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Comic actor, Christmas Special Haver, and half of the Las Culturistas dynasty, Matt Rogers is our guest as we catch up on an Oscar nominee we didn't get to when it was initially released: TÁR. Then, the crew tells us what movie characters they want interviewed the way Adam Gopnik interviewed Lydia Tar.What’s GoodAlonso - The Last of Us has Melanie Lynskey nowDrea - Ashton Kutcher and Reese Witherspoon red carpet photosMatt - return of RHONJIfy - Mschf's Astro Boy bootsITIDICa).  James Cameron does new tests to answer the TITANIC question: Was there room for both Jack and Rose on that door?b). Viola Davis is now an EGOT after winning a Grammyc). AMC is Revamping Their Pricing Model, Will Charge Based on Which Seats You WantStaff PicksAlonso - Oscar and LucindaDrea - Hilary and JackieMatt - Pamela, A Love StoryIfy - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingLeave us a Hotline message at maximumfun.org/hotlineWith:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeMatt RogersProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura

Since winning the Grand Jury prize at the Venice Film festival, SAINT OMER, a movie based on the real life experience of its French-Senegalese director Alice Diop, has appeared on many critics’ lists, and is now becoming available to see in the US. Ellie Foumbi, director of Spirit Award nominee Our Father, The Devil (which also screened in Venice!) is our guest.Then, we hear Hall of Excellence results and take a Hotline call about critically acclaimed movies that are hard to see in much of the country.  New Hotline Website!What’s GoodAlonso - Everything’s coming up CompanyDrea - Willow TV SeriesEllie - Norman Malone: For the Left HandIfy - snowboarding and dad storiesITIDICWinners Have Been Announced at the Sundance Film FestivalThe Academy Reviewing Its “Campaign Procedures”Regal Cinemas to Screen all Best Picture NomineesStaff PicksAlonso - AtlanticsDrea - The InspectionEllie - An Elephant Sitting StillIfy - The MenuOur sponsor this week is Star of MagnoliaSupport independent filmmakers on their quest to ma

“A nice guy and his playboy buddy host an ill-advised mega-party.” That vague logline is what the original HOUSE PARTY (1990) starring Kid N' Play has in common with the new HOUSE PARTY, starring Jacob Lattimore and Tosin Cole. Well, that and the title. For today’s episode, the core gang digs into a whole comparative analysis of these two movies. Then, there’s a new round of nominees for the Hall of Excellence. What’s Good?Alonso - Big-ass Box of BaconDrea - Duolingo streakIfy - SF Sketchfest ITIDICRegal Cinemas Closing 39 Theaters in Cineworld Bankruptcy AftermathZoe Saldaña Becomes the First Actor to Star in Four Films That Have Crossed the Two Billion Dollar MarkThe Oscar Nominations Came Out this WeekStaff PicksDrea - Lovers RockAlonso - Happy As LazzaroIfy - Class ActOur sponsor this week is Star of MagnoliaSupport independent filmmakers on their quest to make their first feature film, KING TARA. Visit www.gofundme.com/kingtarafilmWith:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Pr

Talk about a two-hand spectacular! We’ve got Nikole Beckwith, the director of one phenomenal indie two-hander (Together Together, starring Ed Helms and Patti Harrison) talking about the two-hander debut from director Charlotte Wells (in which the two “hands” are Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio). And only two of our usual hosts are here (which was totally planned, look how nice it all lines up, no holes in this story!). Then there’s a quiz about – what else – Two-Handers! (A two-hander is a movie that mainly focuses on on two leads, in case that wasn’t clear from context.)What’s GoodDrea- Birthday float tank visitNikole - fresh snowAlonso - Liza Minnelli’s album w/ Pet Shop BoysITIDICThis past holiday weekend was the strongest at the box office in a whileNetflix is planning a lot of Korean programming for 2023Sundance 2023 Has Begun!Staff PicksDrea - Saint OmerNikole - The CathedralAlonso - Slither (1973)We’re sponsored this week by MasterClass.Get unlimited access to EVERY MasterClass, and as a Maximum Film lis

The co-host of Good Christian Fun joins us to talk about a movie that is quite good, pretty Christian, and not a ton of fun. But it's also not, as Caroline points out, a "stone cold bummer." It's the latest film from Sarah Polley, based on a book by Miriam Toews, and is fascinating both on a literal and a metaphorical level. We get serious between goofs, and then lighten the mood with a Hotline letter about movie scores.What’s GoodAlonso - Pointer Sisters’ Sesame Street SongDrea - Yung Gravy gives bras to charityCaroline - Jessica Simpson’s Open BookIfy - TikTok refrigerator hackITIDICThe Golden Globes Were on TV Again…Dave Bautista Says He’s Ready to Leave Drax and the MCU Behind AFI Study Documents Women’s Contributions to Early CinemaStaff PicksAlonso - Petite MamanDrea - My Year of DicksCaroline - M3GANIfy - also M3GANWith:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeCaroline ElyProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIf

Long before THE WHALE was released, Drea texted our friend (comedian, movie star, and Mr. Prune) Guy Branum and asked him to join us for this episode whenever it happened. So today, we answer the question: What happens when a provocative filmmaker puts an excellent, straight actor in an elaborate fat suit and then films a stage play about it? Plus, everyone shares some 2023 New Movie Year Resolutions, and tells us who else they'd like to have a big-screen comeback.What's GoodAlonso - Dot’s Cheese CurlsDrea - The Seven  (1/2) Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle  by Stuart TurtonGuy - Wet Leg, Chaise LongueIfy - Szechuan Noodles from H-Mart (the ones in the beige package)Staff PicksDrea - Women TalkingAlonso - BrosGuy - Born YesterdayIfy - DrivewaysWith:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeGuy BranumProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

It’s the final episode of 2022! We start out with our annual MAXI AWARDS, and then move on to top 10 lists from each host. No matter what the haters say, it was a year of great movies — there’s only one film that appears on all three lists, and only three repeats in all. That’s a lot of best movies! Plus, we’ll close things out by looking forward to some of next year’s titles. What’s GoodAlonso - But Have You Read the Book? by Kristen LopezDrea - Screen Drafts: (Worst) Spielbergs Ify - AMC A-List?!Top 10sIfy10. WAKANDA FOREVER9. BULLET TRAIN8. FIRE ISLAND7. PREY6. UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT5. AFTER YANG4. NOPE3. SHE SAID2. HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL.1. EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCEDreaAFTERSUNAFTER YANGBANSHEES OF INISHERINCORSAGEEVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCEGUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIOA LOVE SONGON THE COUNT OF THREETÁRWOMEN TALKINGAlonso10. BENEDICTION9. BROS8. ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED7. WOMEN TALKING6. APOLLO 10½ : A SPACE AGE CHILDHOOD5. EO4. NO BEARS3. HIT THE ROAD2. EVERYT

Christmas-averse city boy Sam meets holiday-loving smalltown Jason…who can guess what might happen next? it’s a Hallmark Channel holiday movie first, and we’re here to dissect it in all its sweet, slapstick-y, romantic glory, with film and culture writer Justin Kirkland in (mistle)tow.Then, a double dose of Holiday Hotline calls , and the last Christmas Movie Minute of 2022!What’s GoodAlonso - Monastery of Angels Pumpkin Bread Drea - the outer limits of vanityJustin - first latkeIfy - Modjeska time!ITIDICHenry Cavill’s Getting a Warhammer MovieDonald Glover is Producing/Starring in a New Spider-Man MovieThe First Barbie Teaser Trailer Has Been ReleasedStaff PicksAlonso - All the Beauty and the BloodshedDrea - Wildcat Justin - Women Talking Ify - Die HardWe're sponsored by MasterClassThis holiday, give the perfect gift of an annual MasterClass membership and get one free! Go to MasterClass.com/MAXFILM today.Justin’s podcast, John Dutton Must DieAlonso’s BooksI'll Be Home for Christmas Movies     Have Yourself

The pitch: “Die Hard but Bruce Willis is Santa, Nakatomi Plaza is a rich lady’s house, and Hans Gruber is John Leguizamo. Also add in some Home Alone, a lot of bone-crushing, and jokes.” The pitch meeting might not have gone down exactly like that, but the resulting film is called Violent Night, and we’re talking about it today with the director of the new RLJE/Shudder/AMC holiday horror film The Apology! Then, Alonso will adjudicate a Santa/Scrooge movie quiz. What’s GoodAlonso - Neal Bledsoe’s statement on stepping away from GAFDrea - Clark Family Murder Mystery Dinner PartyAlison - Christmas nail art!Ify - snowboarding trip turned cozy, indoor tripITIDICBlack Adam Didn’t Kill at the Box OfficeDwayne Johnson posted a set photo of J.K. Simmons as a Jacked SantaJames Cameron prepped Avatar 2 Writers Room w/800 pages of notesStaff PicksDrea - The ApologyAlonso - SpiritedAlison - International FallsIfy -  William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet***With:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeAlison Star LockeProduced by

Screenwriter and director Daniel Waters (Heathers, Hudson Hawk, Batman Returns, Vampire Academy) joins what he’s hoping will be a “wall-to-wall lovefest” for Bones and All, the cannibal love story starring former Ify Nwadiwe co-star Timothée Chalamet. Will one of our hosts rip his proverbial still beating heart from his chest? That’s the drama today on a very memorable episode of Max™️.Then, we’ll have a Hotline call about favorite movie scumbags. And a Christmas Movie Minute!What’s GoodAlonso - Matt Rogers, Have You Heard of Christmas?Drea - silk pillowcasesDaniel - Trent Reznor’s score to this film (and via Alonso, Batman Returns as a Christmas movie)Ify - Nicholas Brittell’s Moonlight score/5th Anniversary editionITIDICWarner Bros Discovery Testing New Names for Combined Streaming ServicesRustic Films Team Makes Deal to Create 10 Microbudget Features23 in ‘23: The Oscars Will Air All 23 Categories Live Staff PicksDrea - Leonor Will Never DieDaniel - Return to SeoulAlonso - The Holiday SitterIfy - Spinners,

Travel back in time to everyone’s favorite year, 2016, as the true story of reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor’s exposé of Harvey Weinstein unfolds before your eyes. Plus, we go from movie news to news movies as we take a look back at the year in Film Twitter and then rip some movie plots from the headlines. And a Christmas Movie Minute!What’s Good?Alonso - Christmas Past by Brian EarlDrea - Lisa Eldridge lipstick in Skyscraper RoseKatie - RRR at the AeroIfy - Christmas decorationsStaff PicksDrea - Lady Chatterly’s LoverAlonso - All the President's MenKatie - Funny You Should Ask by Elissa SussmanIfy - DriveAlonso’s Christmas Books!I’ll Be Home For Christmas MoviesHave Yourself a Movie Little ChristmasAdditional Reading:Gabrielle Bluestone on Danielle Miller for NYMagRyan Gosling in Hammer Pants***With:Ify NwadiweDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeKatie WalshProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer  Laura Swisher Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by

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