371 'Minions & Monsters' - A Love Letter to Classic Cinema

371 'Minions & Monsters' - A Love Letter to Classic Cinema

Get ready as the Minions go Hollywood! Morgan is joined by guest host, film critic and animation author, Nick Spake, to discuss Illumination's Minions & Monsters (2026). This one’s bananas and brimming with monster mayhem, so join along for this Minions & Monsters podcast in episode 371 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. SHOW NOTES * Full show notes for this episode: https://www.rotoscopers.com/371 [https://www.rotoscopers.com/371] SUPPORT THE SHOW * Patreon: Become a patron and join RotoNation: https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon [https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon] * Amazon: Start your Amazon shopping: https://www.rotoscopers.com/amazon [https://www.rotoscopers.com/amazon] * Audible: Get a free 30-day trial and 1 free audiobook: https://www.rotoscopers.com/audible [https://www.rotoscopers.com/audible] STAY IN TOUCH * For all the updates, join the newsletter:⁠ https://www.rotoscopers.com/newsletter⁠ [https://www.rotoscopers.com/newsletter⁠] * Send us a voicemail: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/voicemails⁠ [https://www.rotoscopers.com/voicemails⁠] * Drop us a line: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/contact⁠ [https://www.rotoscopers.com/contact⁠] SOCIALS * Follow us on Twitter/X: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/twitter⁠ [https://www.rotoscopers.com/twitter⁠] * Follow us on YouTube: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/youtube⁠ [https://www.rotoscopers.com/youtube⁠] * Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/instagram [https://www.rotoscopers.com/instagram] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

LIVESTREAM 7/9/26 - Minions & Monsters Box Office Results

It's the Thursday Roto Livestream! Where Morgan chats about all the animation happenings for the week. ✦ Our Patreon is live: https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon [https://rotoscopers.com/patreon] ✦ Last weekend's box office results: ⁠https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2026W27/⁠ [https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2026W27/] ✦ 'Minions & Monsters' box office run: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl779714561/ [https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl779714561/] ✦ Toy Story 5's box office run: ⁠⁠https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3344859137⁠⁠ [https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3344859137] 🔴 Next week's livestream will be July 16 at 11:30 PT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNmJ202dIvY [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNmJ202dIvY] SUPPORT THE SHOW ► Patreon: Become a patron and join RotoNation: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon⁠ [https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon] ► Amazon: Start your Amazon shopping: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/amazon⁠ [https://www.rotoscopers.com/amazon] ► Audible: Get a free 30-day trial and 1 free audiobook: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/audible [https://www.rotoscopers.com/audible] STAY IN TOUCH ► For all the updates, join the newsletter: https://www.rotoscopers.com/newsletter ► Send us a voicemail: https://www.rotoscopers.com/voicemails ► Drop us a line: https://www.rotoscopers.com/contact SOCIALS ► Follow us on Twitter/X: https://www.rotoscopers.com/twitter ► Follow us on YouTube: https://www.rotoscopers.com/youtube ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.rotoscopers.com/instag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

370 Toy Story 5 - Charley Horse! Charley Horse! Charley Horse!

To infinity and beyond...Bonnie's room! Toy Story 5 (2026) is in theaters so Morgan and Chelsea are back for playtime. So grab your favorite toy, settle in for playtime, and join us for this Toy Story 5 deep-dive on Episode 370 of the Animation Addicts Podcast! Also, our PATREON is back! For all the Patron Perks and other bonuses for supporting the show, go to www.rotoscopers.com/patron [http://www.rotoscopers.com/patron] SHOW NOTES * Full show notes for this episode: https://www.rotoscopers.com/370 [https://www.rotoscopers.com/370] SUPPORT THE SHOW * Patreon: Become a patron and join RotoNation: https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon [https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon] * Amazon: Start your Amazon shopping: https://www.rotoscopers.com/amazon [https://www.rotoscopers.com/amazon] * Audible: Get a free 30-day trial and 1 free audiobook: https://www.rotoscopers.com/audible [https://www.rotoscopers.com/audible] STAY IN TOUCH * For all the updates, join the newsletter:⁠ https://www.rotoscopers.com/newsletter⁠ [https://www.rotoscopers.com/newsletter%E2%81%A0] * Send us a voicemail: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/voicemails⁠ [https://www.rotoscopers.com/voicemails%E2%81%A0] * Drop us a line: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/contact⁠ [https://www.rotoscopers.com/contact%E2%81%A0] SOCIALS * Follow us on Twitter/X: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/twitter⁠ [https://www.rotoscopers.com/twitter%E2%81%A0] * Follow us on YouTube: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/youtube⁠ [https://www.rotoscopers.com/youtube%E2%81%A0] * Follow us on Instagram: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/instagram [https://www.rotoscopers.com/instagram] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

🎉 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉

We have re-launched our Patreon! 🎉 A lot of you have how to become patrons (thank you for your patience), so today we are excited to announce that our Patreon [https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon] is back up and running! Patreon is a membership platform that allows fans to monetarily support their favorite creators. We have a various levels, which come with a variety of Patron Perks: * Ad-free episodes * Bonus podcast content: extended conversations, pre-show discussion, & bloopers * RotoCast: Our monthly call-in show with the patrons * Exclusive RotoNation Facebook Group (and Discord coming soon) * Submit and vote for future movies to review on the podcast * Join us as a guest on a Nerdy Couch Discussion * Merch discounts (Merch store coming soon!) * ...and much more to come! To check out the various tiers and see which is a fit for you, go to rotoscopers.com/patron [https://www.rotoscopers.com/patron]. We hope to see you in RotoNation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

LIVESTREAM - 7/2/2026: Is 'Minions & Monsters' any good? Weekend box office + 3 new trailers!

It's the Thursday Roto Livestream! Where Morgan chats about all the animation happenings for the week. Morgan's back for the Rotoscopers’ Thursday livestream! In this bonus episode she's talking: ✦ Her mini, spoiler-free ‘Minions & Monsters’ review ✦ Read Morgan’s full review here: https://www.rotoscopers.com/2026/06/30/monsters-minions-review-silly-slapstick-surprisingly-smart/ [https://www.rotoscopers.com/2026/06/30/monsters-minions-review-silly-slapstick-surprisingly-smart/] ✦ Last weekend's box office results: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2026W26/ [https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2026W26/] ✦ Toy Story 5's box office run: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3344859137 [https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3344859137] ✦ Illumination’s ‘Not Alone’ Teaser Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3O8mwmWYbQF [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3O8mwmWYbQF] ✦ First trailer for ‘The Angry Birds Movie 3’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9DB_aUMzME [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9DB_aUMzME] ✦ First Look at DreamWorks’ ‘Cocomelon: The Movie’ (old news): https://www.animationscoop.com/first-look-at-dreamworks-cocomelon-the-movie/  [https://www.animationscoop.com/first-look-at-dreamworks-cocomelon-the-movie/%C2%A0] ✦ Teaser trailer for LAIKA’s ‘Wildwood’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POneS8h1jyU [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POneS8h1jyU] ✦ Does Disney Animation really have “same face” syndrome?: https://x.com/FunnyHappyStud1/status/2071309460094750971 [https://x.com/FunnyHappyStud1/status/2071309460094750971] ✦ Will Morgan see the ‘Moana’ live-action film? NEXT LIVESTREAM 🔴 Next week's livestream will be July 9 at 11:30 PT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFNMtl-hp3A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFNMtl-hp3A] STAY IN TOUCH ► For all the updates, join the newsletter: https://www.rotoscopers.com/newsletter ► Send us a voicemail: https://www.rotoscopers.com/voicemails ► Drop us a line: https://www.rotoscopers.com/contact SOCIALS ► Follow us on Twitter/X: https://www.rotoscopers.com/twitter ► Follow us on YouTube: https://www.rotoscopers.com/youtube ► Follow us on Instagram: https://www.rotoscopers.com/instag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]