Mama Needs a Movie

About 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 little seen movies on ATTENTION MUST BE PAID. Graphic -Chris VanArtsdalen Music -Andrew Shaver

Publisher

Mama Needs a Movie

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Jan 2022

Latest episode

10 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

139 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Feb 2026

   Oscar Talk

   Anne and Ryan return from an extended podcasting break to discuss some Oscar-nominated movies from 2025, including BUGONIA, BLUE MOON, IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU, MARTY SUPREME, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, THE SECRET AGENT, SENTIMENTAL VALUE, and more.

2. 

   22 Apr 2025

   Sinners

   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.

3. 

   25 Mar 2025

   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

Who has been a guest on Mama Needs a Movie

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Adrien Brody
• Felicity Jones
• Guy Pearce
• Joe Alwyn
• Brady Corbet

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

44 ratings

Spotify

4.0 / 5

21 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

81

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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