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We’re on our way to Wakanda this Thanksgiving weekend, by land and by sea. Aaron “Bear Cov” Covington, co-writer of Creed and Grand Crew, is our illustrious guest. Plus, it’s our Turkeys of the Year episode…spoiler alert: it’s heavy on CEOs! What’s Good?Alonso - Turkey Tetrazzini ("think about tetrazzini: you'll be glad you did")Drea - Spirit Awards NominationsCov - Sacramento KingsIfy - Escaping the IKEA parking lotITIDICa).  Fast X Budget Has Ballooned to Over $340mb). Wan and Blum May Be Joining their Horror Housesc). S.S. Rajamouli Floats the Possibility of an RRR 2Staff PicksAlonso - Santa CampDrea - Art and Krimes by KrimesCov - GattacaIfy - The Night BeforeBuy Alonso's Christmas Books! Have Yourself a Movie Little ChristmasI'll Be Home for Christmas MoviesAaron's Podcast: Black Guys on White MoviesWe are sponsored by MasterClass!This holiday, give one annual membership and get one free! Go to MasterClass.com/MAXFILM today. Terms apply.***With:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeAaron CovingtonProduced b

Sebastián Lelio directs Florence Pugh, Tom Burke, and a beatific kiddo (Kila Lord Cassidy) in the new Netflix film, The Wonder.Then, we have Hall of Excellence results, a movie quiz about framing devices, and a Christmas Movie Minute.What’s GoodAlonso - VHSDrea - Ravensburger puzzles within puzzlesLeah - Wordle, kindaIfy - St Louis trip and package seasonITIDICMarcel the Shell With Shoes On and Apollo 10 ½ will be considered for animation Oscar categoryScoob!: Holiday Haunt Has Wrapped Production…Despite Being Canceled The Red Carpet at the Milan Premiere of ‘Bones and All’ Was Shut DownStaff PicksDrea - Something in the DirtAlonso - Take This WaltzLeah - Holy Spider (and All the Beauty and the Bloodshed)Ify - Only God Forgives***With:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeLeah GreenblattProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

Now streaming on AppleTV+ is the latest A24 release, the directorial debut of Lila Neugebauer. Set in New Orleans in the somewhat recent past, CAUSEWAY has a lot of pieces the gang loves. So, do they all come together into something screen-worthy? Let’s find out!What’s Good MentionsAlonso - Cap’n Crunch Christmas CrunchDrea - autumn in New YorkIfy - all the dumplingsITIDICa.) Andy Serkis Would Love for Snoke to Have His Own Filmb). Lionsgate Is Cooking Up a Major John Wick Video Gamec). Missing Muppet Christmas Carol Song Will be Restored to Disney+ Version Buy Alonso's book - I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies    Ify at Flyover Comedy Festival                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

No, it’s not the The Invitation that came out this year; we’re taking it back to 2016, when Karyn Kusama’s thoughtful thriller The Invitation was released in theaters. Drea’s away on set, but we’ve got three (sometimes four) Angelenos and a Brooklynite sharing their movie thoughts, as well as their tips for when and how to leave a sketchy party. Oh, and Karyn Kusama was born in Brooklyn!Later, Margo and Alonso imagine their dream casts for dinner party movies, and it’s the first Christmas Movie Minute of the season!.What’s Good:Alonso - Herr’s Old Bay Potato Chips Margo - Reboot on HuluDave - Fuckwolf, “My Life”Ify - Taping his episode of Grand Crew! H-Mart Snack SupremacyITIDIC:Kevin Feige Is Happy For James Gunn, ReallyKenan Thompson Says a Goodburger sequel is closer than everCate Blanchett Did Hot Ones and the Criterion Closet, Probably on the Same DayStaff Picks:Alonso - The Anniversary PartyMargo - The Hot RockDave - Sicily! and the films of Daniele Huillet and Jean-Marie StraubIfy - PrometheusMargo’s B

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 GoodDrea - wedding ridiculousness Robert - awesome Chicago weatherIfy - skincareITIDICAngelina Jolie Will Play Opera Singer Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín’s Next FilmWarner Bros.’ Cooks Up an NFT ‘experience’: The Fellowship in 4KTim Burton Says He’s Done with Disney after Dumbo DebacleStaff Picks:Drea - Clemency, Girls TripRobert - Aftersun, The Banshees of InisherinIfy - Watchmen (the show)Robert’s TIME article: Witnessing Black Trauma Onscreen in 2022Buy Alonso's book - I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies            With:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkRobert DanielsProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa Fl

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. What’s GoodAlonso - Dorie’s Cookies / Vanilla SablesDrea - bivalent booster and other COVID accoutrementNay - dinner with friendsIfy - Marvel vs. Capcom 2; new season of The ChallengeITIDICHarrison Ford is joining the MCUNetflix Ad Tier Pricing Has Been RevealedDirector Christopher Landon Lambastes Studios Over Day-and-Date Horror ReleasesStaff Picks:Ify - The Neon DemonDrea - Decision to LeaveAlonso - The Velvet VampireNay - Child’s PlayBuy Alonso's book - I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies Episode Sponsor: MasterClassGo to MasterClass.com/MAXFILM for 15% off MasterClass.With:Ify

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 GoodAlonso - Retail Christmas seasonSteve - wedding planning, The Chatterbox, Rao’s sauce from the jarDrea - Season 3 of Derry GirlsITIDICa). John Waters Returns to Directing to Helm Adaptation of His Novelb). Netflix Will Put Knives Out 2 in 600 Theaters For a Weekc). Velma is “Officially” Gay in the Newest Scooby-Doo MovieStaff PicksDrea - Straight Up (2022)Alonso - Go Fish (1994)Steve - Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2018)We are sponsored by OVID.tvVisit OVID.tv and use code MAXFILM for 50% off a year of boundary-pushing international cinema. With:Drea ClarkAlonso DuraldeSteve HernandezProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher Follow us on BlueSky, Tw

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 GoodAlonso - Queer for FearDrea - Law & Order Character Drea Clark (ep: “Battle Lines”)John - The return of Don’t Hug Me I’m ScaredIfy - Wellbutrin & Kid Cudi’s EntergalacticITIDICa). Blade Director Bassam Tariq Exits Two Months Before Productionb). Everything Everywhere All At Once Hits $70m Domestic Box Officec). Community Movie is Finally HappeningStaff PicksDrea - Who Invited Them (2022)Alonso - Space Station 76 (2014)John - Out of Sight (1998)Ify - Midsommar (2019)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!) We are sponsored by OVID.tvVisit OVID.tv and use code MAXFILM for 50% off a year of boundary-pushing inte

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 GoodAlonso - Hallmark’s upcoming slate, especially The Holiday SitterDrea - Kitchen deep cleanRoxana - newly planted White Oak treeITIDICTom Hardy Quietly Entered a Local Martial Arts Tournament Last WeekJon Hamm Gave Back Over Half His Salary to Extend Confess, Fletch Shoot Saoirse Ronan will lead the cast of Steve McQueen’s upcoming World War II MovieRead the short story Winter LightSound of Metal is out on Criterion with an intro essay by Roxana HadadiStaff PicksDrea - Athena (2022)Alonso - Benediction (2022)Roxana - Athena and The Battle of Algiers (1966)SoylentGo to Soylent.com/maxfilm and use promo code MAXFILM to ge

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 GoodAlonso - Sprinkles’ “La Gloria” Cupcake Drea - Railroad workersIfy - Trader Joe’s Pumpkin KringleITIDICMission Impossible 8 Halted Production by a Stray Flock of SheepThe People’s Joker pulled from TIFF after one screening David Harbour to Star in “Killer-Santa” movie Violent NightStaff PicksDrea - Do Revenge (2022)Alonso - Confess, Fletch (2022)Ify - Untold: The Rise and Fall of AND1 (2022) (and Don't Breathe, 2016)MasterClassGet unlimited access to EVERY MasterClass. For 15% off an annual membership, go to MasterClass.com/MAXFILM.With:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher Follow us on BlueSky, T

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 GoodAlonso - PaxlovidDrea - Californians saving powerBryan - E.T. on IMAXIfy - Korean skincare/hyaluronic acidITIDICWall-E Criterion 4K ReleaseZac Efron Says His Baywatch regimen is unattainable, made him depressedCineworld Stocks Up after Bankruptcy Cash Influx Staff PicksAlonso - Whirlybird (2020)Drea - Big Fish (2003)Ify - Aladdin (2019)Bryan - Amelie (2001)SoylentGo to Soylent.com/maxfilm and use promo code MAXFILM to get 20% OFF your first order.With:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeBryan FullerProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher Foll

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 GoodAlonso - Gratitude for the people in his life that let him rest and recuperate Drea - Justice for Selena Gomez’s deadpan on OMITBAngelique - Fall Festival SeasonIfy - A/C scienceITIDICThat Famous Nicole Kidman AMC Ad is Getting a SequelLast Saturday was “National Cinema Day” in the USChris “Ludacris” Bridges and Lil Rel Howery Are Making a Christmas Movie for Disney+Hall of Excellence Nominees - Vote on FacebookWaiting for Guffman (1996)Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)The Other Side of the Wind (2018, technically)Staff PicksSupport the Girls (2018)A Face in the Crowd (1957)The Best Man (1999)The House (2022)Other Honk for Jesus linksEbo’s short film versionAngelique

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 GoodDrea - Christian King’s “Break My Soul” as Denzel Jordan - Hackers in 35mm and Orphan First KillIfy - souffle pancakesITIDICa). MoviePass 2.0 b). Anne Hathaway to star in new movie based on Harry Styles Fanficc). ‘Fast and Furious’ Protests Over Car Stunts Staff PicksDrea - Glorious (2022)Jordan - Angel (1984)Ify - Ready or Not (2019) Soylent:Go to Soylent.com/maxfilm and use promo code MAXFILM to get 20% OFF your first order!Lumi Labs: Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use MAXFILM for 30% off + Free Shipping. ***With:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkJord

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 GoodAlonso - Bramblefest in Greenville, NCDrea - Austin tripZig - leaving Twitter (soon, soon)Ify - Dragonball Super: Super Hero supremacyITIDICR-Rated Movies Have Been Stalling at the Box Office this yearA Ferris Bueller Spinoff Is in the Works…‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ Crushes Idris Elba’s ‘Beast’ With $21 Million DebutStaff PicksAlonso - Orphan: First KillDrea - Night RaidersZig - Blood QuantumIfy - Hell or High WaterLumi Labs: Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use MAXFILM for 30% off + Free Shipping. ***With:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeCody ZiglarProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer  Laura

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 GoodAlonso - SeveranceDrea - grand return to the MidwestBilge - Idris ElbaIfy - golf lessons/Maria Lewis/macrosITIDICUniversal Has Earned $3 Billion in Global Box Office this year ‘Jurassic World’ star Bryce Dallas Howard was paid “so much less” 50 Years After She was jeered onstage, The Academy has Issued An Apology to Sacheen Littlefeather(Here’s Sacheen Littlefeather’s speech in context)Staff PicksAlonso - Fall (2022)Drea - Walking and Talking (1996)Bilge - In the Line of Fire (1993)Ify - Smokin’ Aces (2006)Soylent:Go to Soylent.com/maxfilm and use

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 GoodAlonso - Physical Season 2Drea - Meeting Maria Lewis IRL! (nb: Tim Tam Slam)David - Lost Highway remasterIfy - Getting art framedWTIDIC “At the Movies,” New York Times, August 9, 1985“So Far, Only ‘Ghostbusters’ For Christmas,” Los Angeles Times, August 30, 1985Staff PicksIfy - War GamesAlonso - Back to the BeachDrea - Dinner in AmericaDavid - Valley GirlLumi Labs: Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use MAXFILM for 30% off + Free Shipping. MasterClass:Visit MasterClass.com/MAXFILM for 15% off a one-year subscription to MasterClass.***With:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeDavid KittredgeProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Lau

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 GoodAlonso - Recipes from Alison Roman’s YouTube Channel, especially Blueberry Cornmeal TartDrea - Nothing to See Here by Kevin WilsonIfy - Yesterdays PinsITIDICMarvel Has Revealed Its Slate of Movies Through 2025Netflix is Expanding The Gray Man into a cinematic universeQuidditch is changing its name to quadball to cut ties with J.K. RowlingStaff PicksDrea - A Love Song (2022)Alonso - The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)Ify - Color Out of Space (2019)Soylent:Go to Soylent.com/maxfilm and use promo code MAXFILM to get 20% OFF your first order!Lumi Labs: Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use MAXFILM for 30% off + Free Shipping. With:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkA

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 Alonso - I Love That For YouDrea - Janicza Bravo on RuPaul’s Drag Race All StarsEllen - Prehistoric PlanetIfy - DreamCon & King of the HillITIDICa). “Nintendo Pictures” Now Existsb). Steven Spielberg Shot Marcus Mumford’s New Music Video With a Cell Phonec). Fake Accounts Fueled the Snyder Cut Online ArmyStaff PicksAlonso - Housekeeping (1987)Drea - Beach Rats (2017)Ellen - Annihilation (2018)Ify - No Country for Old Men (2007)“12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer”Lumi Labs: Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use MAXFILM for 30% off + Free Shipping. MasterClass:Visit MasterClass.com/MAXFILM for 15% off a one-yea

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 GoodAlonso - Dr. Khiara M. BridgesDrea - Architectural Digest YouTube SeriesKevin - Star Trek: DiscoveryIfy - Louis Vuitton Air Force OnesITIDICa).  A Set from NOPE Will Become a Part of the Universal Studios Tourb). AMC is Bringing Back $5 Tuesdaysc). There’s a Back to the Future Musical coming to BroadwayStaff PicksAlonso - Queen of Katwe (2016)Drea - The Namesake (2007)Kevin - Edge of Tomorrow (2014)Ify - Carbon Copy (1981)SoylentGo to Soylent.com/maxfilm and use promo code MAXFILM to get 20% OFF your first order!EveryPlateTry EveryPlate for just $1.79 per meal by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code maxfilm179!***With:Ify Nwadi

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?Alonso - ShoresyDrea - James Webb Space TelescopeStuart - Bathory’s Viking Trilogy Ify - SDCC Panel on July 23 ITIDICa). Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons Got Marriedb). VFX Artists Say Marvel is the Worst Clientc). Ludacris Hopes Fast Franchise Will ‘Live on Forever’ ‘Like Jurassic Park’Staff PicksDrea - Mrs Harris Goes to ParisAlonso - Zero PatienceStuart - Riki-Oh: The Story of RickyIfy - AlienVote for the Hall of Excellence: Michael B. Jordan’s Killmonger (Black Panther)Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman (Batman Returns)Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus (Spider-Man 2)Tony Leung’s Wenwu (Shang-Chi)Alonso’s Outfest Queer for Fear PanelWatch Ify in (Un)Claimed at Outfest  Lumi Labs: Ever tried Microdosing? Visit Microdose.com and use MAXFILM for 30% off + Free Shipping. ***With