So Many Sequels: A Movie Podcast

• A Very Jonas Christmas: Surprisingly Fun at Times

  It’s officially So Many Santas season, and the So Many Sequels crew kicks things off with one of the first new holiday releases of the year: A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025). The Jonas Brothers return to Disney with a short, silly, self-aware Christmas road-trip musical that feels like a home movie stitched together with music videos.Josh, Garrett, and David break down the movie’s Planes, Trains & Automobiles–style premise, the surprisingly stacked supporting cast (Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Chloe Bennet, Randall Park, Billy Lourd, and Will Ferrell), and whether the brothers’ self-parody actually works. There’s praise for the comedy bits, debate over the overproduced music, and a lot of discussion about what makes this movie charming… and what keeps it from being a true Christmas classic.Is this one for super fans only, or does it have enough laughs for casual viewers?🎄 Subscribe, leave a review, and tell us if this is going into your annual holiday rotation.

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• Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Funny, Frustrating, Classic

  Is Planes, Trains and Automobiles a perfect Thanksgiving classic — or just brilliantly annoying?In this Food & Family Month finale, the crew revisits John Hughes’ 1987 travel-from-hell comedy and wrestles with why it still works… even when it absolutely shouldn’t.Steve Martin’s tightly wound Neil Page and John Candy’s relentlessly cheerful Del Griffith make for one of movie comedy’s most iconic odd couples — but does the sentiment earn its landing? We break down:Why the movie still feels painfully relatable decades laterThe infamous “I Like Me” speech — and whether it’s earnedThat all-time car rental rant (yes, that one)How John Hughes builds comedy like a series of sketchesWhy the ending hits harder than we expected🍿 If you love Thanksgiving movies, road-trip comedies, or just watching two comedians drive each other insane, this one’s for you.👉 Follow So Many Sequels on your favorite podcast app, leave us a review, and join the conversation on social. Your book club for movies rolls on.

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• Netflix Still Hates Theaters (And Wicked Proves Them Wrong)

  Hollywood keeps insisting the future is streaming… so why does Wicked: For Good keep torching box office records? This week, the movie industry’s contradictions are impossible to ignore — and Netflix might be the worst offender.If you love movies and the conversation around them, follow So Many Sequels wherever you listen. Leave a review, subscribe on YouTube, and keep the conversation going with us online.somanysequels.com00:00 – Intro & what we’ve been watching01:00 – Pixar’s Elio (troubled release, solid movie)02:00 – Kevin James, Nobody 2, and wasted sequels05:15 – Wicked: For Good reactions (Act 2 problems?)12:20 – Comedy is back? (The Naked Gun)15:45 – Horror still works (The Conjuring: Last Rites)19:00 – Netflix vs theaters & Wake Up Dead Man frustration26:10 – Letterboxd launches a digital video rental store30:45 – Weekend box office breakdown33:00 – Final thoughts & industry outlook

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• Thanksgiving Leftovers: Stranger Things, Wake Up Dead Man & More!

  Thanksgiving leftovers, holiday haze, and a whole lot of screen time—this week we’re unpacking what we watched after the big meal.Everything from a Stranger Things rewatch and a November movie binge to a spoiler-free look at Wake Up Dead Man. We even have sports with a college football breakdown and a look at Disney’s massive Zootopia 2 opening.What leftovers did YOU watch this week?

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• Willy Wonka: Food Meets Family

  For Food & Family Month, the So Many Sequels crew unwraps one of the strangest and most iconic family films of all time, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971). Gene Wilder delivers one of cinema’s most unpredictable performances, and we break down why his version of Wonka is still the gold standard of chaotic candy moguls.From unsettling tunnel boat rides to bratty children meeting VERY questionable fates, we revisit the film’s dark humor, musical numbers, and the surprisingly emotional heart at its center. The guys share their childhood memories of the movie, debate Wilder vs. Depp vs. Chalamet, and explore how the film became both a cult classic and a meme factory.It’s nostalgic, bizarre, deliciously weird, and the perfect pick for Food & Family Month.🍫 Subscribe, leave a review, and tell us which candy room you’d explore first!

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