The Latecomers

Show Notes This week we learn that sometimes even great minds go terribly terribly wrong as we watch Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur. You’ve never heard of it, well all the better for you. Dinos have become agrarians and people have become dogs and every goofy animated character sits on a background that is so beautifully rendered that it is difficult to tell it isn’t real. It’s unclear why this movie was made - but it sure was.  Recommendations: The Valley of the Gwangi (Rentable); The Terror: Devil in Silver Next up: Finding Dory (2016) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes A movie about a child with creatures in her head sure leads to a diverse conversation. This week we watched Inside Out and talk about film ROIs, the definition and classification of emotions, the dangers of toxic positivity, and what disgusts us. Recommendations: Planet of the Dinosaurs (Amazon Prime); Wrong Turn (2021) (Amazon Prime) Next up: The Good Dinosaur (2015) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes We get to hang out with Baymax in the source of my favorite gif to send to literally anyone - Big Hero 6. Young Hiro loses his brother after already losing his parents and takes his grief a bit far in this Marvel property that absolutely does not present as such. Though he has invented possibly the most powerful invention of the century, he is still 14 and does not have control over his emotions so it’s a good thing that his brother left him a personal healthcare companion. May everyone find their Baymax - but until you do, you should borrow this one. Recommendations: Backrooms (Rentable) Next up: Inside Out (2014) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes We’ve come to the bane (or joy) of millions of millennial parents who simply wished their kids would Let It Go with Frozen this week. The power of ice, isolation, and sisterly bonds all come together to strengthen Anna and Elsa’s bond. Men, small, smelly or manipulative, come in second in this Disney Princess Musical, a refreshing change, even though there is ultimately some kissing. But there’s also a reindeer and a marshmallow, so it all balances out.  Recommendations: The Odyssey (In Theaters) Next up: Big Hero 6 (2014) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes We head back to school to see the origins of the epic friendship between Sully and Mike in Monsters’ University. One has a dream, the other an expectation and neither can be successful without the other - and the brothers of Oozma Kappa - they’re OK. Some good friends and great character design make this serviceable prequel pretty fun watch. Next up: Frozen (2013) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes A wholesome movie about the friendship between a grown man and a child - no, really. We watched the video game adventure Wreck-It Ralph. Ralph and Vanellope share multiple things - a desire to be appreciated and drive to show what they can do as well as the sense of humor of a six-year-old boy. For a movie full of fart jokes and swearing retro video game characters, there is a ton of heart, great sight gags, a healthy dose of nostalgia (shout out Millenials) and puns galore. Also a fantastic Ed Wynn - er, Alan Tudyk - performance.  Recommendations:  The Boston Strangler (Hulu); The Bear (Hulu) Next up: Monsters University (2013) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes This week we roam the Scottish Highlands with the spunkiest redhead you’ve ever met - and her mom - it’s Merida and bearida in Pixar’s Brave. Will-o'-the-wisps, witches, and feminism mix in medieval times and bring us a beautiful tale of the natural friction between mother and daughter, new generations and tradition, and  toddlers and self control. And there are magical bears! The beautiful song from the trailer that makes Amity cry: “Tha Mo Ghaol Air Aird A' Chuain" by Julie Fowlis Recommendations: Swapped (Netflix)   Next up: Wreck It Ralph (2012) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes A movie no one knew existed that wraps us in the warm hug of nostalgia - we watched the 2011 Winnie the Pooh. A honey hunt, a honey prize, and a honey trap (not that kind) all come together in the pages of a book, which is of course a character in itself. A short and lovely entry which exists out of time, sandwiched by Pixar films in chronology, this movie gives a sweet child-centric experience true to the source material.  Recommendations: Hokum (Rentable Digitally), The Boroughs (Netflix)   Next up: Brave (2012) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes The second in the Cars trilogy makes its appearance this week and we have a few questions - chief among them is - WHY? Don’t fall into the trap I did and think the opener is a movie within the movie - it is in fact just the movie because why wouldn’t the sequel to Cars be a Bond film? Don’t listen to Lassiter when he says this is about friendship since Lightning McQueen is in this movie for about 15 minutes and is a jerk for 12 of them. If you love Mater, this is for you - and he does prove himself to be kind of a genius.  Recommendations: Jonathan (Amazon Prime); Maternal Instinct (Netflix)  Next up: Winnie the Pooh (2011) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes Back to Disney’s fairy tale roots this week with Repunzel - I mean Tangled - wherein all that hair never tangles. We’ve got a childlike princess who manages to avoid being childish and a boy who is clearly a diamond in the rough leading us through a legitimately fun hike. What makes these characters special is the character not the accoutrement and yes, the hair counts as accoutrement. Recommendations: Something Very Bad is Going to Happen (Netflix); Pirates of the Caribbean series (Disney+)  Next up: Cars 2 (2011) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes This week - the ultimate end to a trilogy that will still not be left alone - Toy Story 3. It’s the end of an era with Andy, so what is next for our beloved toys? If our villain - who looks cuddly and smells like strawberries but has hate and hurt in his heart - gets his way, they will be sacrificed to toddlers. And if that doesn’t work they will literally be incinerated. A children’s movie that deals in such dark themes while simultaneously still feeling like a children’s movie has become what Pixar is best at and this is the prime example.  Recommendations: Daredevil Born Again (Disney+) Next up: Tangled (2010) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes This week we join Tiana in New Orleans to build a business and fall in love, not in that order. We may go ahead and overlook any possible overt racism in service of a froggy love story but there will be Zydeco and beignets. The music and the look of this movie really does feel respectful of a time and place and people and it’s a fun place to spend a couple of hours. Next up: Toy Story 3 (2010) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes It’s time to cry - we watched Up this week and we cried. Then we talked about Up, and we cried. So if you need a catharsis, join us to watch this absolute masterpiece and then listen to us break down during the breakdown. This movie has so much heart that it could carry you all the way to Paradise Falls. And bonus - there is a realistic and non-stereotypical Asian character, finally! Recommendations: Sneakers (Amazon); Punisher: One Last Kill (Disney+) Next up: The Princess and the Frog (2009) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/**

Show Notes We’re headed to the final frontier with the embodiment of a PC in search of his Mac lady love in WALL-E. Turns out you can make a largely silent film about a non-organic character and kids will love it! Let’s talk about loneliness, the need, or lack thereof, of robot romance, and what makes a being sentient. Recommendations: Monarch (Apple+); Agent Carter (Disney+) Next up: Up (2009) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes The Truman Show meets Homeward Bound this week with Bolt from 2008. Back to Disney Animation this week with an adventure about a couple of tortured animals trying to get to people who will hopefully not torture them anymore. We discuss why Hollywood would allow such a crazy expensive show to exist and how bad ass a fat hamster can really be. Also why people do terrible things to animals. It’s definitely and upbeat episode though. Recommendations: Last Samurai Standing (Netflix), Project Hail Mary Next up: WALL-E (2008) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes If you can’t get into The French Laundry, we have a close runner up this week with Ratatouille. Pixar is trying to get all of us to be cool with rodents in the kitchen and darned if they don’t get us on their side. If you find yourself named after food, be careful that you don’t also find out that you are part marionette. Remy takes his place in rat history next to the legend - Templeton - and now cartoon rats are nothing if not foodies.  Next up: Bolt (2008) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes This week we gain a family with Meet the Robinsons from 2007. Science and jokes make up this bright boisterous offering - the second fully CGI Disney animation, but it looks significantly better than the last - it also makes more sense, is funnier, and has compelling characters and real motivations. So all in all is better in every way - but it’s not just a Chicken Little hate fest that made us really like this - it’s also the trifecta that makes a perfect movie - Kung Fu, dinosaurs and dancing girls - so when you watch this movie you are in for a treat. Recommendations: Undertone; Trust Me: The False Prophet (Netflix) Next up: Ratatouille (2007) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/**

Show Notes Let’s talk about boys vs girls and the societal downfall delivered by car culture this week with Cars from 2006. Yes, Lightning McQueen is a big jerk and Mater is an offensive stereotype played by an offensive stereotype but mostly we talk about boy movies vs. girl movies for some reason. This merchandise powerhouse mostly held our attention and was enjoyable - but would have been even better at 97 minutes. Recommendations: Paradise (Hulu); Below (MGM+) Next up: Meet the Robinsons (2007) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes Lemuel is MAD as we plumb the depths this week with probably the worst movie Disney has ever made. Visuals: bad. Writing: bad. Story: bad. Characters: bad. Cast: Stellar!!! What on earth happened? Come listen to our rant and see if we can come to a conclusion together. Recommendations: Memento (Peacock) - you’ve probably forgotten it - you should watch it again. I, Madman (MGm+) Next up: Cars (2006) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes A true animated Film this week as we watch The Incredibles from 2004. One of Pixar’s best, this one hits on looks, acting, story, and writing making it completely re-watchable. Fast, strong, invisible and stretchy - the four major super powers - are all represented here. We also get to see the super-villian truth of rich “smart” people - more often a Syndrome than a Batman. Grab some popcorn and check this one out with us - it is as good as you remember. Recommendations: Men (HBOMax) Next up: Chicken Little (2005) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes Anti-capitalism and anti-toxic masculinity come together in a movie about cows starring Rosanne Barr and Judy Dench - non of this was expected when we put on this week’s film, Home on the Range. Kung-fu horses embodying misogyny, a yodeler pied piping livestock to become a land baron, a foul-mouthed blue ribbon cow, a regal cow in a hat and a tone-deaf heifer - all characters in this cartoony offering. No children, no painterly backgrounds - just old fashioned hand animation and a woke message. Recommendations: Code of Silence (Free on multiple platforms); Outlander; Turn off the news and go outside Next up: The Incredibles (2004) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes 2003 brought us this week’s offering - Brother Bear. We are of two minds on this one but everyone can agree that more movies should have moose doing bits. This precolonial setting keeps capitalism from being the villain but we’d be hard pressed to name a villain at all other than childishness perhaps. This is a strange one, join us in wrapping our heads around it. Recommendations: Outlander - the show and probably the books Next up: Home on the Range (2004) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/**

Show Notes The sequel to Finding Dory this week, where we start by Finding Nemo. A fantastic cast brings the beautiful animation to life. From an uber-sympathetic Willem Defoe to an “unfunny” Albert Brooks, the intention of the casting is impeccable. Pixar is really coming into its own with this one. Recommendations: Abbott Elementary; Last Kill (AMC+) Next up: Brother Bear (2003) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes They don't know me 'cause I'm not here - sometimes a Goo Goo Dolls song is actually the theme song to a movie you didn’t know existed, so we are learning things this week with Treasure Planet from 2002. A story that has been put on film a number of times, this iteration gives us space twist with cyborgs and mantis and morphs, oh my. If you have daddy issues, this one’s for you. Recommendations: The Burbs (Peacock); Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (Netflix) Next up: Finding Nemo (2003) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes Travel to Hawaii with us this week and let’s meet a stubborn master of destruction and her pet alien in Lilo & Stitch. There are a lot of things to like in this - the animation, messages, jokes, Elvis - if you are into that. We have some questions and some frustrations - you might hear an evolution in real time in this episode.  Recommendations: Andor (Disney +), The Burbs (Peacock) Next up: Treasure Planet (2002) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes Back to Pixar this week as they have a blast with fur texture and character design in Monsters Inc. We learn the power of cuteness and laughter and the dangers of Capitalism - AGAIN. Sully and Mike are inseparable until a little girl with giant eyes appears and tears Sully away. Fortunately Mike is one of Billy Crystal’s more mature characters and they find their way through. This movie is always a delight. Recommendations: The Rip (Netflix) The Running Man (2025) (MGM+) Next up: Lilo & Stitch (2002) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes We’re going under the sea - and then back up again to find Atlantis. A city was lost, and now a linguist and his capitalist adventurer buddies are off to find it. And yes, that does mean that the villain in this film is in fact capitalism. Linguist Milo is more powerful than any other language expert as he can speak a language that no one knows just by looking at it, and it’s not even the phonetic alphabet (might there be some pedantic linguistics speak in this episode, you should listen to find out). Also, will the villain die by falling to his death? It’s a secret.  Recommendations: The Pitt (HBO) and Shrinking (Apple) - Thursday Double Feature Next up: Monsters Inc. (2001) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes This week we travel to the Incan empire with The Emperor’s New Groove. How do we know it’s the Incan Empire? They kinda allude to it a couple of times in order to promptly forget where, when and who they are. A cast of mostly white actors, all fantastic in their characters, all funny, none of which has anything to do with the Inca or Peru other than the existence of a llama. Enjoyable as this is, we do wonder, quite aggressively, why on Earth did Disney decide to set this film where and when they did.  Recommendations: Peruvian Food; His and Hers (Netflix); ABOLISH ICE Next up: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes Lemuel is in heaven today as we got to watch and get to talk about Dinosaur from 2000. Tippet to Verhoven to Katzenberg it’s almost a miracle this movie exists at all. Highly textured dinos against a real world backdrop gives us a post-apocalypse glimpse at an iguanodon and his lemur friends as they join their first herd in an attempt to survive. He makes friends with the old ladies of the bunch, so you know he’s a good one. Recommendations: Prehistoric Beasts on Youtube; Wayward (Netflix) Next up: The Emperor’s New Groove (2000) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes Fantasia 2000 brings the original concept of Fantasia to fruition with six new vignettes and one they couldn’t get rid of. The flow is similar and the mouse is back but there are some notable highs and no real animation lows. Interstitials are interstitials and 90% unnecessary but the animation and music are working at a high level. Now to wait another 40 years for the next one.  Recommendations: Stranger Things (Netflix) Next up: Dinosaur (2000) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes It’s our 400th episode!!! Thank you for listening, you’re the best! This week, three Pixar films in, we get to their first sequel with Toy Story 2. Woody and Buzz and the gang are back, but now we get backstory - Woody gets to find out his origin story and his own show, and Buzz meets his dad. Joan Cusack puts in a tour-de-force performance that leaves us genuinely upset and Kelsey Grammar villains it up alongside Newman, or Chicken Man, or Al if you want to be basic about it. Recommendations: Roma (Netflix) Next up: Fantasia 2000 (2000) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes This week we put Lemuel’s concerns to rest with Disney’s interpretation of Tarzan. How do you make a naked psychopath into a kid’s movie protagonist? Rosie O’Donnell and Phill Collins, of course.  Recommendations: One Battle After Another (HBO Max), Greystoke (Rentable) Next up: Toy Story 2 (1999) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/**

Show Notes We’re going back to Pixar this week with some four legged ants and their plight in A Bug’s Life. Sometimes you have to believe something for it to be true - whether it’s that circus bugs are warriors or that many little guys can rise up against a few big guys.  Recommendations: The Conjuring Last Rites Next up: Tarzan (1999) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes We’re going to Greece with Hercules, who is too strong for his own good. Trying to do good can get you in trouble with all sorts, especially Hades, who has no patience and flickers with rage much of his screen time. Gospel music and sexy damsels fill out this surprisingly funny romp with a man who can’t remember his own strength. Recommendations: A Christmas Carol (George C. Scott version available on multiple streaming services) | Any Rob Reiner film, esp. The American President. Next up: Mulan (1998) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes This week, bafflement abounds as we discuss the 1996 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame. We watched it, I dare say we enjoyed it a lot, we still are not sure how or why this movie exists. Beautiful animation, fantastic music, great voice acting (mostly) and yet, why is this? Is it a kid’s movie? No. Does Disney think it is? Yes? But I don’t think there is another G rated movie with the antagonist smelling a woman and then trying to murder her for giving him pants feelings. WHAT IS THIS? Recommendations: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (book) The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a 1923 silent film starring Lon Chaney as Quasimodo The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a 1939 sound film starring Charles Laughton as Quasimodo and Maureen O'Hara as Esmeralda The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a 1956 French film starring Anthony Quinn as Quasimodo and Gina Lollobrigida as Esmeralda Next up: Hercules (1997)

Show Notes It’s not Disney… YET. We watched Pixar’s maiden feature film Toy Story, the first full CGI animated film in history and boy does most of it hold up. We talk about the smart decisions made by the filmmakers to set them up for success, our favorite toys, and the difficulty of drawing the human face in any medium.  Recommendations: Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein on Netflix and its accompanying documentary Next up: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes What if Hamlet, but lions. We watched the 1994 classic The Lion King and enjoyed the emotions inherently available in animated faces that simply cannot be duplicated in “live action.” Elton John thought the movie was ruined because his beautiful song was sung by a meerkat, but joke’s on him, it was a genius move.  Sometimes you gotta have a creepy little guy sing to the main characters to get them to fall in love.  Lemuel’s top Godzilla Recommendations: The original Gojira from 1954 available on HBO Max and Godzilla Minus One available on Netflix - and to get an even better viewing, watch Godzilla Minus One Minus Color.  Next up: Pocahontas (1995) Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ **

Show Notes The genuine power of Robin Williams ignites the joy in our trip to Agrabah this week as we watched Aladdin. The most fun we’ve had in a while, we talk magic powers, the utter lack of problem solving by male sovereigns and best animal friends. Recommendations: Great British Bake-Off (Netflix) Next up: The Lion King (1994)   Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes This week it’s a love story as old as time along with just a dash of Stockholm Syndrome as we watch Beauty and the Beast. Regarded by many (including one of us) as peak Disney, this film has it all - a girl who looks down on all her neighbors, a boy who looks down on all of his neighbors, and a beast who looks down on everyone - the perfect set-up for love. A lot of the discussion this week is on the time-vortex that is an enchanted castle, along with where are all the French people in this movie set in France? Recommendations: Menken & Friends: 25 Years of Musical Inspiration (Disney+) Next up: Aladdin (1992)   Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes We’re heading south of the equator with Miss Bianca and the inimitable Bernard in the Rescuers Down Under. This movie deserves more than it got (thanks Katzenberg). The story of young Cody and his one child crusade against poachers needing the RAS to come help him is beautiful and well told. The big thing that could have made it better was an indigenous protagonist (again, thanks Katzenberg). But Miss Bianca, Bernard the hero, Jake the strapping but kind guide, Wilber, and McCleach are all fantastic and the animation is stunning. RIP every actor in the film, but thank you for your excellent work. Recommendations: Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (Netflix) Next up: Beauty and the Beast (1991)   Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes We’re really cooking now - but not fricasse - with The Little Mermaid. Entering their renaissance, Disney brings us to the ocean and a sanitized version of Hans Christian Anderson, no walking on knives or turning into sea foam, but we do get a rocking soundtrack and a spectacular villain. And the another bland prince in true bland prince form.  Recommendations: Greyhound (Apple+) Next up: The Rescuers Down Under (1990)   Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes What if Oliver Twist with dogs. And Billy Joel of course. This week, we’re talking about Olver and Company and spend most of our time discussing the art and reality of criticism, what makes a good movie and how you can hold subjective and objective views of something that are different and also both correct.  Recommendations: Bring Her Back (HBOMax) Next up: The Little Mermaid (1989)   Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes**** Disney brings us Sherlock Holmes - but mice this week in The Great Mouse Detective. Basil doesn’t like people but he is a fan of focussing on the wrong thing. We are treated to an adorable child, an adorable dog, clockwork monarchs, peg-leg bats and an absolutely fabulous villain. And it’s a blast! Recommendations: Devil All the Time (Netflix); Peacemaker (HBOMax) Next up: Oliver & Company (1988)   Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes This week we liked the movie more than almost anyone else. Everything we wanted The Sword in the Stone to be, it’s The Black Cauldron. Yes, there are a lot of weird cuts and stuff that doesn’t make sense, but there’s also zombies and munchings and crunchings. The drama surrounding the making of this movie causes some head scratching moments, but the visuals and characters make up for it in spades.  Recommendations: The Long Walk (In Theaters); Highest 2 Lowest (In Theaters, or Apple if you must) Next up: The Great Mouse Detective (1986)   Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes Once upon a time, we thought we were going to watch a movie about the trials of friendship. Then we watched Disney’s The Fox and the Hound and found it was no such thing. In a film touted to be a paragon of empathy and friendship we find willful misunderstanding, profiling, hypocritical rage, violence, more parental loss, and so many characters who know this relationship is doomed against the wishes and best efforts of Tod, the fox and the only truly good character in the film.  Recommendations: Robert Redford films - any or all of them Next up: The Black Cauldron (1985)   Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes We’re saving orphans from crazed thrift store owners this week along side the Rescue Aid Society’s very own Rescuers! As Miss Bianca seduces Bernard into heroism and Penny gets saved from Cruella 2.0, we have thoughts - on the Gabor sisters in all their marriage glory, how deeply messed up the adoption system used to be, and how brave one dragonfly can be.   Recommendations: Tom Hanks - in all forms   Next up: The Fox and the Hound (1979)   Email us at [email protected] Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Episode Notes We’re discussing the possible genesis of Pixar films Toy Story and Inside Out, the genteel and lovely Winnie the Pooh. The tales of the stuffed friends belonging to Christopher Robin, each epitomizing a different aspect of both the human condition and the features of childhood is firmly set in the world of books - literally. There’s definitely someone here you are going to relate to - probably many someones and it’s like stepping into a warm hug that sings perfect songs. This is the best of what Disney can do. Behind the scenes Recommendations: The Fantastic Four (Theaters); The Pitt (HBO Max) Opus (HBO Max)   Next up: The Rescuers (1979)   Email us at [email protected] Find Amity @ www.amityarmstrong.com Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/

Show Notes Join us for our second Robin Hood foray and an excellent film overall. Foxy Robin and big bear Little John do their best to stand up to the greed of small men. There are chickens who can play the guitar and perform a perfect Shiho Nage and they don’t even have fingers! Running and shooting and singing and dancing, there’s never a dull moment in Nottingham, the geographic embodiment of capitalism. Recommendations: 28 Years Later and Weapons (Theaters or for Rent) The Pitt (HBO Max) Next up: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) Email us at [email protected] Find Amity @ www.amityarmstrong.com Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/