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| Episode 366: 'Blink Twice' with Amber Benson | 06 Sep 2024 | 01:07:03 | |
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. What’s Good ITIDIC
Staff Picks Slayers: A Buffyverse Story on Audible Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 365: 'The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat' with Shar Jossell | 30 Aug 2024 | 01:05:50 | |
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. What’s Good ITIDIC Staff Picks Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 356: Ridin' Clean with 'Thelma' | 28 Jun 2024 | 00:57:42 | |
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. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| 269. 'Till' with Robert Daniels | 28 Oct 2022 | 01:04:21 | |
We’ve got film critic Robert Daniels to help us answer the hard-hitting questions about a film about the kind of gutwrenching true story you wish were pure fiction. Questions like: Did you want to see this movie? Then, we take a hotline call that brings in a healthy dose of Black Joy. What’s Good ITIDIC
Staff Picks: Robert’s TIME article: Witnessing Black Trauma Onscreen in 2022 Buy Alonso's book - I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies With: Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 268: 'Hellraiser' (2022) with Nay Bever | 21 Oct 2022 | 01:07:44 | |
Sometimes, when planning our Maximum Film! calendar, someone will text the group saying, “I just saw a movie and, hoo boy.” That’s how this episode was born. To help us on this horror journey, we have an expert guest, Nay Bever. Nay is an artist, a producer and interviewee on Queer for Fear, and co-host of Attack of the Queerwolf, and she gamely joins us to explain details like how Pinhead fits into the whole power hierarchy of Hell.
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| Episode 267: 'Bros' with Steve Hernandez | 14 Oct 2022 | 00:58:22 | |
Comedian Steve Hernandez joins us to take a look at Universal's splashy gay rom-com. We talk about where it sits in queer cinema history and whether it delivered on its promises (of both the "rom" and "com" varieties). Then, we get some characters from movies past set up with podcasting narrators of their own. What’s Good ITIDIC a). John Waters Returns to Directing to Helm Adaptation of His Novel Staff Picks We are sponsored by OVID.tv With: Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 266: 'Don't Worry Darling' with John Moe | 07 Oct 2022 | 01:08:58 | |
Welcome to Victory, where the sinks are spotless, the wardrobes are flawless, and dinner is on the floor. Depresh Mode's John Moe joins us to dissect Don't Worry Darling, a movie that is definitely a movie. Then, we'll take a hotline call about directorial blank checks. What’s Good ITIDIC a). Blade Director Bassam Tariq Exits Two Months Before Production Staff Picks Bonus picks: Lady Macbeth (2017), Little Women (2019), Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1895) The Hilarious World of Depression by John Moe (now in paperback!)
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| Episode 265: ‘God’s Country’ with Roxana Hadadi | 30 Sep 2022 | 01:00:22 | |
The Montana winter isn’t the only thing ice-cold and unrelenting in God’s Country, directed by newcomer Julian Higgins and starring Thandiwe Newton. We’ve got Vulture’s TV critic and film writer Roxana Hadadi along to unpack all that this indie is bringing us. (Btw, today’s conversation is relatively spoiler-free.) Then we’ll play a word quiz inspired by the title of this week’s movie. What’s Good ITIDIC
Read the short story Winter Light Sound of Metal is out on Criterion with an intro essay by Roxana Hadadi Staff Picks Soylent With: Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 264: ‘Barbarian’ is [REDACTED] | 23 Sep 2022 | 00:59:00 | |
A lot of the fun of BARBARIAN is in the suspense of not knowing what to expect. So let’s just say: there’s this house. There are people there. And if you want to know more, see the movie, then listen to this special trio-only episode of MaxFilm! (Or, you can listen to the first segment, then skip to the last segment). Later, we’ll play a round of ScareBnB. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode 263: 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' with Bryan Fuller | 16 Sep 2022 | 01:06:40 | |
Enjoy this episode of the only podcast that gives you BOTH a capsule description of the Paramount Accords and personal childhood memories of an imaginary mermaid girlfriend. With special guests like television luminary writer/producer Bryan Fuller, who are also witness to all of the above in real time! You can't miss it. And you're not missing it, because here you are, reading the shownotes. Later, we’ll take an hotline message about island movies. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode 262: 'Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul.' with Angelique Jackson | 09 Sep 2022 | 01:00:24 | |
We’ve had our eye on this one from its premiere at Sundance (!). Now, Adamma Ebo’s mockumentary, starring Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall, has hit theaters and Peacock, with a period in its title and a lot more than pearl Prada on its mind. Later, we’ll nominate mockumentaries to the Hall of Excellence. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode 261: 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' with Jordan Crucchiola | 02 Sep 2022 | 01:03:41 | |
While Alonso's away, Drea and Ify have fellow MaxFun host Jordan Crucchiola (Feeling Seen) over to their New York mansion to wait out a hurricane...metaphorically speaking. The game -- er, movie -- of the hour is Halina Reijn's BODIES BODIES BODIES. It's A24's latest horror venture and it stars a cast of 20-somethings (and Lee Pace) making a bloody mess. Enjoy! Then, our trio swaps actors into each other's famous roles (as per this news story). What’s Good ITIDIC a). MoviePass 2.0 b). Anne Hathaway to star in new movie based on Harry Styles Fanfic c). ‘Fast and Furious’ Protests Over Car Stunts
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| Episode 260: 'Prey' with Cody Ziglar | 26 Aug 2022 | 01:02:30 | |
A proven prequel director (Dan Trachtenberg), an excellent cast (led by Amber Midthunder), an original setting (1700s Comanche village), and one killer monster from space (Predator of course). Does all this add up to a movie worth “screen”-ing (whether you can or not)? Listen and find out! Then, we’ve got a hotline call about reimagining movies. All with She-Hulk writer Cody Ziglar! What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode 355: 'Bound' (1996) with Erin Foley | 21 Jun 2024 | 00:58:50 | |
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. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode 259: 'Bullet Train' with Bilge Ebiri | 19 Aug 2022 | 01:04:35 | |
It is not enough to ask, “is this movie like Smokin’ Aces?” One must also ask, “how do you feel about Smokin’ Aces?” Love it or hate it, Bullet Train is a movie that is very much what it is. And what is it, exactly? Listen and we’ll explain to the best of our abilities. Plus, the gang invents their own assassin personas, all of which are just begging to be made into some kick-ass fan art. [Note: there are spoilers, but there’s also a warning beforehand!] What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode 258: 'Real Genius' with David Kittredge | 12 Aug 2022 | 01:03:35 | |
During this year’s MaxFunDrive, we promised one lucky supporter the opportunity to choose a film for us to watch if we hit our goal. Well, hit it we did, and now (thanks to listener Andrea D.) this film is hitting our screens, and your ears! Will it be a hit with our favorite movie geniuses? Listen and learn! Plus: good news for us nerds…there will be a quiz! What’s Good WTIDIC Staff Picks Lumi Labs: MasterClass: *** With:
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| Episode 257: The NOPE Show | 05 Aug 2022 | 01:05:48 | |
Director Jordan Peele’s third film has a lot to say, which is something it has in common with Ify, Alonso, and Drea. The crew shares all their thoughts and feelings on this spectacle of spectacles, and then dreams up some studio attractions to rival Jupiter’s Claim. [Note: there are spoilers, but there’s also a warning beforehand!] What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode 256: ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ with Ellen Weatherford | 29 Jul 2022 | 01:06:33 | |
We’re joined by a host of Maximum Fun’s own ‘Just the Zoo of Us’ to talk about a zoologically inspired film that still remains very much about humans, for better or worse. On top of that, she’s got an insider’s take on what it would really be like to make out in a coastal salt marsh. Then, the whole gang talks about their favorite courtroom drama movies (it’s related, we swear). What’s Good ITIDIC a). “Nintendo Pictures” Now Exists b). Steven Spielberg Shot Marcus Mumford’s New Music Video With a Cell Phone c). Fake Accounts Fueled the Snyder Cut Online Army Staff Picks “12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer” Lumi Labs: MasterClass: *** With: Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 255: 'Mississippi Masala' with Kevin Avery | 22 Jul 2022 | 01:05:37 | |
Kevin Avery (writer, comedian, and former co-host of the premier Denzel Washington podcast) joins us to take a look at a young Denzel and first-time movie star Sarita Choudhury in Mira Nair’s sophomore feature from 1991, the often romantic, surprisingly political, and totally unique Mississippi Masala. Then, we think about what untold stories we’d like to see on screens. What’s Good ITIDIC a). A Set from NOPE Will Become a Part of the Universal Studios Tour b). AMC is Bringing Back $5 Tuesdays c). There’s a Back to the Future Musical coming to Broadway Staff Picks Soylent EveryPlate *** With: Ify Nwadiwe Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 254: ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ with Stuart Wellington | 15 Jul 2022 | 01:03:21 | |
The Flop House’s Stuart Wellington joins our rag-tag crew of interdimensional warriors to discuss the latest Marvel Cinematic offering. Will the myriad pieces of this movie hold together to pack a punch? That was a Mjølnir reference. What’s Good? ITIDIC a). Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons Got Married b). VFX Artists Say Marvel is the Worst Client c). Ludacris Hopes Fast Franchise Will ‘Live on Forever’ ‘Like Jurassic Park’ Staff Picks Vote for the Hall of Excellence: Alonso’s Outfest Queer for Fear Panel Watch Ify in (Un)Claimed at Outfest Lumi Labs: *** With: Ify Nwadiwe Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 253: 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande' with Beandrea July | 08 Jul 2022 | 01:03:01 | |
It’s Ify’s 3rd anniversary as host! To celebrate, film and culture writer Beandrea July joins us to bask in the afterglow of a Sundance darling that dares to explore an older woman’s sexuality (but doesn’t stop there!). Then, inspired by (the theme of) lust, we quiz it up about the Seven So-Called Deadly Sins. What’s Good ITIDIC
Staff Picks Beandrea July: “The Year Women Over 50 Reclaimed Their Right to Be Seen” Wesley Morris: "The Last Taboo”
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| Episode 252: ‘Elvis’ with Maria Lewis | 01 Jul 2022 | 01:08:59 | |
With Australian writer and pop culture aficionado Maria Lewis in tow, the gang gets some glitz in their eyes, marvels at some really tricky old-age makeup, and takes in some history with a big grain of diamond crystal salt. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode 251: ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ with Steven Ray Morris | 24 Jun 2022 | 01:02:11 | |
We finally, really did it. We made the dinosaurs, we messed with the dinosaurs, we released the dinosaurs, we auctioned off the dinosaurs, and now we’re gathering the dinosaurs back up. Also, there are locusts. Confused? That’s Jurassic World Dominion, baby! Our expert guest is Steven Ray Morris, who hosts the See Jurassic Right podcast (in addition to producing other shows, like My Favorite Murder). What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode 250: 'C.R.A.Z.Y.' with Guy Branum | 17 Jun 2022 | 00:57:38 | |
It premiered in 2005, propelling Jean-Marc Valée into the next level of his career. In 2015, Toronto critics named it one of the 10 best Canadian films of all time. And in 2022, American viewers can finally see what all the fuss is about. In honor of the late Valée, Pride month, and out 250th episode (!), we’re taking a look at the coming-of-age-and-coming-out story that is C.R.A.Z.Y. along with none other than Guy Branum. Plus, a quiz on acronym movie titles!
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| Episode 354: 'Robot Dreams' with Sierra Katow | 14 Jun 2024 | 00:51:24 | |
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. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode 249: ‘Fire Island’ with Parvesh Cheena | 10 Jun 2022 | 01:03:34 | |
The delightful Parvesh Cheena (Connecting, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Shining Vale) joins us to discuss the queer (mostly) Asian romcom that sets star/writer Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, and friends as the Bennett Sisters, and Conrad Ricamora as Mr. Darcy. Sex, party drugs, judgy gays, and emotional catharsis – you can find it all on FIRE ISLAND. What’s Good Mentions ITIDIC
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| Episode 248: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ with Amy Nicholson | 03 Jun 2022 | 01:06:05 | |
It’s breaking box office records...and ALL THE RULES. It’s flipping CGI the bird. It’s making its stars puke. It’s been 36 years since the first ‘Top Gun,’ and we’ve got the author of Tom Cruise: Anatomy of an Actor, Amy Nicholson, to help us navigate the long-awaited, much-postponed sequel. Then, we’ll pitch our sequel ideas for movies that have yet to get a Chapter Two. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode 247: ‘Petite Maman’ with Pamela Ribon | 27 May 2022 | 01:01:41 | |
Pamela Ribon, screenwriter (Ralph Breaks the Internet, Moana), novelist (My Boyfriend is a Bear), comic book writer, and more) joins the crew to discuss Petite Maman, a movie that both Drea AND Alonso put on their best-of-the-year list in 2021. It’s finally hitting streaming in early June, and now we’ve got our takes on this film, which may or may not be about playing in the woods and making pancakes. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode 246: 'On the Count of Three' is a Tonal Balancing Act | 20 May 2022 | 00:59:47 | |
Jerrod Carmichael’s directorial debut hit Sundance back in 2021, but now it’s finally available on big and small screens. Film critic Carlos Aguilar joins us to describe the ways that this short film packs a long punch. AND: We cast our dream movie driving buddies! (cw: today’s movie is about suicide and depression; we’ll give you a heads up during the show too) What’s Good ITIDIC Staff Picks Carlos’s review of On the Count of Three Carlos’s review of Emergency for The Wrap Buy Alonso’s book, I’ll Be Home For Christmas Movies ***** With: Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Sr. Producer Laura Swisher Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 245: 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' with Riley Silverman | 13 May 2022 | 01:02:34 | |
Stephen Strange is back on the big screens, and he’s f-ing around and finding out the hard way that messing with multiverses is complex business. Good news, true believers: our sherpa to the top of Mount Wundagore is MaxFun’s own Riley Silverman! What’s Good: Drea: The new Doctor
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| Episode 244: 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' with Keith Phipps | 06 May 2022 | 00:59:53 | |
The day this drops is the final day of the MaxFunDrive! Help us hit our goal by joining, upgrading, or boosting your membership! maximumfun.org/join Nicolas Cage is “Nick Cage” in the new movie from director Tom Gormican. It’s a buddy comedy, it’s an action flick, it’s a meta-commentary on movies themselves (and Cage’s career in particular). So who better to have as our guest than the author of the new retrospective Age of Cage, Keith Phipps (of The Next Picture Show podcast, The Reveal, and more)? We’ll also daydream about what other stars we’d give the ‘Unbearable Weight…’ treatment! ITIDIC
What’s Good: The Buster Keaton episode of The Twilight Zone is called “Once Upon a Time”
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| Episode 243: 'The Batman' with Glen Weldon | 29 Apr 2022 | 01:07:47 | |
Become a MaxFun supporter or boost/upgrade your membership! maximumfun.org/join Matt Reeves' new Batman movie (maybe you heard about it?) is finally streaming, and we’re commemorating the moment with Batman nerd – ahem, EXPERT – Glen Weldon. Plus, what made-up movie drug haunts our panelists’ dreams? It’s a MaxFunDrive spectacular! What’s Good ITIDIC
Staff Picks Join us April 30, 2022 at 4pm Pacific for a watch along of DIRTY DANCING! You’ll find it on Twitch at twitch.tv/IfDeez Some of Glen’s Books: The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture Buy Alonso’s book, I’ll Be Home For Christmas Movies With: Ify Nwadiwe Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Sr. Producer Laura Swisher Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 242: ‘Memoria’ Sounds Different, with Justin Chang | 22 Apr 2022 | 01:01:29 | |
The new film from Apichatpong Weerasethakul isn’t just a movie – it’s a perpetual roadshow, with plans to keep showing the movie from theater to theater indefinitely (check out where it's showing for the next few months). It made a lot of best-of 2021 lists and now that the show is finally on the road, our gang weighs in, joined by LA Times film critic Justing Chang. What’s Good Alonso: A banner week at the Hallmark channel Drea: “Double jury week” and SIFF Justin: Writing about Petite Maman (in clean clothes) Ify: new Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann tattoo; Atlanta ITIDIC
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| Episode 241: 'Aline' with Kyle Buchanan | 15 Apr 2022 | 01:03:00 | |
After months of waiting, a new day has come: ALINE is finally in US theaters, and there’s a lot to talk about. Luckily, the gang doesn’t have to do it all by themselves. Kyle Buchanan (whose NYT review of the movie is quoted prominently in the film’s Wikipedia page) is here to answer questions like, “how much of this is true?” and “is this movie a comedy?” Later, we’ll propose some biopics we want to see. And that’s the way it is! What’s Good? ITIDIC Netflix Has Added a “Two Thumbs Up” Button There’s going to be a Spirit Halloween movie
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| Episode 240: Everything ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once,’ All At Once | 08 Apr 2022 | 01:02:12 | |
In our unofficial, ongoing series of movies that are hard to summarize, we find ourselves back at the theater for a brand new film that’s operating on a lot of levels (in more than one sense). Then, we find out what car is being hoisted up to the Hall of Excellence rafters, AND form a new super fight squad when Ify, Alonso, and Drea select movie character skillsets to verse-jump into. What’s Good?: ITIDIC: Nancy Meyers is directing her first feature film in 7 years Staff Picks:
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| Episode 353: 'Babes' with Trish Sie | 07 Jun 2024 | 01:03:49 | |
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. What’s Good Alonso’s Book covered in PEOPLE ITIDIC
Staff Picks Check out Trish’s new On Cue Podcast
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| Episode 239: 'Titane' Goes Bananas | 01 Apr 2022 | 01:00:55 | |
Julia Ducournau’s horror thriller TITANE won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2021 and is now streaming on Hulu. It’s a movie that kinda defies description, but that’s never stopped us before! Plus, we’re nominate some of the Best Movie Cars for the Hall of Excellence. Vroom vroom!! What’s Good? ITIDIC Staff Picks: Vote for your Hall of Excellence winner on our Facebook page Buy Alonso’s book – I’ll Be Home for Christmas Movies This episode is sponsored by Trade Coffee With: Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 238: ‘Drive My Car’ and the Return of Inkoo Kang | 25 Mar 2022 | 01:03:26 | |
Multiple top-Oscar nominations and top-10 list appearances won’t stop this foursome from engaging in a healthy debate over whether Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is worth the three-hour ride. What’s Good: ITIDIC Staff Picks: *** The tweet that inspired this week’s Comedy “MaxFilmscars” Buy Alonso’s book, I’ll Be Home For Christmas Movies *** Support Our Sponsor Curiosity Stream Curiosity Stream is offering a full year’s subscription for just $14.99 with code MAXFILM
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| Episode 237: ‘West Side Story’ with Brandon Collins | 18 Mar 2022 | 01:05:41 | |
Something’s coming; something good? Comedian and film critic Brandon Collins sits in to go over the high notes and low notes of Spielberg’s West Side Story, now streaming. Plus, we play the new Box Office Game together! Will Alonso’s movie trivia prowess also apply to a randomly selected box office weekend? What's Good : ITIDIC: New MPA Report Says Digital Box Office Revenue Was 3x Theatrical in 2021 Theaters are playing 2014 Ukrainian film THE GUIDE to raise money for relief effort After Two Virtual Years, the SXSW Film Festival Is Happening In Person This Week
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| Episode 236: ‘After Yang’ Is Existential Solar Punk | 11 Mar 2022 | 01:04:08 | |
>_Reveal Memory Info: Sociologist and pop culture expert, Dr. Nancy Wang Yuen, is our guest today, as we unspool the many philosophical threads of AFTER YANG. Plus, a free-for-all movie quiz about One-Named Filmmakers (other than Kogonada)! What's Good : ITIDIC: Disney Not Putting Money Where Its Mouth Is re: Florida’s anti-gay legislation Renee Zelwegger Studied Law at UCLA During Her Hiatus From Movie stardom Staff Picks: Alonso: HESTER STREET Ify: THE BATMAN Nancy: DRIVE MY CAR
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| Episode 235: Baby, It's 'A Madea Homecoming' with Tre'vell Anderson | 04 Mar 2022 | 01:07:25 | |
As if being the most watched movie on Netflix in its debut weekend weren't enough, now A MADEA HOMECOMING (which brings Tyler Perry's famous character out of "retirement" after just three years) has the distinct honor of being discussed by the Maximum Film! gang, plus our esteemed guest, Tre'vell Anderson. Plus, an ITIDIC packed with brilliant ideas and a Hotline packed with "warm-and-fuzzy" gay movies. What's Good : ITIDIC: The Newest Star Wars Isn't a Movie or Series, It's a Hotel A Lohan Homecoming? A Lot of Lindsey is Coming To Netflix Staff Picks: Listen to more Tre'vell on FANTI Buy Alonso's book - I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies Support our sponsor, Wealthfront! With: Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 234: A Double Dose of Van Peebles with Michael Jai White | 25 Feb 2022 | 01:04:12 | |
Melvin Van Peebles' SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG was a monumental moment for Black cinema and a gamechanger for cinema as a whole. Not only are we joined by the great Michael Jai White, whose BLACK DYNAMITE was a direct descendant of SWEETBACK, but his friend Mario Van Peebles (son of Melvin, and star of BAADASSSSS!, which tells the story of the making of today's film) pops in to drop some wisdom on us! Then, we play a quiz about the celebrity children of celebrity parents. What's Good : ITIDIC: Camila Cabello Cinderella Is Winning #OscarsFanFavorite Channing Tatum Says ‘Magic Mike’ Training Regimen Might Not Be Healthy/Realistic Staff Picks: Buy Alonso's book - I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies With: Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 233: 'Pariah' with Director Olivia Peace | 18 Feb 2022 | 01:05:40 | |
Dee Rees's first feature, 2011's PARIAH, is a groundbreaking work of queer cinema and an inspiration for director Olivia Peace's own debut film, TAHARA (which premiered at Slamdance in 2020). They first watched it back in high school; so how does it hit different 11 years later? Then, we answer the HOTLINE and consider movie premises that didn't live up to the their promise...s. What’s Good Mentions ITIDIC Staff Picks: Buy Alonso's book - I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies Support our sponsors! Wealthfront Lumi Labs With: Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 232: Celebrating Sidney Poitier with Reinaldo Marcus Green and 'Lilies of the Field' | 11 Feb 2022 | 01:04:08 | |
Fresh off getting a slew of Oscar nods for his KING RICHARD, director Reinaldo Marcus Green joins us to talk about the peerless Sidney Poitier's Oscar-winning performance in 1963's LILIES OF THE FIELD. Then, how will the panelists fare in a newsy quiz about Oscar firsts?? What’s Good Mentions ITIDIC “Missing Movies” Organization seeks to help films that streaming forgot Staff Picks: Look out for Rei's We Own This City in April on HBO! Buy Alonso's book - I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies Support our sponsors! Magic Spoon With: Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 231: 'Eternals' with Angie Han | 04 Feb 2022 | 01:12:47 | |
How is ETERNALS like eating tapas in New York? Believe it or not, that question is answered in this week's episode, alongside a Sundance recap, blockbuster casting news, and more with Hollywood Reporter TV Critic Angie Han. And of course, your Hall of Excellence champion (category: Badass Denzel Performance) is revealed! What’s Good Mentions ITIDIC Nightmare Alley Gets a Second Life in Black & White Staff Picks: Buy Alonso's book - I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies Support our sponsors! Doordash Lumi Labs With: Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 230: Watch 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' with the Captions On | 28 Jan 2022 | 01:04:34 | |
What’s black and white and now streaming on AppleTV Plus? Why it’s Joel Coen’s solo directorial debut, The Tragedy of Macbeth, starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand as a couple with big dreams and no chill…well, maybe they have a little chill in this version? Up for debate. How does this Macbeth measure up in categories like: Bloodlust! Justifying its existence! Cool-looking Birnam Woodl! Plus, our hosts each submit and defend their Hall of Excellence candidate for Most Badass Denzel Performance. What’s Good Mentions ITIDIC The Batman is gonna be a long one Ana de Armas fans are suing Universal Peter Dinklage not thrilled with the concept of live -action Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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| Episode 352: 'Furiosa' with Maria Lewis | 31 May 2024 | 01:08:53 | |
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. What’s Good ITIDIC Guy Branum talking about Baron Harkonnen on FEELING SEEN Staff Picks Maria’s latest books: Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 229: 'The Lost Daughter' with Biz Ellis | 21 Jan 2022 | 01:11:10 | |
Biz Ellis (from MaxFun's own One Bad Mother) joins Ify, Drea, and Alonso this week to weigh in on Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Lost Daughter, a raw and unflinching portrait of how annoying kids can be. Is Olivia Colman's character a bad mother? Can an introspective art film be as tense as a kaiju fight? Then, the hoses resort to movie memes to predict what 2022 will bring... What’s Good Mentions Alonso - Girl Scout cookies/Adventurefuls Drea - Taskmaster Zoom Birthday Challenge Ify - Meal prep service Biz - Doom Patrol ITIDIC Daniel Radcliffe to play Weird Al in Roku movie How to Read Jodorowski’s Dune Bible for Free Listen to Drea on One Bad Mother! Buy Alonso's book - I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies Staff Picks: Ify - Rashômon Drea - Belle (2021) Alonso - Stop-Zemlia Biz - Encanto Episode Sponsor Maximum Film! listeners get 10% off their first month when you sign up at the above link. With: Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 228: Disney’s Encanto with Ricky Carmona | 14 Jan 2022 | 01:14:11 | |
What’s Good Mentions Alonso - Yellowjackets Drea - Bagged Salad Ify - Peacemaker Ricky - I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend by Martin Short ITIDIC Penelope Cruz wants to do a musical with her husband w/ Almodovar directing The Oscars will have a host this year Sidney Poitier Movies Mentioned in the Episode Buy Alonso's book - I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies Staff Picks: Ify - Spawn Drea - I’m Your Man Alonso - Danger Diabolik Ricky - Malcolm X Episode Sponsors Maximum Film! listeners can get their first $5,000 managed for FREE, for life, by following the above link To save five dollars, follow the link above and use the code MAXFILM With: Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 227: ‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Is Nonbinary AF | 07 Jan 2022 | 01:11:41 | |
What’s Good Mentions Alonso - S1E2 of Grand Crew Drea - Taskmaster In News Matt Damon gets skewered for Crypto.com commercial Jon Stewart calls out J.K. Rowling for Antisemitic goblins in Harry Potter Gothenburg Film Festival’s mass hypnosis Buy Alonso's book - I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies Staff Picks: Ify - The Big Short Drea - King Richard Alonso - I Could Never Be Your Woman With: Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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