Popcorn Moms
Popcorn Moms is the movie club for millennial moms who love film — and need an easy way to recharge. For Steph and Netta, movies aren’t just escapism. They’re connection. In each episode, these two moms go beyond “Did we like it?” to unpack how a film worked (or didn’t), what it was trying to say, and the moments that truly landed. Expect smart, funny, and heartfelt conversation — plus the tangents you’d have with your movie-obsessed friend: classic tropes, music in film, what makes relationships feel real on screen, AI in film, and much more. On this movie review podcast and film analysis show, we’ll press play on anything — as long as we actually want to watch it. From '90s dramas to new-release thrillers, action and rom-coms old and new, to offbeat genre mashups. It’s thoughtful movie criticism without the snobbery. New episodes every two weeks. Join the club, subscribe, and share with a friend. popcornmoms.com IG: @popcornmoms Music and logo by Sean Andrews: stillavenue.com
Episodes
Episode 4 in our Robert Eggers series is The Northman.
The Northman is a 2022 American epic period dark fantasy action film directed by Robert Eggers, who co-wrote the screenplay with Sjón.
Based on the legend of Amleth from Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus, the film follows Amleth, an exiled Viking prince who sets out on a quest to avenge the murder of his father at the hands of his uncle at the height of the Viking Age.
It features...
Episode 3 in our Robert Eggers series, and it's The Witch (aka The VVitch).
The Witch is a 2015 gothic folk horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers in his feature directorial debut. It stars Anya Taylor-Joy in her feature film debut, alongside Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, and Lucas Dawson.
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Continuing with our Robert Eggers series, this time we have Nosferatu. Nosferatu is a 2024 American Gothic horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers. It stars Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, and Willem Dafoe.
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We are taking a brief detour from our series on Robert Eggers movies to talk about an indie film fresh off the film festival circuit. This week we’re talking about Middle Life, a 2025 Canadian indie rom-com directed by Pavan Moondi, starring Leah Fay Goldstein and Peter Dreimanis, who are also a real life couple and singers in the alt-rock group July Talk.
Middle Life follows Andie, a perfectionist wedding planner who is marri...
The Lighthouse is a 2019 film directed and produced by Robert Eggers, from a screenplay cowritten with his brother Max Eggers. It stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as turmoiled nineteenth-century lighthouse keepers stranded at a remote New England outpost by a violent storm.
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All I Wanna Do (originally titled The Hairy Bird, later Strike!) is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Sarah Kernochan. It stars Kirsten Dunst, Gaby Hoffmann, Monica Keena, Heather Matarazzo and Rachael Leigh Cook in an ensemble cast as students of the fictional Miss Godard's Preparatory School for Girls, and Lynn Redgrave as the school's headmistress. The film takes place in 1963 and focuses on several students' plotting a...
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 secure the crown.
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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.
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Topics include:
00:00 Exploring Under the Tuscan Sun
05:58 Upfront Emotional I...
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.
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00:00 Introdu...
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 | Designer Critiques 90s Rom Com Design."
W...
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, famed for his iron-clad prenup, comes he...
This week, we discuss Monkey Man, the 2024 revenge action thriller directed, produced, co-written and starring Dev Patel.
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Topics include:
00:00 Introduction to Monkey Man
04:28 Dev Patel's Directorial Debut
08:37 Axes, Biting off Noses, Camerawork Choices:...
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.
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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, this one includes big spo...
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 Oscars.
Like all our episodes, t...
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 reveal
13:09 Is it a good marriage?
14:59 Pr...
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 Another Teen Movie
31:50 Marie Antoinette a...
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
03:17 Humor, Charisma, and Aging We...
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