The Sticky Floors Podcast

We are back with season 10 and a month of animated movies starting with Transformers: The Movie starring Orson Wells, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Leonard Nimoy and Susan Blu. We talked about how we found out Optimus Prime died and the effect on our childhood, our favorite Transformers toys growing up, the best cartoons of the 1980s, what happened when you asked your parents a question, how come Ultra Magnus came back to life but Optimus Prime didn’t and whether anyone remembers or cares that Galvatron used to be Megatron. 0:00 –01:55 - Intro & Summary 01:55 – 22:49 – Major Points and Cultural Influences 22:49 – 28:17 - Cake (things we...

We celebrated our 100th episode with the Francis Ford Coppola classic, Mario Puzo’s The Godfather starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duval, Diane Keaton, Abe Vigoda, and Richard S. Castellano. We talked about how this movie has influenced so many films and popular culture, what the movie is saying about family, American capitalism, and codes of ethics and morality, the themes of masculinity and whether they could be captured in a movie today, how a screaming baby effects some of the scenes, and why we didn’t choose Splash for our 100th episode. We’re pushing for 100 new su...

This week we reviewed 1997’s The Rainmaker, adapted from the work of John Grisham, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and starring Matt Damon, Danny Devito, John Voight, and Claire Daines. We talked about the impact of Grisham’s work on the movie business, the allure of the David vs Goliath story, whether movies about lawyers are telling the truth about the practice, the long and great career of Danny Devito, our hot takes and debate the decision making of Damon’s Rudy Baylor when it comes to dating choices. We’re pushing for 100 new subscribers by our 100th episode. If you have...

This week, we reviewed the 1998 classic, American History X starring Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Avery Brooks, and Beverly D’Angelo. We discussed the relevancy of the film in today’s America, if our views on the film have changed over time, if Derek Vinyard truly atoned for his crimes, if the movie is glorifying racists and racist organizations, and who was the best incredible Hulk. We’re pushing for 100 new subscribers by our 100th episode. If you haven’t already, please subscribe to our YouTube channel, Apple Podcasts channel, or Spotify channel. Thank YOU.

Spoilers ahead as we review Tron: Ares starring Jared Leto, Evan Peters, Greta Lee, and Jodie Turner-Smith. We discussed the history of the Tron franchise, the odd pairing of the IP with the Disney content agenda, the filmography of Jared Leto, the ethics of bringing AI soldiers into the real world, what comes next for the Tron franchise, and the at least must see once quality of Requiem for a Dream. We’re pushing for 100 new subscribers by our 100th episode. If you haven’t already, please subscribe to our YouTube channel, Apple Podcasts channel, or Spotify channel. Thank YOU.

This week we reviewed the Brian DePalma classic, Carlito’s Way, starring Al Pacino, Sean Penn, John Leguizamo, and Penelope Ann Miller. We talked about the key themes of loyalty and honor in the film, the decisions of Carlito that don’t add up, the amazing cast and characters, how Carlito Brigante compares to Tony Mantana, Vincent Hanna, and John Milton and if this movie could be made in 2025 given the depictions of different racial and ethnic groups. We’re pushing for 100 new subscribers by our 100th episode. If you haven’t already, please subscribe to our YouTube channel, Apple Podcasts...

This week, we broke down the movie, A Lot of Nothing, starring Y’lan Noel, Cleopatra Coleman, and Justin Hartley. We discuss the many themes in this ambitious directorial debut by Mo McRae. We talked about what the movie does well and what it could have done a bit better, the perils of becoming disconnected from your people and community, why revolutions are fought by different people in different roles, what happens to the main characters after the credits roll, and offer some hot takes about what the movie is saying to buppies and the role of men in the Bl...

Spoilers ahead as the we reviewed One Battle After Another starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyanna Taylor, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Chase Infinity, and Regina Hall. We discussed some of the films of Paul Thomas Anderson, where Leonardo DiCaprio rates on the Mt. Rushmore of actors, the dynamics of sex, power, and protest in this film, the stellar performances of the cast, whether the French 75 are organized, what’s going on with the Christmas Adventurers Club and what is the message of the film. We’re pushing for 100 new subscribers by our 100th episode. If you haven’t already, please subscribe to our...

Major spoilers ahead as we talked about the Jordan Peele produced, Him, starring Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, and Julia Fox. We drew several Kanye West references as we tried to figure out if this qualifies as a football movie, how it compares to The Devil’s Advocate and Late Night with the Devil, the quality acting and the meta casting, a problematic final act, our personal favorite football players, and if this movie is really about the religiosity of football, the price of fame, or the control by the elites. We’re pushing for another 100 subscribers by our 100th episode. If y...

This week we reviewed the recently released Nobody 2 starring Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, John Ortiz, Christopher Lloyd, Sharon Stone and the Rza. We discussed the perils of planning family vacations, when violence is the answer, what a Nobody 3 storyline would be, how this movie measures up the John Wick franchise, and what makes this film more than a story of violence for mayhem’s sake. We’re pushing for another 100 subscribers by our 100th episode. If you haven’t already, please subscribe to our YouTube channel, Apple Podcasts channel, or Spotify channel. Thank YOU.

This week we reviewed the 2010 best picture nominee, The Social Network starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, and Armie Hammer. We tried our best to distinguish between facts and embellishment in the film, review some of the actual details of the creation of Facebook, highlight our favorite and not so favorite things about the film, discuss the paradox of critiquing social media while using it on a regular basis and generally try to avoid getting put into Facebook jail.

We are BACK with SEASON 9 and getting things kicked off with Wall Street, starring Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen, and Darryl Hannah. We discussed the late 1980s, how Oliver Stone is making a clear statement about the values of Wall Street at that time and what that means for today, our favorite and not so favorite parts of this movie, what happens to key characters in the time after the movie ended, and share a bit of prescient commentary from the late, great Roger Ebert. We’re pushing for another 100 subscribers by our 100th episode. If you haven’t alre...

We closed out season 8 with the Fantastic Four First Steps which is in theaters and with major spoilers. We discuss the surprisingly good casting, the pacing of the film, how this film has learned from its predecessors, why it’s hard to get the Fantastic Four right, what this movie means for the future of the MCU, who’s our favorite FF member, and where the Thing shops.

Inspired by the new Clipse and Raekwon albums, we took it back to 1999 to talk about In Too Deep starring Omar Epps, LL Cool J, Nia Long, Pam Grier, Hill Harper and Stanley Tucci. We talk about the hip-hop inspired cast, the real-life story this movie is based on, the psychological perils of undercover work, what 90s hip-hop album would be the perfect soundtrack for this movie, who would star in a modern-day recasting, and who are the top 5 movie or screen kingpins of all time.

Major spoilers as we reviewed Superman starring David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan, Nathan Fillon, Isabela Merced, and Edi Gathegi. We talked about the extensive move history of Superman, which movie or show defined Superman for us, the major themes of this film, how some of this is stuff we’ve seen many times before, what could make Superman more interesting in the future, what we would do if we had Superman’s powers and who’s smarter between Lex Luthor and Batman.

This week, we reviewed the Netflix movie, The Harder They Fall starring Johnathan Majors, Idris Elba, LaKeith Stansfield, Zazie Beats, Deon Cole and Regina King. We talked about the history of the real people this film is based on and the history of Black cowboys. We also talked about our favorite scenes, why this movie should have been released in theaters, how a different final boss would have been helpful, and if one character is a sneak diss at Nas courtesy of JayZ.

This week, we discussed the Netflix movie, Triple Frontier starring Ben Affleck Oscar Isaac, Pedro Pascal, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, and Adria Arjona. We talked about the underlying themes of greed, corruption, and honor in the military. We also talked about our favorite scenes, whether this team was actually good at their job and who else we thought would die. Towards the end, we take a slight detour to talk about the 100 Greatest movies of this century list and how one movie that we reviewed may have been rated too highly.

Recorded on Juneteenth 2025, we discussed the movie, American Fiction, starring Jeffrey Wright, Tracey Ellis Ross, Sterling K. Brown, and Ericka Alexander. We talked about the major themes in the movie, who gets to decide what is “authentic” and what is “Black”, the relationship between this movie and Hollywood Shuffle, Bamboozled, and Dear White People, why this movie needed a little more Tracey Ellis Ross and how the book the movie, based on the book Erasure, sets up some of the fantastic dialogue in the movie.

We’re celebrating the fathers with one of the greatest movie dads of all time, Darth Vader, as we review The Empire Strikes Back starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher. We discussed how dramatic Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker are, all the lies the Emperor tells, how we wish we could see this series, from the beginning, for the first time, the chemistry between Han and Leia, how well Vader and Obi-wan know each other, our favorite parts of the movie, and why Darth Vader is the greatest movie villain of all time.

Spoilers abound for this week’s review of Ballerina starring Ana De Armas, Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Anjelica Houston, and Gabriel Byrne. We talked about what this film adds to the John Wick universe, how effective a blow torch really is in a fight, whether you can make someone into a killer, can anything really be a surprise in movies today, how much the administrative staff of the high table get paid, and if there should be a John Wick 5.