Poppin' Cinema with JoeMama & Friends

Send us Fan Mail In honor of Hayao Miyazaki winning the Best Animated Feature Oscar for "The Boy and the Heron" I introduce my friend John to one of his earlier - and most well-known - works, "My Neighbor Totoro."

Send us Fan Mail Recorded before the Oscars, I introduced Tyler to the Martin Scorsese epic "Killers of the Flower Moon" and we have a deep discussion about its many themes and performances.

Send us Fan Mail Join me as I introduce my co-host Tyler to the fantastical Yorgos Lanthimos' directed fantasy/comedy "Poor Things," with all its lavish production designs and career-best performances by Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo.

Send us Fan Mail Join me and my best friend Paul on his first podcast episode as we discuss our favorite topic - the Academy Awards! We'll talk about some of our favorite past winners, those nominated who should've won, and talk a little about the upcoming Academy Awards!

Send us Fan Mail Join my friends Michelle and Kevin as I introduce them to "Bodies Bodies Bodies" and we discuss different topics from the film ranging from frienemies to the toxicity of social media in our lives.

Send us Fan Mail For the second week of my couples' month, I welcome married couple Heather and James as I introduce them to one of my all-time favorite movies, "Everything Everywhere All at Once." Did they enjoy it as much as I did? Listen to find out!

Send us Fan Mail In honor of Valentine's month, I welcome couples as I introduce them both to a movie they haven't seen. For this first week I welcome Jennine and Brandon as they watch "Lady Bird" and we discuss - among other things - the unique relationship between daughter and mother.

Send us Fan Mail Find out if my friend Shawn has the stomach to handle "The Human Centipede," one of the most disturbing movies in recent history.

Send us Fan Mail This week I introduce Tyler to my favorite movie of 2024, "The Holdovers". Does he feel the same? Listen to find out!

Send us Fan Mail I saw 134 films that were released in 2023 both in theaters and streaming, and I ranked them all from worst to first. While the ones in the middle I just mention, I go into detail on my ten best and ten worst of the year, so if you want to know what was great and what was terrible, listen up!

Send us Fan Mail Join my co-host Tyler and I as we discuss the best and worst movies we saw together in 2023 - not necessarily those released that year, but ones we saw in 2023.

Send us Fan Mail In honor of the 50th anniversary of "The Exorcist" I showed this classic to Tyler for the first time and have an interesting discussion about it afterward.

Send us Fan Mail Enjoy my last "gift" to you for 2023 as I introduce Tyler to the psychological thriller "The Gift" starring Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall and Joel Edgerton!

Send us Fan Mail As you finalize your crazy Christmas shopping, be sure to not find yourself stuck in the mall after hours - or you might not make it out alive! I introduce my friend Dave to the classic cheese-fest 80s horror film "Chopping Mall."

Send us Fan Mail Tis the season for some holiday horror, and this week I introduce my co-host Tyler to the epically bad cult 1997 classic "Jack Frost."

Send us Fan Mail Tis the season to introduce my friends to Christmas films they haven't seen! For this first week of December I'm introducing the classic Christmas horror "Black Christmas" to my friend Chris as we discuss the movie afterward!

Send us Fan Mail For this last week of November my co-host Tyler and I share the ten films we're thankful for!

Send us Fan Mail  All November I'm bringing on friends to share the ten films that they're most thankful for, culminating in the last week of November where I reveal my personal ten films I'm thankful for along with my co-host Tyler. This third week I welcome my friends Hayden and Samwise who share their unique cinematic styles as they reveal the ten films they're thankful for.

Send us Fan Mail All November I'm bringing on friends to share the ten films that they're most thankful for, culminating in the last week of November where I reveal my personal ten films I'm thankful for along with my co-host Tyler. This second week I welcome my friend Michelle who shares her unique cinematic style as she reveals the ten films she's thankful for.

Send us Fan Mail All November I'm bringing on friends to share the ten films that they're most thankful for, culminating in the last week of November where I reveal my personal ten films I'm thankful for along with my co-host Tyler. This first week I welcome my friend Mario who shares his wealth of cinematic knowledge as he reveals the ten films he's thankful for.

Send us Fan Mail Happy Halloween! For this special episode I brought in four great friends as we discuss our favorite horror movies spanning decades, subgenres, actors, directors, and more! We also will give our Horror Movie Draft Pick where you can pick who has the best lineup in the Poppin' Cinema Facebook Group Page!

Send us Fan Mail   Join myself and my friend Hayden as we give our personal rankings on the entire "A Nightmare on Elm Street" film franchise and take deep dives into each film to give you enough time to enjoy them before the big Halloween night! 

Send us Fan Mail  Join myself and my friend Zak as we give our personal rankings on the entire "Halloween" film franchise and take deep dives into each film to give you enough time to enjoy them before the big Halloween night!

Send us Fan Mail Join myself and my friend Josh as we discuss all things "Friday the 13th" ahead of the unofficial holiday! We rank the entire franchise, talk about the most memorable deaths and discuss the different final girls! 

Send us Fan Mail The beginning of Halloween month I give my personal recommendations for horror movies from Hulu, Max, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, and Prime. Ten movies from each streamer in order.