What are some of the best movies that avoid the sequel trap?

It's the 259th episode of the WhoDatJedi podcast! This week, your hosts -- Aaron Svoboda (@aaronsvoboda.bsky.social), Alfredo Narvaez (@nolafredo.bsky.social) and Dave Gladow (@davegladow.bsky.social) -- talk about their favorite non-franchise films. They acknowledge upfront Star Wars' culpability in the current state of Hollywood -- in which everything seems to be a sequel or remake -- before turning their attention to their favorite movies that don't fall into that trap. Whether they're classics from an earlier age that avoided our current sequel-laden landscape, or they're modern greats that somehow navigated avoiding those trappings, here are some of the best movies that don't try to get you to buy the next big thing. They stand on their own merits. Listen on Podbean, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Pandora, Tune In + Alexa, Amazon Music/Audible, iHeartRadio, and follow us on Bluesky, Twitter & Facebook!  If you like what you hear, be sure to click that follow button and leave us a positive review!  Read more of Fredo's musings here. Read more of Dave's musings here. Song credit: Far, Far Away (Star Wars Jazz), by the Swamp Donkeys Check them out on Apple Music! -- Related: Maul: Shadow Lord to pull from George Lucas’ sequel treatise