Pop Gaze

What is a man? A miserable little pile of frequencies. Here we are yet again, faced with a confused gender parable from the Disney oeuvre. A film that dares to fart on the protagonist in the first act. We loved it!

Dirt Bikes, or What You Will. We look at the Disney Channel Original Movie that dared to challenge gender norms. Does it cross the finish line? Not really, but it does have a french villain! Also included: nail polish critique, the merits of motocross as a sport and an entry in the long saga of bad dads.

Empathy! Militarism! Hillary Duff! In this episode we dive into the DCOM neoliberal classic Cadet Kelly. What is the utility of creativity and what are the parameters of empathy? What is individuality within an institution that puts service first? Why are witnessing two teenagers pass a spit soaked leather boot back and forth? Find out in this episode!

It's a yeehaw, mud soaked double feature! Horse Sense; the waking dream of ethical labor meets Cow Belles; the children's adaptation of Capital. Listen as we unpack the socialist sympathies of these pseudo-westerns and applaud the audacity of spoiled yogurt.

It's trauma time! In episode 2 of our DCOM critique, we gaze at Disney's Descendants and discuss the nostalgia-industrial complex of the glossy franchise. Something is rotten in Auradon.

In our premiere, we kick off our Disney Channel Original Movie saga with Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off. We dissect the film's queer allegory, compare hot dog construction and ponder the space time collapse of a Georgia suburb.