In the mid-2000s Walt Disney Animation Studio was floundering, struggling to remain relevant. Their attempts at action and sci-fi had backfired, as had the slapstick comedy of Home on the Range. However, they pressed on with 2005’s Chicken Little, another comedy with animal characters. Chicken Lit...
Read MoreAs I’ve mentioned on a couple of occasions, The Incredibles is my favorite movie ever and I was more than a little excited about the new sequel. I’ve seen Incredibles 2 twice now and have been thinking about it nonstop since Thursday night. As I mentioned in my review, a couple of things did bot...
Read More“I never should have saved him. I should have let him die in that tree.” *Spoilers* “Danger, Will Robinson,” the final episode of season 1, starts off with Will watching videos of himself with the robot. Don and John are alive on part of the ship. June brings Judy and Maureen back, both thri...
Read MoreAfter making us wait 14, years during which time various rumors arose, Pixar has finally released Incredibles 2 in cinemas. The studio has cheekily played on the excitement over the sequel in their ads, and in front of the film they play a clip of the actors and director Brad Bird assuring the audie...
Read More“We’re superheroes. What could happen?” In anticipation of Incredibles 2 coming out this week, I’d like to talk about the first film, and some of the events leading up to its initial release. In 1999 Warner Bros. animation studio released Brad Bird’s directorial debut, The Iron Giant. ...
Read More“Whatever you think of me and the things that I’ve done, I’m not a monster.” *Spoilers* “Resurrection” opens with a flashback of the Robinson family on Earth discovering that the planet has been hit by a meteor. In the present, the kids are wondering where Maureen is and why June...
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