Episode 8: Movies are BACK! (ft. Carl Evans)

Join your host Justin Stillmaker for Connect The Dots, a brand new Network Podcast, as he talks about the love/hate relationship between art, money, and more. Justin starts off by asking the important questions: what the hell is going on at Reddit? With most search engines now rendered useless by algorithm manipulation, how and why has Reddit secured its place as a reliable online source? Today, Justin is joined by pop culture aficionado and CEO of The Hope For Us Network, Carl Evans! The two talk about mental health, action films, and this week’s subgenre: Taken Knock-offs. Films like The Equalizer (2014), John Wick (2014), and You Were Never Really Here (2017).The winner of art this week? MOVIES! With the critical and box office successes of Barbie (2023), Oppenheimer (2023), and Talk To Me (2023), the film and creative industry seems alive and well! Could movies be the solution to our streaming rut?To end the episode, Justin shares some unique recommendations for your film and TV viewing pleasure.Connect The Dots will air every other Thursday at 6 PM CST from The Network Twitch Channel: twitch.tv/hopeforusnetwork so be sure to follow and subscribe for more!