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Episode 383: "Nickel Boys” with Tristán T.A. Hill
3 januari 2025 · 1 uur 3 min
We are looking at the 2024 film, Nickel Boys, directed by RaMell Ross, based off the 2019 Colson Whitehead book of the same name. Plus we look at other films covering lesser known historical events. Our guest today is the talented director and writer, Tristán T.A. Hill. Lees meer
What’s Good:
Drea - LED face mask/cat snuggle combo
Tristan - New doc he directed: Game Maker's Journey | "Legends of Orisha: Blood and Water"
Ify - White Elephant gift party
Staff Picks:
Drea - A Fire Inside
Tristan - Conclave
Ify - Fruitvale Station
Plugs!
Watch Game Maker's Journey | "Legends of Orisha: Blood and Water"
Have Yourself A Movie Little Christmas
I’ll Be Home For Christmas Movies
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Episode 382: Best of 2024!
27 december 2024 · 1 uur 16 min
The end of the year is upon us and we’re here to talk about our favorite films of 2024 aka the BEST films of the year. Lees meer
What’s Good:
Alonso - TCM New Year’s programming
Drea - More lookalike contests
Ify - Friends’ wedding
Plugs!
Come see Holiday Hornyfest: Bound hosted by Ify, December 28th at Vidiots in Los Angeles!
Come see Holiday Hornyfest: Magic Mike XXL hosted by Ify, December 30th at Vidiots in Los Angeles!
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I’ll Be Home For Christmas Movies
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Episode 381: "Nightbitch" with Mo Perkins
20 december 2024 · 1 uur 7 min
Today we are looking at the 2024 film, Nightbitch, directed by Marielle Heller, based on the 2021 novel by Rachel Yoder of the same name, starring Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, and beautiful pack of pooches. Plus we are looking at other films that portray motherhood in a more complicated light. Writer and director, Mo Perkins, joins us. Lees meer
What’s Good:
Alonso - Going to Wawa for the first time!
Mo - Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Drea - Being on Bluesky
This Week's ITIDICs:
1. Even After ‘Kraven the Hunter’ and ‘Madame Web,’ Sony’s Marvel Movies Aren’t Dead (EXCLUSIVE)
2. Zoe Saldaña Feels Actors Who Use CGI for Roles Are Often Overlooked for Awards
3. Anne Hathaway Is ‘Desperate’ to Star in a Christmas Movie: ‘That’s a Weird Bucket List Thing’
Christmas Movie Minute:
Chrismess
Following Yonder Star
Sugar Plum
The Santa Class
Staff Picks:
Alonso - The Brutalist
Mo - My Old Ass
Drea - Holiday In Handcuffs
Plugs!
Come see Alonso intro Carol and sign books at the American Cinematheque THIS SUNDAY (December 22nd, at 7pm in Los Angeles)!
Come see Holiday Hornyfest: A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy hosted by Ify! Today, December 13th at Vidiots in Los Angeles!
Come see Holiday Hornyfest: Shortbus hosted by Ify, December 21st at Vidiots in Los Angeles!
Come see Holiday Hornyfest: Bound hosted by Ify, December 28th at Vidiots in Los Angeles!
Come see Holiday Hornyfest: Magic Mike XXL hosted by Ify, December 30th at Vidiots in Los Angeles!
Have Yourself A Movie Little Christmas
I’ll Be Home For Christmas Movies
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Episode 380: “Queer” with H. Alan Scott
13 december 2024 · 1 uur 15 min
Today we’re looking at the 2024 period drama, Queer, directed by Luca Guadagnino, starring Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey, based on the 1985 novella by William S. Burroughs of the same name. Plus, we are looking at other straight action stars who have portrayed queer characters on screen. Senior Culture Writer for Newsweek, H. Alan Scott, joins us. Lees meer
What’s Good:
Alonso - A City Full of Hawks by Stephen Rebello
Drea - Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
H. Alan - Hashbrowns
Ify - Hating Spirit Airlines
This Week's ITIDICs:
82nd annual Golden Globes Announced!
The Best Movies of 2024, According to John Waters
Olivia Wilde Talks Choosing Art Over Audience Approval: “I Don’t Make Movies So People Love Them”
Christmas Movie Minute:
Seasons Greetings From Cherry Lane
Christmas On Call
That Christmas
The Holiday Club
Staff Picks:
Alonso - Kraven the Hunter
Drea - September 5
H.Alan - The Birdcage
Ify - Holiday Hornyfest at Vidiots this month! See links below to every screening!
Plugs!
Come see Holiday Hornyfest: A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy hosted by Ify! Today, December 13th at Vidiots in Los Angeles!
Come see Holiday Hornyfest: Shortbus hosted by Ify, December 21st at Vidiots in Los Angeles!
Come see Holiday Hornyfest: Bound hosted by Ify, December 28th at Vidiots in Los Angeles!
Come see Holiday Hornyfest: Magic Mike XXL hosted by Ify, December 30th at Vidiots in Los Angeles!
Have Yourself A Movie Little Christmas
I’ll Be Home For Christmas Movies
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Episode 379: “Wicked: Part I” with Paul Miles Schneider
6 december 2024 · 1 uur 19 min
Today we are looking at 2024’s hit musical movie adaptation, Wicked: Part I, directed by Jon M. Chu, starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum. Plus we hear from the listener looking for movie recs while they recover from surgery. Author Paul Miles Schneider (The Silver Shoes trilogy) joins us. Lees meer
What’s Good:
Alonso - BFI Classic’s 3 Women by Justin Wyatt
Drea - Spirit Awards 2024 nominations
Paul - Thanksgiving up in the Pacific Northwest
Ify - Thanksgiving meal (Al Pastor Turkey)
This Week's ITIDICs:
1. Thanksgiving Box Office Record: ‘Moana 2’ Scores Dazzling $225 Million Debut, ‘Wicked’ Adds Huge $118 Million
2. Sebastian Stan’s Variety ‘Actors on Actors’ Halted Because No Other Talent Wants to Talk About Trump
3. ‘Wolfs’ Director Jon Watts Tells Apple: No Sequel, I Don’t Trust You
Christmas Movie Minute:
Holiday Touchdown
To Have & To Holiday
Christmas Under The Lights
A 90s Christmas
Deck The Walls
Staff Picks:
Alonso - The Gathering (1977)
Drea - Hard Truths
Paul - Miracle of Marcelino (in Spanish)
Ify - The Wiz
Plugs!
Get the Silver Shoes trilogy from Paul Miles Schneider!
Los Angeles! Come see Alonso, this Saturday, December 7th at Vidiots doing a book signing and introducing the Hitchcock film, Rope, at 4:15pm!
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I’ll Be Home For Christmas Movies
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Episode 378: “Gladiator II” with Kevin Avery
29 november 2024 · 1 uur 17 min
We are looking at 2024’s Gladiator II, a sequel to the original 2000 film, also directed by Ridley Scott. It stars Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, and Connie Nielsen. Plus we look at the Top Turkeys of 2024 and our favorite Legacy Sequels. Writer and comedian, Kevin Avery (The Great North, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver), joins us. Lees meer
What’s Good:
Alonso - Disco: Music, Movies, and Mania under the Mirror Ball by Frank Decaro
Drea - Embracing sneakers
Kevin - Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
Ify - Kendrick Lamar’s new album, GNX
Christmas Movie Minute:
Saint Nick of Bethlehem
A Novel Noel
Unwrapping Christmas: Lily's Destiny
Mistletoe Murders
Christmas in the Spotlight
Staff Picks:
Alonso - Nutcrackers
Drea - Maria/Maria by Callas
Kevin - Crimson Tide
Ify - Red One
Plugs!
Have Yourself A Movie Little Christmas
I’ll Be Home For Christmas Movies
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Episode 377: “The Piano Lesson” with Shelby Stone
22 november 2024 · 1 uur
We are looking at the 2024 Netflix adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning August Wilson play, The Piano Lesson, directed by Malcolm Washington, starring John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, Ray Fisher, and Samuel L. Jackson. Plus we take a music-movie quiz written by Steven Ray Morris. Emmy-winning film and television producer, Shelby Stone, joins us. Lees meer
What’s Good:
Drea - Celebrity Look Alike Competitions
Shelby - Not Snowing or Freezing on the East Coast/Her pets
Alonso - A Season for Soft Foods (A can of Campbells’ Cream of Chicken Soup)
ITIDIC:
1. Several high-profile filmmakers pull their films out of Poland’s Camerimage Film Festival following a Misogynist op-ed written by the festival’s founder and head Marek Żydowicz.- https://deadline.com/2024/11/coralie-fargeat-the-substance-camerimage-marek-zydowicz-women-cinematographers-1236178278/
- https://www.thewrap.com/camerimage-festival-jury-we-wholeheartedly-support-gender-inclusivity/
- https://deadline.com/2024/11/steve-mcqueen-blitz-camerimage-film-festival-2024-marek-zydowicz-female-cinematographers-1236174179/
2. Anna Kendrick Felt ‘Gross’ Making Money Off ‘Woman of the Hour,’ Donated All Her Pay to Anti-Violence Charities: ‘Felt Like the Least I Could Do’
3. Pop-Loving Beauty Brand E.l.f. Cosmetics Launches Production Arm
Christmas Movie Minute:
Festival of Trees
Tis the Season to be Irish
Christmas with the Singhs
Jingle Bell Run
Confessions of a Christmas Letter
Hot Frosty
Staff Picks:
Drea - Flow
Shelby - Nightbitch
Alonso - Carnage for Christmas
Plugs!
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I’ll Be Home For Christmas Movies
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Episode 376: “Heretic" with Ross Blocher
15 november 2024 · 1 uur 9 min
We are taking a look at A24’s 2024 spiritual horror film, Heretic, starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East about two Mormon missionaries whose faith is tested by a seemingly awkward, but polite man. Plus we look at more movies about playing games. Oh No, Ross and Carrie's Ross Blocher joins us. Lees meer
What’s Good:
Alonso - Direct action and act locally
Drea - SKINCARE (medicube collagen overnight wrap and peel facial mask pack!)
Ross - Moana 2
Ify - Flyover Comedy Festival in St. Louis this weekend!
ITIDIC:
1. ‘Wicked’ Dolls: Mattel Apologizes for Mistakenly Linking to Adult Porn Site on Packaging
2. Mubi Cancels Turkish Film Festival Over Istanbul City Hall ‘Queer’ Ban
3. Sean Baker Says the Fight for Theatrical Before Streaming Is Now a Permanent Battle
Christmas Movie Minute:
Red One
Five Golden Rings
Santa Tell Me
Holidazed (series)
Unwrapping Christmas
Mistletoe Murders
Staff Picks:
Drea - Conclave
Alonso - Meet Me Next Christmas
Ross - Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Ify - SLC Punk
Plugs!
Oh No, Ross And Carrie on Facebook!
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Episode 375: “Blitz”
8 november 2024 · 1 uur 2 min
We are taking a look at the new Steve McQueen film Blitz, the 2024 historical war drama starring Saoirse Ronan as Rita, a single mother, working in a bomb factory, and introducing Elliot Heffernan as her son, George. Plus we look at other films where characters go on a journey to find their way home again. Lees meer
What’s Good:
Alonso - Phyllis theme song
Drea - “John” sign, NYC marathon
Ify - Landmark Theatres
ITIDIC:
1. Jennifer Lopez & Anthony Ramos Mattel Animated Movie ‘Bob The Builder’ Heading To Amazon MGM Studios – The Dish
2. China’s Hishow Acquires ‘Megalopolis’; Ramps Up Slate Of Prestige Festival Titles For China Release
3. Hallmark Holiday Stars Won’t Be Ignored by Hollywood Anymore: ‘I Treat Each Production Like a Martin Scorsese Film’
Christmas Movie Minute:
Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Sudden Case of Christmas
My Sweet Austrian Holiday
Our Holiday Story
Holiday Mismatch
Staff Picks:
Alonso - Christmas Eve in Miller's Point
Drea - Their Finest/My Old Ass
Ify - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Plugs!
Have Yourself A Movie Little Christmas
I’ll Be Home For Christmas Movies
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Episode 374: “Woman of the Hour” with Lucy Fitzgerald (from Wine & Crime)
1 november 2024 · 1 uur 14 min
We are taking a look at Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, Woman of the Hour, the new Netflix movie focusing on the true story about serial killer Rodney Alcala’s 1978 appearance on The Dating Game. Plus we look at other true crime stories dramatized on film. Lucy Fitzgerald from Wine & Crime joins us. Lees meer
What’s Good:
Alonso - End of Daylight Savings Time
Drea - Memorizing Geography
Lucy - Going to Italy
Ify - Magic-Con
ITIDIC:
Newsom calls for big boost in funding for California’s film and TV tax credit, throwing Hollywood a lifeline
Nicole Kidman Says She’s Acting in So Many Projects Because ‘I Can Create Jobs for People’ and Help Newcomers in Hollywood
‘Oregon Trail’ Action-Comedy Movie In Development at Apple
Christmas Movie Minute:
Hallmark Mystery
Christmas Charade
Five Year Christmas Party
See You Next Christmas
Staff Picks:
Alonso - Chasing Chasing Amy
Drea - A Real Pain
Lucy - True Crime Bullshit & Somewhere In The Pines
Ify - Don’t Breathe
Plugs!
Listen to Wine & Crime
Have Yourself A Movie Little Christmas
I’ll Be Home For Christmas Movies
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Episode 373: “Anora”
25 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 7 min
Anora is a 2024 romantic-comedy (?) written and directed by Sean Baker (Tangerine, The Florida Project), starring Mikey Madison as stripper Anora Mikheeva, and follows her beleaguered romance with Vanya (Mark Eidelstein), the son of a Russian Oligarch. All that and a discussion of other films portraying sex work. Lees meer
What’s Good:
Alonso - Christmas Movie Magic: The Game!
Drea - A freshly, deep-cleaned fan (Doing the one small thing).
Ify - Benadryl and When We Were Young
ITIDIC:
Alien: Romulus is Bringing Its Terror to VHS in December
Meta Teams with Blumhouse to Test Movie Gen AI Tool
Who Needs Critics When You Have Influencers?
Staff Picks:
Alonso - Piece By Piece
Drea - Compartment No. 6
Ify - Smile 2
Plugs!
Come see The Fog and hear Alonso talk about it on October 27th at The Frida Cinema!
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Episode 372: “The Substance” with Katya Zamolodchikova
18 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 4 min
The Substance is a 2024 body horror film written and directed by French filmmaker Coralie Farageat, starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid. The film follows a recently displaced celebrity who decides to take a secret drug that temporarily creates a younger version of herself with unexpected side effects. All that and a discussion of films that make you squirm. The one and only Katya Zamolodchikova joins us. Lees meer
What’s Good:
Alonso - Christmas Movie Ultimate Trivia Book by Neal E. Fischer
Drea - Friend Trip!
Katya - Woman of the Hour
Ify - Biqtch Puddin Substance drag performance
ITIDIC:
Dueling Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce-inspired films set to debut this fall on Lifetime and Hallmark
Harrison Ford Says Avoiding Marvel Roles is "Silly" When MCU Films Provide "Good Experiences for an Audience," Calls the Death of Movie Stars "Rubbish"
Elon Musk accused of copying designs by I, Robot director
Staff Picks:
Alonso - Basketcase
Drea - Anora
Katya - Candyman (1992)
Ify - Margaret Qualley
Plugs!
Go see Katya live in your city (Trixie And Katya Live)!
This weekend, see Alonso during the Deck The Hallmark marathon!
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Episode 371: "Joker: Folie à Deux"
11 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 4 min
Joker: Folie à Deux is the 2024 follow-up to 2019’s Joker. Directed again by Todd Phillips (of The Hangover fame originally), it stars Joaquin Phoenix (reprising the Oscar-winning role as Arthur Fleck), joined by musician-turned-actor Lady Gaga, playing the iconic comic book character Lee Quinzel aka Harley Quinn. All that and discussion of other musical moments in “none-musicals.” Lees meer
What’s Good:
Alonso - Sally Field gets real.
Drea - LA Voterguide 2024
Ify - Corn telethon to fight Project 2025
ITIDIC:
Airline apologises after R-rated Dakota Johnson film played to all passengers
Toxic Fandom: How Hollywood Is Battling Fans Who Are ‘Just Out for Blood’ — From Social Media Boot Camps to Superfan Focus Groups
Disney’s ‘Princess Diaries 3’ Gets Royal Treatment, Sets Adele Lim As Director
Staff Picks:
Alonso - Terrifier 3
Drea - Casa Bonita Mi Amor
Ify - Chicago (2002)
Plugs!
Purchase Corpses, Fools and MonstersThe History and Future of Transness in Cinema
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Episode 370: “Will & Harper” with Willow Maclay
4 oktober 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
Will & Harper is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Josh Greenbaum and follows Will Ferrell and Harper Steele as the duo made a 17-day road trip across the United States discussing Harper’s transition, and their friendship. All that and discussion of other iconic friendships in cinema. Film Critic and Essayist, Willow Maclay joins us! Lees meer
What’s Good:
Alonso - Texas State Fair
Drea - Free Covid tests
Willow - Spooky double features at The Brattle on October 8th and 9th
Ify - Wasteland Festival
ITIDIC:
James Cameron Joins Board of Stability AI in Coup for Tech Firm
SAG-AFTRA Launches Bid to Organize Intimacy Coordinators
Lionsgate Offering Employees Voluntary Severance Amid “Disrupted Business Environment”
Staff Picks:
Alonso - Tea With The Dames
Drea - It's What's Inside
Willow - The Silence of The Lambs
Ify - The Substance
Plugs!
Purchase Corpses, Fools and MonstersThe History and Future of Transness in Cinema
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Episode 369: ‘A Different Man’ with Kristen Lopez
27 september 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
After undergoing facial-reconstructive surgery, Edward becomes fixated on an actor in a stage production based on his former life. That’s the setup for A Different Man starring Sebastian Stan, written and directed by Aaron Schimberg. All that and a discussion of best plays-within-films from movie history. Writer and film critic Kristen Lopez joins us! Lees meer
What’s Good:
Alonso - Kelly Bishop, The Third Gilmore Girl
Drea - zackfox.com
Kristen - finally ready to start Spooky Season
Ify - Ranting for a good cause (fundraising for Ysabel Jorado campaign)
ITIDIC:
Major Cineplexes Plan $2 Billion Upgrade
Magic: the Gathering Animated Series Hits the Restart Button with New Showrunner
Saiorse Ronan Could Make Oscar History
Staff Picks:
Alonso - In the Summers
Drea - Rez Ball
Kristen - The Wild Robot
Ify - The Substance
kristenklopez.com
Ticklish Business
Plugs!
See In The SummersWatch Rez Ball
Watch Hollywood Black
Watch The Mirror Game
See Alonso in Dallas with The Last of Sheila (9/26)
Watch Drea’s A New York StoryFollow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram
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Episode 368: 'My Old Ass' with Marissa Flaxbart
20 september 2024 · 1 uur 5 min
An 18 year old scores a phone number...for herself at 39. That's the soft sci-fi hook of Megan Park's second movie, a coming of age story that is very much of this era, even if it has its eyes on the future. All that and a discussion of best and worst older/younger character casting choices. Plus, big life news from Producer Marissa, who joins in as an all-episode guest this time around. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - Agatha All Along
Drea - Moo Dang the baby pygmy hippo in Thailand
Marissa - English Teacher
Ify - painting Warhammer guys and thinkingITIDIC
Sundance Narrows Down Its List of Potential Venues to 3 Cities
Tyler the Creator Making His Movie Debut in Josh Safdie’s A24 Table Tennis MovieStaff Picks
Drea - His Three Daughters
Alonso - Seconds
Marissa - Between the Temples
Ify - Freaky Friday (2003)Plugs!
Listen to Feeling Seen
Watch The Mirror Game
Listen to Sweet Valley Diaries
See Alonso in Dallas with The Last of Sheila (9/26)
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Episode 367: 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' with Riley Silverman
13 september 2024 · 1 uur 10 min
We go into a whole song and dance this week over Tim Burton's new BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE,. with Riley Silverman as our special guest. Then we'll remember (and suggest) some movies that made/would make for pretty bizarre Saturday Morning cartoons. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - Big Ice Cubes™
Drea - Ross Taylor’s NYC exhibit, A knowing History
Riley - Reading streak
Ify - Chris Tucker’s protection of his carITIDIC
a.) Almodovar’s Latest Wins the Golden Lion
b). Happy Gilmore 2 is “Officially In Production”
c). James Earl Jones Passes Away at 93Staff Picks
Drea - ROBOT DREAMS
Alonso - CLOSE YOUR EYES
Riley - ELEMENTAL
Ify - SCREAMHelp support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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Episode 366: 'Blink Twice' with Amber Benson
6 september 2024 · 1 uur 7 min
Naomi Ackie and Channing Tatum lead an ensemble cast of blissful (and, for a while, blissfully unaware) island-timers in mind- and genre-bending new movie BLINK TWICE. Amber Benson (filmmaker, writer, and actor) joins us to uncover the secrets of Slater King’s mysterious island. Then we do a movie quiz about actors who’ve dabbled (and then some) in directing. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - general food quality in Italy/Europe
Drea - the Paralympics (and the release of A New York Story!)
Amber - pugs
Ify - traveling to London for his show at Leicester Square TheatreITIDIC
TikTok May Be Driving More Folks to Theaters
California Senate Passes a Law Requiring Consent for AI Replicas of Deceased Actors
Staff Picks
Alonso - Lover of Men
Drea - Rebel Ridge (and A New York Story!)
Amber - The Last of Sheila
Ify - Skywalkers: A Love StorySlayers: A Buffyverse Story on Audible
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Episode 365: 'The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat' with Shar Jossell
30 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 6 min
A book adaptation with cast of leading ladies to die for, three life stories, and only two hours to get it all out! We've got the smart and radiant Shar Jossell (newly elected President of NABJLA!) here with us to fill in the gaps. Then, we pitch some movies of our own, about unexpected celebrities in unexpected places. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - WHAMMY!
Drea - Photobook from Gidget
Shar - Strawberry horchata smoothie
Ify - LARP Bar with Amanda Turner in AustinITIDIC
Now Entering the Streaming Service Arena…Chick-fil-A?
Lionsgate Gets Into Trouble With Megalopolis TrailerStaff Picks
Alonso - Something New
Drea - Tokyo Cowboy
Shar - Waiting to Exhale
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Episode 364: 'Dìdi' Is Top 8 Anxiety
23 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 5 min
We’re getting into that 2008 headspace with Sean Wang’s narrative feature debut, Dìdi. Then, a not-quite-a-Hotline “call” from Marissa about movies that showcase how media worked in the past. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - a nice, cold meal
Drea - her movie to screen in White Bear Lake, MN
Ify - meeting Alonso’s nephew at a CommandFestITIDIC
Despicable Me Director On Idea of Live-action Minions Movie: “God I Hope Not”
James Gunn Doubts There Will Be Much Need for Reshoots on his Superman
Borderlands Is Headed to Streaming Like, Now
Staff Picks
Drea - Eighth Grade
Alonso - Close to You
Ify - North Hollywood, mid90sIfy’s FBI Story
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Episode 363: 'Trap' with Fran Hoepfner
16 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 6 min
It’s a thriller. It’s a Josh Hartnett vehicle. It’s…a comedy? But is it the kind of trap you want to fall into, or the kind you want to avoid? Our mileage varies, but one thing is for sure: cinema yappers and movie snitches are both likely to get bonechilling glares from a MaxFilm host. We’ve got culture writer and film critic Fran Hoepfner along for these Shyamal-antics, plus a hotline question about memorable moviegoing experiences. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - Imane Khelif’s gold medal, but really her cyberbullying lawsuit
Drea - Seeing Ify in a short, but really her new movie, A New York Story!
Fran - Albero dei Gelati yellow bell pepper gelato
Ify - Gundams survived the big quakeITIDIC
At D23, An Announcement about…Nine Inch Nails?
Dominic Sessa will play Anthony Bourdain
Joaquin Phoenix Made an 11th-Hour Exit from the next Todd Haynes Film
Staff Picks
Alonso - The Stepfather
Drea - Jackpot! (also Virgin Suicides)
Fran - Rap World
Ify - The FacultyAlonso Duralde presents No Time for Love at the Los Feliz 3
Fran on Letterboxd
Leave us a Hotline message!
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Episode 362: 'Sing Sing' with Odie Henderson
9 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 6 min
Colman Domingo does it again, this time alongside a cast of mostly real-life former participants in the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing penitentiary. The Boston Globe's Odie Henderson is with us to take a closer look at a film that is, in fact, one of A24's latest. Then, a movie quiz that is much sillier than the film at hand! Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - Hollywood Black on MGM+
Drea - time with friends in the Midwest
Odie - “Blaxploitation, Baby!” Film Festival at Film Forum
Ify - Naomi getting into CoraQuestITIDIC
Britney Spears Biopic Set at Universal
On Hot Ones, Vince Vaughn Predicts the Return of R-Rated Comedies
Tom Cruise Rumored to Be Doing a Hollywood Stunt to Mark Handoff of Summer GamesDouble Trouble on Letterboxd
Staff Picks
Alonso - Daughters
Drea - Jockey
Odie - Quiz Show
Ify - LifeHelp support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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Episode 361: 'Twisters' with Vic Michaelis
2 augustus 2024 · 1 uur 14 min
This week, Ify is reunited with the host of Very Important People, but not dressed as a purple alien this time, AND Alonso gets to meet the star of his favorite Hallmark movie of last year (Round and Round)...and oh hey, it’s the same person, TWISTER superfan Vic Michaelis! It’s all in celebration of some tornado chasin’ (and Glen Powell in the rain in a white t-shirt) in Lee Isaac Chung’s TWISTERS! Lees meer
Then, we get our Hall of Excellence results (Best Time Travel Movie) and we fantasize about our dream 4DX experiences. Ify even predicts some 4DX news about TWISTERS!
What’s Good
Alonso - weaponizing “creepy”
Drea - Regional ads
Ify - Comic-Con speed run
Vic - the repartee?Staff Picks
Drea - My Old Ass
Alonso - Faye
Vic - Twisters, Rachel
Ify - American HoneyEquality Florida
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Episode 360: 'National Anthem' with Oscar Montoya
26 juli 2024 · 1 uur 5 min
Today we're taking a look at a movie from director Luke Gilford that started out as a book of photographs taken on the Gay Rodeo circuit and became a lot more. It's NATIONAL ANTHEM, with EUROVANGELISTS' own Oscar Montoya as our very special guest! Plus, we're naming favorite instances of drag on film and pitching fresh Westerns that deserve that angel investor capital. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - McConnell’s x See’s Candy Ice Cream Collab
Drea - Minnesota State Fair’s “Fried Ranch”
Oscar - Platform Crocs
Ify - going to the beach (esp Carbon, Zuma)/ “listening to me”Drag Moment Movie Mentions
See them as a Letterboxd List!Sylvia Scarlett
Some Like it Hot
Yentl
Victor/Victoria
Bugs Bunny
Port Authority
Romeo + Juliet
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
LegendCole Escola’s “Our Home Out West”
Staff Picks
Alonso - Small Town Gay Bar
Drea - A Quiet Place: Day One (and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe)
Oscar - Hellzapoppin’
Ify - Boys in the Sand (FYI: NSFW)Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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Episode 359: 'Totally Killer' (2023) Knows 1987
19 juli 2024 · 59 min
Listener Harrison gave us a great shortlist of films to choose from this year – a prize Harrison became eligible for by supporting the show at MaximumFun.org/join. We went with Nahnatchka Khan’s slasher comedy from last year, TOTALLY KILLER (starring Kiernan Shipka as a teen who ends up back in time and tries to catch a murderer…before the murderer catches her! That inspires our latest slate of Hall of Excellence nominees: Best Time Travel Movie. (Vote for your winner at facebook.com/groups/maximumfilm before July 29, 2024). Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - Not watching the news
Drea - cat ordeal over at last
Ify - WHOOP bandHall of Excellence Nominees
Alonso - Time After Time
Drea - Peggy Sue Got Married
Ify - InterstellarStaff Picks
Drea - The Final Girls
Alonso - Let It Snow
Ify - The BlackeningHelp support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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Episode 358: 'MaXXXine' with Sarah Gorr
12 juli 2024 · 1 uur 4 min
The third installment of Ti West's maybe-a-trilogy, MaXXXine follows up on the bloody sagas of X and Pearl. And it does so in 1980s LA drag. Writer and critic Sarah Gorr joins us to share her big feelings about it! Then most of us take a Hotline email about introductions to horror for the horror-averse. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso: Corpses, Fools and Monsters by Willow Maclay and Caden Gardner
Drea: European election relief
Sarah: Sister’s first visit to LA
Ify: Sundresses, day parties…etcITIDIC
John Cena is Retiring from the WWE
Toho Will Release My Hero Academia: You’re Next in the US
Mark Ruffalo Got The Avengers Cast Together to Dub the Film in the Lakota Language
Staff Picks
Alonso - FTA
Drea - Dandelion
Sarah - Mother, Couch
Ify - A Nightmare on Elm StreetSarah’s Letterboxd list, “Horror 101"
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Episode 357: A Twisty Road to the 'Fancy Dance'
5 juli 2024 · 1 uur 1 min
Director Erica Tremblay's narrative feature debut stars Lily Gladstone and Isobel Deroy-Olson as an aunt and niece on the Seneca-Cayuga rez. After a long search for distribution, it's finally found its home on AppleTV+. We'll tell you why you should look out for it, and then round out the aunt-ly experience with a movie quiz all about the Aunts of Cinema. Lees meer
What's Good
Alonso - the hand fan
Drea - Diet Cherry Ginger Ale ("Fruit Splash")
Ify - not the hockey clinic, but Arizona Hard Iced TeaITIDIC
IATSE and Studios Reach a Tentative Agreement
Wicked Release Moved Up to Nov 22 – The Same Weekend as Gladiator 2
World’s Largest Screen X Auditorium to Open at a New Jersey Mega-Mall
Staff Picks
Alonso - Catch the Fair One
Drea - Frybread Face and Me
Ify - Sorry to Bother YouLook out for: Justin Simien’s BLACK HOLLYWOOD on MGM+
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Episode 356: Ridin' Clean with 'Thelma'
28 juni 2024 · 58 min
June Squibb’s film career has always defied expectations for what an actor can do at what age. So why not star in your first headlining role - an action movie no less- at 94? We talk THELMA, then pitch some frankly amazing ideas for future action thrillers with unlikely stars. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - Sasha Geffen’s article on Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Drea - returning to swimming
Ify - cropping his t-shirts…oh and TV Chef Fantasy League, now on MaxFun!ITIDIC
Neon Exec: Independent Films Have to be an “Event” to succeed in theaters
Boulder Looking Like A Top Candidate to be the New Home of Sundance
Eddie Murphy Says New Shrek is Coming…and a Donkey Movie
Staff Picks
Drea - Kinds of Kindness
Alonso - Tuesday
Ify - Speed RacerAlonso on Go Fact Yourself
See Alonso at the Academy Museum w/Justin Simien on 6/29
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Episode 355: 'Bound' (1996) with Erin Foley
21 juni 2024 · 59 min
Comedian Erin Foley joins the gang to take a look back at the best lesbian neo-noir 1996 has to offer…which is also probably the best of all of those things that any year has to offer. The first movie directed by the Wachowskis, Bound gets more intriguing as time marches on. And now it also has has 4K Blu-Ray restoration from Criterion. Then we take a hotline call from a listener wondering about what movies we might remake from a different directorial perspective. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - Swiffers
Drea - Jenny Nicholson rabbithole (here’s that Hallmark video Alonso mentions)
Erin - WNBA All-Star Weekend in Arizona
Ify - Beer League Hockey (w/ comedians)ITIDIC
Sony Buys Alamo Drafthouse
AMC Has Its Best Weekend of 2024
Megalopolis Finds a Distributor – Lionsgate
Staff Picks
Alonso - Big Boys
Drea - Janet Planet, Thelma
Ify - Thelma
Erin - Billy ElliotErin's long-running women's sports podcast is Herlights
Alonso’s Upcoming Events w/Hollywood Pride:
Johnny Guitar at The Frida Cinema, 6/22/24
All About Eve at the Egyptian, 6/25/24 (w/ Ben Mankiewicz)
Bound 4K restoration at the Egyptian, 6/26/24
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Episode 354: 'Robot Dreams' with Sierra Katow
14 juni 2024 · 51 min
What happens when a Spanish director adapts an American graphic novel into a dialogue-free animated film? Laughter, tears, and an Oscar nomination, apparently. Sierra Katow joins us to get into this conversation (which we've carefully cordoned off with warnings and chapter markers to avoid any big spoilers)! Then everyone shares some animated films that delivered adult-level gut-punch moments. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - Cannon Films Promo Reel 1986
Sierra - Children of Blood and Bone
Ify - Indie creators at Summer Games FestITIDIC
Warner Bros to Premiere a Fully-Animated Looney Tunes Movie This Week
‘Terrifier’ Actor Cast as Steamboat Willie in Upcoming Horror Film ‘Screamboat’
Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliot Making 10th Movie Together This Fall (on Hallmark)
Staff Picks
Alonso - Earth Girls Are Easy (and also Palace)
Sierra - Fantasia
Ify - AntzGet your own “Tap the Sign” sign, hand-lettered design by Producer Marissa, to proclaim your commitment to PhYSiCAL MeDiA!
Alonso's Plugs:
Alonso on Bullseye
The Flop House: Boat Trip
The Film Library: A Kanopy Podcast
Free with Ads: The Opposite of SexHelp support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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Episode 353: 'Babes' with Trish Sie
7 juni 2024 · 1 uur 4 min
From Pamela Adlon (her feature debut as a director!) and comedy pals Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau, the comedy Babes is expanding this week across US theaters. We are joined by director (and mom) Trish Sie (Players, PitchPerfect 3) to talk about the film, which may or may not be anything like Bridesmaids. Then the gang will pitch some movies about personal experiences which the movies rarely get quite right. Lees meer
What’s Good
Drea - Davey and Jonesie’s Locker
Trish - Terrible, Thanks for Asking
Ify - In his Cure eraAlonso’s Book covered in PEOPLE
ITIDIC
Deadpool & Wolverine Enters the Popcorn Bucket Conversation
Streamers Roll Out “Pride Month” Collections
Criterion
Hulu
Max
Netflix
Paramount+
Prime
The Infamous Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience is Now an Internet Musical
Staff Picks
Drea - Ghostlight
Trish - The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Ify - Mrs. DoubtfireCheck out Trish’s new On Cue Podcast
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Episode 352: 'Furiosa' with Maria Lewis
31 mei 2024 · 1 uur 9 min
Our friend Maria Lewis joins us from Australia once again, this time to break down George Miller’s highly anticipated follow-up to FURY ROAD (that’s also a prequel to FURY ROAD). Then we answer a hotline call about “stereotypical” characters that don’t rub us the wrong way for some reason. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - TIME Magazine issue from his birthday
Drea - “digital pebbling”
Maria - the healing power of friendship
Ify - Being in OhioITIDIC
The Next “Benoit Blanc Mystery” Has Its Title
Palme d’Or Announced - And It’s 5 in a Row for NEON
Guy Branum talking about Baron Harkonnen on FEELING SEEN
Staff Picks
Alonso - Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker
Drea - Patty Cake$
Maria - After the Party
Ify - Emma.Maria’s latest books:
Mockingbird: Strike Out: A Marvel: Heroines Novel
Assassin's Creed Mirage: Daughter of No One
The Graveyard ShiftHelp support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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Episode 351: 'I Saw the TV Glow' with Christian Dueñas
24 mei 2024 · 1 uur 12 min
The latest (and second) film from director Jane Schoenbrun is a glimpse into the void, into the ‘90s, and into a whole lot more – it all depends on how you’re watching. We’re joined by MaxFilm producer (and now host of the new show, Primer), Christian Dueñas to see it all. Lees meer
Then, we have a fast and loose movie quiz about…Justice!
What’s Good
Alonso - Jenny Nicholson’s 4-Hour Deep Dive into the Star Wars Hotel’s Failure
Drea - clocking the perfect mileage
Christian - “Sex Vampire” playlist and the artist Filmmaker
Ify - Postal Service/Death Cab concertITIDIC
Cannes First “Hit” Is the Unexpected Emilia Perez
Yorgos Lanthimos Has Already Set His NEXT Next movie at Focus
#MaxFilmontheCroisette
Staff Picks
Drea - Hit Man
Alonso - Little Darlings
Christian - Skinamarink
Ify - Detective PikachuSubscribe to PRIMER, new from Maximum Fun!
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Episode 350: 'The Fall Guy' with April Wright
17 mei 2024 · 1 uur 5 min
David Leitch, the director of Atomic Blonde, Bullet Train, and Hobbs & Shaw, got his Hollywood start as a stunt man. Now he’s coming full circle, making an action/comedy/romance about that stunt life, with a pair of Oscar-nominated Barbenheimer love interests at the center. And we’ve got filmmaker April Wright, director of Stuntwomen: The Untold Story, here to offer an insider’s perspective! Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - The Circle
April - Taurus World Stunt Awards
Drea - new Doctor Who with Jinx MonsoonITIDIC
George Clooney to Make His Broadway Debut in Good Night and Good Luck Adaptation
Art Directors Guild Suspends Their Training Program
B Movie Legend Roger Corman Has Died at 98
Staff Picks
Alonso - Stunt Rock
April - Dolemite Is My Name
Drea - Birds of PreyYou can watch April’s movie Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story on all of Alonso’s streaming services, and even some others!
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Episode 349: 'Challengers' with Robert Abele
10 mei 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
Luca Guadagnino’s latest film (and biggest to date) has been the talk of cinema circles since its release. Whether it’s causing a thirst for threesomes, a craving for churros, or a burning desire to pick up a racket, folks have been talking about it, and now we are too, with help from LAFCA President and critic Robert Abele! Then we’ll hear a lot more about Alonso’s forthcoming book, HOLLYWOOD PRIDE, out soon on May 14! Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - Justin Chang winning a Pulitzer Prize
Drea - PRF Facial in Vegas
Robert - LA Lemons galore and making food with them
Ify - Warhammer Cafe in MonroviaITIDIC
Slamdance Is Moving to Los Angeles!
Vin Diesel’s Riddick Sequel Will Begin Filming This Fall
McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys Are Revealing MCU Spoilers
Vin Diesel Street Sharks Demo (as referenced by Ify)
Tennis player Andrea Petkovic’s review in The Guardian (referenced by Robert)
***Order a signed copy of Alonso’s book from Book Soup***
Staff Picks
Drea - The Idea of You
Alonso - Egoist
Robert - Whatever is on Criterion 24/7! (also: Evil Does Not Exist)
Ify - Dial M for MurderGet your Physical Media Sign for tapping! Art by Producer Marissa…tap at will!
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Episode 348: ‘We Grown Now’ with Robert Daniels
3 mei 2024 · 1 uur 12 min
Writer/director (and Chicago native) Minhal Baig’s newest film centers around Malik and Eric, two young kids going through the things young kids go through, with the added complications of life in the Cabrini Green housing projects of the ‘90s. Robert Daniels (another Chicagoan) is here to help us talk through it. Then, a Hall of Excellence update and a Hotline letter that inspires a plethora of short film recommendations! Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - Support socks
Drea - Bentonville lineup announced
Robert - belated birthday dinner at Italian Village
Ify - big wooden swordITIDIC
Jennifer Aniston Producing a 9 to 5 Remake
Messi is Getting His Own TV Show to Premiere at Cannes
Hollywood Sacrificing Massive Profits through Racial Inequality
Cruising Electric (1980)
Yearbook short
Staff Picks
Drea - I Saw the TV Glow
Alonso - Our Song
Robert - Mr. Thank You
Ify - The Great DebatersGet your Physical Media Sign for tapping! Art by Producer Marissa…tap at will!
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Episode 347: 'Chicken for Linda!' with Carlos Aguilar
26 april 2024 · 1 uur 5 min
Studio Ghibli’s GKIDS has a new film out about a little girl who just wants her mom to cook her a really specific dinner. If that sounds like not quite enough for a movie to be about, then you haven’t seen CHICKEN FOR LINDA! We’ve got returning guest, film critic Carlos Aguilar, on to join the conversation, and we’re even pitching some childhood memories of our own that could become future features. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - Cap’n Crunch Cinnamon Crunch
Drea - Reusable skincare masks
Carlos - Long Beach flea market
Ify - Matthew Lillard’s D&D whiskey (Quest’s End), ren faire costumeITIDIC
Participant Media closing up shop
Tarantino Is Scrapping ‘The Movie Critic’ as his “10th and final film”
The Academy’s New Rules
Staff Picks
Alonso - Uncropped
Drea - The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
Carlos - I Like Movies
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Episode 346: 'Sasquatch Sunset' with Joey Clift
19 april 2024 · 1 uur 5 min
We’ve seen the Sasquatch(es)! We head into the woods to talk wild animal actors, convincing bigfoot suits, bodily functions, and the legend of Sasquatch itself, with comedian and writer Joey Clift. Then, a new set of HALL OF EXCELLENCE nominations, this time for best non-speaking performance! Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful by Jack Lowery
Drea - wool dryer balls
Joey - Furiosa and Garfield coming out on the same day
Ify - Mammoth, moving, and some Warhammer inclusivity stuffITIDIC
At CinemaCon, NATO CEO Warns Studios Against Relying on Blockbusters
At Coachella, Will Smith Makes a Surprise Appearance to sing ‘Men in Black’
Staff Picks
Drea - Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Alonso - Pom Poko (also callback to Hundreds of Beavers)
Joey - Fancy Dance
Ify - Monkey ManGet your own “Tap the Sign” sign, hand-lettered design by Producer Marissa, to proclaim your commitment to PhYSiCAL MeDiA!
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Episode 345: 'The People's Joker' Even CHUDs Could Love
12 april 2024 · 55 min
Vera Drew’s very personal, exceedingly irreverent, and definitely unauthorized THE PEOPLE’S JOKER got its TIFF premiere in 2022, but has been fighting a path to (legally) be shown in theaters ever since. That fight is finally over, and THE PEOPLE’S JOKER can be seen by the people…though certain folks seem to be forming their opinions on the movie sight-unseen. We get into the film, plus pitch our own “Code 17” movies (and yes, we’ll explain what that means!). Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - American Genre Film Archive, and their 15th Anniversary series at USC
Drea - Midwesterners of NCAA Women’s Basketball All-Tournament Team
Ify - “I’m into fountain pens now”ITIDIC
David Lynch Wants to Make An Animated Movie for the whole family
Francis Ford Coppola Screened His Self-Funded Epic to Studios…So Who’s Buying?
Disney Sets (and Re-Sets) a Ton of Movie Release Dates Through 2026
Staff PIcks
Alonso - Two for the Road
Drea - Rotting in the Sun
Ify - Between Two Ferns: The MovieCall the Hotline! maximumfun.org/hotline
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Episode 344: 'Love Lies Bleeding' with Mallory O'Meara
5 april 2024 · 1 uur 2 min
The second feature from director Rose Glass has been on our watchlist since Sundance…even longer in the case of our guest Mallory O’Meara (Reading Glasses), who had the film’s poster on her wall far before its premiere. Now that we’ve left Arrakis in the rearview, we’ve got our hands free to take on the buff and bloody (and yes, horny) LOVE LIES BLEEDING. Lees meer
What’s Good
Drea - graphite chopsticks/improved chopstick game
Mallory - Washington Capitals making the NHL playoffs
Alonso - The Good Place (finally!)ITIDIC
Dev Patel’s AMA Sheds Light on the Challenges of Indie Filmmaking
Ang Lee Rejects 3D, Saying the Industry Is Not Built For It
The Billboard Charts May Be Broken
Letterboxd list "Song Lyrics as Titles"
Staff Picks
Drea - Pain & Gain
Alonso - Pumping Iron / Pumping Iron II: The Women
Mallory - My Animal
Ify - also My Animalmalloryomeara.com
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Episode 343: 'Dune: Part Two' with Kim Horcher
29 maart 2024 · 1 uur 7 min
It’s the final episode of Dune Month, aka “How You Dune? Month”...and it’s also the final days of #MaxFunDrive! If you’ve got the means and you’ve been putting it off, please join or upgrade to keep the MaxFilm flowing (much like the spice must flow). Head to maximumfun.org/join. And remember to email a screenshot of your confirmation email to maximumfilm@maximumfun.org to get a Staff Pick from one of the gang! Lees meer
IGN’s Kim Horcher joins us for the grande finale of a truly epic month (and don’t worry, Alonso weighs in too – PS, Pre order the audiobook of Hollywood Pride!)
What’s Good
Drea - (Righteous fury re: Ify not telling her about) having the best drag queens on Um, Actually
Kim - Girls 5 Eva
Ify - end of a bicoastal media and event marathon, and esp LiamITIDIC
Late Night With the Devil Directors Explain Their Use of AI
Titanic Door Sells at auction for over $700k
World’s First Dragon Ball Theme Park Announced in Saudi Arabia
Staff Picks
Drea - La Chimera
Kim - surprise anti-pick! Best. Christmas. Ever!
Ify - SicarioKim’s Physical Media Piece
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Episode 342: 'Jodorowsky's Dune' with Elliott Kalan
22 maart 2024 · 1 uur 21 min
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As "Dune Month" (aka "How You Dune? Month") winds toward its climax, a foray into the world of documentary to glimpse the Dune that might have been. But would it have been…good? The Flop House’s Elliott Kalan is our dream guest, and the feeling is mutual! Plus, we pitch some other unmade projects whose true Hollywood stories we’d love to see on screen.
What’s Good
Drea - A Good Bad Boy: Luke Perry and How a Generation Grew Up by Margaret Wappler
Elliott - Pole to Pole with Michael Palin
Alonso - making a recipe “wrong” with the right ingredients
Ify (probably) meeting Stu IRLITIDIC
Survey Says Millennials and Gen-Z Want Original Movies and TV
In Other Survey News…34% of Adults Would Rather Screen than Stream
Amazon False Advertising Lawsuit (re: selling digital content)
Staff Picks
Drea - Snack Shack
Elliott - Anvil! The Story of Anvil
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BoCo 2024 Preview: Maximum Horny! Episode 1 (Drea's Pick)
20 maart 2024 · 7 min
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It all started with a text from Ify (who else?). Each host has chosen a "horny movie" to discuss with the class. Here's a sneak peek of the first episode, which is all about Drea's pick -- THE HANDMAIDEN (2016). To hear the whole episode, the whole MAXIMUM HORNY! series, and the entire back catalog of MaxFilm and MaxFun bonus content, you gotta be a member!
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Go Fact Yourself #MaxFunDrive Kick-off Spectacular featuring Alonso Duralde, Drea Clark, Alexis B. Preston, and Ben Harrison
18 maart 2024 · 15 min
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We’re kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts.
J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong from “Go Fact Yourself” are joined by:
Alonso Duralde & Drea Clark - “Maximum Film!”
Alexis B. Preston - “Comfort Creatures”
Ben Harrison - “Greatest Trek” and “The Greatest Generation”
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Episode 341: 'Frank Herbert's Dune, Episode 1' with Jeremy Bent
15 maart 2024 · 1 uur 7 min
DUNE MONTH CONTINUES! If you, too, are indulging in a Dune Month, YOU might find yourself searching certain video sharing website for 2000's Sci Fi Channel miniseries FRANK HERBERT'S DUNE, aka "The one where Paul Atreides is bringing big Anakin Skywalker energy." Or perhaps you'd like to skip that and just listen to us tell you about it. Either way, this is the episode for you! We're talking all 90 minutes of Episode 1, comparing it to all the other DUNEs we know, and doing it all with self-described "Dune guy" Jeremy Bent (Eurovangelists, Mission to Zyxx)! Then a quiz about Sci Fi/SyFy Originals... Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - Mark Harris’s pieces, “Missing the GBF” “How Bad Can It Get For Hollywood”
Drea - Minnesota update
Jeremy - Hell Divers 2
Ify - The Oscars being actually goodITIDIC
The Oscars Were Last Sunday
Staff Picks
Alonso - Menus Plaisirs – Les Troisgros
Drea - Sunshine (2007)
Jeremy - Society of the Snow
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Episode 340: 'Dune' (1984) with Guy Branum
8 maart 2024 · 1 uur 2 min
How much Dune is too much Dune? We're fixing to find out this March on Maximum Film! We're starting with the 1984 Lynch/Dino De Laurentiis space opera that was a theatrical flop, yet remains an enduring (cult?) classic. Then we'll pitch some outside-the-box auteur/book series pairings to fantasize about. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - Schmigadoon Season 2
Drea - GORP-Core and scroggin
Guy - Whenever I Call You Friend at a steakhouse
Ify - performing at Leicester SquareITIDIC
Dune 2 Makes a Huge Debut
Bootleg Willy Wonka Experience to become a literal horror movie
AMC Theaters Launching “New” Nicole Kidman Pre-Show Spots
Dune “Glossary” handed out in theaters in 1984
Staff Picks
Alonso - The Straight Story
Drea - Love Lies Bleeding
Guy - The Taste of Things
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Episode 339: 'Drive Away Dolls' with Ever Mainard
1 maart 2024 · 1 uur 7 min
This one is a wild ride, y’all. Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke have teamed up to make a wacky, raunchy lesbian road trip crime comedy, and (almost) everyone has an opinion about the results! Then, a hotline question about “litmus test” movies. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - reading more James Baldwin (The Fire Next Time)
Drea - voting and progressive voter guides
Ever - bench record and new goals
Ify - Naomi’s dioramaITIDIC
Tyler Perry Puts $800m Studio Expansion on Hold Because of AI
Only 30% of the 100 Top Grossing Movies of 2023 Had Female Leads
Spirit Awards Were Last Sunday!
Staff Picks
Alonso - Gay USA
Drea - I Didn’t See You There
Ever - The Gay Revolution by Lillian Faderman & Old Yeller
Ify - Dune: Part TwoY’all Gay podcast
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Episode 338: 'Madame Web' with Jordan Morris
23 februari 2024 · 1 uur 8 min
Madame Web is Dakota Johnson seeing the future, barefoot villains with ADR as bad as their intentions, and a surprising dearth of Spider Women fighting crime. But is it the next Morbius? Is it time to #ReleaseTheClarksonCut? We’ve got resident Spider-Man-man Jordan Morris on the case! Then, a movie quiz about 2003 (did we mention this movie is set in 2003?) Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - Olive Oil Chocolate Cake
Drea - “Who the F did I marry?” TikToks
Jordan - Pluto.tv & the Coneheads credits rap (see also: Dragnet rap, “City of Crime”)
Ify - Helldivers 2ITIDIC
Ridley Scott is Making a Biopic about the BeeGees
Martin Scorsese’s Powell and Pressburger Doc Picked up by MUBI
Travis Kelce is a Movie Producer Now
Staff Picks
Alonso - Date and Switch
Drea - The Promised Land
Jordan - American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers
Ify - Starship TroopersPre-Order Jordan’s New Comic, Youth Group
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Episode 337: 'Lisa Frankenstein' with Janet Varney
16 februari 2024 · 1 uur 3 min
Today's movie takes on the guise of a weird '80s teen comedy, then adds in some supernatural phenomena and some axes. So we consult THE JV CLUB's Janet Varney on the peculiarities of Lisa's high school experience, and then make up some Monster Mash-up movies of our own. Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - RO-TEL Dip
Janet - Mochi Muffins from Third Culture Bakery
Drea - Chocolate-dipped TwinkiesITIDIC
The Oscars Are Adding a New Category: Best Casting
2023 Sundance Darling FANCY DANCE Finally Finds a Home
Crunchyroll Merges with Funimation…Now Funimation Digital Downloads Will Disappear
Staff Picks
Alonso - Perfect Days
Janet - Housebound
Drea - PlayersHelp support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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Episode 336: 'Maestro' with Richard Lawson
9 februari 2024 · 56 min
With one extremely emotive stroke of the metaphorical podcast baton, we complete the magnum opus that is Best Picture Oscar Nominees 2023! Is Bradley Cooper's Leonard Bernstein too big to fit on the small screens at Netflix? Find out in our MAESTRO discussion, for which we're joined by Vanity Fair's chief critic, Richard Lawson. Then, a fun movie quiz about composer biopics (well, it's fun for some of us!). Lees meer
What’s Good
Alonso - Tracy Chapman & Luke Combs singing Fast Car at the Grammys
Drea - Tracy Chapman singing Stand By Me on Letterman
Richard - Australian Survivor
Ify - Levels Nigerian Cuisine in St. LouisITIDIC
America Ferrera Sets Her Directorial Debut
Universal Studios Florida Reveals More Plans for “Epic Universe” Theme Park
Pedro Almodovar’s Next Film Will Be His First English Language Feature
Staff Picks
Drea - Amélie
Alonso - Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Richard - Death Trap
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