Episode 152: The Cars Movies

Josh finally becomes a Pixar completist after watching all three Cars movies and is joined by Pixar/Animation Correspondent Joe Morgan to talk about the company's arguably most maligned films. First (Beginning- 28:16), they revisit 2006's "Cars" and how it did in creating a new world inhabited by talking vehicles as well as John Lasseter's ode to the heartland. Then(28:17-43:12), they discuss "Cars 2" and its attempts to be a heist movie, its anti-fossil fuel message and whether it was wise to make Larry the Cable Guy's Mater a featured role. Finally (43:13- 1:00:32), they discuss "Cars 3" and the lessons it learned from "Cars 2," if the movie has a pro-women (female car?) empowerment message, if it is anti-advanced analytics and much more! Then, (1:00:33-end) they give their most recent streaming recommendations!