Film to Table

It’s been over 20 years, and Bend It Like Beckham still feels like a winning goal ⚽❤️

In this episode, we're joined by returning guest star, cousin Erica, to revisit the 2002 classic that inspired a generation of girls to dream bigger, play harder, and stay true to themselves.

Resident non-athlete Michelle watches it for the first time (!) as lifelong soccer teammates Laura and Erica reflect on how deeply this story shaped their love of the game, their identities, and relationships (some real, some imagined 👀) with soccer boys.

Pull up a chair and consider yourself an honorary member of our family as you watch and chat with us!

🍝 Question for the Table:
What was the most rebellious thing you ever did growing up?

____

🎉🥂💻 VISIT OUR SITE

🍿 CATCH UP ON PAST SEASONS 🍿 
❤️ Love takes Time

🎶 Musicals

💕 Girl Dinner

🎄 Holly-day Favorites

🦖 Summer of Spielberg

💘 Matchmaking

____

👋 Connect with us on Instagram @filmtotablepod

🫶 Share this episode with a friend!

It’s been over 20 years, and Bend It Like Beckham still feels like a winning goal ⚽❤️

In this episode, we're joined by returning guest star, cousin Erica, to revisit the 2002 classic that inspired a generation of girls to dream bigger, play harder, and stay true to themselves.

Resident non-athlete Michelle watches it for the first time (!) as lifelong soccer teammates Laura and Erica reflect on how deeply this story shaped their love of the game, their identities, and relationships (some real, some imagined 👀) with soccer boys.

Pull up a chair and consider yourself an honorary member of our family as you watch and chat with us!

🍝 Question for the Table:
What was the most rebellious thing you ever did growing up?

____

🎉🥂💻 VISIT OUR SITE

🍿 CATCH UP ON PAST SEASONS 🍿 
❤️ Love takes Time

🎶 Musicals

💕 Girl Dinner

🎄 Holly-day Favorites

🦖 Summer of Spielberg

💘 Matchmaking

____

👋 Connect with us on Instagram @filmtotablepod

🫶 Share this episode with a friend!

Join us as we revisit one of the most requested episodes yet: A League of Their Own (1992).

With returning guest Kat Rodriguez at the table, we dive into this beloved 90s baseball classic, recounting favorite scenes, iconic lines, surprising moments we somehow forgot, and the emotional beats that still hit just as hard.

⚾ In this episode of Film to Table, we celebrate the real women behind the story, the genius of director Penny Marshall, and why this film is about so much more than baseball.

✨ Whether you grew up quoting “There’s no crying in baseball!” or you’re revisiting this classic with fresh eyes, bring extra tissues, his episode is a bumpy (and emotional) bus ride.

🍝 Question for the Table:
Which scene makes you most emotional, and why?

____

🎉🥂💻 VISIT OUR SITE

🍿 CATCH UP ON PAST SEASONS 🍿 
❤️ Love takes Time

🎶 Musicals

💕 Girl Dinner

🎄 Holly-day Favorites

🦖 Summer of Spielberg

💘 Matchmaking

____

👋 Connect with us on Instagram @filmtotablepod

🫶 Share this episode with a friend!

We're kicking (aggressively winks) off our sports movie season with one that's somehow stayed with us for 30+ years: Little Giants (1994) 🏈 In this episode, we revisit this beloved underdog sports movie, chat about the nostalgia of being a kid in the 90s, the quotes we still reference, and try not to get too emotional about the universal trauma of not getting picked for the team.

If Little Giants was part of your childhood movie rotation, this one's for you 🍿 Watch along, tell us your favorite quote or moment in the comments, and subscribe for more!

🍝 Question for the Table: Draft your ultimate Little Giants team by picking your five favorite characters.

____

🎉🥂💻 VISIT OUR SITE

🍿 CATCH UP ON PAST SEASONS 🍿 

🎶 Musicals

💕 Girl Dinner

🎄 Holly-day Favorites

🦖 Summer of Spielberg

💘 Matchmaking

____

👋 Connect with us on Instagram @filmtotablepod

🫶 Share this episode with a friend!

We're wrapping up our Regency season with a special review of Wuthering Heights (2026). Since this is our first time covering a film still in theaters, we're switching up our usual format and bringing you a series of "questions for the table," prompts you can take to your own conversations with family and friends.

We had a lot of mixed feelings about this one as we unpack whether the criticism around the film is warranted. From casting choices and production design to the scenes that worked best, we also share our conflicting takes on the ending.

Thanks for being part of the conversation! Pull up a chair and share your thoughts with us below. 🍽️

🍝 Questions for the Table:

1. What made you want to see this movie?
2. Was the criticism warranted?
3. What is your favorite production design moment?
4. Did the casting work?
5. What were Heathcliff's motives?
6. Which character did you most relate to?
7. What did you think of the ending?
8. Which character would you choose to bring to a dinner party?

____

🎉🥂💻 VISIT OUR SITE

🍿 CATCH UP ON PAST SEASONS 🍿 

🎶 Musicals

💕 Girl Dinner

🎄 Holly-day Favorites

🦖 Summer of Spielberg

💘 Matchmaking

____

👋 Connect with us on Instagram @filmtotablepod

🫶 Share this episode with a friend!

____

🎉🥂💻 VISIT OUR SITE

🍿 CATCH UP ON PAST SEASONS 🍿 

🎶 Musicals

💕 Girl Dinner

🎄 Holly-day Favorites

🦖 Summer of Spielberg

💘 Matchmaking

____

👋 Connect with us on Instagram @filmtotablepod

🫶 Share this episode with a friend!

In this episode, we're reviewing Emma (2020), a film so visually stunning it feels like wandering through an art museum. We unpack how the director crafted the movie's painterly look, why Anya Taylor-Joy was the perfect Emma, and why this version features one of our favorite love stories in all the Jane Austen adaptations we've seen so far. Plus, a Josh O'Connor appearance always wins us over.

There's plenty of tea and loads of gossip. Hop in your carriage and join us at the table!

____

🎉🥂💻 VISIT OUR SITE

🍿 CATCH UP ON PAST SEASONS 🍿 

🎶 Musicals

💕 Girl Dinner

🎄 Holly-day Favorites

🦖 Summer of Spielberg

💘 Matchmaking

____

👋 Connect with us on Instagram @filmtotablepod

🫶 Share this episode with a friend!

We're late to the ball, but in this episode, we're catching up, watching Sense and Sensibility (1995) for the first time. We're delighted to be joined by a new guest, our dear cousin Erica, who you might know from the Elementary School production of Cents and Centsibility.

Join us at the table as we unpack this beloved story, and the behind-the-scenes fairytale for our girl, Emma Thompson. Do the guys bring this movie down? Is Mr. Willoughby the hottest apple eater? Does everyone identify most with Mrs. Jennings, or just us?

Pour some tea, and grab a chair, we have some winkling to do!

🍝 QUESTIONS FOR THE TABLE:
Which character do you most identify with?
Who would you cut from the movie?

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Blue Lemon Studio 🐑 Sheep Painting

____

🎉🥂💻 VISIT OUR SITE

🍿 CATCH UP ON PAST SEASONS 🍿 

🎶 Musicals

💕 Girl Dinner

🎄 Holly-day Favorites

🦖 Summer of Spielberg

💘 Matchmaking

____

👋 Connect with us on Instagram @filmtotablepod

🫶 Share this episode with a friend!

In this special, slightly unhinged episode, we're going rogue (one) and revisiting the films we've covered to rank the best and worst movie couples. Some are iconic, some should have never come to be, and some, we dislike so much, we mention them twice.

We wrap things up by revealing our biggest movie character crushes, including a long list of runner ups.

Pull up a chair and grab a question: Who would make your list?

📽️ Catch the full-length video on our YouTube Channel

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

The Controversial Biff Short

____

🎉🥂💻 VISIT OUR SITE

🍿 CATCH UP ON PAST SEASONS 🍿 

❤️ Love takes Time

🎶 Musicals

💕 Girl Dinner

🎄 Holly-day Favorites

🦖 Summer of Spielberg

💘 Matchmaking

____

👋 Connect with us on Instagram and TikTok

🫶 Share this episode with a friend!

In this episode, we're watching Eternity (2025), starring Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner, joined at the table by returning guest, film critic Dom.

Laura weighs in on whether the film's aggressive advertising campaign actually paid off. Michelle gushes over the dreamy costumes and sets. Dom delivers what can only be described as a dissertation on Da'Vine Joy Randolph. We were all completely hoodwinked by the ending, but loved the payoff!

If you love gender reveals, you'll love this week's dinner party. And as always, stick around for a round of This or That at the end!

📽️ Catch the full-length video on our YouTube Channel

🍝 QUESTIONS FOR THE TABLE:
1. What World are you choosing for your partner?
2. Did Joan make the right choice?
3. What age would you be in Eternity?

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
John Early Standup
A24 Podcast with Da'Vine Joy Randolph and John Early 
WTF with Marc Maron interview with Da'Vine Joy Randolph

____

🎉🥂💻 VISIT OUR SITE

🍿 CATCH UP ON PAST SEASONS 🍿 

🎶 Musicals

💕 Girl Dinner

🎄 Holly-day Favorites

🦖 Summer of Spielberg

💘 Matchmaking

____

👋 Connect with us on Instagram @filmtotablepod

🫶 Share this episode with a friend!