Anne and Ryan take a bite out of Ryan Coogler's new vampire picture, SINNERS starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell and Delroy Lindo. Coogler wrote and directed this original Southern Gothic horror tale of twin brothers Smoke and Stack (both played by Jordan), returning to the Mississippi Delta to open a juke joint. When their cousin Sammie is recruited to play the blues guitar, a supernatural power is unleashed that attracts darks forces. Coogler's movie is a bold genre mashup of horror, musical, and period drama that has cast a spell on critics and audiences alike, but do Anne and Ryan think SINNERS is to die for? Or do they they think it sucks? Listen as we unpack Coogler's latest, taking diversions into credit sequences, Hallmark movies, oral sex, Black Bag, Robert Eggers, and much, much more!SINNERS is currently in theaters.
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An Update from Mama Needs a Movie
Anne gives a brief update on Mama Needs a Movie for the upcoming weeks. Follow our Patreon podcast, ATTENTION MUST BE PAID, at patreon.com/MNAM
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
We discuss the new romantic comedy, BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY starring Renée Zellweger, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Leo Woodall, and Hugh Grant. Based on the Helen Fielding novel and directed by Michael Morris, this latest chapter of the Bridget Jones saga finds our titular heroine as a widowed single mother, re-entering the dating world with a younger man. Join as we reveal if we're mad about MAD ABOUT THE BOY, calling in some help from Ryan's sister, Carly Layne (a true blue BRIDGET JONES fan) for the definitive rating, and taking diversions into the Academy Awards, Justin Baldoni, Lights Camera Jackson, Amistad, The White Lotus and much, much more!BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY is available to stream with a subscription to Peacock.
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Kinda Pregnant
Anne and Ryan gestate their takes on the new comedy, KINDA PREGNANT starring Amy Schumer, Jillian Bell, Brianne Howey, and Will Forte. Directed by Tyler Spindel and written by Schumer and Julie Paiva, KINDA PREGNANT stars Schumer as a Brooklyn school teacher who fakes a pregnancy for attention. Debuting to the #1 spot on the Netflix charts, KINDA PREGNANT aims to imbue a prenatal comedy with wild irreverence, but does the movie deliver? Check out our discussion that also takes diversions into Super Bowl commercials, Nosferatu, Riverdale, Superman, Miami Vice and much, much more!KINDA PREGNANT is currently available to stream on Netflix.
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Emilia Pérez
Anne and Ryan discuss the year's most Oscar-nominated film, Jacques Audiard's musical EMILIA PÉREZ starring Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón and Selena Gomez. The film follows a Mexican cartel leader who recruits a lawyer to help her transition into a woman and restart her life as a philanthropist. Drawing both accolades as an inventive, relevant musical and criticism as a tone-deaf overreach into Mexican and trans representation, EMILIA PÉREZ is the most polarizing film of any recent awards season. Join our discussion of Audiard's divisive musical, taking diversions into Justin Baldoni, George Lucas, offensive Tweets, Josh O'Connor, The Reader, Born in East L.A., and much, much more!
EMILIA PÉREZ is currently available to stream on Netflix.
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 little seen movies on ATTENTION MUST BE PAID. Graphic -Chris VanArtsdalen Music -Andrew Shaver
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