May 6, 2023

Comfort Films 74: Robin Hood

Comfort Films 74: Robin Hood
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We're back, and for May we'll be tackling ani-MAY-ted movies (and making that joke many times)! In the first episode of this four-part series, we welcome special guest Stewart Boyles, co-host of the unofficial MCU podcast, Welcome to Level 7, who has named 1973 2D hand-drawn Disney classic Robin Hood as his number one comfort pick. We go on a nostalgia trip together, discussing the ways this film shaped our socio-political views, how it's a perfect precursor to the madcap redneck action comedies of the later 70s (Smokey and the Bandit, we're mostly looking at you), the unfair fictional portrayal of Capricorns, Robin Hood as the quintessential folk anti-hero, the importance of voice acting, and good versus bad anthropomorphic animals in fiction. Oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, golly, what a day! Join us to talk cartoons throughout the month of May!

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Stewart Boyles

Stewart Boyles is a film enthusiast currently living in the upper Midwest with his wife and three amazing kids. Robbing the rich to feed the poor isn't Stewart's only passion--he also directs community theater productions, cohosts the Welcome To Level Seven Podcast, and helps people get the most out of their Disney vacations as an independent travel agent. When you google him, he's the one who is not a chef in Vancouver.

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