DCOM Mission

3 years to the day, 125 episodes in, we close the book on "DCOM Mission."  In this extra special / extra long / extra number heavy episode, Kyra & Sarah look at all of the rankings they gave these ~115 movies over the years and reminisce a bit.  Thank you to everyone who gave us a listen over the last few years. We appreciate you.    Check out the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and our socials @DCOM_Mission!

5 seasons down and none to go. Listen as Kyra and Sarah review what they watched this past season as well as tack on the final few Rad Dads and Bad Dads (and those who fall in between).    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

Our final movie is finally here. ~115 DCOMs watched over the course of ~3 years. How does it feel? Good? Weird? Sad? Weird again?  But here we are with Full-*hyphen*-Court Miracle. Our ultimate Disney Channel Original Movie.  Stick around for the next few weeks to hear our final thoughts on this season and the movies as a whole.    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission! 

It's finally here. We finally get to learn why someone thought it was a good idea to give this movie the title "The Poof Point" of all things.  But is it cringe or does it *poof* its way into our hearts? Only SCIENCE can decide.    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

There's no monkeying around here - because JENNIE is a PRIMATE not a MONKEY and that's n o  j o k e.  And that's all of the movie. Anthropologists rejoice.  Two more movies to go!   Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

It's time for the newest DCOM (and yes it's an *actual* DCOM we checked) - 2023's "Prom Pact." Just in time, too, as we're getting down to our final four movies OOooOOh. How does our final DCOM post-2003 fare?    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

CW: Animal illness/death, pregnancy  In our *quintultimate*TM episode, we discuss the 2000 Kimberly J. Brown (of "Halloweentown"s 1-3 fame) "Quints"! Honestly, there's a lot of sadness in this movie watching it as an adult and realizing the economic impact of having six children, five of them being infants. So...getting old is fun.    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

CW: Blood, Suicide, Cancer, Death ...Yeah this is a heavy movie for a DCOM, but more in a soapy way than ACTUALLY heavy.  Seriously, who read the FOURTH book in a lesser known book series from the 1960s-1980s and said to themselves "Yes. This. This is Disney Channel material."  But hey- there's dolphins!   Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

First and foremost, technology was not Kyra's friend this week so her audio is a bit muffled and sounds like it was left on a decades old answering machine. Enjoy.  This week's movie SHOULD have been called 'Horse Sense' and we're not grumpy at all that it isn't. Where is the running? We expected the running!    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

In a sequel that shocked the world (because seriously, who asked for this?), we get to return to the world of the Lawrence brothers pretending to be cousins and now that Matthew's here...friends? Also there are really unnecessary pirates, unfortunately.    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

Okay - something that we never got around to talking about in this episode - *why* is this movie called 'Horse Sense'? Is that a common phrase? What do horses know that we don't?  Apparently it's something with how to save your farmland so if that ever comes up for you, ask a horse for help.    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

In the newest and mostly final installment of the extra special "Rad Dad or Bad Dad" - Kyra & Sarah rank the dads from the last six months of episodes on their rad-ness or their bad-ness. And possibly just their overall dad-ness.   Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

Happy belated Valentine's Day! This episode is a little late due to Kyra not wanting to edit ON Valentimes and no ragerts.  This week we're spending time with the Panabaker sisters in 2006's "Read It and Weep." Kyra had seen this one before - but was it a false memory? Also - if you've read any good reads lately, let us know! This may be a movie podcasts but we do love boooooks.    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

CW: 9/11, Military  In case anyone was thinking that this movie was about something akin to a "zoo cruise" where you sail with Bengal tigers...please know that you will be severely disappointed.   Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

Despite what the beginning of the episode may seem to say, we are not talking about the 2000 masterpiece Aardman vehicle "Chicken Run" in today's episode. Is this movie super different than "Chicken Run" in the fact that the main character is striving to fight against their gender-informed destiny by breaking the mold? Yes. Is there also baking in some form in both? Yes. Is the name Edwina also used in both? Yes.  ...maybe it is "Chicken Run"...   Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

Okay, genuine question, but what exactly *is* a dance team? Kyra and Sarah both seemed to have a different expectation going into this movie. Maybe our school(s) were weird (spoiler: they were).    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

CW: Suicide    After a bit of an unexpectedly extended hiatus (thanks to Spectrum outages and the LA floods of Jan 2023) - we're back in it with "Jett Jackson: The Movie" from 2001! Was this movie a fever dream? No, but maybe it should have been.    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

CW: Ableism, Miscarriage The 2000s were not a *great* time for accurate representation of marginalized peoples...and this movie definitely follows that trend. A person living their life and competing in a race is *not* a miracle, Disney (we hope you've learned by now).    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

Welcome one and all to the fifth and final season of DCOM Mission. By the time this season is over we'll have been recording this show for nearly 3 years and will have watched over 100 DCOMs. It's a bittersweet moment for sure, but we hope you enjoy these last few episodes! Also today's episode is the last '90's movie and that's pretty sad for two sad '90's babies... Enjoy!  Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

The end is nigh as we close out on our penultimate season! It's been (inadvertently) a long one, but we're sorry to say goodbye. Listen in to see how we reflect on the movies we've watched this past year(ish)!   Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

It's the final episode for the Halloween season (and the show!) Probably not the most fun one to go out on - but it's a bit of a full circle moment with it being an "Under Wraps" film and a movie that came out this year!    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

An actual remake? Not just a loose reinterpretation? Color us genuinely surprised. But how does it stack up to its originator - the *original* DCOM from 14 years prior? So many questions answered in this one.     Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

It's finally arrived. The day we talk about the OG DCOM - "Under Wraps" from 1997. We've come full circle in a lot of ways and there's a feeling of emptiness now. Is there anything to reach for anymore? Any distant goal posts?  Well, there's always watching the rest of the movies and completing the show. But where's the fun in that, eh?  (Just kidding. You're stuck with us for another season after this) Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

Alien-o-ween continues with "Zombies 3"- the final installment in the "Zombies" franchise.  We've been looking forward to this one for awhile - does it meet our expectations or is actually ...Bombies 3...? eh?    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

Is this movie all that Halloween-y? No probably not, BUT maybe there *should* be more knights for Halloween. Food for thought.  Also, in case you were curious, yes, Kyra did read a whole book in preparation for the viewing and recording of this episode. And in that same day she read two more books. All far more interesting than this movie (sorry, not sorry).    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

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Just how weird is this planet that the titular stepsister hails from? *Surely* it can't be that weird, it's not like a planet filled with bubble people, right?  ...right?    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

** It's spooky time again, friends ** Did we say the previous episode was the last one for Season 4? Well, surprise! We lied. We're tacking on our Halloween movies so that we can have a season wrap after and we're definitely not sorry about it. We're here to enjoy the fall.    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

The last movie of Animation Month *and* Season Four? That's a lot to live up to. Does this prequel to the Tangled animated series hold up against its movie counter part? Or is it just a little ...hairy in its execution?  Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

After an unforeseen break (Kyra caught a cold for the first time in over two years and apparently her immune system is a sad shell of its former self) - we're back with our penultimate animated film. The first P&F film - how does it hold up?    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

If you're allergic to peanuts - please avert your eyes from this movie. The Proud family gets practically *nutty* in this movie, you might say.  (Don't worry I hate me, too) Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

It's Animation! We got here! It's Cartoon time! Starting off Animation Month is the Kim Possible DCOM - a trailblazer, truly. It paved the way for the 2019 KP movies in just...so many ways...   Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

We're back at it rating the Dads of Disney Channel Original Movies - who's the raddest and who's the baddest?  Spoiler - they're mostly pretty terrible. 'Cuz reasons.    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

It's the last live-action movie of the season - Geek Charming! Or is it "He's All That Beta"? It's so hard to keep track of these TROPES.   Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

Time to relive the magic of Waverly Place! (or live it for the first time if you're Kyra) There's special effects, there's retcons, there's a deus ex machina, and there's tip top 2009 fashion.    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

More like the Cheetah Girls DONE World. Because we're done with this series.  I don't even regret writing that because this series has been a trial. It's like every writer never even heard of the previous movie(s). Continuity who, I tell ya.   Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQY and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

It's time for Johnny Kapahala BOB! Premiering 8 years after its one and only predecessors - was this sequel worth the wait?  Seriously though, 8 YEARS?! Oh to have been a fly on the wall during that decision.    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

The Cheetahz are going to Spain! All by the power of singing into a phone! Wow! Technology sure is amazing!  Also everyone get ready to say goodbye to Raven after this one so she can go *solo*. I hope it was worth it.  Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission. 

Time for more DOGS. And SKATEBOARDING. And problematic ex-child actors. And boy is it...ruff... See? Forced comedy isn't funny, right?! Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

It's just as this movie says- the suburbs are a state of mind.  ...wait, what does that even mean? For all we can tell this movie is just a thinly veiled argument that the suburbs ruin lives...somehow.    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission

It's time to watch everyone's favorite girl group in action - it's time for Spice Wor- wait no, "The Cheetah Girls!" This is a movie whose music videos dominated the Disney Channel commercial blocks for years after the movie's debut (at least that's how Kyra got that darn Cinderella song burned in her brain). So no more waiting in a dark, cold dusty, cellar for this episode!   Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

Lindsay Lohan's last contractually required Disney movie - was it worth it? Should they have kept her around for more? Does anyone actually GET a clue in this movie? Is it US?   Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

If you thought that a movie about accidentally stealing a dog was actually a veiled horror homage film - you'd be right. Were you expecting a reference to 'The Shining' in this movie? Because we definitely were not. 

MORE surfing. MORE Hawaii. MORE dads causing crippling self doubt to their 13-year-old children. And it's not even a sequel.    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

It's Season Four, y'all! We're heading back to 1999 and boy is it ever the 90s in full force. In a rare turn, this is a movie that Kyra has seen before but Sarah has not!  Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy! 

Three whole seasons in the books (and this last one has been a doozy, let us tell you). We've seen some of the best and some of the almost worst - but it's been a fun one for sure. Catch ya in Season 4, y'all!   Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

The final episode of DCOM Mission Season 3 is here! It's a movie that both Kyra and Sarah have been really looking forward to - is the payoff of the wait worth it?   Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

It's time for a VERY special guest episode - starring Sarah's younger sister Gina! Lemonade Mouth is one of Gina's favorite DCOM's from her childhood and we are so excited to have her share it with us. We old fogeys love hearing from the young people of the now.    Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

We just...want another Super "F" movie, is that really too much to ask? Especially with a movie called "Bad Hair Day"? Cooommmee ooooon   Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

IS IT AN F MOVIE? PART ONE! Do we get our so-bad-it's-good DCOM out of this sci-fi action-packed "comedy"?   Keep up with our rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!

Together again! Another reunited episode in the books. Is "Let It Shine" as worthy of the honor as "Alley Cats Strike" happened to be? Keep up with the rankings at bit.ly/2U55zQy and follow our socials @DCOM_Mission!