Maximum Film!

It’s the 33rd MCU movie and things have gotten complicated. But is all that complexity propping The Marvels up, or weighing it down? Our trio, who are surprisingly well-versed in Marveldom for a bunc…

As Alonso says, Priscilla Presley’s life was a Sofia Coppola movie before it was literally a Sofia Coppola movie. Now, that movie has come to pass…and former Producer Casey O’Brien is here to bask in…

Maryam Keshavarz’s semi-autobiographical film won awards at Sundance and jumps between tones as it switches from the perspective of daughter, mother, and grandmother. Our hosts, along with guest Arte…

The hosts of Maximum Film! don't have all the answers, but they do have their own answer to the questions "What if I drank 10 glasses of water before seeing a 206-minute movie?" "Is it okay for a mov…

Director Justine Triet's Palme D'Or winner ANATOMY OF A FALL is finally appearing in American theaters, and our trio is ready to deliver a verdict. Plus, a new round of Hall of Excellence nominees th…

When a UCB show (called Fucking Identical Twins) becomes A24’s first musical, it’s safe to expect the unexpected. Joined by actor, writer, and comedian Drew Droege, the gang takes an intimate look at…

Director John Carney has a very particular set of skills…this week, the gang discusses those skills and how they’re on display in his latest, FLORA AND SON, starring Eve Hewson. Then, we debate a Hot…

It’s getting spooky (and even a little sad) in the world of Branagh Poirot, but don’t worry it’s still cozy! Cozier than ever, perhaps. We’ve got Gillian Walters, Poirot fan and arbitress of all thin…

A new film directed by Roger Ross Williams tells the true story of luchador Saúl Armendáriz, who was determined to fight and win on his own terms as Cassandro…and made (gay) history in the process. T…

What’s Good
Alonso - the existence of Hallmark’s Notes of Autumn
Drea - library card sign up month
Kahea - night walks/Rick Rubin’s book
Ify - football stuff, The Challenge, new paints for tiny boys…and …

What’s Good
Alonso - Bellota Bellota
Drea - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
Brandy - Video Patreon Feed
Julie - new kitten (getting his nails trimmed)
Ify - weekend trip, painting tiny boys

ITIDIC
Tayl…

What’s Good
Alonso - Ben & Jerry’s Gimme S’more 
Drea - Inkoo Kang’s Newsletter, This Was Cool
Carlos - Return to the dry heat of LA
Ify - Aunts in town and cooking

ITIDIC

1. DUNE 2 Pushed to 2024
2. Los Angeles …

From Sundance 2023 to an arthouse screen near you, MUTT is the first feature from director Vuk Lungulov-Klotz. Starring Lío Mehiel as Feña, it tells the story of a young trans guy who is having a pre…

This week, we’re talking about a very special book-to-film adaptation: Red, White & Royal Blue. Our guest is the charming Traci Thomas of The Stacks podcast! 

*Just a quick disclaimer to our listeners…

We’re finally completing our Barbenheimer review experience by talking about Oppenheimer with the lovely Tom Lum of Let’s Learn Everything! 

What’s Good

Alonso -  Only Murders In The Building (Season 3…

What’s Good
Alonso - Heartstoppers S2
Dave - Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators
Ify - Diablo 4: Season of the Malignant

ITIDIC

1. Remembering Paul Reubens
2. Bradley Cooper is Skippin…

We've been on BARBIE-watch for what seems like forever. Now we've literally watched Barbie and our lives may never be the same. We've got Margot Robbie's countrywoman (and our good pal) Maria Lewis h…

First, we tell you all about the SAG-AFTRA strike; then, it's the theater godmothers vs. the film critics as we look at the new comedy THEATER CAMP. Finally, the gang aces a quiz about made-up movie …

In Adele Lim's boisterous directorial debut, JOY RIDE, four American friends get up to some major hijinks while in China. But there's more than laughs on offer in this comedy, which the gang discusse…

Ahh 1997...a time when comedy movie presidents did Bill Clinton impressions, apes were the toast of Hollywood, and NASA launched the first manned mission to Mars. That's what's happening in this year…