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Drop Dead Gorgeous is a 1999 American satirical mockumentary black comedy film directed by Michael Patrick Jann and written by Lona Williams. It stars Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin, Kirsten Dunst and Denise Richards, along with Brittany Murphy, Allison Janney and Amy Adams in her film debut. The film follows a small town beauty pageant and the fierce, deadly lengths the contestants will take to secu...

Under the Tuscan Sun is a 2003 American romantic comedy-drama written, produced, and directed by Audrey Wells and starring Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan, and Raoul Bova. We'd love your support! Subscribe, rate and review us, and share the episode with someone you know. popcornmoms.com IG: @popcornmoms Music and logo by Sean Andrews:  stillavenue.com Topics include: 00:00 Exploring Under th...

What's Your Number? is a 2011 American romantic comedy directed by Mark Mylod, starring Anna Faris and Chris Evans. Written by Gabrielle Allan and Jennifer Crittenden, the film is based on Karyn Bosnak's book 20 Times a Lady. We'd love your support! Subscribe, rate and review us, and share the episode with someone you know. popcornmoms.com IG: @popcornmoms Music and logo by Sean Andrews:  stillave...

Second in our series of rom-coms and romantic movies! Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 romantic comedy directed by Nora Ephron. It stars Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman, Ross Malinger, and Rob Reiner. The film also features Rosie O'Donnell, Gaby Hoffmann, Victor Garber, Rita Wilson, Barbara Garrick, and Carey Lowell.  In the episode, we mention John Hutman's video , "Sleepless In Seattle | Designe...

First in our series of rom-coms and romantic movies! This week, we discuss Intolerable Cruelty, a 2003 American romantic comedy directed, co-written and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film stars George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer, Edward Herrmann, Paul Adelstein, Richard Jenkins, and Billy Bob Thornton. When high-profile divorce lawyer Miles Massey, fam...

This week, we discuss Monkey Man, the 2024 revenge action thriller directed, produced, co-written and starring Dev Patel. We'd love your support! Subscribe, rate and review us, and share the episode with someone you know. popcornmoms.com IG: @popcornmoms Music and logo by Sean Andrews:  stillavenue.com * Topics include: 00:00 Introduction to Monkey Man 04:28 Dev Patel's Directorial Debut 08:37 Axe...

Atomic Blonde is a 2017 spy action thriller film directed by David Leitch based on a graphic novel called The Coldest City by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart. The film stars Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, and Toby Jones. We'd love your support! Subscribe, rate (5 stars) and review us, and share the episode with someone you know. popcornmoms.c...

This week, Popcorn Moms talks about the  black comedy action-thriller One Battle After Another (2025), directed by  Paul Thomas Anderson. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti. This is the second (and last) of two episodes covering movies nominated at the 2026 Academy Awards. It is nominated for 13 Oscars. Like all our episodes, thi...

This week, Popcorn Moms talks about the sports comedy-drama film Marty Supreme (2025), directed by Josh Safdie, It stars Timothée Chalamet as table tennis player Marty Mauser, as well as Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara, and Fran Drescher.  This is the first of two episodes covering movies nominated at the 2026 Academy Awards. It is nominated for nine Oscar...

This week, Popcorn Moms talks about the spy thriller Black Bag (2025), directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page, and Pierce Brosnan. Topics include: 00:00 Intro 04:09 The music didn't work 06:13 Spy thriller meets stage play 07:38 Marriage metaphors 07:59 Caring about characters, or not 11:21 The big revea...

This week, Popcorn Moms talks about the historical drama Marie Antoinette (2006), directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman. Topics include: 00:00 Intro 02:57 Music and Soundtrack 08:16 All About Louis XVI 10:24 Marie and Louis Make A Good Team, But Bad Rulers 15:42 Are They Brave, Stupid, or Clueless? 23:11 Influence and Limitations of Women in Power 25:22 This is...

This week, Popcorn Moms talks about the military legal drama A Few Good Men (1992), directed by Rob Reiner and starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore. We didn't plan for our first episode to be a Rob Reiner film, since we recorded this before his passing, but we hope our genuine praise for this movie honors him. RIP, you legend. Topics include: 00:00 Introduction and Movie Selection 0...