Default Assault

The video podcast where we take on everything - by default! Every Thursday, we delve into the crazy realms of entertainment, movies, and pop culture!

SOMETHING WICKED Train Sequencevideo

Deleted Disney: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES’ CG Train Sequence

Is this the most elaborate Deleted Disney scene ever? We discuss the infamous lost train sequence from 1983's SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES.
Hellfire vs Gastonvideo

Hellfire vs Gaston

Which is the better Disney Villain Song: "Hellfire," sung by Frollo in THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, or "Gaston" from BEAUTY AND...
Godfathervideo

Julia Roberts & Madonna in THE GODFATHER?

Sofia Coppola's role as Mary Corleone is easily one of the most debated aspects of THE GODFATHER 3 but did you know that she was far from the first choice?
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Deleted Disney: Was Genie Secretly the Peddler Merchant in ALADDIN?

Default Assault discusses the scrapped concept that the Peddler in ALADDIN was really the Genie in human form (both characters being voiced...
I'm Oddvideo

Deleted Disney: ALICE IN WONDERLAND’s “I’m Odd”

Is "I'm Odd" the song that the Cheshire Cat deserved in Walt Disney's classic, ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951)? Plus, is the Cheshire Cat the secret villain?
Disney Cinematic Universevideo

The Disney Cinematic Universe?

With Disney's recent barrage of live-action remakes, it's not hard to believe that a Disney Cinematic Universe may be on the horizon (possibly focused on Disney Princesses or Disney Villains).
Keep 'Em Guessingvideo

Is “Keep ‘Em Guessing” the Deleted Disney Song MULAN Needed?

Is "Keep 'Em Guessing" the deleted MULAN Mushu equivalent to Genie's "Friend Like Me" from ALADDIN? With its smooth jazz and witty...
Varysvideo

Is Varys a Merman & More GAME OF THRONES Talk

Is Varys secretly a merman? Are all the surviving male GAME OF THRONES characters maimed in some way? All that & more in this week's Default Assault Extras!
Doc Ock Green Goblinvideo

Doc Ock vs Green Goblin

Which was the better villain from Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN Trilogy - Alfred Molina's Doc Ock vs Green Goblin played by Willem Dafoe?
Social Lionvideo

Obscure Disney Review – “Social Lion” (1954)

By viewer request, today on Required Viewing we’re covering one of the more obscure of Walt Disney’s animated short films – 1954’s “Social Lion.”

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Default Disney: Make Mine Music (1946)

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Default Disney: Bambi (1942)

The release of Bambi in 1942 marked the end of an era at the Walt Disney Studios. America had entered World War II and...

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To say that THE THREE CABALLEROS is one of the most unusual entries in the Disney canon is an understatement. With flying donkeys, human/horse hybrids...
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Default Disney: Pinocchio (1940)

When I first was going to review Pinocchio, I asked a few friends if they had interest in watching it with me only to...
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Default Disney: Song of the South (1946)

Song of the South. Never has there been a more vilified or controversial film in the Disney canon but is there any truth in these accusations?