The Steam Room Film Podcast

What makes a movie garbage? What makes it delicious? What makes it delicious garbage? If you've wondered that at any point before or since reading this episode's title then this episode is for you! We will be debating definitions for the delicious garbage category, reviewing the Party Test, and most importantly, listing movies that fall into and out of this category. This is an unhinged...

"We just recorded the podcast about the Kessel Run in 2 hours!" *Wookiee noise* "Not if you round down!" Happy Mandalorian And Grogu release day everyone! To celebrate the release of the first Star Wars movie in seven years we're reviewing the only Star Wars movie we haven't already covered, the controversial yet forgotten Solo A Star Wars Story. Since it's the f...

In 2001 a toy company decided to turn Barbie into a movie star, and from there they made not one, not two, not three, but THIRTY SEVEN animated Barbie movies. In today's episode we at the Steam Room Film podcast take a look at this series of movies and along the way find magic, fun, and maybe even some healing. As a bonus, if you stay until the end of the episode you'll get a brief discu...

Normally in the description we would put a quote from the movie a la Blank Check, but this movie is so forgettable that no quotes could be found. In lieu of that we'll quote Wikipedia:  "It was set to be the first of two cinematic parts based on the 2013 novel Allegiant of the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth (the second cinematic part was to be named Ascendant)...It received generally...

Is this the most obvious It Takes Two we've ever done? Maybe, but just as Jake Sully had to make a choice between the humans and the Navi, so did we have to choose between this episode or the Barbie Princess movies (which we will release this year, in case you're wondering). So, in today's episode we review Disney's 1995 animated film Pocahontas alongside its 2009 reimagining A...

2025 - The year of vampires, zombies, racecars, and ping pong at the movies is over! And with the end of the year comes the necessary task of tier ranking all the movies (that we at The Steam Room Film Podcast saw). So prep your chili dogs and your beverage of choice (whether provided by the Smokestack Twins, Aunt Gladys, or that pub in F1), and join us today in The Steam Room Film Podcast!

This Thanksgiving we're thankful for movies set in 1930s Mississippi about the power of music! O Brother Where Art Thou is the Coen Brothers' 2000 masterpiece with a soundtrack that won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2002. And Sinners is Ryan Coogler's 2025 smash hit which features one of the most impressive scores of 2025 while also being a movie about the blues and...sp...

It's nearly Halloween, which means it's time to watch two of the scariest movies we could imagine! In today's episode Kyle and Julia investigate the important things and, of course, provide you the audience with Halloween costume ideas inspired by these two movies. So if you were frightened to see these movies pop up on your feed, bring us all your elderly and join us in The Steam R...

"You changed your shirt, Mr. Bond. I hope our time in The Steam Room isn't causing you to perspire." Today Kyle and Julia dive in to the five Daniel Craig James Bond films, and boy do they have some hot takes. Is Casino Royale one of the greatest action films ever made? Is Skyfall a fundamentally broken betrayal of the franchise? Is No Time To Die the only good Bond movie? Are Quant...

The dead speak! And sadly, we listened. Today Kyle and Julia watch and react to the ninth and most baffling Star War. We would encourage you to watch the movie with us for the full experience, but we would also encourage you to NOT watch this movie while listening to this episode for your own sanity. Honestly, you've got free will, it's your choice, which is more than we can say for the...

Rebellions are built on hot takes! Following our Last Jedi episode, we rewatched Rogue One, and that spurred on some revised takes about The Last Jedi and a whole host of new takes for Rogue One. Is Rogue One the best Star Wars movie? Was it worth it for Disney to acquire Star Wars? If you too have been in this fight since you were six years old, come on in to The Steam Room Film Podcast! 

"This is not going to go the way you think!" Unless you've met us in person, in that case you've probably heard some of this before. Today Kyle and Julia tackle one of the more divisive movies of the 21st Century, Star Wars The Last Jedi, and along the way they drag pretty much every other Star Wars movie into the conversation. So, if you're interested in hearing some hot...

Our most anticipated movie of the year is here! And we have some thoughts to share in this episode, plus a ranking of all the movies in the Mission Impossible series. If you're willing to trust Ethan Hunt one last time, join us today in The Steam Room Film Podcast! 

In the eternal words of Jack Sparrow, "If we don't have the key, we can't open whatever we don't have that it unlocks. So what purpose would be served in finding whatever need be unlocked, which we don't have, without first having found the key what unlocks it?" Just as the characters in these two movies search for the key and whatever the key unlocks, in today's...

"She's safe, just like I promised. She's all set to marry Norrington, just like she promised. And you get to podcast for her, just like you promised. So we're all men of our word really... except for, of course, Julia, who is in fact, a woman." In today's episode Julia and Kyle take a look at the first and arguably best Pirates movie. Just as many characters get caugh...

"Benji, the Steam Room is real. A rogue nation trained to do what we do!" Our Mission Impossible recap continues with the fifth and sixth movies in the franchise, which are two of our favorite action movies of all time. We've got lots to talk about here, from the introduction of Ilsa Faust to the franchise, to Henry Cavill's career-best performance, to an apparent controversy a...

Your mission should you choose to accept it is to join us for our ongoing recap of the Mission Impossible franchise! Today's episode is a review of the first four movies with a focus on Mission Impossible 3 and Ghost Protocol. Whether you're the one on the group project who has to climb the tallest building in the world or you're "the helper", you're welcome to join u...

Disney is releasing their live action Snow White movie this weekend, so there's no better time for us to talk about the Disney Renaissance and Disney's animated movies in the 2010s. This quickly turns into one of our most heated episodes, so if you too can take the heat, join us in The Steam Room Film Podcast! 

Sometimes as podcasters you watch Suicide Squad and have such a terrible time that you just feel compelled to watch DC's other 2016 hit - Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice. Today Kyle and Julia break down this absolute disaster of a film with a hot take or two about this depiction of Lex Luthor. If you too have no idea who invited Wonder Woman to fight the goop monster, then you are more than...

"I can tell you the episode titles of all 62 episodes of the podcast. How can I know that and not know who I am?" In this episode Kyle and Julia take a look at the first three Jason Bourne movies. For movies that changed the landscape of action movies, the development of them was chaotic to say the least. We cover all of that, our hot takes on the movies, and take a quick sidestep to rev...

2024 is over, and with the end of the year comes a necessary task: ranking all the 2024 movies we saw this year! So join us today in the Steam Room Film Podcast as Kyle and Julia (and Jon for 3 minutes) assemble a tier ranking of all the 2024 movies they watched, starting with this year's Netflix Christmas movies! So prepare some hot cocoa and join us in The Steam Room Film Podcast! 

The Steam Room TV Podcast is back with the coolest TV show in years, Arcane! Season 2 just released on Netflix, and in today's episode Jon joins Kyle and Julia to talk about the show as a whole, favorite characters, and coolest scenes. And don't you worry, if you miss anything in today's episode you can rewind exactly 4 seconds to catch up, just like the best character in the show....

Han Solo was right, that's not how the Force works. We're continuing our Star Wars series with the original movie, A New Hope, and we didn't really like it this time around! We've got some good things to say, a good amount of complaining, a bit of constructive criticism, and a fun movie game at the end! So if you too lie to the galaxy while secretly supporting the treachery of...

What's better than one rat chef movie? That's right, two rat chef movies! In 2007 Ratatouille and its ripoff, Ratatoing, were released, and today we take a look at both of these cinematic culinary delights. Plus, we take a quick look at the new Mission: Impossible trailer. If you think that a great chef can come from anywhere, then join us today in The Steam Room Film Podcast!

We may not have the talent of conversing easily with people we have never met before, but you'd better believe we'll practice. In today's episode Kyle and Julia take a look at 2005's Pride & Prejudice starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen. Join in as we rave about this modern classic and brainstorm Pride & Prejudice costumes that you could wear this Halloween!...