How does Pixar's Toy Story 4 rank among the Toy Story franchise?

Updated: Oct 28, 2021

Toy Story 4 has hit the theaters, the latest installment in Pixar's long-running franchise, and its first film in nine years. How does the latest film stack up against its predecessors? Does it live up to the golden standard Pixar has set for itself, or does it fall short in any regards? Jason Karys and Jack review the film and discuss it at length, sharing their favorite moments from the film, discussing what they enjoyed, what they didn't enjoy, thoughts on the return of Bo Peep and the new characters featured in Toy Story 4. Jason thinks Toy Story 4 may be the best Toy Story film yet; is it? He and Jack discuss.

WARNING: this podcast episode includes spoilers. If you don't want to be spoiled, wait until after you see the film to listen to this episode of the Jack Vita Show.

Check out more episodes of the Jack Vita Show, discussing movies:

1) Movie rewind: Pixar's 'The Incredibles' (2004) (June 13, 2018)

2) Pixar's 'The Incredibles 2' movie review (July 4, 2018)

3) Looking back at 'Like Mike' (2002) (September 21, 2018)

4) Classic Christmas movies: Tim Allen's 'The Santa Clause' (1994) (December 17, 2018)

5) Nickelodeon's 'Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius' (2001) review (June 5, 2019)

6) How does Pixar's Toy Story 4 rank among the Toy Story franchise? (July 19, 2019)

7) Classic Christmas movies: Tim Allen's 'The Santa Clause 2' (2002) (December 15, 2019)

8) Disney Channel Original Movies: High School Musical (2006) review (March 19, 2020)

9) What makes Adam Sander's 'Happy Gilmore' (1996) one of the most rewatchable movies (April 10, 2020)

10) ESPN's 'The Last Dance' on Netflix, documentary review (May 19, 2020)

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