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April Wolfe is back everybody! Albeit a bit jet lagged. This week the crew takes off with a discussion of  First Man . April calls Damien Chazelle an "old man." Alonso salivates over Milk Bar. And Ricky invents a new cocktail. Plus, we chat about the movies that still scare us to this day. And as always, staff picks. In news, the original  Aladdin  screenwriter  is not happy, Chow Yun-fat is  givi...

A more perfect episode could not be cultivated for our guest Louis Virtel. We discuss the big hit of the fall  A Star Is Born . As an added bonus, we go deep on something near and dear to the hearts of Alonso and Louis, the 50th anniversary of the release of  Barbarella . Ever the Jane Fonda fan, Louis dives deep on the filmography of one of the greatest movie stars of all time. PLUS, Ricky elabor...

There is TOO much going on in this episode. First off, our guest is the wonderful and hilarious  Alison Becker . She's here to discuss the new Kevin Hart/ Tiffany Haddish vehicle,  Night School . On this episode we learn very quickly that Alison has a deep sexual attraction to Eddie Redmayne. Ricky reveals the launch of his movie club. April talks about poetry, again. And Alonso is excited that he...

Inkoo is back in the building! She joins Ricky and Alonso in an enthralling discussion of the new Joaquin Phoenix/ John C. Reilly western  The Sisters Brothers . As could be expected there is some major disagreement on this movie. For 'What's Good?' Alonso is loving BoJack Horseman. Inkoo is looking forward to eating some LA Korean food. And Ricky is all set to attend his first film festival, the...

We've got Ricky, April and Alonso in the studio this week, along with special guest Oliver Wang. Like Ricky, Oliver is a fellow DJ, and he also hosts the brilliant music podcast  Heat Rocks  on Maximum Fun, alongside friend of the show  Morgan Rhodes . April tells us about her feminist ghost hunting pilot; Alonso's excited about the  BBQ chicken tenders  at McDonald's; Oliver is stoked to be a gue...

You heard right, the band is back together! This episode marks the return of our Switchblade Sister April Wolfe. And this week the crew is talking about the divisive (and pretty racist) new Jennifer Garner film  Peppermint . Ricky discusses his feelings on  Twin Peaks: The Return . April celebrates the the life of her beloved cat. And Alonso questions whether fall is arriving or not. Plus, the gan...

This one is a winner. That's right, we've got the head writer for Maximum Fun's  International Waters , Riley Silverman. She's on the show to talk about the new Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves joint,  Destination Wedding . Ricky celebrates the work of Stevie Wonder. Drea reminisces about a high school production of  Clue . And Alonso won't shut up about the Venice Film Festival. Plus, the crew plays...

Do you love puppets? Well then this is the episode you've been waiting for! We've got comedian, actor, and Maximum Fun's  Go Fact Yourself  host, Helen Hong on to discuss the new puppet noir  The Happytime Murders . Helen is uniquely qualified to discuss this film because she reveals that she actually auditioned for it! Ricky declares his love for  Big Trouble in Little China . Drea proves herself...

This is a feel good episode, ya'll! We've got comedian  Jenny Yang  on the program to talk about  Crazy Rich Asians . She is uniquely qualified to discuss this film because she has seen it FIVE TIMES! This episode also signals the return of "The King of Christmas" - Alonso Duralde. He has traveled to the east coast and back to regale the crew of tales from his journey and his love for lobster. Ric...

This is one of our wildest episodes to date. And for our 50th episode, no less! We've got first time guest, comedian Baron Vaughn (Grace and Frankie, Mystery Science Theater 3000) and returning guest Brandon Johnson (Rick and Morty, Animals). They're on to discuss the brand new film,  BlacKkKlansman . Brandon, once again, tries to hock bootleg merchandise. Baron earns his anointed title of "The Bi...

This is truly a clash of the titans. Drea Clark  and  Inkoo Kang are featured in the SAME EPISODE! That's right, it's an action packed show where the crew is discussing  The Spy Who Dumped Me . Inkoo grills Ricky by asking him, "Why do you hate women?" (She's joking, fyi). Drea cements her status as the show's "wacky neighbor." April can't stop listening to The Tammy's  Egyptian Shumba . And Ricky...

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to the newest episode of 'Who Shot Ya?', drink some Café Bustelo, and leave a five star review on Apple Podcasts. This week Ricky Carmona, April Wolfe, and Alonso Duralde are talking about  Mission: Impossible - Fallout . They are joined by the hilarious Brandon Johnson, who you may know from voicing  Mr. Goldenfold  on 'Rick and Morty.' T...

It's our BONUS episode ya'll! This was a live show recorded on July 5th at the  Dynasty Typewriter theater in Los Angeles. We present to you -  Attack The Block . The film was screened for the audience followed by a discussion. Ricky, April, and Alonso are joined by LA Times film reporter Tre'vell Anderson. The crew goes through what they love about this film and why it's still so resonant today....

One of our most divisive episodes to date! The crew is joined by the wonderful Dave Holmes as they review  Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again . The line is quickly drawn in the sand between those who love this movie and those who hate. You'll have to listen to find out who is on which side! Plus, professor and critic Tavia Nyong'o calls in to discuss "whiteness" as it's presented in cinema. He also elabo...

We are Alonso-less this week! But no fear, we more than make up for it with our stellar array of guests. We've got the return of Drea "The Dope Rhyme Slaya" Clark. Plus, a first time guest, music supervisor and  Heat Rocks  host, Morgan Rhodes. The crew is discussing the new Rock film  Skyscraper . Several parallels are made between this new "building related action film" and  Die Hard . They eval...

We're going guest-less this episode as the 'Who Shot Ya?' trio hold down the fort on their own. This week we're covering the movie of the summer,  Sorry to Bother You . In the discussion of the film the crew covers the rise of Oakland in cinema, Boots Riley's unique vision, and the powerful political message of the film. Alonso makes a case for a double feature with  Sorry to Bother You and  The F...

It's our 4th of July episode! So naturally the gang is discussing the 1972 musical -  1776 . We are joined by musical "expert" Matt Piwowarczyk of the  All Things Cozy  podcast. The 'Who Shot Ya?' crew dissects their favorite musicals. And they get to the bottom of  why  Ricky hates them so much. Our news segment goes way back into the archives for some "relevant" news items. PLUS, Drea Clark inte...

This week we are graced by podcast royalty - Maximum Fun's own Jordan Morris. He's on the program to talk about  Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom . The gang reviews the film and in the process discusses what makes the original  Jurassic Park  work so well. You may be surprised to find that one of our beloved hosts is not a big fan of the original! Jordan gets the opportunity to discuss his new scrip...

This week we have a truly INCREDIBLE episode. Drea returns to discuss Pixar's  Incredibles 2 . Once again, things get very SEXY when Alonso reads Anthony Lane's controversial review of the film from the New Yorker. The crew compares and contrasts  Incredibles 2  with other Pixar films. Drea chastises the gang for quoting her on a previous episode and not giving a proper citation. PLUS, Alonso educ...

This episode is a hoot and a half! The gang is joined by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers of the Las Culturistas podcast. The program starts very strong with Matt's obsessive "Zapruder-ing" of the  A Star Is Born  trailer. They then go over the newest heist film  Ocean's 8 . The room is very divided on this one with all of them returning to the question - "Is there a conflict in this entire movie?" Plus...

This week the gang is lucky enough to be joined by Britain's own, "The Beef and Dairy Network Podcast" host, Ben Partridge. It's a staff choice episode this week, and this time it's April's pick. She chose the 1971 Australian psychological thriller,  Wake In Fright . The gang takes apart the film and what makes it so relevant to today's society. Alonso even calls it "toxic masculinity, the movie."...

We are joined by the incomparable Inkoo Kang. She's here to discuss the newest Star Wars film -  Solo: A Star Wars Story . No stone is left unturned as they dissect the notoriously troubled movie. You'll have to listen to the episode to know what they truly think, but April does say watching the movie was like going to school. Inkoo shares her experience of doing 'Molly' for the first time. Plus,...

We've got fellow Max Funster, co-founder of  RocketJump , director, and host of the Story Break podcast Freddie Wong on the program. He joins Ricky, April, and Drea to discuss everything  Deadpool 2 ; the jokes, the violence, and the onslaught of cameos. April introduces the rest of the gang to the expression 'Tits to the glass.' Freddie warns Deadpool cosplayers that they might not be as funny as...

This week Ricky, April, and Alonso are joined by TV critic at The A.V. Club, Consequence of Sound, and IndieWire, LaToya Ferguson. They discuss the new Gabrielle Union joint  Breaking In  (And yes, Ricky does make a  Breakin'  joke, don't worry). LaToya is convinced that despite the tepid reaction, this is going to be the next  Fast and the Furious  franchise. The crew discusses their favorite hom...

This week we're going  Overboard ! The crew discusses the new Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez film and compares it to the problematic original. They celebrate the underappreciated career of Anna Faris. April bemoans the fact that there are so few good female characters written into comedies. And much to the dismay of Drea, Alonso dumps all over the original  Overboard . Plus, the gang discusses some...