Episode 65: The Running Man

Today we have yet another revamp of a classic sci-fi film. This time it’s The Running Man with Glen Powell. Stratis starts off with an apology, while Tina quizzes him about a slew of actors. We both had no problem giving Glen some love, but we did have some serious questions about his bath towel! Tina gives us all a breakdown of the action movie genre and why this one missed its mark. So if you want to survive on the rough city streets for 30 days, hop into the car as we try to avoid becoming the next Running Man.

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Episode 64: Train Dreams

On this week’s car ride home we delve into the lumberjack life of early Pacific Northwest settlers with Train Dreams. Right from the start, Tina and Stratis have wildly different opinions about this film. Tina sees the art, while Stratis can’t seem to get past all the sadness. Tina does try to educate Stratis on the meaning of life, love, and happiness - not sure that worked too well. We both thought the lead, Joel Edgerton, brought home a fantastic performance. If you want to grab an axe and do some lumberjacking, hop into the back seat and we’ll head into the forest together.

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Episode 63: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

We’re visiting New Jersey on this week’s episode as we dive into Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere. We find out that Tina has a PhD in Springsteen-ology, even though she’s not from Jersey, while Stratis gets to relive his youth cruising the streets of northern Jersey in a Trans Am. Tina gets super worked-up about this movie and probably shouldn’t have been driving, given her questionable respect for stop signs and unicycles! If you were Born to Run, hop into the back seat as we go Racing in the Street.

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Episode 62: After the Hunt

On this week’s car ride home we go back to college and try to figure out if we like anyone involved in After the Hunt, a Yale University-inspired drama about student-professor power dynamics. Stratis comes out hot and says he’s befuddled by the entire film, while Tina proceeds to give a dissertation on character development through cinematography. We both enjoyed the performances of Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield, and really felt for poor beleaguered Fredrick (Michael Stuhlbarg). If you want to hear Stratis try to use fancy words to describe this fancy movie, then hop in and we’ll give you a ride home.

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Episode 61: Tron: Ares

Get ready for some ’80s-inspired artificial intelligence trying to take over our car ride home as we jump on a lightcycle and talk about Tron: Ares. This one is right up Stratis’ alley and he couldn’t get enough of the stunning visuals and music. Tina was less impressed, but she was able to introduce the struggle for maintaining democracy to the conversation! According to Stratis, Jeff Bridges is always “The Dude,” even when he’s playing the core of a computer’s CPU. So if you need to outrun a Tron Recognizer, hop in and we’ll see if our Toyota sedan can reach light speed.

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Episode 60: Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

This week Tina and Stratis pick up a hitchhiker, Regina (aka Mom), on our overseas trip to Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. This is a rare occasion for Regina as it’s her first film outing of 2025! Stratis is proud that he came up with a pull quote for this installment - “the Downtoniest of Downton movies,” while Tina takes issue with the editing style, which drives her a bit crazy. And we all enjoy learning about the birds and the bees from a pair of proper Englishwomen of a certain age. So if you want to take a beautiful carriage ride through the Hampshire countryside, please join us on this family car ride home.

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Episode 59 - The Long Walk

Stephen King joins us on this week's drive home, and somehow we aren't overcome by demons, buckets of blood, or even killer cars. The Long Walk is a different kind of horror film, one that even Stratis can enjoy. Tina gives us some serious insights and thoughts about the horror genre. Together we sing the praises of all the young actors of this film. If you want a ride instead of taking a walk, hop in as we head home.

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Episode 58 - Nobody 2

On this week’s drive home we delve into the violent alternate life of Bob Odenkirk’s character in Nobody 2. Tina should have been primed to like this movie because one of her pet peeves is that movies need shorter runtimes. This one was only 1h and 29m. Stratis had done his homework and was just coming off enjoying the original Nobody film. We both have a lot to say about Sharon Stone’s psychotic dance performance and her overall killer-bad-guy ethos. Stratis takes some time to educate Tina on the wolf metaphor and how it relates to society's restrictions on dads. If you’re looking for an explosive and fast-paced discussion, hop in as we head home while trying to avoid getting Bob mad at us.

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Episode 57 - The Fantastic Four: First Steps

We’re back in the superhero universe, and we try hard to find something we enjoyed in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Stratis starts off with “it’s hard to make a good movie,” while Tina returns to her anti-superhero-movie happy place. We both agree that the 1960s retro-futurism was amazing and obviously where they spent most of their budget and creative efforts. At some point Stratis just wanted the entire planet to die and Tina couldn’t turn away from the plastic floating baby. Our only takeaway from this movie was that Moms should take care of their babies! So if you aren’t going to use your superhero powers against us, hop in and join us for the drive home.

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Episode 56 - Freakier Friday

This time we travel back to the world of parent-child brain swapping in the long overdue sequel, Freakier Friday. Tina was really looking forward to seeing this film to relive her youth of way too many hours watching Disney movies.  She even coined a new term, nostalgia baiting. Stratis, on the other hand, just thinks the movie came out of a soulless, visionless manufacturing process. If you want to swap brains with us, come along as we try to find the funny in this re-do.

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