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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 discusses with comedian Jenny Yang. Then, we send some groups of friends on vacations of our own design. What’s Good Alonso - The Bear Ep. 206 Drea - The cookies of 2023 Jenny - Being back Ify - RTX, BBQ ITIDI...

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's Listener Pick, chosen by our supporter, Robin. It's Disney's RocketMan , a live-action, slapstick farce starring Harland Williams as the smartest, dumbest astronaut  around. What’s Good Alonso - Blu...

The debut feature from writer/director Celine Song premiered at a certain film festival you may have heard about. Now, it's in theaters, and we've invited friend of the show Inkoo Kang along to talk about it. Then, we think about outdated tech we love to see on screen. What’s Good Drea - Heritage Store Rose Water and Glycerin Spray Inkoo - Literary scammers Alonso - Jeni’s x Frosted Brown Sugar Ci...

Framing devices, whip pans, Hollywood homages...oh my, it's a new Wes Anderson movie! See how this one stacks up, for the WA-superfans, the newly initiated, and those who are somewhere in between. Plus, a hotline question about memorable angles and camerawork in film. To leave a message for the hotline, email maximumfilm@maximumfun.org or visit maximumfun.org/hotline ! What’s Good Alonso - Lingvan...

The author of the new film and TV book The Male Gazed (who also penned the 33 1/3 volume on Judy at Carnegie Hall ) joins us to celebrate that great icon of gay culture, Judy Garland, in the barn-burning role that should have won her an Oscar. Then, the gang gets quizzed on the similarities between the four different versions of A Star Is Born ('37, '54, '76, and 2018). What’s Good Alonso - Hi Hon...

What’s Good? Drea - Be My Eyes Brandon - Metro Boomin & Coi Leray, “Self Love” Ify - Kickstarter for GOTH Media Presents: Old Rush ITIDIC The Directors Guild Reached a Tentative Deal with Studios Last Weekend   Studio Ghibli Will Release Miyazaki's Last Film with No Trailer or Promos Dwayne Johnson is Coming Back to Fast Franchise, Possibly Without Vin Diesel? Staff Picks Drea - The Angry Black Gi...

“Hey, big 300th episode coming up soon…what movie should we watch?” A complex question with a simple answer. We watched 300 , one of Zack Snyder’s first movies, and brought back OG co-hosts Ricky and April to weigh in. Adding a unique twist to the matter: only one of these five folks had ever seen this movie before. Later, of course, we look back at some of our favorite memories from our first 300...

In 2001, they started out as simple street racing highway robbers. Since then, they've loved, they've died, they've come back to life, they've saved the world probably. At long last, their story comes to and end...er...hold up...it's not the end? It doesn't even know the meaning of the WORD "end?" In any case, it's Fast X , and our engines are suitably revved for Dom and them (and some new faces)...

Tell us why you love us at maximumfun.org/hotline ! What’s Good? Alonso - We See Each Other by Tre’vell Anderson Drea - Slip on Roku Mallory - new personal record on bench lifting Ify - BlueSky honeymoon phase ITIDIC Cannes Bans Protests Near Festival Center Pure Flix to Merge with Great American Media Janus Films and Criterion are Partnering to Present “Janus Contemporaries ” Hall of Excellence A...

Over 50 years ago, Judy Blume wrote a classic coming-of-age novel about a nice girl who was simultaneously facing a move to New Jersey, sixth grade, puberty, and questions about God and religion. They say good things come to those who wait…the multi-hyphenate host of The JV Club, Janet  Varney, joins us to weigh in on if this adaptation was one of those things. Plus, a lot of good and informative...

Say it with us: Animation is an art form! Animation isn’t just for kids! Makoto Shinkai’s latest film, Suzume , proves that an animated film with talking cats and teaching students who are temporarily chairs can make a grown person cry. Then, we’ll do a fun audio quiz about famous doors of cinema history. What’s Good Alonso - Dave White saving the day on Deck the Hallmark Drea - Drag Isn’t Dangero...

Little Richard is a fixture of American culture, and if you were born after the 1950s, you may never have known a time when that wasn’t the case. But chances are, even if you know Little Richard’s name and larger-than-life persona, you still don’t know the half of what he contributed to culture (and not just music culture). Lisa Cortes’s documentary sets the record straight (well, okay, not straig...

Comedian, writer, and friend Josh Gondelman joins us, adding one more sneaker lover to the panel for a look at a movie directed by Ben Affleck, starring Matt Damon and "the Michael Jordan of acting," Viola Davis. AIR puts  that puts the origin story of a famous shoe in the spotlight. but is there more to this one than leather and laces?  What’s Good Alonso - new 1776 production Drea - virtual Coac...

The D&D nerds and the arthouse cinema nerds join forces in this one-shot campaign, as we delve into Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.   Then, we have a quiz that makes Ify realize maybe he likes quizzes after all. What’s Good Alonso: Starburst Jelly Beans Drea: Leguizamo Does America Riley: Kindle reading streak Ify: Japanese convenience stores ITIDIC Jack Black thinks Pedro Pascal Should P...

The directorial debut of Raine Allen-Miller, RYE LANE is set mostly on and around the Southeast London Street of the same name, and follows Dom and Yas (David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah) from meet-not-so-cute to grand romantic finale. But RYE LANE is that genre movie that shows it ain’t (just) what you do, it’s the way that you do it. Film critic Aramide Tinubu joins us to discuss! What’s Good Drea...

When Robert Zemeckis's WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? hit the big screens, perhaps you were a college graduate, a baby in sunglasses , or none of the above. But whoever and wherever you were, the world was forever changed by the knowledge that Daffy and Donald Duck could appear on the same stage. Oh, and that toons and humans could be co-stars. Since it's the last day of MaxFunDrive, we've got this very...

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It’s MaxFunDrive 2023! Visit MaximumFun.org/join now, then come back and listen! What’s better that one kaiju? Two kaiju? No, think bigger. We’re talking ALLL monsters…and the sexy alien overlords who are controlling their minds. We’ve got Alonso’s co-host on Linoleum Knife (and in life), Dave White, joining us to expand our kaiju appreciation. Plus, we consider some technology news from real-life...

Whether you're counting it as the third Creed movie or the ninth Rocky movie, there's one thing you can't deny: Jonathan Majors is in this one. This is also the one that will go down in history as Michael B. Jordan's directorial debut! We've got two past guests, together for the first time (on our podcast, that is), Unspooled 's Amy Nicholson and Paul Scheer! While we have these four movie experts...

Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO is probably not the first film to premiere at Cannes, land on a ton of annual Top Ten lists, and then get nominated for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards. But it’s the first movie to do all that AND be about – and starring – a donkey. Comedian Ashley Ray joins us to talk about our silent protagonist’s adventure across Europe. Then, a certain bear joins the Hal...

From director Elizabeth Banks comes a romp through the woods of Blood Mountain, with a cast of fun actors (Margo Martindale! O’Shea Jackson Jr! Keri Russell! Isiah Whitlock, Jr!, the late, great Ray Liotta!) trying not to be mauled to death by a coke-addled black bear. And we’ve got The Flop House’s Dan McCoy with us to pick up the bloody pieces. Then, nominees are selected for the Hall of Excelle...

Today’s movie premiered at Cannes 2022 and was the Cambodian entry for Best International Feature at this year’s Oscars (though it didn’t make it off the shortlist). It follows newcomer’s Park Ji-Min’s Freddie as she returns to Korea for the first time since her adoption as a baby by French parents. Our guest is comedian Josh Johnson, whose new special Up Here Killing Myself is on Peacock. After u...

Kenya Barris's new movie (co-written with co-star Jonah Hill) hit Netflix a few weeks back, and comedian Kenice Mobley joins the crew to talk about the film and give her take on which generations of Americans should consider watching it. X? Y? Z? All/none of the above? Listen and find out. Then you can listen to Kenice's new comedy album, Follow Up Question . Later on, Ify tries on a slightly diff...

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 Good Alonso - The Last of U s has Melanie Lynskey now Drea - Ashton Kutcher and Reese Wi...

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 re...