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The Family Pictures Podcast

The Family Pictures Podcast

By: Jim Groom Michael Branson Smith
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 A podcast exploring the best and worst family dynamics on screen – the cinematic highs and lows of family behavior, from heartwarming moments to unforgettable dysfunction. Hosted by Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith2025 Art
Episodes
  • It's My Family – The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

    It's My Family – The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
    Apr 13 2026

    Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith explore how The Hand That Rocks the Cradle turns the role of mother into something that can be learned, performed, and stolen.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Playing Happy Family – Fatal Attraction

    Playing Happy Family – Fatal Attraction
    Apr 6 2026

    Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith examine how a single act of infidelity fractures the illusion of stability in an upper middle class family in Adrian Lyne’s Fatal Attraction.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • The Roles That Wouldn’t Hold – The Birds

    The Roles That Wouldn’t Hold – The Birds
    Mar 30 2026

    Jim Groom and Michael Branson Smith trace the transformation of Melanie Daniels in The Birds, as she moves from carefree socialite to something like a daughter, a mother, and finally a broken figure in a family that cannot hold.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
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