Film to Table

Get your booty traps ready. This week we're riding down a nostalgic waterslide as we revisit the 1985 classic, The Goonies! 📽️ Catch the full-length video on our YouTube Channel 👋 Connect with us on Instagram |  @filmtotablepod

This week Michelle & Laura are taking you on a date to the desert. But don't worry, you can leave your white dress and high heels at home, just bring a lasso. There will be snakes. There will be hot archeologists. There will be a lot of confusion about the plot line.  Listen in to Episode 2 of FTT's SoS season, Indy Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark 🐍🐪 📽️ Catch the full-length video on o...

Kicking off the heat of this season in a jungle far, far away. Michelle and Laura swoon over Laura Dern, discuss their fear of toilets, question the film's romantic chemistry (or lack of it), and create the most eclectic dinner party yet. Grab your night vision goggles, green jello, and dinosaur pajamas, and join us for Jurassic Park. 🦖 📽️ Catch the full-length video on our YouTube Channel 👋 Con...

It's almost summer, and that means it's time to hit the drive-in theater and get nostalgic about the blockbuster films that became classics for millennials. In this series, we're exploring six Spielberg masterpieces, with new episodes dropping every week through the end of July. Grab your popcorn and join us and our special guests for movie magic and our most epic dinner parties yet. Episode 1 pre...

In our Season 3 Finale, we're matching up the best fake dating films, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and 10 Things I Hate About You.   Grab your snacks and get ready to chat about the inside of raincoats, prom dresses, cucumber sandwiches and those Dawson's River kids.   👋 Connect with us on Instagram |  @filmtotablepod 📽️ Catch extra clips on our  YouTube Channel 🎟️ Watch full episodes + support t...

In a season dedicated to love, we did not anticipate a plot twist that is the argument that breaks out in this episode. In this week's pairing, we're chatting (disagreeing) about two films set in the 1940s: The Notebook and Casablanca. Join Laura and Michelle as they try to convince one another that one of these two movies deserves all its accolades. Be sure to tell us where you stand. Don't be a...

Two chefs, two love triangles, and one very big hoe. In this week's matchup, we're chatting about 1954's Sabrina and the 2009 Nancy Meyers delight, It's Complicated. Join Laura and Michelle for a conversation about the two films, but mostly about chocolate croissants. 👋 Connect with us on Instagram |  @filmtotablepod 📽️ Catch extra clips on our  YouTube Channel 🎟️ Watch full episodes + support th...

What does a 1989 movie about people trying to find love in New York City have to do with a 2022 Norwegian film about a girl who can't make up her mind? In our Season 3 premiere, we've matched two romantic stories we think make the perfect pairing:  When Harry Met Sally and The Worst Person in the World . Join Laura, Michelle, and special guest host Matt for a conversation about love, friendship, c...

We're wrapping up our holiday series with a film that is extra special to our family. Join Michelle, Laura, and special guest Lisa to discuss the costumes, the music, Victorian homes, several Lons, and all the snow people. We hope you'll have yourself a very merry Christmas. May your holiday suit not be locked up at the dry cleaners. Share your thoughts, favorite lines, and dinner party combinatio...

We hope you didn't pack tropical because this week, we're headed to Chicago to cover one of our childhood's lesser-known and underappreciated holiday films. In this special bonus episode, we brought in experts Thomas and Corey to help break down the best parts and perhaps convince you that this movie wins the franchise. Rev up your toy cars and join us to discuss Home Alone 3. Share your thoughts,...

Is there a holiday movie more quintessential than White Christmas? In this episode, Michelle gushes over her love of musicals, Laura attempts to open a nightclub, while we both rally to bring back cigarettes and post-dinner coffees. Join us for all of the sparkle, the singing, and of course, the snow. Share your thoughts, favorite lines, and dinner party combinations by connecting with us on Insta...

In a Film to Table first, we're talking about a film both of us have not seen and probably do not want to see again. This week we're chatting about the 1996 classic(?) Jingle All the Way, but mostly mall culture, growing up in the 90s, and our fear of ball pits. Put some sugar cookies in the oven, grab your headphones and join us! Share your thoughts, favorite lines, and dinner party combinations...

It's hard to believe it has been 19 years (or is it 20 — we'll get into it), since the charming Love Actually sparkled on the big screen for the first time. In the first episode of the holiday season Laura and Michelle discuss the joys and sorrows of the last great Christmas rom-com and do their best to hobble together dinner parties with limited resources. Grab your headphones, a cup of tea and a...

Since everything starts and ends with Tom Hanks, we could think of no better way to conclude Season 1 than with the *enchanting* 1998 rom-com, You've Got Mail. Pour yourself a cup of nervous coffee or tea with honey(?) and join us for a conversation about New York in the Fall, the genius of Nora Ephron, and caviar garnish. Share your thoughts, favorite lines, and dinner party combinations by conne...

The Chinese food may be terrible, but the grits are flowing this week as we head to Beechum County, Alabama, where we encounter a judge who's aching to put us in jail, an idiot who wants to fight us for two hundred dollars, slaughtered pigs, giant loud whistles, no sleep in five days, no money, a dress code problem, and a little murder case which in the balance holds the lives of two innocent kids...

We've fashioned our side ponytails and are slowly raising our fists just below our chins in hopes that we'll be accepted into The Happy Hands Club. Grab your laminated name tags and join Laura, Michelle, and special guest, film critic Dom for a chat about Napoleon Dynamite. Share your thoughts, favorite lines, and dinner party combinations by connecting with us on Instagram:  @filmtotablepod .

Fresh off a visit to London, Laura returns with thoughts on tea time, butlers, and robust merlots. Meanwhile, we learn that Michelle has an affinity for bougie summer camps and is a Meredith Blake apologist. Join the girls for a discussion about Nancy Meyers's ICONIC remake of The Parent Trap. Share your thoughts, favorite lines, and dinner party combinations by connecting with us on Instagram:  @...

They got cameras, they got watches, they got locks, they got timers, they got vaults! Travel with us to Las Vegas as we revisit the 2001 remake of Ocean's Eleven. Share your thoughts, favorite lines, and dinner party combinations by connecting with us on Instagram:  @filmtotablepod .

Travel back to 932 AD with us as we ride through Medieval England armed with coconuts and our trusty servant, Patsy. This week, we're joined by special guest Dad as we revisit family favorite Monty Python and the Holy Grail.  Share your thoughts, favorite lines, and dinner party combinations by connecting with us on Instagram: @filmtotablepod .  

Grab a quarter for the pay phone because Ferris Bueller's on line two! This week we're joined by Laura's friend and movie aficionado, Thomas, as we discuss 80s culture, the film's unique use of music, our favorite scene, and our mutual love of Oreos. Share your thoughts, favorite lines, and dinner party combinations by connecting with us on Instagram @filmtotablepod .

Of our mountain of family favorite films, Mrs. Doubtfire sits on the pinnacle. We remembered the quotes and the comedy, but there was so much that we missed as kids. Plug in for a discussion about revisiting this movie through the eyes of an adult. As always, we close the episode with our dinner party segment as we host characters from the movie. Can Michelle impress a couple of B and B designers?...

Welp. When we sat down to discuss a cozy film about weddings, we were not expecting the conversation to veer into breakups, societal pressures, and assassins. Join us as we revisit Nancy Meyers' Father of the Bride and share your thoughts. Do you, too, yearn for Nina Banks' floral arranging skills? What are your opinions on the effectiveness of voiceovers? What meal would you serve to acclaimed, p...

Are there movies you've been primed to love? In this episode, Laura and Michelle ponder if exposure to 1960s music predisposed them to instantly adore this 1996 film. They also discuss the genius of Tom Hanks' writing, Laura's run-ins with That Thing You Do! cast members, and share in a strong desire to dine at the iconic Villapianos. Plug in and join us for the first of our family favorites. For...

Join us at the premiere! In this episode, you'll learn what to expect from Film to Table and hear clips from our Season 1 lineup. Can you name all ten movies featured in the trailer? COMING SOON Episode 1 airs on September 20th.  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Please subscribe, rate, and review us wherever you listen to podcasts. Connect with us on Instagram @filmtotablepod