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Episode 335: 'American Fiction' with Ellie Foumbi

2 februari 2024 · 58 min

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We catch up with Cord Jefferson's Oscar-nominated comedy that's about more than you might have guessed. Then, we've got new nominees for the Hall of Excellence: Best Fictional Books! Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Barbara Streisand’s memoir
Drea - Mom’s Dave confusion
Ellie - new season of True Detective
Ify - clear spheres/foggy balls

ITIDIC
Godzilla Minus One Inching Towards a Near-Record Box Office Run
Sundance Concluded With Some Big Sales
Oscar Nominations Came out Last Week…

Staff Picks
Alonso - Household Saints
Drea - Plus One
Ellie - The Zone of Interest
Ify - Beetlejuice [also showing at Vidiots on 2/3/24]

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Episode 334: 'Mean Girls' (2024) with B.J. Colangelo

26 januari 2024 · 57 min

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You’ve heard the Plastics and the Art Freaks talk about their lives and loves. But what if you could hear them SING about it? That’s the service the new Mean Girls musical (adapted from the Broadway show) will provide, should you so desire. We’ve got writer/critic/musical theater wonk B.J. Colangelo with us to navigate the halls of the new North Shore High. Then, we’ll pitch some new grist for the book -> movie -> stage musical -> movie musical mill. Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Magic Coke Machine recipe
Drea - Ariel Bissett’s YouTube
BJ - Finding the Queen Beryl dress
Ify - Warhammer Old World and Sketchfest

ITIDIC

Motive for Ruby Slipper Theft Revealed

Lindsay Lohan Sets ‘Our Little Secret’ at Netflix

Sundance Kicks Off, Celebrating Its 40th Birthday

Staff Picks
Drea - Totem
Alonso - Heathers the Musical (Live Stage Capture) on Roku
BJ - Crush
Ify - The Nice Guys

Little Women “Christopher Columbus” video

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Episode 333: 'The Color Purple' (2023) with Tre'vell Anderson

19 januari 2024 · 1 uur

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We've been keeping tabs on today's movie for a while -- either a couple years or a couple decades, depending on how you count it. To discuss the movie musical adaptation of the stage musical adaptation of the movie adaptation of Alice Walker's classic novel, we brought in Tre'vell Anderson, noted Fantasia Barrino expert (and also a journalist, author, critic and expert in other things). Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - The Cannon Film Guide, Volume I by Austin Trunick
Drea - try turning it off and on again
Tre’vell - customized ice cream
Ify - “StIfy-core“

ITIDIC

Chelsea Handler Hosted the Critics Choice Awards…

Broadway’s Shucked Is Becoming a Movie

Paramount Marketing Exec Doesn’t Want to Call new Mean Girls a Musical

Staff Picks
Drea - Advice on Sundance Advance Online ticket sales (Dìdi (弟弟), Exhibiting Forgiveness, In the Summers, The Mother of All Lies, FRIDA)
Alonso - The Burial of Kojo
Tre’vell - Camp
Ify - Port Authority

Historically Black Phrases Live

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Episode 332: 'The Iron Claw' with Danielle Radford

12 januari 2024 · 1 uur 9 min

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Based on the tragic real-life story of the wrestling family known professionally as the Von Erichs (liberties were taken, but most of them seem to have tamped the sheer tragedy down somewhat, rather than the other way around), The Iron Claw has been anxiously anticipated by some wrestling fans. Fans like our guest, Danielle Radford, who co-hosts Tights and Fights! After discussing the movie where actors played some real-life wrestlers, we dish about our favorite wrestlers-turned actors. Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Capote's Women by Laurence Leamer
Drea - All You Can Eat (and seeing its creators at the Spirit Awards Brunch)
Danielle - Old Nintendo games on the Switch
Ify - homemaking accomplishments

ITIDIC

Christopher Nolan Was Dunked on by His Peloton Instructor

Alamo Drafthouse Doing Rep Screenings All Year Long

Golden Globes “Recap” (but mostly we fixate on one major element of the show)

Staff Picks
Alonso - I Am Santa Claus
Drea - Miss Shampoo
Danielle - Red, White & Royal Blue
Ify - Godzilla Minus One

The Dark Side of the Ring, “The Last of the Von Erichs” on Tubi

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Episode 331: 'The Zone of Interest' with Alison Dickey

5 januari 2024 · 1 uur 1 min

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We kick things off with New Movie Year Resolutions for 2024. Then, as promised in our Best of '23 episode, we've collected our thoughts on Jonathan Glazer's heavy and chilling new film -- the one the LA Film Critics Association voted as best of the year. Then, we lighten the mood with a movie quiz about who lives next door (to movie protagonists). Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - AGNÈS VARDA: DIRECTOR'S INSPIRATION
Drea - spearmint tea
Alison - Vidiots’ huge rental library, It’s His Red Carpet to Lose
Ify - Slamdance, Sundance, SF Sketchfest Dozen

Staff Picks
Drea - The Sisters Brothers
Alonso - Clue
Alison - The Beat That My Heart Skipped
Ify - The Driver

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Episode 330: Best of the Year 2023

29 december 2023 · 1 uur 10 min

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The year is coming to a close, and we’ve got our annual roundup of Top 10 Lists, Maxie Awards, and films we’re looking forward to in the New Year. Thanks for sharing another great (if dramatic!) movie podcasting year with us! Lees meer

What’s Good?
Alonso - Professional gift wrappers
Drea - Listener Lee Meredith’s Color Squared
Ify - Ify’s Carol Fest 2023

Between the 3 hosts, 21 titles made the top 10 lists!

Drea
10 Bottoms
9 Godzilla Minus One
8 Passages
7 Eileen
6 The Zone of Interest
5 May December
4 Past Lives
3 Killers of the Flower Moon
2 Poor Things
1 All Of Us Strangers

Alonso
10 May December
9 R.M.N.
8 Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret
7 The Zone of Interest
6 Bottoms
5 Godzilla Minus One
4 Killers of the Flower Moon
3 Barbie
2 L’Immensita
1 Poor Things

Ify
10 Beau Is Afraid
9 M3gan
8 Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret
7 Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
6 Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse
5 Air
4 Barbie
3 Killers of the Flower Moon
2 Asteroid City
1 The Holdovers

Watchlist 2024…
Robot Dreams
Spaceman
Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu
Lisa Frankenstein
Mickey 17
The Taste of Things
Big Boys
Furiosa
The Fall Guy
Dune: Part Two
Blade?

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Episode 329: 'Love Actually' at 20 with Lindy West

22 december 2023 · 1 uur 10 min

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It’s been two decades since Richard Curtis’s Love Actually warmed our chilly W. Bush-era hearts, and oh what a pair of decades it’s been. Now, the movie is back in theaters for its anniversary, and Ify has seen it for the first time. Does it hold up? Can we enjoy it anyway? All this, plus the final Xmas Movie Minute of the year and a hotline call from [checks notes] inside the house! Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Jose Andres Slow-Cooked Iberico Pork Ribs
Drea - The Amazing Acro-Cats of New Orleans
Lindy - Barry’s mystery guts
Ify - Skiing, Tuna’s neutering, and Mammoth Brewing Company

ITIDICs 2003

Entertainment Weekly Asks: Keanu Reeves, Is there Life After The Matrix?

An “Alien Quadrilogy” 9-Disc DVD Box Set Will Be Available for $100

ELF proves that Jon Favreau Can Make More Than One Kind of Film

Christmas Movie Minute

El Sabor de La Navidad (Vix)
Christmas on Cherry Lane (Hallmark)
Friends and Family Christmas (Hallmark)
Merry Little Batman (Prime)
Round and Round (Hallmark)

Staff Picks
Drea - Go
Alonso - There’s Something in the Barn
Lindy - The Fugitive (and Thin Skin)
Ify - Underworld

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Episode 328: 'Poor Things' with Christy Lemire

15 december 2023 · 1 uur 5 min

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Alonso has been hyping Poor Things since Venice, and now his Breakfast All Day co-host Christy Lemire is making her first (!) appearance on MaxFilm to discuss it! Plus, we pitch reimagined monster movies where anything goes. Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - a theatrical re-release moment (Love Actually and Die Hard)
Christy - Christmas cookies
Drea - magnesium glycinate

ITIDIC

Great Gerwig Gets Her First Directing Golden Globe Nomination

Spirit Awards Nominations!

LA Film Critics Assoc. Best Picture of 2023 is Zone of Interest

Christmas Movie Minute
A Not So Royal Christmas (Hallmark)
Silent Night (Theatrical)
Christmas in Notting Hill (Hallmark)
Catch Me If You Claus (Hallmark)
There’s Something in the Barn (Prime)
Our Christmas Mural (Hallmark)

Staff Picks
Christy - The Gilded Age
Alonso - The Marriage of Maria Braun
Drea - Under the Skin

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Episode 327: 'Saltburn' with Bobbi Miller

8 december 2023 · 1 uur 3 min

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Some movies are horny, some are freaky, and some are for filthy, horny freaks. Our hosts way in on this philosophy (along with The Afternoon Special's Bobbi Miller) in our conversations about SALTBURN, starring every inch of Barry Keoghan and also Jacob Elordi is there. Then, a timely discussion of films where you wish the leads would just kiss already. Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - “Lil Cinephile” board books
Drea - Free COVID-19 tests again
Bobbi - new library card
Ify - PAX Unplugged

ITIDIC

Beyonce’s Renaissance movie made waves last weekend

PlayStation Deleting Content…Even If Users Already Paid For It

A Movie about George Santos Is In Development at HBO Films

Christmas Movie Minute
Candy Cane Lane (Netflix)
Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas Special (Lifetime)

Staff Picks
Alonso - Summer of ‘85
Drea - Secretary
Bobbi - May December
Ify - Eyes Wide Shut

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Episode 326: A Heaping Helping of 'The Holdovers'

1 december 2023 · 58 min

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Alexander Payne's latest (following films like ELECTION, SIDEWAYS, and NEBRASKA) is a Christmas movie, sort of! But forget we said that... We're unwrapping THE HOLDOVERS! Plus, memorable dinner scenes from film history, a Hotline letter about therapy on screen, and a Christmas movie minute! Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Matt Rogers’ Have You Heard of Christmas? On vinyl
Drea - paint by numbers canvas
Ify - Y3000 Coca-Cola

Staff Picks
Drea - Eileen
Alonso - The Delinquents
Ify - Wonka

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Episode 325: 'Rustin' Was Born This Way

24 november 2023 · 1 uur 10 min

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Unsung civil rights hero Bayard Rustin gets his due at last, courtesy of our guy Colman Domingo. Then, since Thanksgiving was this week, we dole out our honorary Turkeys of the Year. Plus, Christmas Movie Minute ramps into high gear! Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Tru-Tone Christmas Lights
Drea - Yorkshire Tea Biscuit Brew
Ify - Christmas at the Americana

ITIDIC

Awards Ceremony News (also this)

Animation In Its Imperfection Era

Dune 2 Moved…Again

NB: The ep where Alonso said he wanted to see a Bayard Rustin biopic is #241, Aline.

Staff Picks
Alonso - Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
Drea - Quiz Lady
Ify - Zola

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Episode 324: 'The Marvels' Brings Back Memory(s)

17 november 2023 · 1 uur 2 min

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It’s the 33rd MCU movie and things have gotten complicated. But is all that complexity propping The Marvels up, or weighing it down? Our trio, who are surprisingly well-versed in Marveldom for a bunch of indie nerds, weighs in. Then, a Hotline letter about characters whose deaths still sting. Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - The Abyss theatrical reissue
Drea - the new artistic director of Bentonville Film Fest
Ify - “some of that good old powder”

ITIDIC

The Actors Strike is Over!

the tweet thread Ify mentions

Warner Bros Shelved Another Finished Movie as a Tax Write-Off, This Time Wile E. Coyote

Darren Aronofsky is Developing an Elon Musk biopic at A24

Staff Picks
Drea - May December
Alonso - The Disappearance of Shere Hite
Ify - Candyman (2021)

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Episode 323: 'Priscilla' with Casey O'Brien

10 november 2023 · 1 uur 6 min

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As Alonso says, Priscilla Presley’s life was a Sofia Coppola movie before it was literally a Sofia Coppola movie. Now, that movie has come to pass…and former Producer Casey O’Brien is here to bask in the pastel glow! Then, a movie quiz that could only be called “NAME that movie.” Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - SiriusXM Holiday Channels
Drea - Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
Casey - Minnesota’s frozen pizza scene
Ify - snow season and new, dumb kitten

ITIDIC

Scarlett Johansson Sues AI App Using Her Voice Likeness in Marketing Campaign

Marvel Announces “Marvel Spotlight” Banner with Less Concern for MCU Continuity

Robert Pattinson’s Surprising Voice Acting Debut in Miyazaki’s New ‘The Boy and the Heron’

Staff Picks
Drea - Wingwomen
Alonso - On the Rocks
Casey - Skinamarink
Ify - A Christmas Letter

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Episode 322: 'The Persian Version' with Artemis Pebdani

3 november 2023 · 1 uur

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Maryam Keshavarz’s semi-autobiographical film won awards at Sundance and jumps between tones as it switches from the perspective of daughter, mother, and grandmother. Our hosts, along with guest Artemis Pebdani, talk about the effect of THE PERSIAN VERSION, then share some of their favorite genre-bending (or genre-defying) films. Lees meer

What’s Good
Drea - Q&A Moderation Season
Artemis - Celebrating Halloween
Alonso - Matt Singer’s Opposable Thumbs

ITIDIC

Some Theaters Went Rogue and Added an Intermission to Killers of the Flower Moon

The Hunger Games Prequel Granted a Late SAG-AFTRA Waiver

Sci-Fi Sleeper The Creator Is Inching Toward Box Office “Success”

Staff Picks
Drea - The Holdovers
Artemis - Married to the Mob
Alonso - Johnny Guitar

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Episode 321: 'Killers of the Flower Moon' & Its Handsome Devils

27 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 8 min

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The hosts of Maximum Film! don't have all the answers, but they do have their own answer to the questions "What if I drank 10 glasses of water before seeing a 206-minute movie?" "Is it okay for a movie to be 206 minutes long?" and "What directors and actors do you want to see work together for 206 minutes or more?" These and many more answers await in our KILLER OF THE FLOWER MOON episode (which clocks in at a mere 68 minutes). Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Herr’s “Flavored by Philly” line of chips
Drea - RunPee
Ify - Perry’s Joint in Pasadena

ITIDIC

SAG-AFTRA Strike hits 100 Days, Talks Resume this Week

Gerard Butler Settles Lawsuit Over Missing ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Profits

Britney Spears’ Audition Tape for ‘The Notebook’ Has Surfaced

Staff Picks
Alonso - Werewolves Within
Drea - Rhymes for Young Ghouls
Ify - There Will Be Blood

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Episode 320: 'Anatomy of a Fall' is NOT Relationship Goals

20 oktober 2023 · 53 min

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Director Justine Triet's Palme D'Or winner ANATOMY OF A FALL is finally appearing in American theaters, and our trio is ready to deliver a verdict. Plus, a new round of Hall of Excellence nominees that really puts the witness on the stand. Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - New American terminal at DFW
Drea - Maria Lewis’s latest book, The Graveyard Shift
Ify - quick trip to perform in NYC

ITIDIC

Over 2000 Producers Have Signed a Petition Asking to Drop the final “P” from “AMPTP”

The Eras Movie Has Been Released Into the World to Much Fanfare

Disney Studios Turns 100

Staff Picks
Drea - Fair Play
Alonso - Strange Way of Life
Ify - Totally Killer

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Episode 319: 'Dicks: The Musical' with Drew Droege

13 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 2 min

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When a UCB show (called Fucking Identical Twins) becomes A24’s first musical, it’s safe to expect the unexpected. Joined by actor, writer, and comedian Drew Droege, the gang takes an intimate look at Dicks, followed by a quiz about body parts in what is surely our most mature episode to date. Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Phaidon’s The Christmas Book
Drea - Nailtiques
Drew - Bret Easton Ellis, The Shards
Ify - spooky season, Hop Water

ITIDIC

John Woo’s Upcoming Silent Night Might Represent a Dialogue-Free Movie Trend

Drea Called It: 2012 Doc “Queen of Versailles” Getting Narrative Treatment…as a Musical

Guillermo del Toro never saw the sequel to Pacific Rim

Staff Picks
Alonso - The Royal Hotel
Drea - Little Shop of Horrors
Drew - Dyke Hard
Ify - Freak Dance

More about Titanique

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Episode 318: 'Flora and Son' with Siobhan Fallon Hogan

6 oktober 2023 · 1 uur 6 min

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Director John Carney has a very particular set of skills…this week, the gang discusses those skills and how they’re on display in his latest, FLORA AND SON, starring Eve Hewson. Then, we debate a Hotline question about works of genius. Lees meer

What's Good
Alonso - Bing and Billie and Frank and Ella and Judy and Barbra by Dan Callahan
Drea - extra large green seedless grapes
Siobhan - going out to dinner
Ify - WGA Strike ending/Bob’s Big Boy

ITIDIC

SAG-AFTRA and Studios Meet to Negotiate this week

Outfest Has Been In the Headlines This Past Week…

Beyonce’s Concert Film Drops in December, Also via AMC

Staff Picks
Alonso - Begin Again
Drea - Showing Up
Siobhan - The Killing of Two Lovers, Arthur
Ify - Saw II

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Ify Nwadiwe
Siobhan Fallon Hogan

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Episode 317: 'A Haunting in Venice' with Gillian Walters

29 september 2023 · 1 uur

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It’s getting spooky (and even a little sad) in the world of Branagh Poirot, but don’t worry it’s still cozy! Cozier than ever, perhaps. We’ve got Gillian Walters, Poirot fan and arbitress of all things cozy (which is the name of her podcast), here to help us tell you all about this mystery movie with as few spoilers as possible. Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Historically Black Phrases
Gillian - Morro Bay’s seaweed-wrapped sea otters
Drea - Free COVID tests are back

ITIDIC

WGA and Studios Reach a Tentative Deal

Amazon is Pivoting to an Ad-Supported Model

60% of Stop Making Sense’s IMAX Opening Weekend was Under 35

Staff Picks
Alonso - Invisible Beauty
Gillian - You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
Drea - Juan of the Dead

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Ify Nwadiwe

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Episode 316: 'Cassandro' Changes the Rules

22 september 2023 · 1 uur 5 min

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A new film directed by Roger Ross Williams tells the true story of luchador Saúl Armendáriz, who was determined to fight and win on his own terms as Cassandro…and made (gay) history in the process. Then, we’ll take a look at some other documentary-to-drama story arcs. Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Ava DuVernay’s “Lights, Caramel, Action”
Drea - “Body’s choice” weekend in Palm Springs
Ify - Talking Heads Q&A

ITIDIC

The Union Solidarity Coalition Put on a Quirky Auction to Support Film Crew Workers

A Wave of Latino Biopics is widening the scope on whose stories get told for posterity

Regal Has Reportedly Discontinued Its Infamous “Movie Quotes” Pre-Roll

Staff Picks
Alonso - Bad Education
Drea - No One Will Save You, Life Animated
Ify - Le Samouraï

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Episode 315: 'Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe' with Kahea Kiwaha

15 september 2023 · 1 uur 4 min

Afspelen

What’s Good
Alonso - the existence of Hallmark’s Notes of Autumn
Drea - library card sign up month
Kahea - night walks/Rick Rubin’s book
Ify - football stuff, The Challenge, new paints for tiny boys…and oh, Beyonce Lees meer

ITIDIC
Over 200 Filmmakers and Actors Signed a Letter Asking TIFF to Drop RBC Sponsor
NB: This story was updated after recording with even more actors signing on
- Kahea mentions Yea! Impact
The Writers Guild Says It’s Open to Making Deals with Individual Studios
Scarecrow Video Launches Updated Rent-By-Mail Website

Staff Picks
Alonso and Drea - Scrapper
Kahea - The Faculty (and High School Horror on Criterion Channel)
Ify - Stop Making Sense

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Episode 314: 'Bottoms' with Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard

8 september 2023 · 1 uur 9 min

Afspelen

What’s Good
Alonso - Bellota Bellota
Drea - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
Brandy - Video Patreon Feed
Julie - new kitten (getting his nails trimmed)
Ify - weekend trip, painting tiny boys Lees meer

ITIDIC
Taylor Swift’s Studio-Free Surprise Concert Film
Alonso is Back From Venice! Festival Recap in a strange year…

Staff Picks
Drea - You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
Alonso - Strange World
Brandy - Proof
Julie - Nacho Libre
Ify - Harlan County USA

Dumb Gay Podcast

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Drea Clark
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Julie Goldman
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Episode 313: 'Blue Beetle' with Carlos Aguilar

1 september 2023 · 1 uur 7 min

Afspelen

What’s Good
Alonso - Ben & Jerry’s Gimme S’more
Drea - Inkoo Kang’s Newsletter, This Was Cool
Carlos - Return to the dry heat of LA
Ify - Aunts in town and cooking Lees meer

ITIDIC

DUNE 2 Pushed to 2024

Los Angeles Is Having an Art House Moment

8.5 Million People Went to Theaters on National Cinema Day

Carlos’s LA Times Piece about Blue Beetle’s cultural references

Staff Picks
Drea - Our Father the Devil
Carlos - King Coal
Alonso - Passages
Ify - Deep Cover

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Drea Clark
Carlos Aguilar

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Episode 312: We Don't Think 'Mutt' is an Asshole

25 augustus 2023 · 56 min

Afspelen

From Sundance 2023 to an arthouse screen near you, MUTT is the first feature from director Vuk Lungulov-Klotz. Starring Lío Mehiel as Feña, it tells the story of a young trans guy who is having a pretty stressful day navigating surprises from his ex, his little sister, his father, and the city at large. Lees meer

We discuss the film, and the nominate Best One-Day Movies to the Hall of Excellence

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What’s Good
Alonso - Billy Bragg, Rich Men Earning North of a Million
Drea - Family vacation and family photos
Ify - Basement survived the hurriquake

ITIDIC

WGA Antitrust Report Calls Disney, Amazon, Netflix “The New Gatekeepers”

Cherokee Nation Launches “Cherokee Film” banner

National Cinema Day is Returning This Year (but the cost is going up)

Staff Picks
Drea - The Quiet Girl
Alonso - Casa Susanna
Ify - Blue Beetle

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Alonso Duralde

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Episode 311: 'Red, White & Royal Blue' with Traci Thomas

18 augustus 2023 · 58 min

Afspelen

This week, we’re talking about a very special book-to-film adaptation: Red, White & Royal Blue. Our guest is the charming Traci Thomas of The Stacks podcast! Lees meer

*Just a quick disclaimer to our listeners, we had some audio troubles during this week’s episode.

What’s Good
Alonso - Keith Haring: Art is For Everybody at The Broad
Traci - Trader Joe’s Root Beer Float Bars
Ify - Public Libraries

ITIDIC

Two LGBTQ films were slapped with R and NC-17 ratings. Critics say queer sex scenes are treated differently.

Tyrese Gibson Is Suing The Home Depot For Alleged ‘Humiliating and Demeaning’ Incident

Latino Organizations Unite in Support for ‘Blue Beetle’ During Hollywood Strikes

Staff Picks
Alonso - Blue Beetle (out in theaters on August 18th)
Traci - The Deepest Breath
Ify - The First Slam Dunk (also available at select theaters now)

Check out the latest episode of Traci’s podcast The Stacks:

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

It’s also available to stream on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Overcast and Stitcher

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Episode 310: 'Oppenheimer' with Tom Lum

11 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 6 min

Afspelen

We’re finally completing our Barbenheimer review experience by talking about Oppenheimer with the lovely Tom Lum of Let’s Learn Everything! Lees meer

What’s Good

Alonso - Only Murders In The Building (Season 3)
Drea - Midwest Vacay
Tom - Carly Rae Jepsen
Ify - Dr. Pepper Strawberries and Cream Strawberry Soda

ITIDIC

An AI Program Imagined Barbies From Around the World and Wouldn’t You Know It, They Turned Out Super Racist

SAG-AFTRA, WGA Strikes Are Trying To Topple A Broken Industry

Hollywood Food Insecurity Spikes Amid Strikes

Staff Picks

Alonso - Grave of the Fireflies
Drea - Aporia
Tom - Barefoot Gen
Ify - Sicario

Check out the latest episode of Tom’s podcast Let’s Learn Everything!: Episode 44: Katie Goldin & Alex Schmidt, Space Birds, and the Bison Emoji 🦬

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Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Tom Lum

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Produced by Bryanna Paz
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Episode 309: 'They Cloned Tyrone' with Video Dave

4 augustus 2023 · 59 min

Afspelen

What’s Good
Alonso - Heartstoppers S2
Dave - Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators
Ify - Diablo 4: Season of the Malignant Lees meer

ITIDIC

Remembering Paul Reubens

Bradley Cooper is Skipping the Venice Premiere of MAESTRO in SAG-AFTRA Solidarity

Stunt Performers and Actors Working to End “Paintdowns” and “Wiggings” Post-Strike

Staff Picks
Dave - Fresh (1994)
Alonso - I Am Somebody
Ify - Nimona

Video Dave’s new album ArticulatedTexTiles

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Alonso Duralde
Video Dave

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Episode 308: 'Barbie' with Maria Lewis

28 juli 2023 · 1 uur 8 min

Afspelen

We've been on BARBIE-watch for what seems like forever. Now we've literally watched Barbie and our lives may never be the same. We've got Margot Robbie's countrywoman (and our good pal) Maria Lewis here, so...let's go party! Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Sydney’s omelet
Drea - Who shat on the floor at my wedding?
Maria - Oppenheimer and the Barbenheimer vibes
Ify - pool

ITIDIC

Barbie Sets Record Best Opening for a Female Director

Some Independent Films Were Given the Go-Ahead by SAG-AFTRA

Staff Picks
Alonso - The Wobblies
Drea - Lakota Nation vs. United States
Maria - Killers of the Flower Moon (the audiobook – the movie isn’t out yet!)
Ify - War Games

Maria’s latest books:
Mockingbird Strike Out
The Graveyard Shift (out Sept ‘23)

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Episode 307: 'Theater Camp' with Kyle Turner

21 juli 2023 · 1 uur 3 min

Afspelen

First, we tell you all about the SAG-AFTRA strike; then, it's the theater godmothers vs. the film critics as we look at the new comedy THEATER CAMP. Finally, the gang aces a quiz about made-up movie musicals (which has been edited to include audio clips for listeners at home; in the recording, all guesses were made without audio clues, other than about 3 notes from NY/LA). And staff picks! What a show! Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso: Rowenta Turbo Silence Extreme Plus Table Fan
Drea: TooGoodToGo
Kyle: National Critics Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
Ify: Ralphs (Kroger) summer seltzer flavors

ITIDIC
Actors Have Joined Writers in Industry Strike

Re: Oppenheimer walkout

Re: Residuals checks

Re: Comic-Con Cancellations

The 70mm Print of Oppenheimer Is So Big, They Had to Expand the Projection Booth

Staff Picks
Drea: Paper Heart (2009)
Alonso: Camp (2003)
Kyle: Blue Jean
Ify: Bring It On

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Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Kyle Turner

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Episode 306: 'Joy Ride' with Jenny Yang

14 juli 2023 · 1 uur 1 min

Afspelen

In Adele Lim's boisterous directorial debut, JOY RIDE, four American friends get up to some major hijinks while in China. But there's more than laughs on offer in this comedy, which the gang discusses with comedian Jenny Yang. Then, we send some groups of friends on vacations of our own design. Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - The Bear Ep. 206
Drea - The cookies of 2023
Jenny - Being back
Ify - RTX, BBQ

ITIDIC

GQ Editor Who Axed an Anti-Zaslav Story Is Producing Movie for Warner Bros.

The Coen Brothers are Getting Back Together

Barbie Banned In Vietnam Over Interpretation of Map Details

Staff Picks
Drea - The Lesson
Alonso - Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Jenny - Better Luck Tomorrow
Ify - Crazy Rich Asians

More Jenny Yang at JennyYang.tv

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Alonso Duralde
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Episode 305: 'RocketMan' (1997) with Hal Lublin

7 juli 2023 · 1 uur 5 min

Afspelen

Ahh 1997...a time when comedy movie presidents did Bill Clinton impressions, apes were the toast of Hollywood, and NASA launched the first manned mission to Mars. That's what's happening in this year's Listener Pick, chosen by our supporter, Robin. It's Disney's RocketMan, a live-action, slapstick farce starring Harland Williams as the smartest, dumbest astronaut around. Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - BlueSky
Drea - King Size Comforter for a Queen (of the Midwest) Bed
Hal - Ordering groceries online
Ify - Gorges

ITIDIC:

SAG Negotiations Extended Until July 12

Mattel Exec Says that Upcoming Barney Movie Will Be “For Adults”

Goodburger 2 Update: Lil Rey Howery and Jillian Bell Added to Cast

Staff Picks
Alonso - Electric Dreams
Drea - Earth Mama
Hal - Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Ify - The Pest

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Hal Lublin

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Episode 304: 'Past Lives' with Inkoo Kang

30 juni 2023 · 1 uur 3 min

Afspelen

The debut feature from writer/director Celine Song premiered at a certain film festival you may have heard about. Now, it's in theaters, and we've invited friend of the show Inkoo Kang along to talk about it. Lees meer

Then, we think about outdated tech we love to see on screen.

What’s Good
Drea - Heritage Store Rose Water and Glycerin Spray
Inkoo - Literary scammers
Alonso - Jeni’s x Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts, Jeni’s Brown Butter Almond Brittle

ITIDIC

What’s Happening with Turner Classic Movies?

Some Paddington 3 Casting Has Been Announced

Everybody’s talking about the French BARBIE movie poster

Here’s a Zip Drive

The connection between John Early and Clockwatchers

Staff Picks
Drea - Nimona
Inkoo - John Early: Now More Than Ever
Alonso - Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

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Alonso Duralde
Inkoo Kang

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Episode 303: 'Asteroid City' with Darren Franich

23 juni 2023 · 1 uur 5 min

Afspelen

Framing devices, whip pans, Hollywood homages...oh my, it's a new Wes Anderson movie! See how this one stacks up, for the WA-superfans, the newly initiated, and those who are somewhere in between. Plus, a hotline question about memorable angles and camerawork in film. Lees meer

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What’s Good
Alonso - Lingvano ASL course
Drea - Strawberries
Darren - Fake Rick Dalton Coverage on The Video Archives
Ify - Juneteenth Mini Fest

ITIDIC

Pixar’s ELEMENTAL Set a Box Office Record…

Guillermo del Toro Wants to Focus on Animation

Jon Hamm Was Supposed to Star in Gone Girl

Staff Picks
Alonso - The Blackening
Drea - A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Darren - The Naked Spur
Ify - The Truman Show

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Alonso Duralde
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Episode 302: 'A Star is Born' (1954) with Manuel Betancourt

16 juni 2023 · 1 uur 9 min

Afspelen

The author of the new film and TV book The Male Gazed (who also penned the 33 1/3 volume on Judy at Carnegie Hall) joins us to celebrate that great icon of gay culture, Judy Garland, in the barn-burning role that should have won her an Oscar. Then, the gang gets quizzed on the similarities between the four different versions of A Star Is Born ('37, '54, '76, and 2018). Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Hi Honey, I’m Homo by Matt Baum
Drea - Bentonville Film Festival and the premiere of A View of the World from Fifth Avenue
Manuel - ShopQueer.co and their mobile queer library
Ify - Juneteenth Minifest at Vidiots

ITIDIC

Golden Globes Purchased by Dick Clark Productions

Is the IP Era’s “Venture Capital” Philosophy Poisoning Movies?

Oregon Man Found Guilty After Setting up Indiana Jones-inspired Booby Traps for the Feds

Staff Picks
Alonso - Miss Juneteenth
Drea - The Philadelphia Story
Manuel - The Fifth Element
Ify - Judy

Pick up Manuel’s new book, The Male Gazed

Various takes of “The Man That Got Away”

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Episode 301: 'Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse' with Brandon Collins

9 juni 2023 · 1 uur 1 min

Afspelen

What’s Good?
Drea - Be My Eyes
Brandon - Metro Boomin & Coi Leray, “Self Love”
Ify - Kickstarter for GOTH Media Presents: Old Rush Lees meer

ITIDIC
The Directors Guild Reached a Tentative Deal with Studios Last Weekend
Studio Ghibli Will Release Miyazaki's Last Film with No Trailer or Promos
Dwayne Johnson is Coming Back to Fast Franchise, Possibly Without Vin Diesel?

Staff Picks
Drea - The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
Brandon - Flamin Hot
Ify - Spider-Man (2002)

Brandon’s Drunk Black History Brunch Show, Bell House Brooklyn 6/18
Medium Popcorn Podcast
Ify’s Juneteenth Mini-fest at Vidiots

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Episode 300: '300' with Ricky Carmona & April Wolfe!

2 juni 2023 · 1 uur 17 min

Afspelen

“Hey, big 300th episode coming up soon…what movie should we watch?” A complex question with a simple answer. We watched 300, one of Zack Snyder’s first movies, and brought back OG co-hosts Ricky and April to weigh in. Adding a unique twist to the matter: only one of these five folks had ever seen this movie before. Lees meer

Later, of course, we look back at some of our favorite memories from our first 300 episodes.

What’s Good
Alonso - Kyle Turner, The Queer Film Guide
Drea - The Cloud Appreciation Society
Ricky - Reservation Dogs
April - I Think You Should Leave S3
Ify - A Very Gay Book: An Inaccurate Resource for Gay Scholars

ITIDIC

New “Max” App’s Credits Debacle Sparks DGA Ire

Florida School District in a Mess Over 5th Grade Teacher’s Screening of a Disney Film

Justine Triet Wins the Palme D’Or – the 3rd Woman to do so in 76 years

Staff Picks
Drea - Lynch/Oz
Alonso - Past Lives
April - Diary of a Mad Housewife
Ricky - Serpico, Speak No Evil
Ify - Sucker Punch

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April Wolfe

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Episode 299: 'Fast X' with Myq Kaplan

26 mei 2023 · 1 uur 13 min

Afspelen

In 2001, they started out as simple street racing highway robbers. Since then, they've loved, they've died, they've come back to life, they've saved the world probably. At long last, their story comes to and end...er...hold up...it's not the end? It doesn't even know the meaning of the WORD "end?" In any case, it's Fast X, and our engines are suitably revved for Dom and them (and some new faces) to race back into our lives. Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Guinevere Turner, When the World Didn’t End
Drea - Emo Phillips
Myq - Tom King’s Batman comics
Ify - Vidiots updates, cleaning out storage

ITIDIC

David Zaslav Gets Booed at BU Commencement

‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Character Rick Dalton Has Apparently Died

“Ultimate Cut” of Cult Classic CALIGULA Screened at Cannes

Editor talking about the new edit of Caligula: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McuM46YHSSM&t=1s

Staff Picks
Drea - You Hurt My Feelings
Alonso - Monica
Myq - The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Ify - Fastlane TV series

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Myq Kaplan

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Episode 298: 'The Mother' with Mallory O'Meara

19 mei 2023 · 59 min

Afspelen

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What’s Good?
Alonso - We See Each Other by Tre’vell Anderson
Drea - Slip on Roku
Mallory - new personal record on bench lifting
Ify - BlueSky honeymoon phase

ITIDIC

Cannes Bans Protests Near Festival Center

Pure Flix to Merge with Great American Media

Janus Films and Criterion are Partnering to Present “Janus Contemporaries”

Hall of Excellence
Alonso - Tyler Hynes [The “Real Moms Know” Candidate]
Mallory - Jamie Lee Curtis (True Lies) [The “Voight-Kampff Test” Candidate]
Ify - Patrick Swayze [The “Thot Prototype” Candidate]
Drea - Paul Newman [The “Old School” Candidate]

Staff Picks
Drea - The Long Kiss Goodnight
Alonso - L’Immensità
Mallory - Piggy
Ify - Hustlers

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Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
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Episode 297: 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.' with Janet Varney

12 mei 2023 · 1 uur 9 min

Afspelen

Over 50 years ago, Judy Blume wrote a classic coming-of-age novel about a nice girl who was simultaneously facing a move to New Jersey, sixth grade, puberty, and questions about God and religion. They say good things come to those who wait…the multi-hyphenate host of The JV Club, Janet Varney, joins us to weigh in on if this adaptation was one of those things. Plus, a lot of good and informative strike talk, and a few more ideas for childhood classics to adapt. Lees meer

What’s Good
Drea - A View of the World from Fifth Avenue
Janet - feeling fired up about equity
Ify - ripped-off sleeves to show off the guns; big union meeting

ITIDIC

WGA on Strike!

Re: Unions Coming Together

Re: Productions put on hold

Burger King is Launching a New Spider-Man Burger

Staff Picks
Janet - A Walk on the Moon
Drea - The Starling Girl, Girl Flu.
Ify - Mobile Suit Gundam 1, 2, and 3

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Episode 296: 'Suzume' with Karen Han

5 mei 2023 · 1 uur 4 min

Afspelen

Say it with us: Animation is an art form! Animation isn’t just for kids! Makoto Shinkai’s latest film, Suzume, proves that an animated film with talking cats and teaching students who are temporarily chairs can make a grown person cry. Then, we’ll do a fun audio quiz about famous doors of cinema history. Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Dave White saving the day on Deck the Hallmark
Drea - Drag Isn’t Dangerous telethon
Karen - Collective action and worker solidarity
Ify - Alhambra Costco

ITIDIC

Eva Green Wins Her Million Dollar Lawsuit Over Failed Movie

Entire Super Mario Bros. Movie Got Leaked thanks to Twitter Blue Feature

Cinema Con Wrapped Up Last Weekend

Staff Picks
Alonso - Makoto Shinkai Blu-Rays, The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 Centimeters Per Second, and Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Drea - BlackBerry
Ify - GANTZ:O
Karen - Beau is Afraid

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Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Karen Han
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Episode 295: 'Little Richard: I Am Everything' with Fredara Hadley

28 april 2023 · 1 uur 1 min

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Little Richard is a fixture of American culture, and if you were born after the 1950s, you may never have known a time when that wasn’t the case. But chances are, even if you know Little Richard’s name and larger-than-life persona, you still don’t know the half of what he contributed to culture (and not just music culture). Lisa Cortes’s documentary sets the record straight (well, okay, not straight…) and we have Juilliard ethnomusicology professor Fredara Hadley (who appears in the doc as an expert) here to help us talk it out. Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Blue Diamond Cocoa Dusted Almonds
Fredara - Spring in New York = Horticulture time!
Drea - Jury Duty on Freevee

ITIDIC
a.) Some Celebrities Are Getting Their Blue Checks Restored…Against Their Will

b). Joaquin Phoenix Warns Fans Not to Take Mushrooms Before BEAU IS AFRAID

c). Next (yes, NEXT) Fast and Furious Sequel Has its Writers

Staff Picks
Alonso - The Girl Can’t Help It
Fredara - The Wiz
Drea - Joyland

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Alonso Duralde
Fredara Hadley

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Episode 294: 'Air' with Josh Gondelman

21 april 2023 · 1 uur 13 min

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Comedian, writer, and friend Josh Gondelman joins us, adding one more sneaker lover to the panel for a look at a movie directed by Ben Affleck, starring Matt Damon and "the Michael Jordan of acting," Viola Davis. AIR puts that puts the origin story of a famous shoe in the spotlight. but is there more to this one than leather and laces? Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - new 1776 production
Drea - virtual Coachella
Josh - Yellowjackets S2
Ify - Alice in Borderland

ITIDIC

Luminate's Diversity Progress Report

WGA Members Vote Overwhelmingly To Authorize a Strike

Vidiots is Finally Opening in LA

Staff Picks
Josh - Out of Sight
Alonso - High Flying Bird
Drea - Polite Society
Ify - Mystic Pizza

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Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Josh Gondelman

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Episode 293: 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' with Riley Silverman

14 april 2023 · 1 uur 11 min

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The D&D nerds and the arthouse cinema nerds join forces in this one-shot campaign, as we delve into Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Then, we have a quiz that makes Ify realize maybe he likes quizzes after all. Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso: Starburst Jelly Beans
Drea: Leguizamo Does America
Riley: Kindle reading streak
Ify: Japanese convenience stores

ITIDIC

Jack Black thinks Pedro Pascal Should Play Wario

We now have some details on the many new Star Wars movies in the works

Timothee Chalamet Will Do His Own Singing in an upcoming Bob Dylan movie

Staff Picks
Alonso: Showing Up
Drea: Dating Amber
Riley: But I’m a Cheerleader
Ify: A Knight’s Tale

Check out Riley’s new RPG podcast, Strumpets and Flagons

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Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Riley Silverman

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Episode 292: 'Rye Lane' with Aramide Tinubu

7 april 2023 · 54 min

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The directorial debut of Raine Allen-Miller, RYE LANE is set mostly on and around the Southeast London Street of the same name, and follows Dom and Yas (David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah) from meet-not-so-cute to grand romantic finale. But RYE LANE is that genre movie that shows it ain’t (just) what you do, it’s the way that you do it. Film critic Aramide Tinubu joins us to discuss! Lees meer

What’s Good
Drea - inspiring a listener to volunteer at a film festival
Aramide - tuna melt and new perfumes
Alonso - Hallmark’s Time Traveling Pond Show

ITIDIC

Apple Originals and Sony Partner for Theatrical Run of Ridley Scott’s NAPOLEON

Disney Laid Off Controversial Marvel Chair Ike Perlmutter

Paddington in Peru Starts Production in July

Staff Picks
Drea - How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Aramide - A Thousand and One
Alonso - Southside With You

With:
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Drea Clark
Aramide Tinubu

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Episode 291: 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' with Jordan Morris

31 maart 2023 · 1 uur 13 min

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When Robert Zemeckis's WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? hit the big screens, perhaps you were a college graduate, a baby in sunglasses , or none of the above. But whoever and wherever you were, the world was forever changed by the knowledge that Daffy and Donald Duck could appear on the same stage. Oh, and that toons and humans could be co-stars. Since it's the last day of MaxFunDrive, we've got this very special episode for you with very special guest Jordan Morris. Puh-puh-puhleeeze enjoy! Lees meer

What’s Good?
Alonso - Lay's "French Roasted Chicken with Spices" chips from Taiwan
Drea - Davy Mayer for Madison, WI District 6 Alder
Jordan - new beard
Ify - Japan

Staff Picks
Drea - Rye Lane
Alonso - Chinatown
Jordan - Fire of Love
Ify - My Neighbor Totoro

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Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Jordan Morris

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Episode 290.5:A BoCo Preview! 2004 Movie Quiz w/jarrett hill -

28 maart 2023 · 12 min

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Episode 290: 'Destroy All Monsters' with Dave White

24 maart 2023 · 1 uur 6 min

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What’s better that one kaiju? Two kaiju? No, think bigger. We’re talking ALLL monsters…and the sexy alien overlords who are controlling their minds. We’ve got Alonso’s co-host on Linoleum Knife (and in life), Dave White, joining us to expand our kaiju appreciation. Plus, we consider some technology news from real-life 1999 (the year this movie is set – it was released in ‘68) and invent some kaiju of our own.

What’s Good
Alonso - Ben & Jerry’s x Tony’s Chocolonely
Drea - Sleeping with your hair in a loose bun
Dave - QAALM
Ify - Box Office Predictions?

Staff Picks
Drea - Monsters
Alonso - Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Dave - Pacifiction
“Ify” - Colossal

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'Creed III' with Amy Nicholson and Paul Scheer

17 maart 2023 · 1 uur 14 min

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Whether you're counting it as the third Creed movie or the ninth Rocky movie, there's one thing you can't deny: Jonathan Majors is in this one. This is also the one that will go down in history as Michael B. Jordan's directorial debut! We've got two past guests, together for the first time (on our podcast, that is), Unspooled's Amy Nicholson and Paul Scheer! While we have these four movie experts convened, of course we gotta have a movie quiz! Lees meer

What’s Good
Alonso - Complete First Seasons of Poker Face and The Last of Us
Amy - Starting TM
Paul - Never investing in SVB, plus The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
Drea - fallout from Daniels thank-you moment

ITIDIC

Bob Odenkirk Will Star in Remake of THE ROOM (for charity)

Oscars Talk!

Staff Picks
Alonso - The Heroic Trio, Police Story 3: Super Cop
Amy - Death Spa
Paul - Hooper, The Stunt Man
Drea - Robot and Frank

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With:
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Amy Nicholson
Paul Scheer

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Episode 288: 'EO' with Ashley Ray

10 maart 2023 · 1 uur 1 min

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Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO is probably not the first film to premiere at Cannes, land on a ton of annual Top Ten lists, and then get nominated for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards. But it’s the first movie to do all that AND be about – and starring – a donkey. Comedian Ashley Ray joins us to talk about our silent protagonist’s adventure across Europe. Then, a certain bear joins the Hall of Excellence and we pick some other non-human POVs that would make good cinema. Lees meer

What’s Good:
Drea - Hearing the Spirit Awards were accessible
Ashley - Extreme Sisters
Alonso - Kristen Lopez, But Have You Read the Book?

ITIDIC

New Ninja Turtles Movie

Lenny Kravitz to Sing Oscars “In Memoriam” Segment

EEAAOO Wins a LOT of Spirit Awards (watch The Daniels’ speech)

Staff Picks
Drea - Bruiser
Ashley - Three Ways
Alonso- Framing Agnes

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With:
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Ashley Ray

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Episode 287: ‘Cocaine Bear’ with Dan McCoy

3 maart 2023 · 1 uur 6 min

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From director Elizabeth Banks comes a romp through the woods of Blood Mountain, with a cast of fun actors (Margo Martindale! O’Shea Jackson Jr! Keri Russell! Isiah Whitlock, Jr!, the late, great Ray Liotta!) trying not to be mauled to death by a coke-addled black bear. And we’ve got The Flop House’s Dan McCoy with us to pick up the bloody pieces. Then, nominees are selected for the Hall of Excellence: Best Movie Animals! Lees meer

What’s Good?
Alonso - Meet Me At the Fountain by Alexandra Lange
Drea - the New Black Film Canon
Dan - 80s TV and videos archived on YouTube
Ify - magical drying floor…a birthday miracle?

ITIDIC

Everything Everywhere Cleaned Up at the SAG Awards Last Weekend…

More LOTR Movies Are A-Brewin’

Quantumania Might Have Set a Box Office Record (and not a good one)

Staff Picks
Alonso - Death Becomes Her
Dan - The Frighteners
Drea - Tremors
Marissa - Bear With Us
Ify - The Grey

Listen to The Flop House

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Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Dan McCoy

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