LIVE STREAM: May 2026 Box Office, Theaters, Summer Animation & More!

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

Morgan's back for the new Thursday livestream! In this bonus episode she's talking: Her mini, spoiler-free Toy Story 5 thoughts The first week of ⁠Toy Story 5's box office run⁠ ⁠Last weekend's box office results⁠ The stunning 35mm Toy Story film print - ⁠Photos⁠ | ⁠Video⁠ | ⁠Comparison⁠ ⁠New Netflix Animation Film News⁠: In Waves, Ray Gunn, The Ribbon Hero, Steps ⁠New Netflix TV Animation News⁠: Alley Cats, Ghostbusters: Night Shift NEXT LIVESTREAM Next week's ⁠livestream⁠ will be July 2 at 11:30 PT. Here's the ⁠link⁠! 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

By the power of Grayskull… we’re back talking about a new movie based on Chelsea's favorite 80s cartoon, Masters of the Universe (2026). Is it He-Man or He-Meh? Grab your sword, charge up your Power Sword, and join along for this Masters of the Universe podcast in episode 369 of the Animation Addicts Podcast! Full show notes for this episode: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/369⁠ 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

Our Queen, Chelsea, is back! And she's here with Morgan to talk about the new King of Pop biopic, Michael (2026). Get ready to Hee-Hee your way through this one, so join along for this Michael podcast in episode 368 of the Animation Addicts Podcast. Full show notes for this episode: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/368⁠ 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

Morgan does an impromptu livestream! She talks about the May 2026 box office, the theater experience, summer animation and more! Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/live/2dzq3O1EPVs Send in your voicemails for upcoming episodes: Michael Masters of the Universe Toy Story 5 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

Ready to have your mind (and maybe your body) completely flipped upside down?  Swapped (2026) is bringing the ultimate identity crisis to animation and we’re diving headfirst into the chaos! Rachel Wagner is swapping in as our guest host this week, and trust us — things are about to get hilariously weird. So swap your usual plans, settle in, and join along for this Swapped podcast in episode 367 of the Animation Addicts Podcast! Full show notes for this episode: ⁠https://www.rotoscopers.com/367⁠ 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