As we get ready for a very different Thanksgiving and impending holiday season, we wanted to visit some of our favorite holiday movies. Not all holiday movies are set during the holidays, or in this week's movie, not even about the holiday, we are celebrating. But the sentimental connection that one of us has about this movie makes this film the best of our favorites for Thanksgiving.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is rated G and was released June 30, 1971.

The movie stars Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, Jack Alberston as Grandpa Joe and Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket.

Hosts: Daniel Levain, Ian Sweetman, and Eric Sweetman.

The movie we are talking about today is almost the textbook definition of FAVORITE. One of us loved it from the moment we saw it in theaters, another loved it from when they saw parts of it at work, and one of us just watched it the night before the podcast. But by the time we record this episode, ALL of us love this movie and recommend it highly.
Stardust was rated PG-13 and was released on August 10, 2007.
Stardust is filled with star power, with performances from Ian McKellen as the Narrator, Peter O’Toole as King, Charlie Cox as Tristan Thorn, Mark Strong as Septimus, Rupert Everett as Secundus, Claire Danes as Yvaine, and Michelle Pfeiffer as Lamia.
Hosts: Daniel Levain, Ian Sweetman, and Eric Sweetman.

Sometimes excellent and popular don’t line up. This week, we discuss a movie that should have been a much bigger hit than its box office would indicate. Listen as we all share our love for this under-rated Disney Animated movie.

Big Hero 6 is rated PG and was released on November 7, 2014.

The movie features the voice talents of Ryan Potter as Hiro, Daniel Henney as Tadashi, Jamie Chung as Go Go, Genesis Rodriguez as Honey Lemon, T.J. Miller as Fred, and Scott Adsit as Baymax.

Hosts: Daniel Levain, Ian Sweetman, and Eric Sweetman.

Sometimes you need a movie to entertain you. This week's movie isn't an award-winning script, but it is a hyper-violent action movie that entertains despite its shortcomings.

Kingsman: The Secret Service is rated R and was released on February 13, 2015.

The movie stars Colin Firth as Harry Hart, Taron Egerton as Gary' Eggy' Unwin, Mark Hamill as Professor Arnold, and Samuel L. Jackson as Valentine.

Daniel loved Molly’s Game right away, but it took a lot of persistent nagging to get the rest of the My Favorite Movie Podcast crew to watch the movie. This episode of the podcast is the conversation after 2/3 of our team watched the entire film. What did Ian and Eric think of the movie? Listen and find out.

Molly’s Game, Rated R, released January 5, 2018. Directed by Aaron Sorkin

This movie stars Jessica Chastain as Molly Bloom, Idris Elba as Charlie Jaffey, Kevin Costner as Larry Bloom, Michael Cera as Player X, and many more.

Hosts: Daniel Levain, Ian Sweetman, and Eric Sweetman.

It’s taken us 66 episodes to cover a Star Trek movie. We will take our time giving our slightly varied points of view on the one entry in the Trek canon that we feel is just the best. Join us for a revealing conversation on our thoughts and feelings on the Star Trek catalog and Wrath of Khan.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Rated PG, released June 4, 1982.

This movie features William Shatner as Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock, DeForest Kelley as McCoy, Kristie Alley as Saavik, and Ricardo Montalban as Khan.

Hosts: Daniel Levain, Ian Sweetman, and Eric Sweetman.

After a week off, we get back into our favorite movies, and we talk about a film that was released the same year that we’re covering it on the podcast. Join us as we discuss why this new Fantasy movie captured our imagination and our hearts.

Onward PG, released March 6, 2020, and directed by Dan Scanlon.

Onward features the voice talents of Tom Holland as Ian Lightfoot, Chris Pratt as Barley Lightfoot, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Laurel Lightfoot and Octavia Spencer as The Manticore.

Hosts: Daniel Levain, Ian Sweetman, and Eric Sweetman.

While Daniel is away for the week, Ian and Eric tackle the 2010 classic movie ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’ Listen as the Eric and Ian highjack the podcast format, and have lots of fun chatting about this charming movie.

How to Train Your Dragon rated PG, released March 26, 2010, and directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders.

How to Train Your Dragon stars the voice talents of Jay Baruchel as Hiccup, Gerard Butler as Stoick, Craig Ferguson as Gobber, America Ferrera as Astrid, Jonah Hill as Snotlout, Christopher Mintz-Plasee as Fishlegs, T.J. Miller as Tuffnut, and Kristen Wiig as Ruffnut.

We had planned to discuss the movie Black Panther as part of our podcast, and when the news broke that Chadwick Boseman had passed, we made it the very next film we wanted to cover. In a very emotional episode, we discuss why we loved this movie when we first saw it, and why we love it more now.

‘Black Panther,’ rated PG-13, released February 16, 2018 and Directed by Ryan Coogler.

This movie features the talents of Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa / Black Panther, Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger, Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Letitia Wright as Shuri, and Angela Bassett as Ramonda.

Hosts: Daniel Levain, Ian Sweetman, and Eric Sweetman.

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This week we are very excited to talk about this recent yet fantastic movie about growing up, responsibility, destiny, but above all, love. We also have a super surprise secret guess joining our discussion of this extraordinary film.

‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ rated PG and released December 14, 2018.

This movie features the voice acting talents of:

Shameik Moore as Miles Morales

Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker

Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy

Mahershala Ali as Uncle Aaron

Lily Tomlin as Aunt May

Chris Pine as Peter Parker

Hosts: Daniel Levain, Ian Sweetman, Eric Sweetman, and a Surprise Secret Host.