Film to Table
by Laura Tropiano and Michelle Hickey
TV & FilmE · Explicit
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Sisters and writers Laura Tropiano and Michelle Hickey discuss food, film, and the ways they bring us together.
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- FRIENDS (1994): TV Review (The Trifle Episode) 🎧💕🍽️ A Thanksgiving Full of Secrets · 35 minJoin us as we revisit Friends Season 6, Episode 9, "The One Where Ross Got High" (1999), better known as “The Trifle Episode.” We dig into Rachel's infamous dessert moment…
- BEDKNOBS + BROOMSTICKS (1971): Movie Review 🪄🧹✨ A forgotten film? · 1 h 3 mins Bedknobs + Broomsticks a Halloween movie? Michelle is advocating for it! In this episode, we discuss the many elements this film shares with Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty…
- HOCUS POCUS (1993) Movie Review 🧙 The ultimate Millennial Halloween movie? · 60 minIn this episode, we're heading to Salem for Michelle’s first-time viewing of Hocus Pocus (1993). We chat about how this movie has become a full-blown cultural phenomenon for…
- PARKS AND REC (2009): Halloween Episode Review 🎃👻🍿 Greg Pikitis · 48 minWe're heading to Pawnee for a Halloween-ish TV Dinner, covering Parks and Recreation Season 2, Episode 7, “Greg Pikitis.” In addition to unpacking the episode's unique name, we…
- CLUE (1985) Movie Review 🔎🎞️🔪The ultimate dinner party mystery · 1 h 5 minOur Fall-ish film series continues with another Tim Curry classic: CLUE (1985)! In this review, we explore how the iconic CLUE board game became a movie, dig into the development…
- PRACTICAL MAGIC (1998) 🪄🌿 Movie Review: Millennials’ first time watch · 1 h 5 minWe’re continuing our Fall-ish season with a first-time viewing of Practical Magic (1998). We ponder why it took us so long to watch this movie, and whether, perhaps, there was a…
- YOU'VE GOT MAIL (1998) 💌🍂 Movie Review: Nora Ephron, New York + 90s nostalgia · 57 minWe’re kicking off our fall movie season by rewinding to a family favorite, a film we covered way back in our first season. In this special remastered edition, we’re revisiting…
- GILMORE GIRLS: Kiss and Tell (S1, Ep7) 💋🍂 Rory’s first kiss, 2000s movie nights + everything fall · 57 minWe’re continuing our TV Dinner series with a Michelle pick from the Idea Jar: Gilmore Girls, Season 1, Episode 7, Kiss and Tell. Whether you are on Team Dean or wish he’d move…
- FRIENDS S8, Ep12 TV Review 🎧💕🍿 The One Where Joey Dates Rachel · 43 minWelcome back to another TV Dinner episode! This week we’re covering the pivotal(?) FRIENDS Season 8, Episode 12, The One Where Joey Dates Rachel. There is much to discuss, such…
- NEW GIRL S2, Ep15, Cooler TV Review 🎧💋🍿 Kisses, True American + 2010s nostalgia · 51 minNew Girl Season 2, Episode 15 may officially be called "Cooler," but to us, it's the one where Nick and Jess finally kiss. In this TV Dinner episode, we revisit one of New…
- FLEABAG: Season 2 Episode 6 🎧🍷💔 all the hidden payoffs · 51 minIn the premiere episode of our TV DINNER series, we’re covering the incomparable season finale of Fleabag, Season 2. How does Phoebe Waller-Bridge manage to pack so much into…
- Let's Catch Up ☀️ Summer Favorites + A Big Announcement · 26 minSummer is here, and we have something exciting to share! In this episode, we're introducing TV Dinners, a brand new series where we'll dive into our favorite standalone TV…
- COOL RUNNINGS (1993): Movie Review 🇯🇲❄️🏅The best film about the Olympics? · 1 h 22 minIs Cool Runnings really as good as we remember it? First, that assumes we remembered it correctly, which Michelle definitely did not. We're joined by returning guest star…
- BRING IT ON (2000): Movie Review 🎧📣✨punk boyfriends, beetles, besties, and peak Y2K nostalgia · 57 minIn our most Y2K-coded episode ever, we’re joined by one of Michelle’s childhood besties, Sushma Krishna, as we travel back to the year 2000 and revisit the iconic teen comedy…
- BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (2002): Movie Review ⚽️ ❤️ A 2000s time capsule of girlhood, soccer + family · 1 h 24 minIt’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…
- A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992): Movie Review ⚾❤️🎧 The classic that still hits · 1 h 24 minJoin 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…
- LITTLE GIANTS (1994): Movie Review 🎧🏈🍿 Does it hold up? · 1 h 22 minWe'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…
- WUTHERING HEIGHTS (2026): Movie Review 🎧💔🌿 Was the criticism warranted? · 52 minWe'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…
- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005): Movie Review 🎧💐🌫️ We have questions · 1 h 34 minWe're both finally watching Pride & Prejudice (2005), and we have many questions. In between debating Mr. Darcy's deal, we marvel over the acting, the filming techniques, and…
- EMMA (2020): Movie Review 🎧🌼🎬 The Most Beautiful Jane Austen Adaptation? · 1 h 13 minIn 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…
