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!

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Who It Could Have Been: Jack Sparrow & Indiana Jones

Default Assault takes a look at some of the insane original casting choices for INDIANA JONES and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN's Jack Sparrow!
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Top 5 HARRY POTTER Fan Debates Resolved!

To celebrate HARRY POTTER's Sweet Sixteen, we invited People.com writer Jen Juneau to help tackle the Top 5 Harry Potter Fan Debates! Is Neville the real...
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CASINO ROYALE (1954): James Bond 007 Review

We begin our look at the James Bond film series with 1954's CASINO ROYALE. Does it live up to the Bond legacy or is it a curio piece for devoted fans?
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STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Review by Default

Default Assault boldly takes on STAR TREK: DISCOVERY. Does it deserve the mixed reactions it's been getting? How does it fit in with the STAR TREK universe?
Bond Songvideo

The JAMES BOND Song Bracket Challenge: Ranking the 007 Themes

Watch our host slowly driven insane with his guests' unorthodox picks for Best James Bond Song in our epic 007 Bracket Challenge!
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MAGIC KINGDOM March Madness Elimination Game

It's a Disney fans' biggest question: what is the best attraction at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom? Inspired by March Madness, we have created our own Magic Kingdom bracket elimination game to determine the true victor of Walt's kingdom!
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GOOFY – HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL (1944): Disney Review

Artist and former NFL player Aaron Evans helps us tackle the classic 1944 Goofy short, "How to Play Football." How accurate is...
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X-Men 3 and Superman Returns

In today's Default Assault Extra, we discuss the surprising ups of X-Men: The Last Stand and Superman Returns. Default Assault Extras features deleted...
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Is THE FIFTH ELEMENT Required Viewing? w/ Tokeo Jamison

With Luc Besson's VALERIAN out next month, this is the ideal time to ask if his 1997 sci-fi effort, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, is required viewing...
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Has Disney Gone Overboard with Live-Action Remakes?

Today in Default Assault, we tackle Disney's massive upcoming slate of up to 17 (!) animated live-action remakes. From Dumbo to Mulan, Disney is...

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Make Mine Music

Default Disney: Make Mine Music (1946)

A dancing wind instrument, a child wolf hunter, and an operatic cetacean mammal show us how to MAKE MINE MUSIC in today's Default Disney review!

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...

Default Disney: The Three Caballeros (1944)

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...
Pinocchio

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...
Song of the South

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?