It's Odyssey season, and if you're reading this you've probably already seen The Odyssey! We pregamed The Odyssey by revisiting the 2004 classic Troy, which is a loose adaptation of The Iliad that features some amazing action and questionable acting choices. In this episode we talk about both movies, explore some alternate casting options, and have an all around great time. So if you too are pining for a daddy you didn't even know, join us in The Steam Room Film Podcast! 

What makes a movie garbage? What makes it delicious? What makes it delicious garbage? If you've wondered that at any point before or since reading this episode's title then this episode is for you! We will be debating definitions for the delicious garbage category, reviewing the Party Test, and most importantly, listing movies that fall into and out of this category. This is an unhinged episode and if you want to come on this ride, join us in The Steam Room Film Podcast!

"We just recorded the podcast about the Kessel Run in 2 hours!" *Wookiee noise* "Not if you round down!" Happy Mandalorian And Grogu release day everyone! To celebrate the release of the first Star Wars movie in seven years we're reviewing the only Star Wars movie we haven't already covered, the controversial yet forgotten Solo A Star Wars Story. Since it's the finale of our Star Wars review series we are also doing a full ranking of the Star Wars movies and ranking our top ten best and worst Star Wars scenes. So pick up a needlessly overexplained blaster and join us in The Steam Room Film Podcast! 

In 2001 a toy company decided to turn Barbie into a movie star, and from there they made not one, not two, not three, but THIRTY SEVEN animated Barbie movies. In today's episode we at the Steam Room Film podcast take a look at this series of movies and along the way find magic, fun, and maybe even some healing. As a bonus, if you stay until the end of the episode you'll get a brief discussion of the upcoming Hunger Games movie! So get your nutcracker and your love for ballet and join us today in The Steam Room Film Podcast! 

Normally in the description we would put a quote from the movie a la Blank Check, but this movie is so forgettable that no quotes could be found. In lieu of that we'll quote Wikipedia: 

"It was set to be the first of two cinematic parts based on the 2013 novel Allegiant of the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth (the second cinematic part was to be named Ascendant)...It received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the lack of originality, character development, and the decision to split the film into two parts...Following budget cuts, a theatrical release for Ascendant was dropped in favor of reconfiguring the project as a television film for Starz...Both projects were later canceled, effectively ending the franchise."

And...yeah watching the movie, it's quite obvious why it killed the franchise. We could not bear to watch this movie and then record a full episode on it, so instead, this is a watchalong in which we share our live thoughts as we watch the movie! So you can enjoy this as a commentary track as you watch your own copy of the movie, or just listen as we describe the movie and complain along the way. May the odds be ever in your favor in this episode of The Steam Room Film Podcast!

Is this the most obvious It Takes Two we've ever done? Maybe, but just as Jake Sully had to make a choice between the humans and the Navi, so did we have to choose between this episode or the Barbie Princess movies (which we will release this year, in case you're wondering). So, in today's episode we review Disney's 1995 animated film Pocahontas alongside its 2009 reimagining Avatar. Did James Cameron do a better job than Pocahontas' 27 credited writers? Did Pepsi adapt the finale of Pocahontas for one of their ads? And most importantly, how does Avatar rank alongside the Star Wars movies? We discuss these questions and more today, so connect your hair with a flying beast and join us today in The Steam Room Film Podcast!

2025 - The year of vampires, zombies, racecars, and ping pong at the movies is over! And with the end of the year comes the necessary task of tier ranking all the movies (that we at The Steam Room Film Podcast saw). So prep your chili dogs and your beverage of choice (whether provided by the Smokestack Twins, Aunt Gladys, or that pub in F1), and join us today in The Steam Room Film Podcast!

This Thanksgiving we're thankful for movies set in 1930s Mississippi about the power of music! O Brother Where Art Thou is the Coen Brothers' 2000 masterpiece with a soundtrack that won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2002. And Sinners is Ryan Coogler's 2025 smash hit which features one of the most impressive scores of 2025 while also being a movie about the blues and...spoiler alert...vampires. We love these two movies and had a blast talking about them, and if you too are a Dapper Dan man then join us today in the Steam Room Film Podcast! 

It's nearly Halloween, which means it's time to watch two of the scariest movies we could imagine! In today's episode Kyle and Julia investigate the important things and, of course, provide you the audience with Halloween costume ideas inspired by these two movies. So if you were frightened to see these movies pop up on your feed, bring us all your elderly and join us in The Steam Room Film Podcast! 

If you're interested in reading more about the cancelled Soderbergh Star Wars movie, here's the full article:

https://theplaylist.net/the-hunt-for-ben-solo-steven-soderbergh-adam-drivers-secret-star-wars-movie-was-greenlit-before-disney-pulled-the-plug-exclusive-20251024/

"You changed your shirt, Mr. Bond. I hope our time in The Steam Room isn't causing you to perspire." Today Kyle and Julia dive in to the five Daniel Craig James Bond films, and boy do they have some hot takes. Is Casino Royale one of the greatest action films ever made? Is Skyfall a fundamentally broken betrayal of the franchise? Is No Time To Die the only good Bond movie? Are Quantum of Solace and Spectre even worth discussing? Tune in to hear the answers to these questions and so many more in today’s episode of The Steam Room Film Podcast!