The Latecomers

Tangled (2010)

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 latecomers@gmail.com Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/]

Toy Story 3 (2010)

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 latecomers@gmail.com Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/]

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

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 latecomers@gmail.com Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/]

Up (2009)

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 latecomers@gmail.com Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/]**

WALL-E (2008)

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 latecomers@gmail.com Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/ [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/]