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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

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In 1988, Tim Burton released Beetlejuice. It was a hilarious horror/comedy film about a recently deceased family disgusted by a new living family moving into their home. They hire a ghoul, Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton), to scare the family away.

Almost 40 years later, Tim Burton and Michael Keaton return to the world of Beetlejuice. That same family is now in need of Beetlejuice’s help. Winona Ryder returns as Lydia Deetz, along with Catherine O’Hara as her mother, Delia. Joining the family is Jenna Ortega as Astrid Deetz, Lydia’s daughter. 

Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder as their Beetlejuice characters. Woman in a black dress and a man in a pin-striped suit

This time around in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Delia, Lydia, and Astrid return to Winter River. Delia’s husband has passed away. The trio now has to tie up loose ends on the family estate. That is until Astrid opens a portal to the other side…  Read more...

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Inside Out 2

A Reel Leadership Article

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

Disney and Pixar bring us back to the world of Riley (Kensington Tallman), a young girl with a whole world of emotions. If you remember the first Inside Out movie, you will remember her journey of coming to terms with her conflicting emotions.

In Inside Out 2, Riley’s original emotions return. We’re treated to the likes of:

  • Joy (Amy Poehler)
  • Anger (Lewis Black)
  • Sadness (Phyllis Smith)
  • Fear (Tony Hale)
  • Disgust (Liza Lapira)

Joy (a blue-haired woman) and Anxiety (a creature with a worried expression) with colored balls behind them. Scene from Inside Out 2.

These emotions are pushed out as 13-year-old Riley hits puberty. New emotions arrive and begin to create havoc in her life. These new emotions are:  Read more...

  • Anxiety (Maya Hawke)
  • Envy (Ayo Edebiri)
  • Embarrassment (Paul Walter Hauser)
  • Ennui (Adèle Exarchopoulos)
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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Shazam! Fury Of The Gods

A Reel Leadership Article

My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book.

The much-anticipated sequel to the 2019 film Shazam! opened recently. Shazam! Fury Of The Gods brings just as much fun to the theaters as the original film. The film continues Billy Batson’s (Asher Angel) journey as the boy who says SHAZAM! and is turned into a superhero (Zachary Levi).

Critics have panned the movie. I think they don’t understand the point of film at times. Sure, Reel Leadership looks at the leadership aspect of movies, but movies can also entertain. They take us to a place we couldn’t go to before. Shazam! Fury Of The Gods brings us a lot of fun, laughs, and smiles throughout.

Go into the movie expecting to have fun, and you will. You can also go to the movie expecting to come out a better leader.  Read more...