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In our official Spooky-Oooky Halloween kickoff episode we discuss LAna Harper's sapphic, magic novel Payback's a Witch!

Hello again everyone!

We're back from an unannounced hiatus that was necessary for many reasons! Travel, family, and the havoc that general late-stage capitalism is wreaking on our chosen industry!

As the title has probably made you aware, SAG and the WGA is on strike! Now what does that mean for us? You'll have to listen to find out!

Join us as we talk through reasons for the strike, where we stand (hint hint: we ain't no scabs), and a pivot or maybe rather a return to our roots! Plus bonus content if you make it all the way to the end!

Can't wait to hear from all of you once you listen to this weeks episode of Disney Deviants(?)!

We're back on our DCOM shit with the iconic HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL! Who says we have to let it go? And let it go, we did not.

Raise your hand if this movie change the course of your life and is the whole reason that you became an actor.......Oh.....Just Taiwo? Cool. Cool cool cool.

AnYwAy join us as we discuss some very important questions like

Whose vocals are we listen to? Zac Efron or Drew Seeley?
Who is/are the real villain(s) of this movie?
How is every single song a bop?
And WHY ARE SHARPAY AND RYAN AUDITIONING FOR THE LOVER LEADS OF THIS PLAY????

We need answers Darby!!!! Perhaps we'll get them in this week's episode as long as we're All in This Together! (See what we did there?)

Welcome back to another NOT regularly scheduled episode of Disney Deviants!

We know we promised Stepsister From Planet Weird, but hopefully you can forgive us for this deviation, because we got to sit down and talk with the director of the ENTIRE Z-O-M-B-I-E-S  franchise!

After a DM to our Disney Deviants Instagram, we saw that Paul had not only listen to our last episode, but that he had was totally game from coming on the podcast to discuss all of the questions, comments, and concerns we had about the final (?) movie in the franchise. And our chaotic selves of course said yes! 

So sit down, relax, and make sure you grab a cup  of tea, because we spill of our ours in this week's episode of Disney Deviants!

Guess who's back
Back again
DD's back
Tell a friend!

Yes, we are finally back to regularly scheduled programming (give or take a couple of hours) and coming at you with the first DCOM of the year. We have finally reached DCO(BOATS)M. And the we don't mean the kind of boat that helps you float (although our hearts may have taken flight.

This week we watched Miracle in Lane 2 which is based on the true story of Justin Yoder, the first child with a disability to race in and win the National Soap Box derby!
This is one for the books so join us as we laugh, cry, and analyze our way through this classic!

We close out our holiday deviations with an oldie (kinda) but a goodie! We watched The Santa Clauses starring Tim Allen on Disney+. Tune in to find out what we think!

We're back again this week with another fun episode for yall! This week we watched Bad Hair Day starring Laura Marano and Leigh-Allyn Baker, and man. So many questions, so little time!

If you've ever craved Disney Channel's version of a buddy cop comedy, look no further! You may ask how does one make an entire movie based on the premise of having a bad hair day and the answer is, you don't! 

To find out what we mean, tune in to this week's episode of Disney Deviants - Bad Hair Day!

What's that in the distance?
It's a bird!
It's a plane!
No, it's a much anticipated return of Textual Deviants!

Yes we are giving to you a bonus Jonas (well kinda) Disney Deviation (of the highest order) because this week we watched Where the Crawdads Sing! We were famously divided in our praise and criticisms of the book. Ready to find out where we fall on the movie? *Hint: check Rotten Tomatoes* But to find out our reasons why listen to this week's episode of DIsney Deviants - Where the Crawdads Sing!

Oh we can't stop singing about our triumphant return to Disney Deviants with Teen Beach Movie starring Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell, Garrett Clayton and Grace Phipps!

This week we are joined by an extra special guest Chidera Nwoko (@chideranwoko on instagram) to discuss the many questions we had with this one. And trust us, there are LOTS of questions! But one thing for certain, these songs are a banger. Oh Disney, when can we get back to this, huh? 

Get ready to go a little surf crazy with us in this week's episode of Disney Deviants - Teen Beach Movie!

We apologize for the lateness, but we are both sick as dogs! Now onto our regularly scheduled content!

What's that in the sky? 
It's a bird!
It's a plane!
No it's.....Our next Disney Channel Original Movie!

That's right! We watched Up, Up and Away this week and it brought us both some black girl joy as we rested up!

Check out what we thought about this lesser run DCOM (Hint: <3) in this week's Disney Deviants episode - Up, Up and Away!

Damn Mal! Back at it again with the hiding major parts of your identity from the supposed love of your life!

That's right, we watched the final(?) installment of The Descendants DCOM series, Descendants 3, starring, Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Cameron Boyce (R.I.P.) and Booboo Stewart. And we had so many questions (and very few answers) like:

1. How'd your budget get bigger and then wigs got worse?
2. Are these 4 leads even friends?
3. What is the point of Jay's character?
4. IS THAT WORLD RENOWNED CHOREOGRAPHER JAMAL SIMS???
5. And last but not least, You popped off on the choreo Kenny!!!

Ok that last one wasn't a question, but it needed to be said! Join us as we sing Kenny's praise, to see if we're singing about anyone else in this week's episode of Disney Deviants, Descendants 3!

This week we bring to you a sudden and unannounced deviation due to the release of Disney Pixar's newest film, Turning Red!

And with this deviation from schedule comes a deviation from format. We talk Likes, Dislikes, and the controversial opinions that rocked the interwebs concerning this movie. And we answer the burning question that is at the core of every Disney film:
Who is this made for?

Join us as we journey to the year 2002 and get our *Insert name of generic boy band here* jam on in this week's Disney Deviation, Turning Red!

As February comes to a close, so too does Black History month. But fear not faithful listeners. March ushered in Women's History month and what better way to celebrate these endings and beginnings than by having the blackity black blackest show we could, with guests from our friends over at Textured Heir!

That's right! This week we are joined by Mariah and Camille and Lyndan of Does This Hold Up podcast and get to discuss all things growl power as we take on The Cheetah Girls 2! We strutted our way through the streets of Barcelona to bring you amazing insights as to the best songs, the best gossip, and answer the question that's been on everyone's mind since 2006. Who was the most wrong when it came to rehearsal and Barcelona?

Scratch that. The question we need IMMEDIATE answers to is WHY DID COSTUMES DO OUR GIRL RAVEN SO DOWN DOG DIRTY?!?!?

Whew. Now that we got that off our chest, stayed tuned to Disney Deviants for this week's episode as we discuss The Cheetah Girls 2!

Dud duh dih duh! What's the sitch?

This week we delve into the all too familiar world of Kim Possible and her (supposed to to be) bumbling sidekick Ron Stoppable as we watch 2019's Kim Possible DCOM!

Did this DCOM live up to our Disney Channel Original fantasies? Shall we count the ways?

1. Shego = Hot
2. Drakken  = certainly evil (but more Doofenschmirtz than Drakken)
3. Shego  pressons on black gloves = ICONIC
4. Christy Carlson |Romano cameo of MEH proportions
5. A seriously obvious STALKER
6. Wade as Kim's personal assistant *cough* we mean as Kim's digital sidekick
7. Olympic level unnecessary flips
8. A potentially culturally appropriative grandma

Ok that last one was definitely a disclaimer because this one is a true doozy. Find out how we felt about this 2019 film (because maybe we can call it that?) in this week's episode of Disney Deviants!

It's here. The one we've all been waiting for!

This week we watched the first ever DCOM MUSICAL (and possibly the best one to date?) The Cheetah Girls!

This piece of Disney Channel feminist history exudes growl power and came to us in 2003 by way of Deborah Gregory (author extraordinaire!!!), Alison Taylor (screenplay writer and fellow woman), and Oz Scott (director and...man...well you win some you lose some). Starring early 00s faves Raven Symone (in the same year that That's So Raven premiered!), Adrienne Bailon and Kiely Williams (3LW <3) and Sabrina Bryan!

Find out which host did a Cheetah Girls inspired talent show number, what brilliant and surprising artist was thiiiisss close to being in the original cast, and if the girls have stood the test of time as we discuss this week's movie, The Cheetah Girls!!!

Episode Twenty-One. Season 1 Finale. In the second installment of our guilty pleasure movie series, Jeremy shares one of his favorite guilty pleasure movies, High School Musical (2006). Ken shares his thoughts on watching HSM for the first time. Then, the fellas discuss a few HSM-related topics such as the "cringiest" moments of HSM and their favorite HSM songs/performances. Finally, the guys give out their Weekly Reel Awards and play "Guess the Rotten Tomatoes Score" for the final time this season.

What is your favorite movie musical? Send us your comments/feedback on Twitter (@weeklyreel) and on email to weeklyreelpod@gmail.com. Follow Jeremy (@jp_flicks) on Twitter/Instagram and on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/JeremyPulumbarit). Follow Ken (@free_ken_a) on Twitter/Instagram.

If you missed any of our season 1 podcast episodes, binge all of our episodes wherever you listen to your podcasts. Stay tuned to our social media accounts on Twitter and Instagram (@weeklyreel) for any news updates on season 2 of The Weekly Reel Podcast.

Additional music from the YouTube Audio Library: Gunnar Olsen - "Late Night Snack"

As the ladies discuss the Descendants trilogy, Meg can't get over cheese and Ang will drown with a ship.

Music:

"Dreamy Flashback" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/