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In honor of the 2nd episode of the 3rd season of The Owl House, "For the Future", Patricia and Arun discuss about their thoughts of the episode with its plots, characters, major reveals, theories, and final thoughts. Warning: major spoilers ahead! To check out the episode, click on the video link below.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOMu86yxneA To check out the other discussions and podcasts of The Owl House, check out the playlist below.  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXziGc54_DgkNtv7eV6B85PW8RpuT_KDx --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of In Search of the Crystal Skull, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 2022 Disney animated film Strange World. A family called the Clades consisting of an explorer named Jaeger and his son Searcher are traveling around the mountains and unknown lands. One day, Searcher discovers a plant that releases energy. Jaeger wishes to continue exploring while Searcher wishes to settle down and take the plant to their hometown Avelonia to help their community. After a massive disagreement, they go their separate ways. 25 years later, Searcher is a farmer with a wife and son whose discovery has made Avelonia a much easier and advanced town. However, the plant source is dying and he has to explore the unknown lands to find out how to solve the problem before they die out completely.  When the film came out in theaters, it received mixed to negative reviews making only $72 million dollars out of a $135 million dollar budget making it one of the biggest bombs Disney has released in years. Some people blamed the low box office numbers due to little to no advertisement while others blame it due to its LGBTQ representation in the form of Searcher's son Ethan. What did Patricia and Arun think of this film? Listen and find out.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of In Search of the Crystal Skull, 90s Christmas Movie Month concludes with a lookback at the 1994 Walt Disney live action film The Santa Clause. A toy businessman named Scott Calvin has to watch over his young son Charlie around Christmas Eve while his ex wife and her husband head out. The night goes uneventful until Scott and Charlie see a man fall from their roof and disappear leaving nothing but his suit and sleigh with reindeer. Scott puts on the suit and delivers all the toys to the children and heads to the North Pole learning from the head elf Bernard that he's the new Santa Claus. Over the course of a year, Scott slowly transforms into Santa and Charlie convinces his mom and stepdad that his dad is Santa, but they don't believe him. Even Scott doesn't believe that he's Santa until his mannerisms, body, and hair changes.  When the movie premiered in theaters, it received mixed to positive reviews making $190 million dollars out of a $22 million dollar budget. Nowadays, it's a Christmas staple that has 2 sequels and a miniseries on Disney+. The movie currently has a 73% on Rotten Tomatoes. What did Arun and Patricia think of the film? Listen and find out.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

Merry Christmas, everyone! In the last episode of 25 Days of Christmas, Patricia and Carlene discuss about the 1954 film White Christmas. Two former World War II soldiers become famous singers and performers. While in Florida, they receive a letter from their former friend from the war to watch his sisters' performance. After being impressed with it, one of the singers named Phil decide to help them out after the sisters have to pay money that they don't have. He gives him his tickets to escape via train. Now, the four of them are heading to Vermont at a failing lodge that is run by the singers' former general from the war. They decide to plan a large Christmas performers to attract customers to save the lodge.   What did Patricia and Carlene think of this film after watching Holiday Inn? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of In Search of the Crystal Skull, Arun and Patricia discuss about the 1996 TV movie Unlikely Angel starring country singer and actress Dolly Parton. The movie is about a country singer named Ruby Diamond who dies in a car accident. When she arrives in Heaven, the angel Saint Peter tells her that she has lived a selfish life and the only way to get her wings is to help an estranged family of a single workaholic father, an angsty teenage girl, and an isolated boy before Christmas Eve. When the TV movie premiered, it received mixed to negative reviews. It currently has a 68% on Rotten Tomatoes. What did Arun and Patricia think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of Casual Chats, Patricia and special guest Klancy Shriver from On the House Movie Reviews & Podcast and the Frasier podcast They're Calling Again discuss about the four sequels of the 1983 film A Christmas Story based on the anthology book Of God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd. They talk about the 1988 Disney Channel TV movie Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss, the 1994 film My Summer Story, the 2012 direct to DVD film A Christmas Story 2, and the 2022 HBO Max film A Christmas Story Christmas. Which sequels kept the spirit and charm of the original film? Listen and find out.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of 25 Days of Christmas, Patricia and Carlene discuss about the 2000 adaptation of Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas based on the 1957 book of the same name. In Whoville, the Whos are preparing for Christmas. Everyone is excited about it except for two people: the Grinch who has had a tragic story that took place on Christmas and Cindy-Lou-Who who doesn't know what Christmas means. Cindy-Lou wants to learn more about The Grinch and why he hates Christmas, so she decides to make him the Cheermeiser. When that doesn't go well, The Grinch decides to steal Christmas from the Whos. What did Patricia and Carlene think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of 25 Days of Christmas, Patricia and Carlene discuss about the 1999 TV movie adaptation of A Christmas Carol, based on the 1843 book of the same name by Charles Dickens, starring Patrick Stewart as Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is a grouchy, stingy old man who hates Christmas. On Christmas Eve, he is visited by three spirits who show him the errors of his ways and how to keep Christmas in his heart. What did Patricia and Carlene think of this film? Is this a better adaptation of A Christmas Carol than the animated Netflix film from 2022? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of 25 Days of Christmas, Patricia and Carlene discuss about the 1976 Rankin/Bass animated special Frosty's Winter Wonderland, the sequel to Frosty the Snowman. Frosty has returned from the North Pole to the town where the children greet and play with him. However, Jack Frost is jealous of Frosty's popularity and wishes for him to go away. Meanwhile, Frosty feels lonely because he doesn't have a companion when the kids go inside at night. They decide to make Frosty a snow wife named Crystal. What did Patricia and Carlene think of this special? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of 25 Days of Christmas, Patricia and Carlene discuss about the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. An angel named Clarence is watching the life of a man named George Bailey to help him from committing suicide so he can gain his wings. Since George has given up so much, he feels that his life is worthless. Clarence then shows up what life would have been like if he was never born. What did Patricia and Carlene think of this film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of In Search of the Crystal Skull, 90s Christmas Movie Month continues with Arun and Patricia discussing about the 1990 comedy film Home Alone. A young boy named Kevin McCallister is left home alone after his family accidentally forgot him while heading to Paris for Christmas vacation. While his mother Kate is trying to head home, Kevin is having the time of his life. Meanwhile, two thieves named Harry and Marv are planning to steal from every home around the neighborhood, including Kevin's home. Kevin has to protect his home using clever booby traps to prevent them from coming in. When the movie premiered in theaters, it made $476 million dollars and received mixed to positive reviews. It was the highest grossing Christmas movie of all time until 2018's Illumination's The Grinch and the highest grossing comedy film of all time until 2011's The Hangover Part II. It currently has a 67% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. What did Patricia and Arun think of this film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of the Roald Dahl Retrospective, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2020 Sky TV film Roald and Beatrix: The Tale of the Curious Mouse, which is based on the true events of a six year old Roald Dahl and a fifty-six year old Beatrix Potter, the writer behind the Peter Rabbit books. It's 1922 and Roald Dahl's father had recently died from pneumonia. Roald was told by his mother Sofie that he may need to attend boarding school, which he refuses. He runs away from home hoping to meet up with his idol Beatrix Potter. Meanwhile, Beatrix is stressed with her finishing her latest book since her mind is focused on buying land from the Lake District so that her sheep can have the space to roam around. She is also being bombarded by her publisher to change some things to make it friendlier for the children. When the film premiered on Sky TV, it was critically acclaimed. However, similar to Roald Dahl's Esio Trot and Revolting Rhymes, it was released exclusively in the U.K. Is it a good film that respects both Roald Dahl and Beatrix Potter? Did Arun and Patricia like the film? Listen and find out.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of 25 Days of Christmas, Patricia and Carlene discuss about the 1989 action film Die Hard as requested by AOC, the New York Representative. We think. Anyway, the plot focuses on John McClane, an NYPD cop who goes to Los Angeles around Christmas Eve to patch things up with his estranged wife Holly. She is at a Christmas party at her job at the Nakatomi Plaza, but gets interrupted by a terrorist group led by Hans Gruber taking everyone at the building hostage to get $640 million dollars worth of bearer bonds. It's up to John to rescue the hostages, calling the LAPD police, and stopping the terrorists before they are all killed. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Did Patricia and Carlene enjoy the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of 25 Days of Christmas, Patricia and Carlene discuss about the 1965 Christmas special A Charlie Brown Christmas based on the Peanuts comic strips by Charles Schulz. Charlie Brown is unhappy and depressed about Christmas not knowing what it really means. He sees his friends, his sister Sally, and dog Snoopy focusing on the commercialism of Christmas. He asks Lucy for advice and she requests for him to be the director of their school play. What did Patricia and Carlene think of this special? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of 25 Days of Christmas, Patricia and Carlene discuss about the 2020 Netflix exclusive Christmas special Alien Xmas by the Chiodo Brothers. An alien named X is part of an alien race called the Klepts who steal from other planets to survive after their planet became lifeless. He is sent by Supreme Leader Z to go to their next planet, Planet Earth, to steal resources from them. He ends up at the North Pole while they prepare for Christmas. He is accidentally gifted as a doll to a young elf girl named Holly and he starts learning about sharing, giving, and the true meaning of Christmas. Carlene had found this special by accident while watching the other Christmas movies on Netflix. Did she and Patricia like it? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of 25 Days of Christmas, Patricia and Carlene discuss about the 2004 animated film The Polar Express based on the 1985 book by Chris Van Allsburg. A young boy has doubts of whether Santa Claus exists. One Christmas Eve, a large train named The Polar Express, is heading to the North Pole. The young boy decides to enter hoping he would get the answers he was looking for. What did Patricia and Carlene think of the film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of 25 Days of Christmas, Patricia and Carlene discuss about the 2008 animated TV special A Miser Brothers Christmas, a spin-off sequel to the 1974 Rankin/Bass Christmas special The Year Without a Santa Claus. The Miser Brothers are tasked to help Santa make toys and deliver them after being falsely accused of knocking down Santa's sleigh and crashing resulting in him throwing off his back. In reality, their brother North Wind wants to get rid of Santa so that he can rule the North Pole and become the new Santa Claus. What did Patricia and Carlene think of this film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of 25 Days of Christmas, Patricia and Carlene discuss about the 2003 British comedy film Love Actually. Over 10 subplots focusing on multiple characters occur during the last few weeks before Christmas such as the Prime Minister of England falling in love with his secretary, a rock star trying to release a hit Christmas single, a couple who recently got married and the best friend of the groom has a crush on his bride, a man who recently broke up with his cheating girlfriend and travels to France to write his book and falling in love with his Portuguese caretaker, a man who is cheating on his wife with his secretary, and more. What did Patricia and Carlene think of this film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of In Search of the Crystal Skull, Patricia and Arun tackle another theme. This time, it's 90s Christmas movies and they start with the 1994 film Miracle on 34th Street, the remake of the 1947 film of the same name. The Cole's department store hires an old man in the street named Kris Kringle to become their Santa Claus on their Thanksgiving Day parade after firing their previous Santa learning that he was intoxicated during his shift. He becomes so successful as their mall Santa that Cole's rival store Shoppers Express wants to do everything they can to stop their competitor, even willing to sabotage Kris with his claim that he's the real Santa Claus. Cole's director of special events, Dorey Walker, and her daughter Susan don't believe that Kris is the real Santa, but find him welcoming, caring, having a loving personality, and charming. Things get more complicated when Santa assaults a man and is arrested and Susan makes an impossible Christmas wish.   The film received mixed to negative reviews when it premiered in theaters making $46.3 million dollars calling it "inferior" and "unnecessary" since the 1947 version was already a Christmas classic. It currently has a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. What did Patricia and Arun think of the film? Listen and find out.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

In this episode of 25 Days of Christmas, Patricia and Carlene discuss about the 2018 Illumination animated film The Grinch, based on the 1957 book How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss. In the town of Whoville, The Grinch hates Christmas for multiple reasons. He comes with an idea to steal Christmas from the Whos by disguising himself as Santa and grab all the gifts, trees, and food and tossing it away to make them miserable. Meanwhile, Cindy Lou Who wants to capture Santa so that she can make a wish to make her single, hardworking mother happy. What did Patricia and Carlene think of this film? Listen and find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support