Why Wasn't It Better?

Toy Story 4 arrived nine years after a trilogy that already had one of the most emotionally definitive endings in modern animation. Rather than building on Andy’s goodbye, the film pivots hard toward Woody’s identity crisis, reframing him from loyal caretaker to wandering existential hero. It’s beautifully animated, occasionally funny, and conceptually interesting — but it also feels like a movie arguing with its own reason for existing. The question isn’t whether it’s well made, but whether undoing Toy Story 3 was worth the cost. So… why wasn’t it better?
_____
Please consider joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wwibofficial
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@whywasntitbetter
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/wwibpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wwib_official
X: https://x.com/WWIBpodcast

Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell a friend

If you're of a certain age, chances are you watched Fantastic Voyage in grade school science class. While the film itself may have faded from many people's memories, it's actually a very influential work of science fiction and we're here to carry its torch, sixty years later. Guest Paul Kind returns to discuss.
_________________
Please consider joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wwibofficial
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@whywasntitbetter
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/wwibpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wwib_official
X: https://x.com/WWIBpodcast

Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell a friend!

Believe it or not, Airport 1975 was one of the biggest sequels of its era. Released at the height of the disaster movie craze in the 1970s, it was critically panned but audiences ate it up. Today it's mostly remembered for the film that parodied it, Airplane! Nonetheless we think it deserves discussion and guest Cam Sully of The Jacked Up Review Podcast joins to discuss.
_________________
Please consider joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wwibofficial
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@whywasntitbetter
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/wwibpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wwib_official
X: https://x.com/WWIBpodcast

Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell a friend!

Released at the absolute height of Pokémania, Pokémon the Movie 2000 aimed bigger, darker, and more mythic than the TV show ever dared. Lugia, the Legendary Birds, an ancient prophecy, and a world-ending imbalance give this film a surprising sense of scale for what’s ostensibly a kids’ anime movie. It's all about the Power of One. Producer and Pokémon super fan Eric Taylor fan joins to discuss.
_________________
Please consider joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wwibofficial
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@whywasntitbetter
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/wwibpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wwib_official
X: https://x.com/WWIBpodcast

Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell a friend!

A Patreon request! Brad Pitt behind the wheel, Joseph Kosinski in the director’s chair, and real Formula One teams lending their names — F1 has all the makings of a high-octane sports movie classic. But does it actually cross the finish line, or stall out in the pits? From the groundbreaking in-race cinematography to the familiar sports clichés, we ask the question: with access to the real F1 world, why wasn’t it better?
_________________
Please consider joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wwibofficial
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@whywasntitbetter
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/wwibpodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wwib_official
X: https://x.com/WWIBpodcast

Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell a friend!