We are spending this holiday season together, when we eat roasted chicken, asparagus, and cherries jubilee before discussing The Holdovers (2023). Everything about this Christmas movie is spectacular. The writing, cinematography, acting, and music come together to create an honest, humorous, and emotional slice of life. It reminds us that the journeys in our lives are just as important as the destinations. Happy holidays to everyone.

We’re stalking the model to solve her riddle as we eat fish and chips, Mars bars, and tea and biscuits before discussing Sing Street (2016). This inspirational film captures the expression of the music and fashion of the 80s. Although there could be stormy seas ahead for the young lovers, we can’t help but feel the hopefulness in their journey.

We are entering your dreams and eating fruit, congee, and un café before discussing Inception (2010). This action and espionage-packed film set in dreams is fun and entertaining, although the rules are difficult to follow. Are we awake, or are we dreaming in different levels of consciousness throughout the film? As long as the top keeps spinning, we’ll remain the men of your dreams.

We eat a great homemade meal of expensive jam, organic peanut butter, bread, saltines, and salad before we discuss Mother (1996). We appreciate the story’s light-hearted approach to fixing a damaged relationship, but finding the perfect woman is not the film’s strongest theme. Although we have mixed feelings about the premise of the story, we find the relationship between mother and son very relatable. Albert Brooks has become a favorite of the podcast. We now have to rush out and buy our mothers something very lacey and special.

We are in Dinner with a Movie paradise when we eat never-ending Olive Garden and discuss Cinema Paradiso (1988). This wonderful story about the love of film, young love, and loss is a wonderfully nostalgic view of life. The historical value of French/Italian filmmaking is not lost on us either. This tour through a young man’s memories is a meaningful and timeless work. Now scram and don’t come to our funerals.

We give one another hard stares as we eat marmalade sandwiches and candy apples before discussing Paddington 2. We admire this hungry bear’s positivity and ability to bring out the best in everyone around him. There will always be a need for Paddington in the world, and we can’t wait to eat another Knuckle’s Sandwich.

What we're doing this week is not a mystery. We eat mini tacos with hot sauce, veggies, pineapple juice, and kombucha before we discuss Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022). Is it really a whodunit if you know who the bad guy is from the very beginning? The movie is different enough to be unique to its genre, but we don’t all agree that that’s a good thing. It could be an inexplicable conundrum of disruptor drivel. We do agree that Janelle Monáe's portrayal of Andi and Helen and Edward Norton's performance give the film's story the puzzling twist it needs. 

Come sing along with your favorite sixteen-year-old virgins as we eat soul food and then discuss Hair (1979). The nostalgia factor figures into Brandon’s love of the film, but with Blake and Jose, it’s neither relatable nor memorable. What the world needs more than ever is some beads, flowers, freedom, and happiness. We agree that the film is ripe for a modern up-do.

Join us on a bad date when we eat dates, tangerines, apples, bananas, bread, and melon before discussing Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's a movie full of travel, adventure, and an unnecessary need for Marion to be constantly saved. Nonetheless, we enjoy the nostalgic trip that has spawned so many tropes in films that it’s hard to imagine a world without Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones Jr.

Monkeys and spiders and short-legged rhinos; oh, my! We eat peanut butter, bananas, bread, and sugar cookies before discussing Jumanji (1995). Is this game out for blood, or is it an omniscient force bent on teaching its players a lesson? Some of us feel the nostalgia, and one wasn’t feeling any of it. Our next game night is going to be wild if we can get our hands on one of these beauties.