Never Did It

11/27/2025

Need a break from your relatives? Join us for a supersized Season 2: Animation Boogaloo finale! Brad and I cover four films from the current decade. Something for everyone on this episode!

We cap off Never Did It, Season 2: Animation Boogaloo with a double-sized episode. This week we look at Mamoru Hosada's "Belle", Naoko Yamada's "The Colors W...

11/18/2025

Michael Tanzillo returns to the show to talk about two unique animated films from the 2010s - "Away" and "Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles."

Gintz Zilbalodis made his feature film debut "Away" all by himself. He animated every frame and composed all of the music. We discuss why it takes a special ...

11/13/2025

Satoshi Kon and Richard Linklater showed us in the '00s that animation can do anything. We look at that claim through the lens of "Tokyo Godfathers" and "Waking Life." These are not your typical animated films.

Brad and I are joined by Tom from DaddyDaughterMovieNight - have a listen!

Satoshi Kon and Richard Linklater showed us in the '00s that animation can do anything. We look at that claim through the lens of "Tokyo Godfathers" and "Wak...

11/04/2025

We've got another new episode today and this was super fun to research and record. Brad and I take a look at the years 1991-2000 and speculate on which animated films would've been nominated for an Oscar, had the Animated Feature category existed then. We love talking Oscar stuff, so join us for a fun conversation!

We had some fun rewriting Oscar history and deciding who would have been nominated and who would have won Best Animated Feature Academy Award throughout the ...

11/02/2025

Finally getting to see my favorite movie ever on the big screen! Thanks once again to the Harbor Springs Lyric Theatre for bringing all the things I want to see.

11/02/2025

Had a great time seeing Frankenstein at the State theater today in Traverse City, and then heading over to the multiplex for Bugonia. Wild movies!

10/29/2025

Super stoked to see this one! Thank you Harbor Springs Lyric Theatre for bringing it to town.

10/28/2025

Animation Boogaloo continues with special guest Ryan Verrill of
Disc-Connected covering Don Bluth’s “Anastasia”, Michael Schaack’s “Felidae”, and the animated films of the 1990s.

While Don Bluth was getting his groove back with his masterpiece "Anastasia," a German animation team was putting out "Felidae," a noir about who kill and b...

10/22/2025

It's always a special episode when we're joined by the Professor, Jeff Richardson, joining us for the FIFTH time. This episode discusses the highs and lows of 1980s animation, focusing on "Akira" and "The Transformers: The Movie." Which do you think was the high and which was the low? The answer might surprise you! (Spoiler alert - it won't)

Katsuhiro Otomo's "Akira" stood tall as a groundbreaking animated film, even as there rest of the industry struggled. In the USA in particular, Disney droppe...

10/17/2025

RIP Diane Keaton, a true movie star in every sense of the word. Many of her performances are legendary - The Godfather, Annie Hall, Father of the Bride, the list goes on and on.

10/15/2025

We're very excited about today's episode, talking about the animated films of the 1970s, chiefly "Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood" and "The Castle of Cagliostro." We're joined by two special guests! Kevin Ford is back for his fourth appearance to discuss both films, and my daughter Vivienne lends her expertise to the Scooby film. Come sit with us at the Cool Kids' Table for this week's episode of Never Did It!

The 1970s were a strange time for animation. While Disney struggled through what fans now call its “dark age,” other studios and artists were breaking rules ...