Which characters land perfectly and which feel hindered by unusual

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