When Toy Story became the surprise hit of 1995, newly minted Pixar knew they had to follow it up. But director John Lasseter had another passion project he wanted to do first, which turned out to be A Bug’s Life. With another hit on his hands, Lasseter knew that it was time to follow up his original hit. But how do you follow up a beloved film that not only took Hollywood by storm, but also built a whole studio? The answer to these questions resulted in more peaks and valleys than they could count. Join Matt, Adam, and Garrett as they go over ALL those peaks and valleys, and determine if Toy Story 2 deserves its reputation of being one of the only Part 2s that surpasses its original source material.

What Star Wars is to the cinematic world, Toy Story is to the animation world. When it arrived in 1995, it ushered in a whole new way of telling stories, as well as launched one of the most profitable and prolific studios in the history of film. Join the Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast as Matt, Adam, and Garrett dissect what Toy Story has meant to them individually. Atlantis least one person is coming at this from a whole new angle than when they covered it before. Listen below to find out who. Oh, they also review the 1995 computer animated movie that almost wasn’t. And keep coming back, as this retrospective will end on a review of Toy Story 5, which they all see in theaters. Note: This podcast was recorded a month plus before the release of Toy Story 5. So the series will actually end on a week of release review, including theatrical experiences.

After many years of anticipation by seemingly no one but Garrett and Adam, the brand new Masters of the Universe film was released in June to a massive amount of screens. And limited box office returns. What happened? And is the film any good? Listen to Garrett, Adam, and Matt as they dissect those questions in this podcast that was recorded the week the film came out. What were their theatrical experiences like? Did Matt, who proclaimed last podcast to not have any investment in this property, find any enjoyment in this 80s nostalgia fest? Or was the presence of Jared Leto just too much to overcome??? Sooo much to discuss in this cap off to our Masters of the Universe Retrospective. What’s next?? Tune in until the end to find out!

Note: This podcast was recorded the week before the new movie opened) Time for a new retrospective series! With Masters of the Universe hitting theaters, we decided to get on the He-Man bandwagon. Well, 2/3 of us did. Listen to Garett and Adam go over their childhood love of the character, while Matt tries to figure out the character’s appeal. But Matt has been notorious on this show of endorsing bad movies. Does Cannon Films’ 1987 Dolph Lundgren (again?!) starring movie get added to that list? And what did Adam and Garrett think of it when it was originally released?? What do they think now?? So much to get to, as well as what we expect from the Travis Knight (Bumblebee) directed update, on this 90 plus minute episode of The Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast!!!

Seven years following the release of Rise of Skywalker, it is once again time to talk about an entry in the Star Wars universe. However, this time it’s not a juggernaut that stays on top of the box office for weeks and weeks. This time, Jon Favreau and company fell victim to two YouTube phenoms who came and took the box office over like a sand storm on Tatooine. So, what happened? Join Garrett, Matt, and Adam as they try to dissect that last question, as well as the plot to the movie that contains Disney’s most popular Star Wars Disney Plus character…and The Mandalorian! And as revealed last week, we will start up the Masters of the Universe retrospective next week with a review of 1987’s Dolph Lundgren starring Cannon Films production!!