Soul
Falling With Style: A Pixar Movie Marathon
English - August 13, 2022 13:45 - 1 hour - 68.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsTV & Film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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 a critical light upon. Grab a slice, put on some jazz, and enjoy.
Film Release: December 25, 2020
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Read More on Soul:
VOX: https://www.vox.com/culture/22176927/soul-review-pixar-disney-jazz
NPR: https://www.npr.org/2020/12/25/948998059/in-soul-jon-batistes-music-helps-bring-pixars-first-black-lead-to-life
Bertolt Press: https://bertoltpress.com/2021/02/06/how-pixar-portrays-jazz-in-their-new-movie-soul/
New York Post: https://nypost.com/2020/12/29/pixars-soul-blasted-by-viewers-over-tina-feys-character/
Scary Mommy Blog: https://www.scarymommy.com/soul-pixar-black-character-represntation-harmful
Pods & Interviews:
Black ‘n’ Animated review: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-5gdmi-fb4b96
Double Toasted interview with Kemp Powers: https://youtu.be/fErY4zd4IK0
Princess Weekes’ video essay: https://youtu.be/trWcSj9TQMo
Variety interview with producer Dana Murray: https://variety.com/2020/film/spotlight/soul-murray-cannes-kemp-powers-1234646745/
E-mail us: [email protected]
Doug on Twitter: @ickybooley
Derek on Twitter: @DerekBGayle
Theme song features: “Stasis” by Eagle-Eyed Tiger | Source
Closing song: “Bigger Than Us” by John Batiste
For more by Derek & Doug, check out Walloping Websnappers: A Spider-Man Podcast on the Four-Eyed Radio Network!
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