Hotel Maradona

Ob﹒ses﹒sion (n): 1. A relentless attachment to an idea, feeling or emotion: often paired with mental strain a physical unease. Up-and-coming director and actor Curry Barker brings us the newest psychological horror film Obsession, and Hotel Maradona is here to break down the haunting and thought-provoking tale. Obsession (2025) is led by powerful performances by Inde Navarrette, Michael Johnston...

What's up everyone! Hotel Maradona is back in full force after a year-long hiatus! On this episode, Avery and guests Jack and Merchant discuss the 98th Academy Awards nominations. We'll power rank the Best Picture noms, predict winners, and talk about what movies and performances were snubbed. We'll also discuss the idea of the Oscars Hall of Fame, where we'll revisit movies from a...

On this episode, Avery reviews Ryan Coogler's latest film Sinners with one of Hotel Maradona's favorite and frequents guests, Jack! Sinners stars Michael B. and Michael A. Jordan and is available to stream on HBO Max. Intro/Outro: Sax Cover of Last Time (I Seen the Sun) by Avery. Audio Mixing and Editing by Rodri

Episode number 20! This episode was actually recorded in back in January, but we figured it is a very timely film with the world familiarizes itself with the new Pope Leo XIV. Conclave (2024) stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto and Isabella Rosselini and is directed by Edward Berger. It was nominated for eight Oscars and took home Best Adapted Screenplay. We are jo...

Hotel Maradona rings in the new year with a fresh film review and another special guest! We welcome Nathanael to the pod to discuss Robert Eggers' Nosferatu (2024). Nathanael is well versed in all things vampires, whether it be Count Orlok or Dracula, and we are so lucky to have him on for this spooky episode. Nosferatu is a reimagined version of the 1922 silent film Nosferatu. It is nominated for...

What’s up Maradona listeners! In this episode we review the movie Anora(2024 film directed by Sean Baker, and along for the ride is our returning guest, Jack.! Jack was also apart of our Babylon episode and we are thrilled to have him back. We also doing things a little differently this time around, as we have (fake) sponsor breaks, and we are splitting our show into two sections. The first sectio...

HM is back with a special episode! On October 2nd, Rodri and I saw the one and only Vampire Weekend in concert as they toured their newest album, Only God Was Among Us (OGWAU). We recorded parts of this episode during the concert and later in the pod we review the OGWAU album and reflect on what it was like to see them live. Hope y’all enjoy our very first music focused episode!

Maximum. Effort. Hotel Maradona is back to wrap up the summer with our review of Deadpool and Wolverine! This 2024 blockbuster needs no introduction, as it is currently the highest grossing R-rated movie ever! In this episode, we discuss our favorite moments from the film and figure out how D&W fits in to the rest of the MCU. We also speculate about Marvel’s future, and Rodrigo… finds out Robert D...

What’s up everybody! The Maradonians are back with our review of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. This 2024 post-apocalyptic action film stars Anya Taylor Joy as the titular character and Chris Hemsworth and the crazed protagonist they call Dementus. Directed by George Miller, Furiosa is a spin-off prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, and the 5th movie in the Mad Max franchise. In this episode, Rodri talks abou...

Welcome back Maradonians! We apologize for the long hiatus, but we are back with two new guests on the pod, Natalie and Nick! We’re so glad to have them on this special episode where we review Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu). This 2019 French film follows the story of a painter in the 18th century who has been tasked to paint a woman on an isolated island. Portrait i...

Hotel Maradona starts the year off with a review of the 2023 A24 biographical sports drama, The Iron Claw. Based on true events, Iron Claw follows the Von Erich family’s presence in professional wrestling during the 1980s, and the supposed “curse” they possess. The Von Erich tragic film explores themes of familial dynamics, mental health, masculinity, and the definition of success in a sport like...

HM is back one more time this year and to review Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn. This 2023 black comedy drama, starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Park, follows the protagonist Oliver (Keoghan) as he attends Oxford University in the 2000s. Tides start to sway when Oliver befriends Felix, who invites Oliver to Saltburn to stay with him after their first term. As always, we give away many...

The esteemed Hotel Maradona is back for our first time reviewing a Scorsese film as we embark on his most recent project, Killers of the Flower Moon. Marty's 2023 epic, starring Lily Gladstone, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Robert De Niro, tells the true story of the series of 1920s murders of Osage Nation women done by white men in order to tap in to their wealth from the oil production on Osage Nat...

Hotel Maradona is back with our tenth episode! Shout out to the Maradonians who have been with us since day one. Today, we bring to you the 2023 comedy Bottoms, directed by Emma Seligman, starring Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, and the one and only Marshawn Lynch. This film follows two high school girls as they start a fight club in an attempt to get with cheerleaders. And for today's episode, g...

Rodri and Ave are back to review the most historic cinema event of the summer, well, aside from the writers/actors strike :(. Join us as we welcome our most esteemed guests yet to Hotel Maradona, Barbie and J. Robert Oppenheimer. We'll discuss both blockbusters separately in this episode and then dive in to the cultural phenomenon that is Barbenheimer. For the mainstream fans that are angry at thi...

Double episode! We hope you listened the Past Lives episode, but if not, we’re still glad you’re here. Hotel Maradona opens its doors to Wes Anderson for the first time, as we review Asteroid City. This star-studded film tells the story of the making of a play about a slew of characters in the fictitious city where an asteroid once landed in. Hopefully this is not your first Wes movie, and if it i...

What’s up y’all, today we are reviewing Past Lives. This quietly powerful 2023 A24 romantic drama follows two characters that grew up together in South Korea and how their lives intertwine over time. We also like to give a warm welcome to our most recent guest at Hotel Maradona, Silas! He is also the mastermind behind our intro and outro music this episode—the song Zephyr is an original compositio...

In this bonus episode, Rodri and Avery are talking the beautiful game. Here we unpack the UCL final (before, during and after), discuss how both teams got there, and highlight exciting transfers that have happened so far. Also, huge shoutout to all those who contributed to this fun project!

Revenge is best served raw. In this episode, Rodri and Avery review the first TV show of Hotel Maradona, a 2023 comedy drama titled Beef. Created by Lee Sung Jin, Beef follows Danny Cho (Steven Yeun) and Amy Lau (Ali Wong) as they attempt to sabotage each others lives originally stemming from an intense road rage incident. A reminder that this pod is SPOILER HEAVY. You can watch this 10-episode A2...

We're back after a short hiatus reviewing the surrealist horror tragicomedy, Beau Is Afraid! This 2023 A24 motion picture is written, produced and directed by the one and only, Ari Aster. Aster's third major film (Hereditary and Midsommar) stars Joaquin Phoenix as the titular character as he embarks in an anxiety-ridden world full of utter chaos. This film can be seen in theaters, but brac...

Welcome back to Hotel Maradona! On this episode, we review the most awarded film of all time, Everything Everywhere All at Once! This 7-time Academy Award winning movie was directed and written by Daniel Quan and Daniel Scheinert, better known as "The Daniels", and it features an incredible cast, including Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, and James Hong. We ar...

Welcome back to Hotel Maradona! This week we are reviewing Babylon, a 2022 film directed by Damien Chazelle. This movie is a wild ride with awesome music starring Brad Pritt and Margot Robbie, and was Oscar nominated for Best Score, Best Achievement in Costume Design, and Best Achievement in Production Design. This review is SPOILER HEAVY, so make sure you've seen this film before you tune in....

Welcome to the first episode of Hotel Maradona where we review The Whale! This A24 film directed by Darren Aronofsky released in December 2022 is up for 3 Oscar nominations including Best Actor (Brendan Fraser), Best Supporting Actress (Hong Chau), and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. This review is SPOILER HEAVY, so make sure you've watched this movie before diving into our pod. Thanks for listening!