Talking The Mickey

Ellie's choice brings us our oldest film in the review library to this point, Lady and the Tramp.  We find ourselves disussing what exactly makes the essence of story and debate whether this should have been shelved for another 18 years.  We find ourselves resorting to labels of 'dog people' and 'cat people' while asking if the film wants us to 'hate people.'  We also learn which ic...

For the first time, Liam joins the Podcast and brings us the 1995 classic, Pocohontas.  It's another week where we discuss big topics like reperesentation, gender roles, and what makes an appropriate narrative to retell for a family audience.  Moreover, Ellie, Georgia, Liam, and Ian consider how much creative license is appropriate with a story based in historical fact before wondering w...

Li Shang promises that he'll make a man out of Mulan.  Without the long-anticipated (by some) live-action remake, we're all revisiting the 1998 release of animated verison of Mulan.  Questions of gender roles and family roles are explored by Ellie, Georgia, and Ian as we try to upack if the values it upholds are still all that progressive for a 2020 audience.  Throw on some Disney P...