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Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Do the Right Thing

The Movie: Do the Right Thing (1989)

One Sentence Plot Summary: It’s a hot summer day in a Brooklyn neighborhood, and the rising temperatures serve as a metaphor for the rising racial tensions gripping the area.

Pantheon Plus – Road Trippin’: A Goofy Movie

Jerome and Brian get a little goofy this week as they continue their month of road trips. They review a Disney movie that’s a bit of a cult classic among people of a certain age. How much scrutiny does the movie actually hold up to?

Pantheon Plus – Road Trippin’: Tommy Boy

Jerome and Brian talk about what has become a cult classic in the comedy realm, Tommy Boy. It’s Chris Farley and David Spade at the peak of their powers. Find out what holds up after 20 years and what doesn’t.

Pantheon Plus – Road Trippin’: Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Jerome and Brian are hitting the road this month as they discuss a series of “road trips” that mostly go terribly wrong but is about the friends made along the way.

In this case, Steve Martin and John Candy become friends and are stars of a Thanksgiving classic. Get on your favorite plane, train, or automobile (maybe even a bus) and enjoy our discussion of this film.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Palm Springs

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The Movie: Palm Springs (2020)

One Sentence Plot Summary: The time-loop movie gets a glam up as two people fall in love and realize just being a good person won’t get you out.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: The Princess Bride

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The Movie: The Princess Bride (1987)

One Sentence Plot Summary: Westley truly loves Buttercup and overcomes villainy, an evil prince, and even death to show it.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Beverly Hills Cop

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The Movie: Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

One Sentence Plot Summary: Eddie Murphy becomes a star in an action comedy that became one of the biggest genres of the 1980s and 1990s.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Ghostbusters (1984)

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The Movie: Ghostbusters (1984)

One Sentence Plot Summary: There’s something strange going on in a lot of New York neighborboods, and there’s only one group you can call: Three comedy legends and poor Ernie Hudson.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Lost in Translation

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The Movie: Lost in Translation (2003)

One Sentence Plot Summary: An older man builds a non-romantic connection with a much younger women, and it works because Bill Murray and Scarlett Johanssen are really good actors.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Scrooged

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The Movie: Scrooged (1988)

One Sentence Plot Summary: Frank Cross learns the true meaning of Christmas and about intergenerational trauma in Black America.