About this episode
We discuss the eternal charms of Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro with Jake Cunningham and Michael Leader , the co-hosts of the famed Ghibliotheque podcast , who have a delightful new book out about the Studio Ghibli universe . Plus: thirsting for Bob Hoskins and being terrified by Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit . Is Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade a better sequel-prequel than The Godfather: Part II ? Also: Soot sprite crafting tips; Totoro cream puffs; are Slim and Jake “basic boys”? And Bluey feature film when? Links: The list of films mentioned in this episode. Ghibliotheque: Unofficial Guide to the Movies of Studio Ghibli . Ghibliotheque podcast on Spotify . Reviews of My Neighbor Totoro from Brendan , Aliyah , Willow and David Jenkins . Lists of Harrison Ford films ranked by how much he wants you to get off his plane ; hit ’80s movies that should be remake with all-female casts in order to f—k with cinebros , the cineRATic universe and Jake’s Spielberg Ranked list . Credits: This episode recorded in London, Pennsylvania and Auckland. Edited by Slim. Facts: Jack . Booker: Linda Moulton . Theme music: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque’ by film and television composing trio Moniker . Transcript by Sophie Shin.