Dinner With a Movie

We eat meatloaf and oatmeal with raisins before discussing Blue Valentine. The exploration of the good and bad behavior and personality traits in the film may be too intense to be entertaining. The slow heartbreak throughout the film explores the control and manipulation in a relationship. Are there sides that we gravitate to based on our own biases, or is everyone just messed up? We may be able t...

We gather here today for some catfish and cornbread before discussing Sinners (2025). Nothing is perfect in this world and this film is no exception, but we find that the good outweighs the bad in this case. The acting, cinematography, choreography, sets, and music really make this movie shine. We confess that we have saved this movie to our favorites.

Your favorite bully, loner, and nerd gather to eat a well-balanced lunch of sushi, sandwiches, chocolate chip cookies, Cap’n Crunch sandwiches, chips, and apple juice before discussing  The Breakfast Club . This is a film that every high school kid should watch. We could do without the running in the halls and the unwarranted makeover of the Goth girl. Our “old age” has taught us to walk gently an...

We summon up some pancakes, bacon, and sausage before digging into The Conjuring (2013). The film and its successful spinoffs are an entertaining spin on the events that they are “based on.” Does that make a story more or less believable? For a group of non-believers, we find the shots and some of the story elements deserve praise. We’ll plan ahead next time and invite the Warrens and Bathsheba to...

We escape to another planet to eat Spam, sauces, and macaroons before discussing  Mickey 17 . Is this another Bong hit or pass? The premise of Mickey’s lab rat-like existence is troubling yet thoughtful. Robert Pattison is incredible as all Mickey’s one through eighteen. Although the film captures the insanity and stupidity of today’s politics, it may be a little too preachy for some and could lea...

What do you get when you watch and you eat? Dinner with a Movie is our favorite treat! You guessed it. We’re discussing Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory after we eat tomato soup, roast beef, blueberry pie, and chocolate eggs. This romp through a psychopath’s factory is full of friendly deathtraps for naughty children. Because we’re good boys at DWAM, we can keep bringing you our golden-ticket...

C’mon and have some cheese wrapped in salami and ice cream before we discuss C’mon C’mon. This voyage through mental health and parenting is guided by a kid with an old soul. Brandon isn’t bothered by Joaquin Phoenix and Jose isn’t bothered by Woody Norman so this movie is a pleasant surprise for Blake. Join us for another adventure, C’mon.

We kindly eat cheese pizza before discussing  Be Kind Rewind . Jack Black and Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) lead a great team of friends making movies and creating a community. This episode takes us on a nostalgic journey of the not-so-distant past when we were making films and memories in college. We all find the film charming after we get past the confusing beginning and the emergence of Magnetic Jerry a...

In an attempt to bring you content with more substance, we eat roast chicken, shrimp, eggs, and Diet Coke before discussing  The Substance . Is it a comedy or horror? Is it good or bad? Is it real or a dream? We have no idea, but we have a good time trying to figure out what is going on. Like the Diet Coke, Blake and Jose may have drunk some of the substance and Brandon is having none of it.

Hey, Superstars! Get on the bus. We’re headed to the biblical time of Israel in the seventies to eat cucumber, bell peppers, onions, bread, grapes, and drink a little wine before we discuss  Jesus Christ Superstar  (1974). We all agree that you need multiple watches of the movie to understand what the hell is going on at the beginning and end. We disagree on the need to know the greatest story eve...

LOOK OUT! Your friendly neighborhood Dinnermen are at it again when we eat Cup of Noodles, cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole, and Dr. Pepper before we discuss  Spiderman  (the Tobey Maguire one). This movie is a great watch if you aren’t paying too much attention to the strange relationships and underdeveloped characters. We agree that Willem Dafoe is wonderful as Norman Osborn and could pos...

There you are, listener! This week, we eat hot dogs and colorful cupcakes before discussing  Hook  (1991). Captain Hook and Smee steal the show and Peter’s children. This would be a great movie about the gay power couple named after the fabulous captain. Alas, it’s loosely about Peter’s need to become a better father. The film has some moments of endearment mixed in with nonconsensual kisses and s...

We’re back in the Colosseum to eat bread, olive oil, grapes, and pomegranate before discussing  Gladiator II  (2024). Is this a better film than the original or a less effective carbon copy that no one needed? Lucius’s unwarranted change from revenge to forgiveness makes the film shallow while the inclusion of a Colosseum naval battle, even with sharks, makes it spectacular. Macrinus’s deception o...

We’re off on another pirate adventure this week when we eat crab, coconut water, melon, pineapple, and apple before discussing  Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest  (2006). The addition of Elizabeth thirsting for Jack’s pirate booty is out of character for a person who just had her wedding to Will Turner ruined. There may be too much silly sword-fighting in the film, but Bootstrap Bill and...

We were looking for a good dinner to have with a movie and stumbled upon kimchi gumbo and  Searching  (2018). Everyone becomes a suspect in this story full of twists, turns, and dead ends that have you on the edge of your seat up until the final reveal. John Cho and Debra Messing are brilliant. It’s a little cliché in places, but a suspenseful ride that’ll make you want to turn the car around and...

We take a ride to a galaxy far, far away to eat sushi and talk about  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story . Is this the best Star Wars movie? We think it is. It has everything from a smart-assed droid to a non-Jedi blind guy. A couple of CGI cameos and misplaced droids brings it down, but just like the Death Star nothing’s perfect. The prequel that nobody asked for delivers the hope for the Star Wars uni...

We eat some grocery store deli food and discuss the movie  Funny People  (2009) this week. Is it nostalgic brilliance or a half-acted mess? We’ll let you decide. One thing we can agree on is that the love story part of the film drags on way too long. With too many comedian cameos to count, this film may be an ode to the past that Judd Apatow thinks is funny more than the audience does.

We took a break from the jar this week to watch something new. Was it a joke or was it  Joker: Folie a Deux ? The world didn’t need another jukebox musical or another Joker movie, so we decided it was more of a gag than a movie. What didn’t make us gag was the talent of the actors and their ability to make something from the lackluster writing. That wasn’t enough to get high praise from us. We hav...

This week, we are taking a ride down the river Nile as we eat Mediterranean food, possibly with bugs, and discuss  The Mummy  (1999). We are in love with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz as much as Imhotep is in love with Anck Su Namun. This film is full of entertainment if you can get over the ability to teleport to and from locations with ease and silly effects that may be as cool as a face in a...

Papa, can you hear us? We eat some unburnt fish and baked apple before discussing the movie  Yentl . This musical, with songs sung only by the title character, is an anthem for feminism and women’s rights. The stars shine brightly in this film, especially with Mandy Patinkin’s full moon out for everyone to see.

After some well-deserved time off we gathered at the beginning of the school year to eat some trash pizza and discuss  Monsters University . In this prequel to  Monsters Inc ., we get to know Mike and Sulley a little better and find out why they’re such a good team for churning out power for Big Scream. Although it doesn’t have Boo, it has a college feel all its own. Like Mike and Sulley, your col...

We lock ourselves inside separate rooms and eat birthday cake, peanut butter toast, cereal, milk, and grapes before we discuss  Room . We make it perfectly clear that this movie is not to be confused with the movie  The Room .  When we began the podcast, we only knew small movies and dinners, but now we’re almost four and we know great movies and dinners. This is a truly great movie that we all ag...

We surrender after being “accidentally” left in Shanghai where we’re forced to eat potatoes, eggs, chocolate, butter biscuits, and milk before discussing  Empire of the Sun . Blake finally gets a film about a boy’s loss of innocence. We’re grateful that we didn’t have to watch any of our friends die trying to cut a mango for us.

We go undercover this week in Boston to eat croissants, cold cuts, and cranberry juice before we discuss  The Departed . Everyone’s a rat in this entertaining Scorsese film, but we’re left to answer some big questions. Does everyone in Boston have a bad Boston accent? What’s in Billy’s envelope? Is Colin a repressed gay man? Who is Madolyn’s baby daddy? We try to get to the bottom of what’s going...

After speaking with the Bobfather, we cover ourselves with magic and sparkly dust and eat a dirty lunch of sushi, French fries, dates, baby dill pickles, gummy worms, and chocolate chip cookies before discussing  Rugrats in Paris: The Movie . Where is the adult supervision of all these babies running unaccompanied around a foreign amusement park and city? Chuckie’s adventure to find a new mommy th...