About this episode

The episode discusses the latest Minions film and explores the significance of on-screen sidekicks.

The Minions are back in the third instalment of their standalone franchise, and this time, the adorable, semi-gibberish-spouting yellow creatures are taking over Hollywood and unleashing monsters. Pierre Coffin pays tribute to multiple horror classics and tropes while also hewing to the well-established formula of Minion hijinks and physical comedy. We discuss whether this is the best film in the series before discussing the best on-screen sidekicks and why they matter. Image Credit: IMDb See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• Minions
• Monsters
• sidekicks
• film review
• comedy
• horror classics

Keywords

• Minions
• Monsters
• sidekicks
• film review
• horror classics
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Minions, Monsters, Hollywood, horror classics, Minion hijinks

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