Revolutionary Road

Reuniting the Titanic team of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet (not to mention Kathy Bates) was something audiences had wanted for more than a decade. Maybe they didn't expect another doomed romance that was also bleak and sad. Revolutionary Road is about middle-class ennui, quiet desperation and the cruelty of hope. And the stars are terrific playing unextraordinary people yearning for something else, even if everybody keeps poo-pooing their plan to move to Paris. Director Sam Mendes' movie was a disappointment at the box office and it didn't get a wealth of Oscar nominations either. The film ages well though...maybe more if you're a certain age. Ryan's solo show talks about how a 50+-year-old can relate better to the themes than his 34-year-old self could. The flick isn't fun, but it's very well done...and Winslet has rarely been better. So before your wife screams at you to leave her alone during a vicious argument, pour yet another glass of alcohol as you drink in the 681st episode here on Have You Ever Seen. Sparkplug Coffee would have been a fantastic addition to the cupboards of well-to-do folks such as these back in the '50s. It didn't exist yet...but it does now. And you can get a onetime 20% discount by using our "HYES" promo code. The website is "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". Subscribe to Have You Ever Seen in your podcast app. Soon we'll be back to Friday shows, so you'll get even more listening content. Subscribe on YouTube too (@hyesellis in the search bar on that site). Rate us, review us, comment on the 'Tube, share, you know the routine. And offer us your own thoughts about the films we review. On social media we're @moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis on Elon's echo chamber and ryan-ellis and bevellisellis on Bluesky. Our email address is "[email protected]".