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DCOMmentaries

DCOMmentaries

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Your hosts Val and Allie set out on a journey to watch every Disney Channel Original Movie and share the experience with you. There will be stories. There will be games. There will be heartwarming realizations that you were always a winner, just by being you. Join us every other Tuesday for your bi-weekly dose of serotonin! DCOMmentaries is a part of The Trident Network Keep up with us on Instagram & Tik Tok at dcommentaries Email us at dcommentariespod@gmail.com© 2026 The Trident Network Art
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  • DESCENDENTS 4: RISE OF RED (+ Live Event Announcement)
    Jun 9 2026
    Al & Val strap on their glass Doc Martins and go down the rabbit hole for this time travel-y installment of the Descendents-verse.Also, don't miss us IN PERSON with Stu Krieger at iO Theater on June 17th, 2026. Get your Tickets Descendents: Rise of Red (July 12, 2024) IMDB WikipediaDirected by Jennifer Phang (tv credits - Rise of Red TV show)Written by Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott (Runaway Bride, Descendents 1-5) & Dan Frey (Rise of Red TV show)Starring: Kylie Cantrall as Red (Gabby Duran & The Unsittables, music videos, HSMTMTS, Rise of Red show)Malia Baker as Chloe Charming (Babysitters Club, Rise of Red show)China Anne McClain as Uma (A.N.T. Farm, How to Build a Better Boy, Descendants-verse, Black Lightening, House of Payne)Dara Reneé as Uliana (Freaky Friday, HSMTMTS, Rise of Red show)Rita Ora as the Queen of Hearts of Wonderland (music videos, Fifty Shades of Grey, Southpaw, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Rise of Red show) Ruby Rose Turner as Bridget, the young Queen of Hearts (Coop and Cami Ask the World, Eden, Rise of Red show)Brandy as Cinderella (music videos, Cinderella, Moesha, The Game, Star, Rise of Red show, The Front Room, I Know What You Did Last Summer)Morgan Dudley as Ella, the young Cinderella (The Prom, Rise of Red show)Joshua Colley as the young Hook (Peter Rabbit, Dead Boy Detectives, Rise of Red show, Moonburn)Peder Lindell as Morgie (Rise of Red show, Hidden Falls)Paolo Montalban as King Charming (Cinderella, Mortal Combat: Conquest, Rise of Red show)Tristan Padil as young Prince Charming (Rise of Red show)Melanie Paxson as Fairy Godmother (Happy Family, Notes from the Underbelly, Saving Mr. Banks, Descendants 1-5)Grace Narducci as Fay, the young Fairy Godmother (character actor - Rise of Red show)Levin Valayil as Aladdin (Rise of Red show)Kabir Bery as young Aladdin (Rise of Red show)Shazia Pascal as Jasmine (music videos, Rise of Red show, Get Him Back for Christmas)Aiza Azaar as young Jasmine (Rise of Red show)Jeremy Swift as Merlin (The Smoking Room, Downton Abbey, Ted Lasso, Rise of Red show)Leonardo Nam as Maddox Hatter (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, FATF: Tokyo Drift, Westworld, Maggie, Rise of Red show)Mars as young Maleficent (Rise of Red show)Anthony Pyatt as young Hades (Rise of Red show)Julee Cerda as Evil Stepmother (character actor, Blindspot, Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Rise of Red show)Synopsis: After the Queen of Hearts incites a coup on Auradon, her rebellious daughter Red and Cinderella's perfectionist daughter Chloe join forces and travel back in time to try to undo the traumatic event that set Red's mother down her villainous path.Fun Facts: Brandy and Paolo Montalban reprised their roles from 1997’s CinderellaNext Movie: Zombies 4: Rise of the VampiresCreators & Guests Allie Ring - HostVal Agnew - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • THE NAUGHTY NINE
    May 12 2026

    Have you ever asked the question "What if Ocean's Eleven was a child's Christmas movie and what if Danny Glover was in it?" then this movie is definitely for you! Listen for our take on The Naughty Nine!

    Improvised DCOM Ticket Link: https://www.crowdwork.com/e/improvised-dcom

    The Naughty Nine (November 22, 2023)

    IMDB Wikipedia


    Directed by Alberto Belli (Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado)

    Written by Jed Elinoff & Scott Thomas (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Best Friends Whenever, Raven’s Home, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place)


    Starring:

    Winslow Fegley as Andy Steele (Fast Layne, 8-Bit Christmas, Lyle Lyle Crocodile)

    Camila Rodriguez as Dulce Gutierrez (Daredevil: Born Again)

    Derek Theler as Bruno (Baby Daddy, 68 Whiskey - this was his last credit)

    Deric McCabe as Jon Anthony Dizon (A Wrinkle in Time, Home Before Dark)

    Clara Stack as Rose Wingert (Hawkeye, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, IT: Welcome to Derry)

    Anthony Joo as Lewis Sobong (Bossy Bear, Left Arm Treasure Society)

    Ayden Elijah as Albert Reyes (Morphle, Blaze and the Monster Machines)

    Imogen Cohen as Ha-Yoon Si-u (The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder)

    Madilyn Kellam as Laurel Steele (Full Out 2, Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet)

    Liyou Abere as Bethany (Blues Clues & You, Locke & Key, The Boys, Lyla in the Loop)

    Danny Glover as Santa (The Color Purple, Lethal Weapon, Angels in the Outfield, Beloved, The Prince of Egypt, The Royal Tenenbaums, Dreamgirls, Jumanji: The Next Level)


    Synopsis: Andy, a mischievous boy, discovers that he is on Santa's naughty list. He forms a team with other children from the list to claim their gifts.


    Fun Facts:


    The first Disney Channel Original Movie to premiere in November since Geek Charming (2011) 12 years prior.


    The two schools shown are named after the families in popular Christmas movies. McAllister Elementary is named after the McAlister family of Home Alone (1990) and Griswold Middle School is named after the Griswold family in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989).

    Next Movie: Descendants: The Rise of Red

    Creators & Guests

    • Allie Ring - Host
    • Val Agnew - Host
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • THE SLUMBER PARTY
    Apr 28 2026

    Al and Val watch The Hangover...we mean The Slumber Party as our first full-fledged DOM. What a wild hedgehog ride!

    The Slumber Party (July 27, 2023)

    IMDB Wikipedia


    Directed by Veronica Rodriguez (Chicken Girls, Dropout, Gabby Duran & the Unsittables)

    Written by Eydie Faye (Fuller House, Camp Rock 3, Zombies 5) & Jen Malone (wrote the book)


    Starring:

    Darby Camp as Megan Brookman (Big Little Lies, Gaslit)

    Emmy Liu-Wang as Paige (Raven’s Home)

    Alex Cooper Cohen as Veronica (only credit)

    Valentina Herrera as Anna Maria Guerrero (Black Widow, Odd Squad)

    Dallas Liu as Mikey (Hopefuls, Pen15, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Sakamoto Days)

    Ramon Jose Rodriguez as Jake Ramirez (Love XO, Class of 1970)

    Caroline Valencia as Penny Guerrero (Only Murders in the Building, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place)

    Tituss Burgess as Mesmer (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Ratatouille: The Tik Tok Musical, Central Park, Schmigadoon, Snow White)

    Paula Pell as Principal Petersen (SNL Writer, 30 Rock, Inside Out, The Awesomes, AP Bio, Girls5Eva, Big Mouth, The ‘Burbs)

    Sean Hankinson as Dr. Patrick Brookman (character actor - Prom Queen, Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse)

    Rodney Hicks as Dr. Conrad Brookman (broadway actor)


    Synopsis: Depicting the aftermath of a sleepover birthday party hypnotism gone wrong as best friends Megan and Paige, along with soon-to-be step-sister Veronica, wake up with absolutely no memory of the night before.


    Fun Facts:


    The movie is based on the novel "The Sleepover" by Jen Malone

    Next Movie: The Naughty Nine

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    1 hr and 16 mins
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