Podcast

“Sofia The First: Royal Magic” is the highly anticipated new sequel series to the popular Disney animated program. It premieres Monday May 25 on Disney Jr. and Tuesday May 26 on Disney+. Joining me to talk about this revival are creator and EP Craig Gerber and supervising director Kris Wimberly. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests […]

Fellow Critics Choice Association member and iHeart Radio film critic Jason Black (“Jason at the Movies”) joins me to preview over 30 major theatrical and streaming releases of the Summer 2026 Movie Season. Find out what we’re most looking forward to seeing and what we think will be the biggest box office hits. 2015 LCJ […]

Kyle Balda has had a great career in VFX and animation, including directing and co-directing four Illumination features — “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”, “Minions” (for which he was BAFTA nominated), “Despicable Me 3” and “Minions: The Rise of Gru”. Now he’s the director of the live-action / animated murder mystery family dramedy “The Sheep Detectives”, […]

Director Olivia Newman (“Where the Crawdads Sing”) shares insights on making her latest film, “Remarkably Bright Creatures” (premiering May 8th on Netflix), including bringing to life the central CG character of Marcellus the Octopus. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and “Hotel Transylvania” trilogy director Genndy Tartakovsky. 2016 saw LAIKA […]

Nathan Greno (“Tangled”) is the director of the new Skydance Animation feature “Swapped”, premiering this Friday May 1st on Netflix. Greno discusses the personal aspects of the story, the importance of the film’s nature themes, and working with Oscar-winning star Michael B. Jordan. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and […]

He’s played some of the most iconic characters in cinema — Gollum, Caesar and King Kong. Now he’s the director of the animated feature adaptation of George Orwell’s iconic “Animal Farm”, in theaters May 1st. Emmy and BAFTA winner Andy Serkis joins me on this LCJ Q&A Podcast episode. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included […]

“My Brother the Minotaur” is a new animated series premiering this Friday April 24th on AppleTV. Lorcan is a boy… who also happens to be a minotaur. His younger brother Charlie and their friends join him to learn more about his true self. Joining me are the creative team of Donal Morgan, Dog Ears’ Fionnuala […]

Emmy-winner Eric Robles, of Nickelodeon’s “Fanboy & Chum Chum”, is the executive producer and showrunner of Netflix’s new animated series spinoff of one of the streamer’s most beloved programs. “Stranger Things: Tales From ’85” is set in between seasons two and three — during the winter of that year — with the kids from Hawkins, […]

Seth MacFarlane’s “Ted” event series returns for Season 2 this Thursday March 5th on Peacock. The actors who play four Bennett family members join me to talk about the hilarious ’90s-set hijinks, the impact of voice acting, and even some hopes for this year’s Oscars. It’s the delightful Giorgia Whigham (Blaire), Max Burkholder (John), Scott […]

“The Pout-Pout Fish” is a new animated feature in theaters nationwide on March 20th. Director Ricard Cussó and writer Elise Allen share insights on adapting Deborah Diesen’s books, working with star Nick Offerman, creating the undersea environment and more. 2015 LCJ Q&A Podcast guests included Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody (“Juno”) and “Hotel Transylvania” trilogy director […]