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Mama Needs a Movie

Mama Needs a Movie

Join Anne Rieman (a proud mama) and Ryan Perez (not a mama) — two lifelong movie enthusiasts — as they dive into smart, funny, and thoughtful discussions about movies both old and new. Mama Needs a Movie also features guests like Jordan Morris of Jordan, Jesse, Go, Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger of Doughboys, Ally Hord of Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Kayla Bates of ScreenVomit, who join Anne and Ryan for engaging, witty conversations about cinema. Also listen to patreon.com/MNAM to hear about

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01:47:36

Being the Ricardos with Tim Barnes

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/05/16

Writer and comedian Tim Barnes, (The Tonight Show, Warped!, the YubNub podcast), joins Anne and Ryan for a discussion of BEING THE RICARDOS starring Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem. The 2021 Lucillle Ball/Desi Arnez biopic is unmistakably the work of its writer-director, Aaron Sorkin, who imbues the movie with fast-paced repartee and a dead serious treatment of making comedy. In a slightly less serious conversation, Barnes discusses his childhood fascination with Power Rangers, comedy writing over

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01:38:05

Me and You and Everyone We Know with Saba Harouni Lurie

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/05/09

Anne and Ryan welcome guest Saba Harouni Lurie, marriage and family therapist and founder of Take Root Therapy, to discuss ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW starring Miranda July and John Hawkes. This 2005 comedy-romance was July's feature directing debut and announced her as a major new voice in independent film. To honor this bold and enigmatic movie, Mama Needs a Movie grapples with the subjects of romantic pining, parental anxiety, accepting death, and how best to approach famous people in

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01:39:30

Giant with Matt Kowalick

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/05/02

Bonafide Texan Matt Kowalick (The Birthday Boys) joins for a discussion of George Stevens' GIANT starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean. The 1956 epic of the Lone Star State remains unrivaled in scope and grandeur, filled to the ten-gallon brim with cattle, spurting oil rigs, barbecues, and complex racial dynamics. Mama Needs a Movie serves up an equally huge discussion, covering not only the movie, but a wide range of topics including pandemic parenthood, Daniel Day-Lewis, Burger

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01:27:34

Wolf with Andrew Grissom

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/04/25

Anne and Ryan welcome producer, writer and film fanatic Andrew Grissom, to take a bite out of Mike Nichols' WOLF starring Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and James Spader. Released in the summer of 1994, WOLF's mix of horror, romance, and satire opened to middling reviews, but has since garnered fascination due to its odd mix of sophisticated humor, Rick Baker creature makeup, and hypotonic Ennio Morricone score. Grissom brings his research A-game to the discussion (he's seen Wolf

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01:45:19

Paddington 2 with Jill Donnelly

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/04/18

Guest Jill Donnelly joins for a big-hearted discussion of 2017's PADDINGTON 2, starring Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Sally Hawkins, and Hugh Bonneville. The Paul King-directed family comedy is a rare modern classic to receive almost universal acclaim, but that won't stop Mama Needs a Movie from complicating it. In addition to everyone's favorite marmalade loving bear, Jill talks with great humor and compassion about her life as an improviser, actor, health policy consultant, New York style

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01:47:50

Everything Everywhere All at Once with Eric Appel

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/04/11

Director and writer, Eric Appel (Son of Zorn, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story) joins to discuss on the acclaimed new sci-fi comedy action parental drama, Everything Everywhere All at Once starring Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, and Ke Huy Quan. Helmed by the directing duo, Daniels, the film is a fast-paced sensory cornucopia about family dynamics stretching through multiple universes. In this thrilling conversation, Mama Needs a Movie discusses childhood moviegoing, focus groups, Tim Burton, VHS retail

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01:38:47

The Lost City with Becky Feldman

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/04/04

Special guest Becky Feldman (host of Too Stupid to Live) brings her romance novel expertise to a discussion of the The Lost City starring Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Radcliffe. This new big budget adventure/comedy/romance directed by Aaron and Adam Nee features Bullock as a romance novelist, Radcliffe as her eccentric billionaire kidnapper, and Tatum as a fumbling cover model who is her only hope for rescue. Becky stacks the plot against her very high stack of romance novels in a wild

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01:53:27

Written on the Wind with Josh Fadem

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/03/28

Comedian and actor Josh Fadem (Twin Peaks: The Return, Better Call Saul) joins to discuss Douglas Sirk's 1956 melodrama, WRITTEN ON THE WIND starring Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, and Dorothy Malone. Sirk's deeply layered themes of American capitalism and sexual inadequacy are explored in this wild and far-ranging discussion that folds in Freddy Krueger, nymphomania, Unsolved Mysteries, Glenn Ford, Regarding Henry, Gene Roddenberry, and much much more. It's conversation no

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01:46:10

Spider-Man: No Way Home with Kimberly Truong

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/03/21

Writer and performer Kimberly Truong (Crush Fictionally) joins Anne and Ryan in a discussion of Spider-man: No Way Home starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, and directed by Jon Watts. An unparalleled box office phenomenon of the pandemic era, No Way Home is no run-of-the-mill Marvel outing, but a cameo-packed superhero juggernaut that now ranks as the third highest grossing movie of all time. In the wake of the film's global dominance, only Mama Needs a Movie dares to sling shocking

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01:31:56

Valley Girl with Scott Gairdner

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/03/14

San Fernando Valley native Scott Gairdner (Podcast: The Ride, Saturday Morning All Star Hits!) joins Anne and Ryan to discuss Martha Coolidge's teen classic, VALLEY GIRL (1983) starring Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, and Elizabeth Daily. Does Gairdner bring his tubular expertise on Valley mall culture to the discussion? Fer sure! You, like, totally won't want to miss this episode. VALLEY GIRL is currently available to stream for free on Kanopy, Pluto TV or Tubi.

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01:43:42

The Batman with Joe Saunders

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/03/07

In their most shocking episode yet, Anne and Ryan welcome guest Joe Saunders (The Bread Cast), to discuss the grungy blockbuster, THE BATMAN, starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, and directed by Matt Reeves. Like the movie's villainous trio of Riddler, Penguin, and Catwoman, this rouge's gallery of reviewers will stop at nothing to challenge the Caped Crusader's newest incarnation, delving into the film's drab color palette, pessimistic political subtext, and epic 3-hour

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01:39:58

Grease 2 with Deborah Tarica

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/02/28

Anne and Ryan welcome their guest, writer and performer Deborah Tarica, to discuss Grease 2 (1982) starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Maxwell Caulfield. Considered a disappointment upon release, this musical sequel directed by choreographer Patricia Birch has become a bonafide cult classic with fans praising its rousing musical numbers and Pfeiffer's spirited performance. So rev your engines for a thrilling jump into Grease 2's feminist undertones, leather culture connections, surprising

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01:35:31

Marry Me with Alex Kavutskiy

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/02/21

Anne and Ryan welcome guest writer/director Alex Kavutskiy to discuss the new romantic comedy, Marry Me directed by Kat Corio, starring Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, and Maluma. This is the internet's only Marry Me discussion to ask important questions like: Is romance dead? How many NBC host cameos are TOO many for one film? And... how many times can the movie Moonfall be mentioned during a Marry Me review?

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01:31:16

The Matrix Resurrections with Danny Jelinek

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/02/14

Anne and Ryan welcome their first-ever guest, writer/director Danny Jelinek (Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Week Tonight), to discuss Lana Wachowski's The Matrix Resurrections (2021) starring Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss. The conversation goes deep down the rabbit hole of childhood movie experiences, from Danny's early memories of the Rutger Hauer action film, The Blood of Heroes (1989) to the more family-friendly Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014). So what are you waiting for? Take the red pill and

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01:21:50

Friends with Money

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/02/07

Anne and Ryan take a look back at FRIENDS WITH MONEY, Nicole Holofcener's 2006 ensemble dramedy starring Jennifer Aniston, Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand, and Joan Cusack- a must-see movie for anyone interested in nuanced depictions of female friendship and/or Scott Caan supporting turns.

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01:00:16

The Power of the Dog

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/01/31

Anne and Ryan wrangle over Jane Campion's acclaimed Western drama, THE POWER OF THE DOG starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst. Giddy up for a wild ride though the film's layered themes, and hold your horses for a shocker of a MPAA (Mama Panic Attack Assessment) rating. THE POWER OF THE DOG is available to stream on Netflix.

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01:10:40

You've Got Mail

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/01/24

Anne and Ryan discuss the 1998 comedy YOU'VE GOT MAIL starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Has Nora Ephron's tale of early internet romance aged like Apple stock or gone the way of dialup modem? Tune in for an in-depth reappraisal, including the film's MPAA (Mama Panic Attack Assessment) Rating, and the show's first-ever explanation of a "Mickey Rooney Part." YOU'VE GOT MAIL is available to to stream on Max.

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00:52:36

The Lost Daughter

Mama Needs a Movie ·

2022/01/17

Anne and Ryan discuss the new Netflix exclusive movie, THE LOST DAUGHTER. What will the Mama Panic Attack Assessment (MPAA) rating be??? Tune in to find out in our very first episode! THE LOST DAUGHTER is available to stream on Netflix.

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