Tag: family
REVIEW: The Incredibles (2004)
“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 MoreREVIEW: Lost in Space, Season 1, Episode 9 “Resurrection”
“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...
Read MoreREVIEW: Lost in Space, Season 1, Episode 8 “Trajectory”
“I don’t want your chicken.” “And I don’t want to hurl through space, but here we are.” *Spoilers* In “Trajectory,” John and Maureen see the Darrs embarking to leave planet. John climbs aboard, sabotages their Jupiter and summons the other families. The Robinsons inform everyone that...
Read MoreREVIEW: Brother Bear (2003)
“You really think love has anything to do with being a man?” If you know Walt Disney Animation as the studio defined by singing animals and beautiful Princesses, the string of science fiction films they made in the early 2000s may seem random and weird. But in 2003, things were about to get even...
Read MoreREVIEW: Lost in Space, Season 1, Episode 7 “Pressurized”
“My name’s not Smith, it’s June Harris.” *Spoilers* In “Pressurized,” Judy calls Dr. Smith and tells her she knows who she is, in spite of Don’s recommendation that she just wait and tell Maureen in person. Will reveals that the robot made him a gun, and that was the one An...
Read MoreREVIEW: Lilo & Stitch (2002)
“Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.” Atlantis: The Lost Empire wasn’t Disney’s only shot at science fiction in the early 2000’s. In fact, the next two films to come out of Walt Disney Feature Animation, Lilo & Stitch and Treasure Planet, were both di...
Read More
