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| Episode #474: 'Primetime' with Gillian Walters | 02 Oct 2026 | 01:07:36 | |
Director Lance Oppenheim's debut feature, Primetime has a sales pitch that's hard to deny: Robert Pattinson as To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen. So does the movie live up to that enticing promise? We have true crime buff, former Dateline devotee, and co-host of All Things Cozy, Gillian Walters, with us to discuss the film as both a work of fiction and a portrait of real (if complicated) man and moment in TV history. Then we'll talk about some of our most memorable morally ambiguous movies 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 473: 'The Musical' with Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino | 25 Sep 2026 | 01:05:49 | |
This week we've got expert musical improvisors Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino with us to discuss a movie about a middle school musical gone way off course, at the hands of a drama teacher pushed to the edge. Part comedy, part film noir, it's the feature debut of director Giselle Bonilla, and it was a Sundance premiere. THE MUSICAL! Then we talk about other films that use film noir tropes to comedic ends, and pitch some actually-pretty-genius new movies in that genre too. Look out for Jess and Zach's movie, Mock Trial What’s Good ITIDIC Staff Pick Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #472: 'Practical Magic 2' with Angie Han | 18 Sep 2026 | 01:01:33 | |
The stars of the original Practical Magic stars are back (at least, most of them) and just as cursed as ever. We have Hollywood Reporter TV Critic Angie Han with us to weigh in on whether this film left us feeling charmed, or like we'd been hit by a truck. Then, in honor of a family that has two sisters in every generation, we have a movie quiz about two-sister films! What’s Good? ITIDIC Staff Picks Here's a Letterboxd list of Two- and Three-Sister Movies Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #471: It's Absurdist, It's Disturbing, It's 'Buddy' | 11 Sep 2026 | 01:00:25 | |
Casper Kelly might be most famous for his this-shouldn't-be-so-creepy comedy short "Too Many Cooks." Now he's got his feature directorial debut on his hands (but don't sleep on Yule Log 2, according to Alonso), and It's Buddy, a comedy horror that owes a debt of gratitude to the insistent cheerfulness of Barney the Dinosaur. We'll get into all that, and then talk about some of our favorite times TV crossed over onto the big screens. 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 #470: 'Coyote vs. Acme' with David Kittredge | 04 Sep 2026 | 01:05:40 | |
Hey, you! Be a buddy and take our listener survey! It'll help us keep the show great and maybe even...make it better?! Shelved after completion in 2023, COYOTE VS. ACME has finally detonated onto big screens everywhere. We have director David Kittredge (whose doc BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL is finally making it to theaters as well!) with us to follow this courtroom-drama-by-way-of-Merrie-Melodies. Then we'll talk about the fictional lawsuits that the characters of other films might have on their hands. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode #469: ‘Tony’ with Katie Walsh | 28 Aug 2026 | 01:03:29 | |
Hey, you! Be a buddy and take our listener survey! It'll help us keep the show great and maybe even...make it better?! The main character of TONY is Anthony Bourdain, but Matt Johnson’s latest film is not exactly a biopic. We have film critic Katie Walsh with us to discuss Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas, and the rest of the kitchen crew in this unusual coming of age movie. Then we’ll think up some other personalities we’d like to see inspire coming-of-age/early-life pics. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode #468: 'The Wrong Girls' with Hay Beacon | 21 Aug 2026 | 01:07:00 | |
Hey, you! Be a buddy and take our listener survey! It'll help us keep the show great and maybe even...make it better?! Comedian Hay Beacon joins us to discuss THE WRONG GIRLS, Dylan Meyer’s feature debut as a writer/director, starring Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat. Meyer has said that the movie is not for everyone, but it’s really for the people it’s for. So…are we those people? Plus, we chat about our favorite “serious” actors to see take comedic turns . What's Good? ITIDIC Staff Picks Listen to Hay's podcast, No Contact. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #467: 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' with Andrea Subissati | 14 Aug 2026 | 01:07:34 | |
Hey, you! Be a buddy and take our listener survey! It'll help us keep the show great and maybe even...make it better?! Director Jane Schoenbrun's latest film has had a certain kind of movie fan salivating for months now, and it's finally in theaters. So, are we still...salivating? Is this getting gross? Editor of RUE MORGUE Magazine, Andrea Subissati, joins us to discuss. Then, we get our tongues tied up with a movie quiz about film titles even longer than TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA. What's Good ITIDIC All titles from our Long Titles Movie Quiz as a Letterboxd list Staff Picks
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| Episode #466: 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' with Ken Plume | 07 Aug 2026 | 01:09:55 | |
Hey, you! Be a buddy and take our listener survey! It'll help us keep the show great and maybe even...make it better?! Ken Plume -- author, filmmaker, and longtime host of A Bit of a Chat with Ken Plume -- joins us to talk about the movie that everyone seems to be talking about. Is it a great Spider-Man movie, or the greatest Spider-Man movie? Then, we answer a Hotline call (yes, we still take those!) about forbidden films of our youths. What’s Good? ITIDIC
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| Episode #465: 'The Dink' with Jaron Myers | 31 Jul 2026 | 01:06:44 | |
Hey, you! Be a buddy and take our listener survey! It'll help us keep the show great and maybe even...make it better?! Is it possible for a sports comedy to fit the formula, but still break the mold? Josh Greenbaum, director of Barb and Starr Go to Vista Del Mar, takes a whack at it with THE DINK, starring Jake Johnson and Mary Steenburgen. It's streaming now on AppleTV. And we have comedian (and yes, pickleball enthusiast) Jaron Myers with us to discuss! Then we get some pitches together for thoroughly modern movies that wouldn't have made sense a few years (or decades) ago. What's Good? ITIDIC Staff Picks PS: Get PHYSICAL MEDIA merch at MaxFunStore.com! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #464: 'The Odyssey' with Dimitry Pompée | 24 Jul 2026 | 01:05:06 | |
Everybody's talking about Christopher Nolan's latest film...and so are we! We've got Eurovangelists co-host Dimitry Pompée with us to discuss the first movie ever shot in 70mm IMAX film, adapted from one of history's oldest and most famous works of literature...it's THE ODYSSEY! Then we'll talk about some of the books we read in high-school that have been (or should be) adapted for the big screen. What's Good? ITIDIC The Odyssey/We Bought a Zoo meme A Letterboxd List: High-School Reads Staff Picks Listen to Eurovangelists! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #463: 'Phantom of the Paradise' [Listener Pick 2026!] | 17 Jul 2026 | 01:08:14 | |
As a MaxFunDrive milestone goal, we set the challenge that if we got enough new/upgrading/joining supporters of Maximum Film!, one of those folks would get to pick a movie for us to do an episode on. Well, thanks to supporters like Molly, we hit that goal, and this episode is the result: PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (one of Molly's faves) is a 1974 rock musical fantasmagoria from early in writer/director Brian DePalma's career. It's box-office flop-turned cult classic. And it is heavily reliant on the dubious cultural power of songwriter and actor Paul Williams. As if this episode needed to be MORE special, we also mark the mid-year by naming some of our favorite films of the year so far. What's Good? ITIDIC Staff Picks Kevin at Comic-Con: Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #462: 'The Invite' with Amber Healey | 10 Jul 2026 | 00:59:41 | |
Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Amber Sealey joins us to discuss the new marriage dramedy from Olivia Wilde, which premiered at Sundance and is now opening across the country. Costarring Wilde, Seth Rogen, Edward Norton, and Penelope Cruz, it provokes laughs, anger, rug envy, and that perennial question: are the straights okay? Then we discuss our favorite films that are set in a single location! 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 #461: 'Supergirl' with Amy Nicholson | 03 Jul 2026 | 01:02:20 | |
It’s neither a bird, nor a plane, nor Superman. It’s Supergirl, the newest film from James Gunn’s DC that has some folks talking, but probably not as many as Warner Bros. would like. We’ve got LA Times film critic, Unspooled co-host, and friend of the show Amy Nicholson along to talk about the stellar highs and dank cave lows, plus we name some of our favorite superhero movie acting performances. 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 #460: 'Leviticus' with Justin Kirkland | 26 Jun 2026 | 01:04:38 | |
LEVITICUS is the new Australian horror movie that turns (already quite frightening) gay conversion rituals into something even more haunting. And with us to unpack it is our friend Justin Kirkland, who just happens to have a new podcast exploring (with good humor!) how the Bible has been yielded as a weapon. Then we imagine some classic romances with a devilish twist. What's Good? ITIDIC Staff Picks
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| Episode #459: ‘Disclosure Day’ with Jamelle Bouie | 19 Jun 2026 | 01:09:10 | |
Steven Spielberg's new film may be about conspiracies, coverups, and car chases, but it all hinges around the concept of journalism you can trust...so who better to join us than our favorite trusted journalist (and movie podcaster, with UNCLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER), NYT columnist Jamelle Bouie! We put DISCLOSURE DAY under the microscope, then talk about some directors whose filmographies reveal hidden secrets. 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 #458: Tropical Malady with Harry Dodge and Silas Howard | 12 Jun 2026 | 01:01:56 | |
A dreamy two-piece love story about two men, one a soldier and the other a country boy. Or is three men? Or four? Also there's a tiger. We watch 2004's Tropical Malady from Apichatpong Weerasethakul, director of the 2010 Palme d'Or winner, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. He goes by Joe in the Western world which is too bad. What’s Good
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| Episode #457: 'The Mandalorian & Grogu' with Danielle Radford | 05 Jun 2026 | 01:09:46 | |
Just a well-intentioned bounty hunter and his magic green baby, zooming through the galaxy: you guessed it, we're talking THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU. We've got Danielle Radford (of MaxFun's TIGHTS & FIGHTS, Dropout, and more) along with us this episode to talk about the newest thing from the Star Wars universe, and whether being deeply invested in the lore is a benefit or a drawback to enjoying the film. Then we'll take a hotline question about Dad Movies! 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 #456: 'I Love Boosters' with Ryann Graham | 29 May 2026 | 00:57:30 | |
It’s been 8 long years since Boots Riley’s directorial debut (Sorry to Bother You) surprised and delighted moviegoers. Does his follow-up deliver on color, comedy, and chaos? We’ve got Black People Love Paramore’s Ryann Graham with us to discuss I Love Boosters. Then, we talk about how some of the sci-fi tech from this film might be deployed in other movies! What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode #455: 'Is God Is' with Sherin Nicole | 22 May 2026 | 01:09:03 | |
Part revenge thriller, part Greek tragedy, and fully its own thing, Aleshea Harris’s directorial debut is an adaptation of her own award-winning Off-Broadway show. We have Geek Girl Riot’s Sherin Nicole with us to talk about all the twists, turns, and treacheries. Then we have a fun quiz about “twin” movies. What’s Good? ITIDIC Staff Picks Listen to Sherin’s show Geek Girl Riot Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #454: Count on 'The Sheep Detectives' | 15 May 2026 | 01:01:25 | |
If you didn’t have “Hugh Jackman/CGI Talking sheep murder mystery” down as a lock to be both a critical hit and a box office success, you’d be forgiven. Does it help or hurt to know that it’s director did all the MINIONS movies and it’s screenwriter did both THE HANGOVER and HBO’s CHERNOBYL? We get into all of that, plus our favorite moments in talking animal moviedom! 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 #453: 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' with Katie Walsh | 08 May 2026 | 01:04:11 | |
What’s RUNWAY like in 2026? THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 takes that question pretty seriously. We’ve got film critic (and former 2000s-era abused NYC assistant) Katie Walsh with us to talk about the fashion, the journalism, the nostalgia, and the cerulean of it all. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode #452: 'Michael' with Tre'vell Anderson | 01 May 2026 | 01:17:52 | |
MaxFunDrive is almost over! Don’t wait – ensure the future of this show at MaximumFun.org/joinmaxfilm Jaafar Jackson (son of Jermaine) dances his slouch-socked feet off in Antoine Fuqua’s new Michael Jackson biopic. And we have no less a personage than Tre’vell Anderson here to help us figure out how to feel about what was left in and what was left out. Then we’ll talk about some biopics that really work for us. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| [BONUS] Drea on 'Sleeping With Celebrities' Minisode: Bigfoot Guys, Aliens Guys, and That’s the Two Types of Guys | 29 Apr 2026 | 00:33:27 | |
Support great shows like this one! Er, these TWO! Head to maximumfun.org/join right now to pledge your allegiance. And THANK YOU! Drea made a guest appearance on John Moe's SLEEPING WITH CELEBRITIES and we're dropping it for you in this feed as a special #MaxFunDrive treat. Drea Clark, one of the hosts of the popular and important Maximum Film! podcast has a theory: all middle-aged Guys think about the Roman Empire but from there, the Guys separate into Bigfoot Guys and Alien Guys. Sure, there are anomalies but you can mostly separate guys into those groups. Our host, John Moe, Bigfoot Guy, gets Drea’s opinion on where Rock History Guys, Computer Guys, and other Guys sort out into the Bigfoot and Aliens camps. Is it an airtight taxonomic argument? Not really. Is it an intriguing enough argument to let you conk out? Oh yes. It’s MaxFunDrive! Become a Max Fun member and supporter of Sleeping with Celebrities by going to the link: www.MaximumFun.org/joinsleeping. Support Drea and our other friends at Maximum Film! by going to www.MaximumFun.org/joinmaxfilm. That will take you to our one stop portals for becoming a $5 a month member. To explore other membership options as well as our wonderful gifts (our delightful Sleepyhead keychain!), go to www.MaximumFun.org/join. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Maximum Sidebar! Episode 1 (BoCo Teaser) | 27 Apr 2026 | 00:07:11 | |
Head to MaximumFun.org/join by May 1, 2026! Just interested in supporting Maximum Film!? Do not pass Go: Go directly to MaximumFun.org/joinmaxfilm Here's a teaser of our first MAXIMUM SIDEBAR! episode! Drea, Alonso, and Kevin each brought something to discuss in the areas of food, self care, technology. Members get to hear it all, plus so much more BoCo (that's short for bonus content, folks). Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #451: MOTHER MARY, Why You Buggin' | 24 Apr 2026 | 01:06:50 | |
It’s MaxFunDrive! We need your support, and want you in our club! Head to MaximumFun.org/join to become a member or increase your pledge. And THANK YOU! David Lowery’s is back in his ethereal bag (or is it a dress? defo there's a ghost though...right?) with MOTHER MARY, a look at art, soul, collaboration, and self, through the relationship of a mega popstar and her once-and-future fashion queen. Then, we do a movie quiz about pop star cinema! 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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| Casters on Casters: MaxFilm! Double Feature | 20 Apr 2026 | 00:46:50 | |
It's MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters. For MaxFilm! listeners, we're kicking off the MaxFunDrive with a DOUBLE FEATURE of Casters on Casters. Both Alonso Duralde and Drea Clark participated in two separate recordings of this incredibly important podcasting event. The first episode you'll hear features Alonso chatting with Ben Blacker (Dead Pilots Society) and Hal Lublin (Tights and Fights & We Got This with Mark and Hal). In the second episode, the Queen of the Midwest chats with Ella Hubber (Let's Learn Everything!) and Allan McLeod (Walkin' About). In other words, we're bringing you six different podcasting perspectives in one big super episode. You'll hear name dropping, podcast origin stories, ruminations on the art form, listener contributions to the show and what makes Maximum Fun a great place to have a show. All this, and more! If this glamorous, in-depth journey into what makes your favorite hosts tick inspires you, support them by joining as a member at maximumfun.org/join. Produced by Laura Swisher for Maximum Fun. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #450: 'You, Me & Tuscany' with Dory Benford | 17 Apr 2026 | 00:56:00 | |
A rom-com is going to rom-com, but YOU, ME, & TUSCANY is actually doing at least one thing that feels pretty unique. We talk about this new movie from Kat Coiro and producer Will Packer (starring Halle Bailey & Regé-Jean Page) with All the Feels podcast’s Dory Benford. What’s Good ITIDIC Staff Picks This episode was edited by Gabe Mara. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #449: 'The Drama' with Ariel LeBeau | 10 Apr 2026 | 00:56:27 | |
What’s the drama behind director Kristoffer Borgli’s new film, THE DRAMA? And, unlike Mary J. Blige, do we want said drama? We unpack all that with film critic Ariel LeBeau, and then talk about some movies that were secretly darker than advertised. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode #448: 'Project Hail Mary' with Rendy Jones | 03 Apr 2026 | 01:09:32 | |
Ryan Gosling is on a one-man mission to save the universe...but he's not alone. We've got film critic Rendy Jones with us to discuss PROJECT HAIL MARY from directing duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Then we share some of our favorite science fiction concepts from cinema. 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 #447: 'Spacewoman' with Kevin Smokler | 27 Mar 2026 | 01:03:03 | |
We’re capping off a month at looking at different films directed by women with Hannah Berryman’s documentary, Spacewoman. Kevin Smokler, author of Breaking the Frame: Conversations with Women Filmmakers joins us to talk about this close look at the stellar career of astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot, and later command, a Space Shuttle mission. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode #446: 'Slanted' with Michelle Krusiec | 20 Mar 2026 | 01:12:00 | |
We’re taking a good hard look in the mirror with our guest, actor/writer/director Michelle Krusiec as we discuss SXSW;s 2025 Grand Jury Prize winner, Amy Wang’s darkly comedic body horror, SLANTED. Then we’ll share some of our favorite movies that feature the prom, well…prominently. What’s Good ITIDIC Letterboxd List of our "PROMinent Features" movies Staff Picks 3/21/26, 7pm: Alonso and Christy’s After Hours Screening at the Gardena Cinema Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode 445: 'The Bride!' with Harmony Colangelo | 13 Mar 2026 | 01:01:42 | |
Podcaster and writer Harmony Colangelo joins the gang to track the many movements of THE BRIDE! Then we talk about actors we’d love to see paired up on the big screen. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode #444: Ida Lupino's 'The Bigamist' with Hadley Meares | 06 Mar 2026 | 00:59:15 | |
March is Women’s History month, and all the movies we cover this month will be directed by women! To kick things off, we’re leaning into the “history” part, and going back to 1953 to cover the most popular film from a truly pioneering director (and prolific actor), the one and only Ida Lupino. It’s The Bigamist, with our special guest, a journalist covering culture and history, Hadley Hall Meares! What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode #443: 'How to Make a Killing': It Was a Movie | 27 Feb 2026 | 01:00:07 | |
The gang's all here to discuss a new black comedy (sorta) where its Glen Powell's Becket Redfellow in a cat and mouse game to the death with his obnoxiously wealthy family -- a modernization of the 1949 Alec Guinness film Kind Hearts and Coronets. What’s Good? ITIDIC
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| Episode #442: 'Wuthering Heights' with Alys Murray | 20 Feb 2026 | 01:03:25 | |
Romance novelist and filmmaker Alys Murray joins us to unpack Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adaptation, and (perhaps unsurprisingly) opinions are varied! What does the movie have in common with Grease 2? Listen and learn! Plus, we have a Hotline call all about movie characters that need family or couples counseling. What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode #441: 'Pillion' with Nayland Blake | 13 Feb 2026 | 01:03:10 | |
Have you heard about the new A24 movie from writer/director Harry Lighton that’s almost a romantic comedy about gay BDSM biker culture? That’s PILLION, starring Alexander Skarsgaard and Harry Melling, and we’re thrilled to have our friend Nayland Blake (an influential artist and teacher who’s an authority on queer kink, riding with us! What’s Good? ITIDIC
Our ‘Sex-Positive Movie Night’ Picks in a Letterboxd List Staff Picks Nayland’s Books:
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| Episode #440: 'Send Help' with Kristen Lopez | 06 Feb 2026 | 01:00:32 | |
Sam Raimi's darkly comedic thriller SEND HELP is a bright spot in the early 2026 movie calendar, and we've got writer and film critic Kristen Lopez with us to discuss it, as well as some of our favorite "Desert Island Movies" -- by which we mean movies set on a remote island, of course. What's Good ITIDIC Check out our "Desert Island Movies" List on Letterboxd Staff Picks Read all about Kristen Lopez at her site or on The Film Maven
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| Episode #439: 'The Testament of Ann Lee' with Emily St. James | 30 Jan 2026 | 01:04:45 | |
We’re throwing our whole bodies into this discussion of Mona Fastvold’s epic historical musical biopic THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE. But it’s an audio medium, so you’ll have to take our word for it. We’re thrilled to have Emily St. James back with us! What’s Good ITIDIC Unusual Musicals List on Letterboxd Staff Picks Follow Emily St. James on Bluesky or Instagram @emilystjams Subscribe to Episodes Listen to Podcast Like It’s… Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #438: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple with Jordan Morris | 23 Jan 2026 | 01:09:33 | |
MaxFun's own Jordan Morris (Jordan, Jesse, Go and Free with Ads) joins us to discuss Nia DaCosta's latest flex -- this time, she's settling into the 28 Years Later director's chair for the second in a proposed trilogy of 28 Years films (which are themselves sequels to 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later). It's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, starring Ralph Fiennes, Chi Lewis-Parry, Erin Kellyman, and Jack O'Connell. Then we take a Hotline call about food and cooking in the movies. What’s Good? ITIDIC
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| Episode #437: 'The Chronology of Water' with Roxane Gay & Alain Martin | 16 Jan 2026 | 01:05:12 | |
After making a splash at Cannes, THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER is finally getting released to theaters around the US. It’s a faithful film adaptation of the memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch, and we’re joined by both a memoirist and a filmmaker to discuss it all — Roxane Gay (HUNGER, BAD FEMINIST, and much more) and Alain Martin (The Forgotten Occupation). Then we’ll name some of our favorite memoir adaptations, and some memoirs we’d like to see adapted to film What’s Good? ITIDIC Staff Picks Alonso - The Swimmer Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #436: MARTY SUPREME is a Real A**hole | 09 Jan 2026 | 00:58:38 | |
Josh Safdie directed it, Timothée Chalamet stars in it, awards groups are crazy for it, and it’s seriously stressing us out. This week we’re back in the swing of things and talking about MARTY SUPREME. Then, in honor of main character Marty Mauser, we’re naming some of our favorite world-class assholes of cinema. What’s Good? ITIDIC Leave us a message with your movie query! MaximumFun.org/Hotline Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #435: Our Favorite Movies of 2025 | 02 Jan 2026 | 01:22:19 | |
We’re celebrating the end of the movie year that was and the start of the movie year to come, plus our first year (minus a few months in the middle there) with Kevin at the helm! We’ve got our annual Maxie Awards, movies we’re looking forward to in 2026 and, most importantly, each host’s 10 favorites from 2025. What's Good? *indicates a film we covered on the show! Drea Alonso Kevin Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #434: 'The Baltimorons' with Ben Katzner | 26 Dec 2025 | 01:09:00 | |
Jingle jingle, ya’ll! We’ve got comedian Ben Katzner joining us under the mistletoe for the holiday movie about a recovering improviser and a divorced dentist that you didn’t know were missing. Then we have a Hotline question about holiday movies that center Black Joy for a change! #4Brothers4Christmas What’s Good WETIDIC
b). Rick Moranis Returns to Acting for Spaceballs 2 c). Ariana Grande Grabber Sentenced to 9 Days in Prison Christmas Movie Minute Staff Picks Watch Supple Harlot Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #433: 'Dust Bunny' with Elliott Kalan | 19 Dec 2025 | 01:15:19 | |
The Flop House’s Elliot Kalan joins us to put his “Mad about Mads”-ness where his mouth is as we discuss a stylized new horror-ish thriller from director Bryan Fuller. Then we’ll talk about movies that would make good genre entry points for kids who are ready. What’s Good ITIDIC a.) Zootopia 2 Becomes the Year’s Highest Grossing Film Christmas Movie Minute Staff Picks Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #432: ‘Jay Kelly’ with Justin Tyler | 12 Dec 2025 | 01:11:05 | |
George Clooney is JAY KELLY in Noah Baumbach’s latest film…and that might be true in more ways than one. The film chronicles the career of a fictional movie star. Speaking of chronicles, we’re joined by actor and filmmaker Justin Tyler, voice of the titular Derf in MaxFun’s newest show, The Young Old Derf Chronicles. And we have a movie quiz about real actors playing fictional actors on film! What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode #431: See 'Hamnet' in a Good Mood | 05 Dec 2025 | 01:07:11 | |
What’s Good [Morgan Freeman falling asleep clip] ITIDIC
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| Episode #430: 'Train Dreams' with Nicole Arbusto | 28 Nov 2025 | 01:01:38 | |
The new film from the team behind JOCKEY and SING SING is a lyrical life story starring Joel Edgerton. We’ve got casting director Nicole Arbusto with us to discuss this, and take on a Hotline question asking for professional shoutouts. Plus our annual Turkeys of the Year and the first post-Thanksgiving Christmas Movie Minute! What’s Good Staff Picks Pick up Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas Leave a message for the Hotline! Get some Maximum Film! merch Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm
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| Episode #429: 'Nouvelle Vague' with Tarik R. Davis | 21 Nov 2025 | 01:12:35 | |
An ode to a classic of French New Wave cinema – Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless (A Bout de Souffle) – Nouvelle Vague is more than a heady film nerd love fest. It’s a Linklater movie, which means it’s a hangout film; it’s just that the gang we’re hanging with happens to be reinventing modern cinema, whether they know it or not. We’ve got writer, actor, and teacher Tarik R. Davis (The Amber Ruffin Show) with us to talk about the petite charms of this Cannes premiere. Then we pitch our own making-of hangout movies! What’s Good ITIDIC
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| Episode #428: 'Christy' with Daresha Kyi | 14 Nov 2025 | 01:13:32 | |
CW: discussion of domestic abuse We get into the good the bad and the ugly of the new boxing biopic CHRISTY, which tells the story of pioneering boxer Christy Martin and her dark power struggles both in and outside the ring. Then we have a movie quiz about bio pics with first-name titles. What’s Good ITIDIC
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