Top 5 Pixar Heroes & Villains Who Faced the Same Pain  + Movie Review: Toy Story 5 + Trailer Park: The Social Reckoning

Top 5 Pixar Heroes & Villains Who Faced the Same Pain  + Movie Review: Toy Story 5 + Trailer Park: The Social Reckoning

From Movie Mike's Movie Podcast by Nashville Podcast Network

June 22, 2026 · 57 min

About this episode

Mike explores the emotional parallels between Pixar's heroes and villains while reviewing Toy Story 5 and discussing the upcoming film The Social Reckoning.

With Toy Story 5 introducing a new villain, Movie Mike explores a surprising Pixar pattern: many of the studio's greatest heroes and villains started with the exact same emotional wounds. From Jessie and Lotso to Buzz Lightyear and Syndrome, he breaks down how Pixar proves that it's not what happens to you that defines you…it's how you choose to respond! In the Movie Review, Mike gives his thoughts on Toy Story 5 starring Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the crew find themselves going up against a new tablet named Lilypad, who thinks she knows what's best for Bonnie, setting up a battle where Toys vs. Tech. Mike shares how they tricked us into watching a remake, if it’s worth paying money to see in theaters and where he thinks it ranks in the franchise. In the Trailer Park, Mike talks about The Social Reckoning, a companion piece to The Social Network which came out in 2010. It focuses on the fallout of the 2021 Facebook leaks, following whistleblower Frances Haugen and Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz as they expose the company's internal secrets. Mike wants to know if it’s too late for this movie and why Jesse Eisenberg turned it…

People in this episode

Host: Mike

Topics covered

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Toy Story 5, Lilypad

Books & works: The Social Reckoning, The Social Network

More episodes of Movie Mike's Movie Podcast

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Movie Mike's Movie Podcast podcast page.