The Sticky Floors Podcast

Major spoilers this week as we break down the Ryan Coogler instant classic, Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Hailee Steinfeld, Delroy Lindo, Wunmi Mosaku, Omar Miller, Li Jun Li and Jack O’Connell. We discuss the timing of this movie releasing during Easter weekend, the messages it shares about Christianity, Hoodoo, and the Blues, the legacy and mythology of Robert Leroy Johnson,...

This week, major spoilers are on deck as we break down, The Amateur starring Rami Malek, and Laurence Fishburne. We discuss how this movie successfully blends dramas, whether a person can really be trained to be a killer, how we both need the text on cell phones in movies to be larger, why this movie needs more Jon Bernthal, and why movies like this need support even if they aren’t attached to a s...

This week, we discussed the LA crime drama, Street Kings, starring Keanu Reeves, Forrest Whittaker, Hugh Laurie, and Chris Evans. We discuss the similarities between this film and Training Day, what the story is saying about the dividing line between criminals and cops, the interestingly well-done mystery within the film, some of the classic dialogue of the film (even if we can’t say it directly),...

This week, we broke down Limitless, starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. We discuss the benefits and risks of performance enhancement, the limitations of genius, whether we would take NZT48 if we could, the brief series that followed this movie, our hot takes for the film, and if pink snowflakes is destined to surpass purple rain.

This week, heavy spoilers like heavy weights are on the bar as we break down Magazine Dreams starring Johnathan Majors. We discuss how amazing Majors is on screen as Killian Maddox, what the story has to say about the marginalization of men, how systems fail citizens, the underlying racial tones in the film, the scenes we liked and the scenes that disturbed us, what the future holds for Majors in...

This week, major spoilers are on deck as we talk about Black Bag, starring Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Rege-Jean Page, Naomie Harris, Marisa Abela and Pierce Brosnan. We discuss the filmography of Steven Soderbergh, the many and best roles of Michael Fassbender, how this film subverts the expectations of the classic spy film and sets the stage for the modern espionage film, the outstanding...

This week, we discussed the modern classic, Get Out, starring Daniel Kaluuya, Alison Williams, and Lil Rel Howery. We discuss the organic and viral growth of this film, why it resonates so much with Black audiences, the way the film plays with concepts or racism and privilege, what does it mean to be “woke”, what would a good prequel to this movie look like, hot takes about the movie’s ending, and...

This week we broke down the 2021 sci-fi romance movie, Needle in a Timestack starring Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Freida Pinto, and Orlando Bloom. We discuss the star-studded cast and the films and shows that brought them to this film. Then we discuss the mechanics of time travel in movies, what would happen if people could pay to go back in time and change history, whether relationships could...

This week we discuss the 1995 movie, Dead Presidents, starring Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker, N’Bushe Wright, and Clifton Powell. We discuss the changing American dream captured in the 1968-1973 period film, the trauma experienced by Vietnam soldiers, the lack of social supports for returning soldiers, hanging storylines and unanswered questions in the film, how this week’s pick was influ...

We start season 7 with a spoiler filled review of Captain America: Brave New World starring Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford. We discuss the politics within and outside of the film, the redemption story of Thunderbolt Ross, Sam Wilson’s rightful place as Captain America, what if Bruce Banner found out there was Red Hulk running around, who is the president of the MCU America, what adamantium means...

We end season 6 and our month of Christopher Nolan films with The Dark Knight starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and the late Heath Ledger. We discuss what makes this film so great, the adult themes around the societal response to terrorism, how Batman creates the escalation of crime in Gotham City, how Heath Ledger defines the Jo...

We continue our review of Christopher Nolan films with The Prestige, starring Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and Scarlett Johansson. We discuss how Nolan builds a world of rules and then breaks them, the real-life beef between Tesla and Edison, how obsession undoes all good things, what happens to major characters after the movie ends, who’s the most sinister character in the film, a...

We continue our review of Christopher Nolan’s movies by covering what many consider to be his best, Inception, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph-Gordon Levitt, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Dileep Rao, Marion Cotillard, Tom Berenger, and Cillian Murphy. We discuss this ensemble cast, the world building and rule making of this film, how it is reminiscent of the Matrix, and Heat and inspira...

We start 2025 with four weeks of Christopher Nolan movies. This week we are covering one of Nolan’s earlier films, Memento, starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano. We discuss the re-watchablity (it’s a word now) of this movie, Nolan’s creative playing with the timeline, how everyone is taking advantage of Leonard, whether Leonard is actually a serial killer, how much of Lenny’s...

We close out 2024 with a recap of the shows and movies we watched this year. We discuss the best performances and movies we’ve watched, what we watched on streaming, what movies we are looking forward to next year, and the risks of betting on football games at Christmas time.

We close out our month of X-mas movies with Eyes Wide Shut starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. We discuss the different layers and interpretations of the film, the message in the movie about marriage and secret societies, what’s really going on in certain scenes, what happens to the Hartfords when this movie ends, and whether anyone will attempt to make a remake of this film.

This week we discuss Reindeer Games, starring Ben Affleck, Charlize Theron, and Gary Sinise. We share our first impressions of the year 2000 film, the different roles of the cast before and after this film, our favorite Ben Affleck film, why the heist film is such an entertaining watch, and whether guys in jail really let other guys know when they are getting out.

This week we discuss the cultural Christmas classic, Gremlins, starring Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates. We discuss the hidden messages in the movie about conspicuous consumption, sexual relations gone wrong, how the gremlins are like children and pets, whether the gremlins are evil, our first time with something being cake and hate at the same time, and why Black people would be hard for gremlins...

This week we get into the holiday season with Red One starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Chris Evans, J.K. Simmons, and Lucy Liu. We talk about why Xmas movies are so popular and consistent, how this movie Santa is more about purpose than being jolly, Chris Evans’s consistent attempts to subvert expectations post Avengers Endgame, The Rock’s best roles, how more Lucy Liu is better and why this mo...

We continue our deep dive into Roman historical fiction with the review of Gladiator 2 starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, and Denzel Washington. We discuss what the movie is saying about the people of Rome and the people of today, whether the movie borrows too much from Gladiator, how Rome reminds us of the Dallas Cowboys, all the different animals that could be used to fight huma...

We’re back with season six and starting things off with the Academy Award winning, Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Pheonix, Connie Nielsen, and Djimon Hounsou. We discuss the genius of Ridley Scott in historical narrative film making, whether Maximus is ever, really, free, what makes Commodus so crazy, what happens if Maximus had lived, and what happens to the world when good men take a...

It’s a special 2 episodes in 1 week as we discuss heavy spoilers for Venom: The Last Dance starring Tom Hardy and Chiwetel Ejiofor. We talked about whether Sony hates comic book movies, the Venom franchise in retrospect, how this movie does Baron Mordo dirty, whether we will ever see Venom vs Spiderman, how this movie compares to other third films in comic book franchises, and how to make a comic...

This week, we discussed the recently released Killer’s Game, starring Dave Bautista, Sofia Boutella, Ben Kingsley, and Terry Crews. We talk about the connection between wrestling and acting, whether you should date a professional killer, why movies about assassins are so popular, our top five favorite assassin movies and why Mr. Will loves movies with the word “killing” in them so much.

This week, we get in a Halloween vibe (kinda sorta) with Blade, starring Wesley Snipes, N’Bushe Wright, Kris Kristofferson, and Stephen Dorf. We discuss Blade as trendsetting a new style and image for modern vampire movies. Wesley Snipes movie career, the great comedic timing of this film. How this movie influences the Matrix and John Wick while borrowing from Batman. The Black Girl Magic that is...

This week we review the 2024 release, Blink Twice, starring Channing Tatum, Naomi Ackie, Adria Arjona and the directorial debut of Zoe Kravitz. We discuss the themes of abuse by men with power, how the movie pulls from incredibly recent events, and debate the message of the ending. We also highlight the cast, the IG/Tik Tok influence, the ASMR experience of watching the film and how we know things...