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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are just trying to get home in time for Thanksgiving. We watched the 1987 film from John Hughes, Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

In the great arc of our lives, we should all strive to be more like John Candy and a whole lot less like Steve Martin. At least, how they are in this classic ‘80s comedy.

I get it—Steve’s character, Neal, is dealing with the worst kind of travel headache. He could sure stand to be a lot more jovial, kind, and forgiving. Does he have to lose all their money, burn down a car, and destroy a hotel room? Maybe not, but he’d be a lot less stressed.

We’re taking a wild ride from New York to Chicago with these two buffoons. This episode is more fun than selling shower rings as earrings.

(Recorded on August 28, 2024)

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Planes, Trains & Automobiles - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Planes, Trains & Automobiles trailer - YouTube

John Hughes — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Steve Martin — The Movie Database (TMDB)

John Candy — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Martin Short — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are really hoping that this film won’t be prophetic. We watched the 2024 film from Alex Garland, Civil War.

I imagine that slipping into fascism happens in the same way bankruptcy does. In a quote often attributed to Ernest Hemingway in his novel, The Sun Also Rises, one character asks, “How did you go bankrupt?” The other responds, “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.”

That appears to have been the case in the U.S. that’s depicted in this film. One unfortunate election installs a lunatic as the President. For what must feel like a hellish eternity, it seems like it’s curtains for the country.

We hope with all of our beings that this never happens to us. But that takes vigilance, compassion, and a love of country that doesn’t include tearing it apart. Let this film be a stern lesson to us all.

(Recorded on August 21, 2024)

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Civil War - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Civil War trailer - YouTube

Alex Garland — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Kirsten Dunst — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Wagner Moura — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Cailee Spaeny — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Stephen McKinley Henderson — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Nick Offerman — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Jesse Plemons — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Deadpool 2 (2018) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Men (2022) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are on a mission to take down some alternate future fascists. We watched the 2006 film from James McTeigue, V for Vendetta.

Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot!

(Recorded on October 23, 2024)

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V for Vendetta - The Movie Database (TMDB)

V for Vendetta trailer - YouTube

Everything You Need to Vote - Vote.org

(Please, PLEASE vote. Vote for democracy. This year’s election is easily one of the most important ones in our history. Your vote, your voice matters and should be counted.)

V for Vendetta (2006) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

James McTeigue — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Natalie Portman — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Hugo Weaving — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Trump said Hitler ‘did some good things’ and wanted generals like the Nazis, former chief of staff Kelly claims - PBS News

Morgan Freeman — The Movie Database (TMDB)

James Earl Jones — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Samuel L. Jackson — The Movie Database (TMDB)

John Hurt — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Chad Stahelski — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Halo (TV Series 2022–2024) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Civil War (2024) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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