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

Bugs, Daffy, and a live-action security guard in the form of Brendan Fraser are back on the Warner lot for a globe-trotting diamond heist that is equal parts spy spoof, studio roast, and cartoon chaos in Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003). Whether it's duck season or rabbit season, be sure to join along for this Looney Tunes: Back in Action podcast in episode 376 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. SHOW NOTES Full show notes for this episode: https://www.rotoscopers.com/376 SUPPORT THE SHOW Patreon: Become a patron and join RotoNation: https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon Amazon: Start your Amazon shopping: https://www.rotoscopers.com/amazon Audible: Get a free 30-day trial and 1 free audiobook: 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/instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After one very long tax-write-off detour, Wile E. Coyote finally gets his day in court as Coyote vs. Acme (2026) is finally here!  So meep meep along for this Coyote vs. Acme podcast in episode 375 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. SHOW NOTES Full show notes for this episode: https://www.rotoscopers.com/375 SUPPORT THE SHOW Patreon: Become a patron and join RotoNation: https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon Amazon: Start your Amazon shopping: https://www.rotoscopers.com/amazon Audible: Get a free 30-day trial and 1 free audiobook: 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/instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Disney pulled out all the stops at the D23 2026 Entertainment Showcase. We got new projects, trailers, cast reveals, and release dates for the upcoming Disney Animation, Pixar, live-action remakes and other films! In this episode, Morgan and Chelsea hopped onto a livestream to discuss all the news and details. So leap into the magic and join us for this D23 2026 Entertainment Showcase discussion in episode 374 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. SHOW NOTES Full show notes for this episode: https://www.rotoscopers.com/374 Watch the vide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHasODB8pj4 SUPPORT THE SHOW Patreon: Become a patron and join RotoNation: https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon Amazon: Start your Amazon shopping: https://www.rotoscopers.com/amazon Audible: Get a free 30-day trial and 1 free audiobook: 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/instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hive five, animation fans! It's time to buzz right into the sticky-sweet world of Jerry Seinfeld's Bee Movie (2007). Swarm this way and join along for this Bee Movie podcast in episode 373 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. SHOW NOTES Full show notes for this episode: https://www.rotoscopers.com/373 SUPPORT THE SHOW Patreon: Become a patron and join RotoNation: https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon Amazon: Start your Amazon shopping: https://www.rotoscopers.com/amazon Audible: Get a free 30-day trial and 1 free audiobook: 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/instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A MURDER's afoot in the pasture! Morgan and Chelsea tackle the ovine case as they discuss the fun new Amazon MGM Studios film, The Sheep Detectives (2026). This one’s a real woolly mystery, so join along for this The Sheep Detectives podcast in episode 372 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. SHOW NOTES Full show notes for this episode: https://www.rotoscopers.com/372 SUPPORT THE SHOW Patreon: Become a patron and join RotoNation: https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon Amazon: Start your Amazon shopping: https://www.rotoscopers.com/amazon Audible: Get a free 30-day trial and 1 free audiobook: 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/instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 SUPPORT THE SHOW Patreon: Become a patron and join RotoNation: https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon Amazon: Start your Amazon shopping: https://www.rotoscopers.com/amazon Audible: Get a free 30-day trial and 1 free audiobook: 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/instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 ✦ Last weekend's box office results: ⁠https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2026W27/⁠ ✦ 'Minions & Monsters' box office run: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl779714561/ ✦ Toy Story 5's box office run: ⁠⁠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 SUPPORT THE SHOW ► Patreon: Become a patron and join RotoNation: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon⁠ ► Amazon: Start your Amazon shopping: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/amazon⁠ ► Audible: Get a free 30-day trial and 1 free audiobook: ⁠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

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 SHOW NOTES Full show notes for this episode: https://www.rotoscopers.com/370 SUPPORT THE SHOW Patreon: Become a patron and join RotoNation: https://www.rotoscopers.com/patreon Amazon: Start your Amazon shopping: https://www.rotoscopers.com/amazon Audible: Get a free 30-day trial and 1 free audiobook: 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/instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 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. We hope to see you in RotoNation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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/ ✦ Last weekend's box office results: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2026W26/ ✦ Toy Story 5's box office run: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3344859137 ✦ Illumination’s ‘Not Alone’ Teaser Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3O8mwmWYbQF ✦ First trailer for ‘The Angry Birds Movie 3’: 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/  ✦ Teaser trailer for LAIKA’s ‘Wildwood’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POneS8h1jyU ✦ Does Disney Animation really have “same face” syndrome?: 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 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