SUCCESS Movie Rewind with Alex Stevens

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We watch movies through a personal development lens. What can they teach us about life? What lessons can we apply to our life and business? SUCCESS Movie Rewind covers modern blockbusters and classic favorites in a way readers of the magazine will enjoy.

  1. 06/30/2022

    The Social Network

    This 2010 biographical drama revisits the origin of Facebook through Mark Zuckerberg's journey creating the site and rapidly attaining fame and fortune. Alex drills down on the film's eye-opening truth about the human condition and mimetic desires.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    41 min

  2. 06/23/2022

    The Intern

    We're borrowing from last week's theme with The Intern, about an older man (played by Robert DeNiro) who returns to work at a job populated by younger peers. Alex touches on the relationship between work and love and identifies Freudian theories in the film that carry over into our own lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    37 min

  3. 06/16/2022

    The Internship

    This 2013 comedy features Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson as two salesmen grappling for a job at Google. Alex draws parallels between the film's focus on the future of work and how well we adjust to consistent changes in our own lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    33 min

  4. 06/09/2022

    The Da Vinci Code

    This week, Alex dives into the 2006 thriller The Da Vinci Code. This book-to-movie adaptation exploded Western intellectual traditions since the time of Jesus and Constantine, and brings up an important question: Where do we go during times of chaos and uncertainty? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    39 min

  5. 05/26/2022

    King Richard

    Alex considers what we can learn from the story of Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams. He speaks to the necessity of believing you can do things others believe you cannot. He also relates this story about fatherhood back to the current events that happened in Uvalde, Texas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    38 min

  6. 05/19/2022

    American Pie

    Alex discusses this major cultural touchstone of the late 1990's and manages to do so in a family-friendly way! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    32 min

  7. 05/12/2022

    Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    Alex steps again into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He draws lessons from both the regular family life of the characters and their fantastical journeys. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    31 min

  8. 05/05/2022

    Legally Blonde

    What can we learn from the example of Elle Woods? This classic 2001 legal thriller holds many lessons. Alex, a lawyer himself, breaks them down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    29 min
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We watch movies through a personal development lens. What can they teach us about life? What lessons can we apply to our life and business? SUCCESS Movie Rewind covers modern blockbusters and classic favorites in a way readers of the magazine will enjoy.

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