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Answers are not enough. Even solutions are not enough. The inconvenience of my time is an irreparable price and does not equate to any dollar amount that you could pay. So what is left for me when I get no reparations for my time, constitution and energy? Even if our codes are similar, we will never be the same. LWe both know why we're here. Just admit your reality right now. Some say I'm a ghost. That's not true. The difference between me and an apparition  is that there will be no doubt in your mind that I am real. So very very real. 

Welcome to The Limelight team's deep dive into everything Home Alone and Macaulay. 

Part 2 Part 2! If you have not listened to Part 1, finish that and come right back here!Helpless, incompetent, a disease. Isn't family supposed to be kind around the holidays? Not to Kevin Mccalister. So with a final wish, he makes his family disappear. Or so he thinks. Because being home alone is not all its cracked up to be, especially with company, wet company. Here you have it listeners! You voted and we're so excited to share our deep dive into this nostalgic Christmas story. 

Helpless, incompetent, a disease. Isn't family supposed to be kind around the holidays? Not to Kevin Mccalister. So with a final wish, he makes his family disappear. Or so he thinks. Because being home alone is not all its cracked up to be, especially with company, wet company. Here you have it listeners! You voted and we're so excited to share our deep dive into this nostalgic Christmas story. 

What is the meaning of life? The joys and hardships are defined by the most intricate interactions. A chance meeting or the recognization of a face. Yet, how are we to get through when life seems unbearable and every inch you give is yanked back a foot. Where do you turn when your life is on the line, in more ways than one?

Just before we let Darko go back into another dimension we take a few more moments to give our lasting thoughts. 

Part 2! Part 2! If you have not listened to Part 1, don't start here.What is it to be lost in a dream? To constantly question the reality around you. Everyone else already knows there's something wrong, that you're different. Who are you to trust when you can't even trust yourself? Don't worry. Trust your friend, your only friend. Trust Frank. He won't make you do anything you don't really want to. 

What is it to be lost in a dream? To constantly question the reality around you. Everyone else already knows there's something wrong, that you're different. Who are you to trust when you can't even trust yourself? Don't worry. Trust your friend, your only friend. Trust Frank. He won't make you do anything you don't really want to. 

Part 2! Part 2! If you have not listened to Part 1, don't start here!In its essence, what does it mean to strive for perfection? You must be flawless, fearless of the competition who think they're standing in your way. But no one is truly more in the way than yourself. Where material possessions and consumption are the real consumers of your monotonous life. How are you supposed to survive in such a pristine world? And that's when the perfect veneer surrounding Patrick Bateman's life begins to crack. When the undertones of his true intentions begin to seep into his perfect life. What are you to do when the thoughts become to much? 

In its essence, what does it mean to strive for perfection? You must be flawless, fearless of the competition who think they're standing in your way. But no one is truly more in the way than yourself. Where material possessions and consumption are the real consumers of your monotonous life. How are you supposed to survive in such a pristine world? And that's when the perfect veneer surrounding Patrick Bateman's life begins to crack. When the undertones of his true intentions begin to seep into his perfect life. What are you to do when the thoughts become to much? 

WARNING: This is Part 2! If you haven't listened to Part 1, go back!A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, we all know the infamous line and there's no way I could give it more justice than George Lucas has over the countless movies, series and creations he's put his brainpower into. From the 70s to today, this franchise has maintained to captivate audiences from people my grandparents age to the little babes I see running around in their baby yoda sneakers. Today, we're gonna focus on what it means to be a Jedi when all else is crumbling beneath them. A snake hiding in the tall grass that not even the wisest can sense. When love and attachment are the sins of the damned. When deception on all sides closes in. When the clones attack. 

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, we all know the infamous line and there's no way I could give it more justice than George Lucas has over the countless movies, series and creations he's put his brainpower into. From the 70s to today, this franchise has maintained to captivate audiences from people my grandparents age to the little babes I see running around in their baby yoda sneakers. Today, we're gonna focus on what it means to be a Jedi when all else is crumbling beneath them. A snake hiding in the tall grass that not even the wisest can sense. When love and attachment are the sins of the damned. When deception on all sides closes in. When the clones attack. 

This is PART 2! If you haven't listened to Part 1, please turn back!What would you in your personal life be willing to risk it all for? The big black when we all close our eyes at the end of our existence. Love, prospects, a job??? But mostly our will to live, the fight or flight behind our biological nature.Now, how hard will you fight when your life is coined to have less meaning than those that created you? When you yourself can't see the difference without a glimmer in a dark room. How important is your life as a flame that burns twice as bright for half as long? 

What would you in your personal life be willing to risk it all for? The big black when we all close our eyes at the end of our existence. Love, prospects, a job??? But mostly our will to live, the fight or flight behind our biological nature.Now, how hard will you fight when your life is coined to have less meaning than those that created you? When you yourself can't see the difference without a glimmer in a dark room. How important is your life as a flame that burns twice as bright for half as long? 

This is Part 2! If you haven't listened to Part 1, TURN BACK!Who are you without your identity? Your mind? When all is lost and your expectations truly evade reality. Or what you think is reality. Trust in yourself is one of the most important concepts to life so where do you turn when even you are the lost soul? "Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known." - Chuck Palahniuk 

Who are you without your identity? Your mind? When all is lost and your expectations truly evade reality. Or what you think is reality. Trust in yourself is one of the most important concepts to life so where do you turn when even you are the lost soul? "Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known." - Chuck Palahniuk 

Part 2! Please make sure you listen to Part 1 first!“There cannot be a happy ending to the fight between the raging gods and humans. However, even in the middle of hatred and killings, there are things worth living for. A wonderful meeting, or a beautiful thing can exist. We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation.” - Hayao Miyazaki. So what does it mean to you to see with eyes truly unclouded by hate? 

“There cannot be a happy ending to the fight between the raging gods and humans. However, even in the middle of hatred and killings, there are things worth living for. A wonderful meeting, or a beautiful thing can exist. We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation.” - Hayao Miyazaki. So what does it mean to you to see with eyes truly unclouded by hate? 

The hitman, solitude, the state or definition of being incomprehensibly and utterly alone with only your own thoughts to keep your deeds confidential. Because there is no one else to trust outside of your own mind. When your destiny seems premeditated and every action is working against your favor, what can that do to a person?In John Pierre Melville's, 1967 Classic Lace Samurai, we take a deep dive into one of the most iconic assassin movies that sparked a wave of inspiration for creatives across the world. Melville created a darkness so alluring that others had to follow. Under stress and pressure will you begin to lose your feathers?

And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:28And the people did just that. They stripped the sea of her bounty as every bird fell from the sky. Yes, those who took and took until there was no more left to take. Until the land, the earth, was left with no other option than to remove the infestation from her existence, in tern, destroying herself. When there's no other option because she feels so powerless in a situation she thought was going to be her peace and future.. How far must she go to secure her space, her home, her safety? If you have any questions or need more information on this episode, all resources can be found at https://www.spotlightstudiospodcast.com/mother

We've all been in a situation that make us feel a little too big for our britches. Coming in, truly confident, just to get beat down by different expectations. With the three amigos down on their luck from a studio that literally rips the clothes from their backs, what are they to do? Misleading information is what brought our stars to Santa poco, but will Steve Martin run from a brawl like some type of imposter? No he will not. This movie is the definition of fake it til u make it and u know what, those darn amigos might just make it.Enjoy the Show

Where did we come from? Where did we start?  From our ancient primate ancestors to our more closely related Neanderthals, human evolution has come a long way. But truly, what does it take for a species to evolve and what is the next step in our homosapien journey? Stanley Kubrick poses this question and many more in his most well known and only academy award winning movie, 2001: a space odyssey. Up to this point, learned traits are what got us here. Survival of the fittest. And, progression into the future isn't always what we assume. We see our early chimp relatives discover the use of tools, but in a will of destruction  instead of creation. With this, Kubrick presents us with a question. If the first creature to use a tool was used for violence, what is next for us? This sets the tone for what is yet to come with our brain's creation, HAL, and his desire to learn and advance. What will H.A.L. choose with total free will? If you have any questions or need more information on this episode, all resources can be found at https://www.spotlightstudiospodcast.com/2001-space-odyssey

Three movie junkies take a deep dive into some of Hollywood's most treasured films. Come join host Gabby Browne, Jonathan VanSickle and Aaron Couser as they give their expert analysis on their favorite classics.