Popcorn Parenting

A sequel to a 2011 spinoff from the Shrek franchise that's original and profound? Surely not. And yet... Nate and James have plenty to talk about. They also have an exciting announcement for you.Watch Reformed Mythologist on YouTube: youtube.com/@ReformedMythologistSupport the show

To Infinity and before? Where did Buzz Lightyear come from? Why did Andy want a Buzz Lightyear? What was the film he watched in 1995? This is meant to be that film. It clearly isn't. But that's not the main problem. Nate and James talk about the main problems.What Should Adam Have Done?What did you make of Lightyear? And what other movies should Nate and James be talking about? Let us know at popcornparenting@gmail.comSupport the show

Who'd have thought it? James and Nate sneak their way into the Lightyear UK Premier in Leicester Square. (Thanks, George!) Red Carpet and all. Chris Evans was there. Is it as good as Toy Story 2? Is it a disaster and betrayal like Toy Story 4?Find out how they got on - and some spoiler-free reactions and comments. A full episode (with spoilers) arriving very soon!Support the show

James and Nate talk about this gem from the 80s, which is currently on Netflix and began the Studio Ghibli empire. It's a much slower pace than we're used to - and maybe that's a good thing and worth a discussion. And what about sisters and the spirits?We're love to know what you made of this episode, the movie - and the Lion King remake from 2019. Tell us at popcornparenting@gmail.comSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

James and Nate talk about Hierarchy, Hukana Matata and Hamlet with a Happy Ending. The Lion King has to be one of the greatest of all Disney movies, if not the greatest. So many eternal and biblical themes running through, from Adam, Cain & Abel, Joseph and Moses. And a stern warning for parents about how we need to learn to forgive, forget and mean it.Next time, My Neighbour Totoro which is currently on Netflix.But what about The Lion King remake in 2019? Tell us what's different via popcornparenting@gmail.comSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

We got right back to where it all started with Disney betting the farm on a movie, which turns out not to be about Snow White, or the Seven Dwarfs. In fact, are they any active characters in his film? Nate and James talk about mirrors, maternity and magical creatures.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)Support the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

We are talking about an overlooked gem - which James liked more than Nate - The Kid Who Would Be King, written and directed by Joe Cornish. It's a modern day King Arthur story with a brilliant battle in a school at the end. Plus we mention the Disney movie, The Sword in the Stone. Was this an 'Arthurian Misfire'?If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

We are talking about Matriarchy, Prophets and Miracles with Disney's recent popular hit, Encanto.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

After Turning Red and a bunch of films like it, what's going on with Pixar? And Nate FINALLY talks about Toy Story 4.  Plus some wild speculation about Lightyear.How Turning Red Doesn't Follow Pixar's Rules (Wired magazine)Toy Story 4 Review in AV ClubIf you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

Popcorn parenting is BACK! With a rapid response podcast about Turning Red – a movie about Pandas and Puberty. Turns out there's are shades of Moana, Inside Out and… Teen Wolf? But what is else going on? Our reformed mythologists has some thoughts to aid discussion in your household.Faith in Parents podcast 13a & 13bThe Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff How Turning Red Doesn't Follow Pixar's Rules from Wired magazineIf you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

What if emotions had emotions? Nate tried to pursued James that Inside Out is a good movie, despite James's reservations about the story telling. They discuss levels of sass, Bing Bong and levels of sadness - plus the usual digressions.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

James and Nate talk about the Candyman, cardiology and Charlie Bucket, as they try to get their head around Willa Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the 1971 movie starring Gene Wilder based on the Roald Dahl classic.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

James and Nate talk about the oddly not scary Monsters Inc, world-building, wickedness and Wazowski. And they do the voice. But why can't we let monsters be monsters? And what do we say to our kids when they are scared?The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

James and Nate talk about all the levels of the Lego Movie, the innocence of Christ, parenting and the power of play. The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

James and Nate talk about this bizarre tale by JM Barrie, which starts with the standard Disney trope of flying over old London Town - along with growing up, girls crocodiles and shadows. The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

Nate and James are back and where else to start but the next - and, some say, final - Toy Story 3? (We don't talk about Toy Story 4. Well, we try not to.)How to do you follow a movie which, as James always says, is the perfect movie? James was traumatised by Toy Story 3 - can Nate persuade James to show this movie to his kids. Conversation about parenting, plot and predestination, to infinity and beyond. And back. Yet again.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

Nate and James talk about Pixar genius Pete Docter's passion project, Soul. Nate and James both had high hopes. Does it live up to the hope? And the hype? Nope. This movie doesn't do what it says on the tin, and what's in the tin looks amazing but isn't great.Listen to James and Nate talking with Barry Cooper about the Monomyth on the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast episode A Swing and a Myth.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comFind us on Instagram and TwitterSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

Having established what makes a Christmas movie Christmassy in Part 1, Nate Morgan Locke, Reformed Mythologist, and James talk about Elf, Home Alone, Charlie Brown and The Snowman.Kevin Meets God and Get's Saved (Home Alone) on YouTubeListen to James and Nate talk about Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse on the For Now We See podcast here.Listen to James and Nate talking with Barry Cooper about the Monomyth on the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast episode A Swing and a Myth.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

What makes a Christmas movie Christmassy? Nate Morgan Locke, Reformed Mythologist, has some ideas before going on to talk to a jingling James about Muppet Christmas Carol and The Man Who Invented Christmas (plus a short rant about Trolls).Kevin Meets God and Get's Saved (Home Alone) on YouTubeListen to James and Nate talk about Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse on the For Now We See podcast here.Listen to James and Nate talking with Barry Cooper about the Monomyth on the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast episode A Swing and a Myth.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comFind us on Instagram and TwitterSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

Nate and James talk about the ultimate hero and a powerful nemesis who manages to find his foe's Achilles Heel. Even though he's Hercules. Not Achilles. Turns out this movie is a perfect one to watch with teens.Listen to James and Nate talking with Barry Cooper about the Monomyth on the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast episode A Swing and a Myth.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comFind us on Instagram and TwitterSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

What happens when the earth is full of junk? Go out to space while robots tidy it all up. Wall-E could have been preachy, but it's really subtle, has a biblical theme that James totally missed and is an all-round charming masterpiece. Nate and James talk about it - and there's a previously deleted scene that's worth sticking around for.Listen to James and Nate talking with Barry Cooper about the Monomyth on the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast episode A Swing and a Myth.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comFind us on Instagram and TwitterSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

What happens when your people really need you? Go off and have an adventure of self-fulfilment and learn who you are. It's fun when you turn out to be as awesome as you suspected. That seems to be the message of Moana. Seriously. Nate and James kick around this very popular Disney movie that did a lot of business, and the kids like - and surely that's worth talking about?Listen to James and Nate talking with Barry Cooper about the Monomyth on the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast episode A Swing and a Myth.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comFind us on Instagram and TwitterSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

Nate and Jam talk about an autumnal favourite in the Morgan Locke household. It's not October until you've watched Brad Bird's classic, The Iron Giant. Plus they reflect on coming back to movies time and again. And the Iron Giant is sort of Jesus. But sort of not. How do we feel about a mixed metal Messiah? The Reformed Mythologist explains.Listen to James and Nate talking with Barry Cooper about the Monomyth on the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast episode A Swing and a Myth.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comFind us on Instagram and TwitterSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

Nate and James are back and where better to start than maybe the perfect movie - Toy Story 2. Jam explains why it's so good, and then Nate explains what it means, and together they figure out how we can talk about the themes of the movie with our kids.Listen to James and Nate talking with Barry Cooper about the Monomyth on the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast episode A Swing and a Myth.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comFind us on Instagram and TwitterSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

Nate has a hidden gem here. It's neither Disney, not Pixar. They're penguins, but they're not from or of Madagascar. It's Surf's Up, which is gives us plenty to talk about with our kids, not least competitive and doing things for the joy of it. And somehow we end on Nate spluttering about Toy Story 4. The perfect end to Season 1.Listen to James and Nate talking with Barry Cooper about the Monomyth on the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast episode A Swing and a Myth.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Go on. Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comFind us on Instagram and TwitterSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

Nate confesses to nearly shouting 'You go, girl!' at the screen as he talks to James about his favourite Disney princess, Rapunzel from the 50th Disney movie, Tangled. There's an awful lot about parenting here.The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales by Bruno BettelheimSometimes Fairy Stories May Say Best What's to be Said by CS LewisOn Fairy Stories by JRR TolkeinListen to James and Nate talking with Barry Cooper about the Monomyth on the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast episode A Swing and a Myth.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comFind us on Instagram and TwitterSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

Nate and James are nearly in tears at one point as they talk about yearning. That's the big theme of brand new Pixar movie, Onward.The VW Polo Advert that made James cry like a baby with his baby.The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales by Bruno BettelheimSometimes Fairy Stories May Say Best What's to be Said by CS LewisOn Fairy Stories by JRR TolkeinListen to James and Nate talking with Barry Cooper about the Monomyth on the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast episode A Swing and a Myth.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched some movies with your kids and talked about it afterwards with this stuff in mind, how did it go? Tell us via popcornparenting@gmail.comFind us on Instagram and TwitterSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

Nate asks the question: If you can train it, is it really a dragon? James and Nate talk about How To Train Your Dragon with honourable mentions for Wreck It Ralph, Monsters Inc, Despicable Me, Paddington. Plus a quick review of Descendants. Who are the good guys and who are the bad guys? And how do we let the Bible be our starting point, rather than old fashioned Disney movies. Nate also mentions the Proto-Evangelion, trying to prove value for money on this Westminster Theological Seminary education.Friendly Dragons Moral Nightmares: The Battle for Your Child’s Imagination Michael O’Brian is absurdly expensive on Amazon UK. Here it is on Amazon US.There's also Landscape with Dragons: The Battle for Your Child's Mind which might be the same and you can get as a Kindle book too.The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis or you could get the audiobook.There’s a Dragon in my Nativity video from Speak Life.Listen to James and Nate talking with Barry Cooper about the Monomyth on the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast episode A Swing and a Myth.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched Toy Story or Frozen II with your kids, how did it go? Email us at popcornparenting@gmail.comFind us on Instagram and TwitterSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

James Cary talks to Nate Morgan Locke about Frozen II, one of the most successful movies in history. What's the secret sauce? Nate talks about the Monomyth, Jung, the Hero's Journey and Joseph Campbell, but also mentions The Little Mermaid and some other movies you might have heard of.Listen to James and Nate talking with Barry Cooper about the Monomyth on the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast episode A Swing and a Myth.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched Toy Story with your kids, how did it go? Email us at popcornparenting@gmail.comFind us on Instagram and TwitterSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)Support the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

James Cary talks to Nate Morgan Locke about the very first Toy Story movie when we first met Woody, Buzz and the gang. What helpful discussions could it generate with your kids about identity and belonging? What does this have to do with Beauty and the Beast? And can we avoid talking about Nate's nemesis movie, Toy Story 4? All is revealed in the very first episode of this short season of Popcorn Parenting podcasts.Listen to James and Nate talking with Barry Cooper on the Cooper and Cary Have Words podcast episode A Swing and a Myth.The Gospel According to Pixar is available from Amazon UK here.If you watched Toy Story with your kids, how did it go? Email us at popcornparenting@gmail.comFind us on Instagram and TwitterSupport the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)

This is a new podcast about watching movies with your kids and have a bit of a chat about them from a Christian perspective. Nate Morgan-Locke's done a lot of thinking about this. And James Cary is more than happy to wind him up and let him go. Just don't mention Toy Story 4...Support the show (https://twitter.com/PopcornParents)