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This week, Ify is reunited with the host of Very Important People, but not dressed as a purple alien this time, AND Alonso gets to meet the star of his favorite Hallmark movie of last year (Round and Round)...and oh hey, it’s the same person, TWISTER superfan Vic Michaelis! It’s all in celebration of some tornado chasin’ (and Glen Powell in the rain in a white t-shirt) in Lee Isaac Chung’s TWISTERS!Then, we get our Hall of Excellence results (Best Time Travel Movie) and we fantasize about our dream 4DX experiences. Ify even predicts some 4DX news about TWISTERS! What’s GoodAlonso -  weaponizing “creepy”Drea - Regional adsIfy - Comic-Con speed runVic - the repartee?Staff PicksDrea - My Old AssAlonso - FayeVic - Twisters, RachelIfy - American HoneyEquality Florida Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

Today we're taking a look at a movie from director Luke Gilford that started out as a book of photographs taken on the Gay Rodeo circuit and became a lot more. It's NATIONAL ANTHEM, with EUROVANGELISTS' own Oscar Montoya as our very special guest! Plus, we're naming favorite instances of drag on film and pitching fresh Westerns that deserve that angel investor capital.What’s GoodAlonso - McConnell’s x See’s Candy Ice Cream CollabDrea - Minnesota State Fair’s “Fried Ranch”Oscar - Platform CrocsIfy - going to the beach (esp Carbon, Zuma)/ “listening to me”Drag Moment Movie MentionsSee them as a Letterboxd List!Sylvia ScarlettSome Like it HotYentlVictor/VictoriaBugs BunnyPort AuthorityRomeo + JulietTo Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie NewmarLegend Cole Escola’s “Our Home Out West”Staff PicksAlonso - Small Town Gay BarDrea - A Quiet Place: Day One (and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe)Oscar - Hellzapoppin’Ify - Boys in the Sand (FYI: NSFW) Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or I

Listener Harrison gave us a great shortlist of films to choose from this year – a prize Harrison became eligible for by supporting the show at MaximumFun.org/join. We went with Nahnatchka Khan’s slasher comedy from last year, TOTALLY KILLER (starring Kiernan Shipka as a teen who ends up back in time and tries to catch a murderer…before the murderer catches her! That inspires our latest slate of Hall of Excellence nominees: Best Time Travel Movie. (Vote for your winner at facebook.com/groups/maximumfilm before July 29, 2024).What’s GoodAlonso - Not watching the newsDrea - cat ordeal over at lastIfy - WHOOP bandHall of Excellence NomineesAlonso - Time After TimeDrea - Peggy Sue Got MarriedIfy - InterstellarStaff PicksDrea - The Final GirlsAlonso - Let It SnowIfy - The Blackening Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

The third installment of Ti West's maybe-a-trilogy, MaXXXine follows up on the bloody sagas of X and Pearl. And it does so in 1980s LA drag. Writer and critic Sarah Gorr joins us to share her big feelings about it! Then most of us take a Hotline email about introductions to horror for the horror-averse.What’s GoodAlonso: Corpses, Fools and Monsters by Willow Maclay and Caden GardnerDrea: European election reliefSarah: Sister’s first visit to LAIfy: Sundresses, day parties…etcITIDICJohn Cena is Retiring from the WWEToho Will Release My Hero Academia: You’re Next in the USMark Ruffalo Got The Avengers Cast Together to Dub the Film in the Lakota LanguageStaff PicksAlonso - FTADrea - DandelionSarah - Mother, CouchIfy - A Nightmare on Elm StreetSarah’s Letterboxd list, “Horror 101" Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

Director Erica Tremblay's narrative feature debut stars Lily Gladstone and Isobel Deroy-Olson as an aunt and niece on the Seneca-Cayuga rez. After a long search for distribution, it's finally found its home on AppleTV+. We'll tell you why you should look out for it, and then round out the aunt-ly experience with a movie quiz all about the Aunts of Cinema.What's GoodAlonso - the hand fanDrea - Diet Cherry Ginger Ale ("Fruit Splash")Ify - not the hockey clinic, but Arizona Hard Iced TeaITIDICIATSE and Studios Reach a Tentative AgreementWicked Release Moved Up to Nov 22 – The Same Weekend as Gladiator 2World’s Largest Screen X Auditorium to Open at a New Jersey Mega-MallStaff PicksAlonso - Catch the Fair OneDrea - Frybread Face and MeIfy - Sorry to Bother YouLook out for: Justin Simien’s BLACK HOLLYWOOD on MGM+Alonso's screening in Tennessee  Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

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 GoodAlonso - Sasha Geffen’s article on Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Welcome to the PleasuredomeDrea - returning to swimmingIfy - cropping his t-shirts…oh and TV Chef Fantasy League, now on MaxFun!ITIDICNeon Exec: Independent Films Have to be an “Event” to succeed in theatersBoulder Looking Like A Top Candidate to be the New Home of SundanceEddie Murphy Says New Shrek is Coming…and a Donkey MovieStaff PicksDrea - Kinds of KindnessAlonso - TuesdayIfy - Speed RacerAlonso on Go Fact YourselfSee Alonso at the Academy Museum w/Justin Simien on 6/29Alonso on The Flop House Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

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 GoodAlonso - SwiffersDrea - Jenny Nicholson rabbithole (here’s that Hallmark video Alonso mentions)Erin - WNBA All-Star Weekend in ArizonaIfy - Beer League Hockey (w/ comedians)ITIDICSony Buys Alamo DrafthouseAMC Has Its Best Weekend of 2024Megalopolis Finds a Distributor – LionsgateStaff PicksAlonso - Big BoysDrea - Janet Planet, ThelmaIfy - ThelmaErin - Billy ElliotErin's long-running women's sports podcast is HerlightsAlonso’s Upcoming Events w/Hollywood Pride:Johnny Guitar at The Frida Cinema, 6/22/24All About Eve at the Egyptian, 6/25/24

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 GoodAlonso - Cannon Films Promo Reel 1986Sierra - Children of Blood and BoneIfy - Indie creators at Summer Games FestITIDICWarner Bros to Premiere a Fully-Animated Looney Tunes Movie This Week‘Terrifier’ Actor Cast as Steamboat Willie in Upcoming Horror Film ‘Screamboat’Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliot Making 10th Movie Together This Fall (on Hallmark)Staff PicksAlonso - Earth Girls Are Easy (and also Palace)Sierra - FantasiaIfy - Antz Get your own “Tap the Sign” sign, hand-lettered design by Producer Marissa, to proclaim your commitment to PhYSiCAL MeDiA!Alonso's Plugs:Alonso on BullseyeThe Flop House: Boat Trip

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 GoodDrea - Davey and Jonesie’s LockerTrish - Terrible, Thanks for AskingIfy - In his Cure eraAlonso’s Book covered in PEOPLEITIDICDeadpool & Wolverine Enters the Popcorn Bucket ConversationStreamers Roll Out “Pride Month” CollectionsCriterionHuluMaxNetflixParamount+PrimeThe Infamous Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience is Now an Internet MusicalStaff PicksDrea - GhostlightTrish - The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the DesertIfy - Mrs. DoubtfireCheck out Trish’s new On Cue Podcast   Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa

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 GoodAlonso - TIME Magazine issue from his birthdayDrea - “digital pebbling” Maria - the healing power of friendshipIfy - Being in OhioITIDICThe Next “Benoit Blanc Mystery” Has Its TitlePalme d’Or Announced - And It’s 5 in a Row for NEONGuy Branum talking about Baron Harkonnen on FEELING SEENStaff PicksAlonso - Butcher Baker Nightmare MakerDrea - Patty Cake$Maria - After the PartyIfy - Emma.Maria’s latest books:Mockingbird: Strike Out: A Marvel: Heroines NovelAssassin's Creed Mirage: Daughter of No OneThe Graveyard Shift Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

The latest (and second) film from director Jane Schoenbrun is a glimpse into the void, into the ‘90s, and into a whole lot more – it all depends on how you’re watching. We’re joined by MaxFilm producer (and now host of the new show, Primer), Christian Dueñas to see it all.Then, we have a fast and loose movie quiz about…Justice!What’s GoodAlonso - Jenny Nicholson’s 4-Hour Deep Dive into the Star Wars Hotel’s FailureDrea - clocking the perfect mileageChristian - “Sex Vampire” playlist and the artist FilmmakerIfy - Postal Service/Death Cab concertITIDICCannes First “Hit” Is the Unexpected Emilia PerezYorgos Lanthimos Has Already Set His NEXT Next movie at Focus#MaxFilmontheCroisetteStaff PicksDrea - Hit ManAlonso - Little DarlingsChristian - SkinamarinkIfy - Detective PikachuSubscribe to PRIMER, new from Maximum Fun! Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

David Leitch, the director of Atomic Blonde, Bullet Train, and Hobbs & Shaw, got his Hollywood start as a stunt man. Now he’s coming full circle, making an action/comedy/romance about that stunt life, with a pair of Oscar-nominated Barbenheimer love interests at the center. And we’ve got filmmaker April Wright, director of Stuntwomen: The Untold Story, here to offer an insider’s perspective!What’s GoodAlonso - The CircleApril - Taurus World Stunt AwardsDrea - new Doctor Who with Jinx MonsoonITIDICGeorge Clooney to Make His Broadway Debut in Good Night and Good Luck AdaptationArt Directors Guild Suspends Their Training ProgramB Movie Legend Roger Corman Has Died at 98Staff PicksAlonso - Stunt RockApril - Dolemite Is My NameDrea - Birds of PreyYou can watch April’s movie Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story on all of Alonso’s streaming services, and even some others! Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura S

Luca Guadagnino’s latest film (and biggest to date) has been the talk of cinema circles since its release. Whether it’s causing a thirst for threesomes, a craving for churros, or a burning desire to pick up a racket, folks have been talking about it, and now we are too, with help from LAFCA President and critic Robert Abele! Then we’ll hear a lot more about Alonso’s forthcoming book, HOLLYWOOD PRIDE, out soon on May 14! What’s GoodAlonso - Justin Chang winning a Pulitzer PrizeDrea - PRF Facial in VegasRobert - LA Lemons galore and making food with them Ify - Warhammer Cafe in MonroviaITIDICSlamdance Is Moving to Los Angeles!Vin Diesel’s Riddick Sequel Will Begin Filming This FallMcDonald’s Happy Meal Toys Are Revealing MCU SpoilersVin Diesel Street Sharks Demo (as referenced by Ify)Tennis player Andrea Petkovic’s review in The Guardian (referenced by Robert)***Order a signed copy of Alonso’s book from Book Soup***Staff PicksDrea - The Idea of YouAlonso - EgoistRobert - Whatever is on Criterion 24/7! (also: Ev

Writer/director (and Chicago native) Minhal Baig’s newest film centers around Malik and Eric, two young kids going through the things young kids go through, with the added complications of life in the Cabrini Green housing projects of the ‘90s. Robert Daniels (another Chicagoan) is here to help us talk through it. Then, a Hall of Excellence update and a Hotline letter that inspires a plethora of short film recommendations!What’s GoodAlonso - Support socksDrea - Bentonville lineup announcedRobert - belated birthday dinner at Italian VillageIfy - big wooden swordITIDICJennifer Aniston Producing a 9 to 5 RemakeMessi is Getting His Own TV Show to Premiere at CannesHollywood Sacrificing Massive Profits through Racial InequalityCruising Electric (1980)Yearbook short Staff PicksDrea - I Saw the TV GlowAlonso - Our SongRobert - Mr. Thank YouIfy - The Great DebatersGet your Physical Media Sign for tapping! Art by Producer Marissa…tap at will! Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso Du

Studio Ghibli’s GKIDS has a new film out about a little girl who just wants her mom to cook her a really specific dinner. If that sounds like not quite enough for a movie to be about, then you haven’t seen CHICKEN FOR LINDA! We’ve got returning guest, film critic Carlos Aguilar, on to join the conversation, and we’re even pitching some childhood memories of our own that could become future features.What’s GoodAlonso - Cap’n Crunch Cinnamon Crunch Drea - Reusable skincare masksCarlos - Long Beach flea marketIfy - Matthew Lillard’s D&D whiskey (Quest’s End), ren faire costumeITIDICParticipant Media closing up shopTarantino Is Scrapping ‘The Movie Critic’ as his “10th and final film”The Academy’s New Rules Staff PicksAlonso - UncroppedDrea - The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has PassedCarlos - I Like MoviesIfy - Baby Reindeer Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

We’ve seen the Sasquatch(es)! We head into the woods to talk wild animal actors, convincing bigfoot suits, bodily functions, and the legend of Sasquatch itself, with comedian and writer Joey Clift. Then, a new set of HALL OF EXCELLENCE nominations, this time for best non-speaking performance!What’s GoodAlonso - It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful by Jack LoweryDrea - wool dryer ballsJoey - Furiosa and Garfield coming out on the same dayIfy - Mammoth, moving, and some Warhammer inclusivity stuffITIDICAt CinemaCon, NATO CEO Warns Studios Against Relying on BlockbustersAt Coachella, Will Smith Makes a Surprise Appearance to sing ‘Men in Black’Staff PicksDrea - Kumiko, the Treasure HunterAlonso - Pom Poko (also callback to Hundreds of Beavers)Joey - Fancy DanceIfy - Monkey ManGet your own “Tap the Sign” sign, hand-lettered design by Producer Marissa, to proclaim your commitment to PhYSiCAL MeDiA! Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa Flaxbar

Vera Drew’s very personal, exceedingly irreverent, and definitely unauthorized THE PEOPLE’S JOKER got its TIFF premiere in 2022, but has been fighting a path to (legally) be shown in theaters ever since. That fight is finally over, and THE PEOPLE’S JOKER can be seen by the people…though certain folks seem to be forming their opinions on the movie sight-unseen. We get into the film, plus pitch our own “Code 17” movies (and yes, we’ll explain what that means!).What’s GoodAlonso - American Genre Film Archive, and their 15th Anniversary series at USCDrea - Midwesterners of NCAA Women’s Basketball All-Tournament TeamIfy - “I’m into fountain pens now”ITIDICDavid Lynch Wants to Make An Animated Movie for the whole familyFrancis Ford Coppola Screened His Self-Funded Epic to Studios…So Who’s Buying?Disney Sets (and Re-Sets) a Ton of Movie Release Dates Through 2026Staff PIcksAlonso - Two for the RoadDrea - Rotting in the SunIfy - Between Two Ferns: The MovieCall the Hotline! maximumfun.org/hotline Follow us on BlueSky

The second feature from director Rose Glass has been on our watchlist since Sundance…even longer in the case of our guest Mallory O’Meara (Reading Glasses), who had the film’s poster on her wall far before its premiere. Now that we’ve left Arrakis in the rearview, we’ve got our hands free to take on the buff and bloody (and yes, horny)  LOVE LIES BLEEDING.  What’s GoodDrea - graphite chopsticks/improved chopstick gameMallory - Washington Capitals making the NHL playoffsAlonso - The Good Place (finally!)ITIDICDev Patel’s AMA Sheds Light on the Challenges of Indie FilmmakingAng Lee Rejects 3D, Saying the Industry Is Not Built For ItThe Billboard Charts May Be BrokenLetterboxd list "Song Lyrics as Titles"Staff PicksDrea - Pain & GainAlonso - Pumping Iron / Pumping Iron II: The WomenMallory - My AnimalIfy - also My Animalmalloryomeara.com Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

It’s the final episode of Dune Month, aka “How You Dune? Month”...and it’s also the final days of #MaxFunDrive! If you’ve got the means and you’ve been putting it off, please join or upgrade to keep the MaxFilm flowing (much like the spice must flow). Head to maximumfun.org/join. And remember to email a screenshot of your confirmation email to maximumfilm@maximumfun.org to get a Staff Pick from one of the gang!IGN’s Kim Horcher joins us for the grande finale of a truly epic month (and don’t worry, Alonso weighs in too – PS, Pre order the audiobook of Hollywood Pride!)What’s GoodDrea - (Righteous fury re: Ify not telling her about) having the best drag queens on Um, ActuallyKim - Girls 5 EvaIfy - end of a bicoastal media and event marathon, and esp LiamITIDICLate Night With the Devil Directors Explain Their Use of AITitanic Door Sells at auction for over $700kWorld’s First Dragon Ball Theme Park Announced in Saudi ArabiaStaff PicksDrea - La ChimeraKim - surprise anti-pick! Best. Christmas. Ever!Ify - SicarioKi

It’s #MaxFunDrive! Join (or upgrade or boost your existing membership!) to support this show directly at MaximumFun.org/join! Both monthly memberships and one-time annual membership plans are available. Thank you for everything – we couldn’t do this without you!As "Dune Month" (aka "How You Dune? Month") winds toward its climax, a foray into the world of documentary to glimpse the Dune that might have been. But would it have been…good? The Flop House’s Elliott Kalan is our dream guest, and the feeling is mutual! Plus, we pitch some other unmade projects whose true Hollywood stories we’d love to see on screen.What’s GoodDrea - A Good Bad Boy: Luke Perry and How a Generation Grew Up by Margaret WapplerElliott - Pole to Pole with Michael PalinAlonso - making a recipe “wrong” with the right ingredientsIfy (probably) meeting Stu IRLITIDICSurvey Says Millennials and Gen-Z Want Original Movies and TVIn Other Survey News…34% of Adults Would Rather Screen than StreamAmazon False Advertising Lawsuit (re: selling digita