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DUNE MONTH CONTINUES! If you, too, are indulging in a Dune Month, YOU might find yourself searching certain video sharing website for 2000's Sci Fi Channel miniseries FRANK HERBERT'S DUNE, aka "The one where Paul Atreides is bringing big Anakin Skywalker energy." Or perhaps you'd like to skip that and just listen to us tell you about it. Either way, this is the episode for you! We're talking all 9...

How much Dune is too much Dune? We're fixing to find out this March on Maximum Film! We're starting with the 1984 Lynch/Dino De Laurentiis space opera that was a theatrical flop, yet remains an enduring (cult?) classic. Then we'll pitch some outside-the-box auteur/book series pairings to fantasize about. What’s Good Alonso - Schmigadoon Season 2 Drea - GORP-Core and scroggin Guy - Whenever I Call...

This one is a wild ride, y’all. Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke have teamed up to make a wacky, raunchy lesbian road trip crime comedy, and (almost) everyone has an opinion about the results! Then, a hotline question about “litmus test” movies. What’s Good Alonso - reading more James Baldwin ( The Fire Next Time ) Drea - voting and progressive voter guides Ever - bench record and new goals Ify - Naomi...

Madame Web is Dakota Johnson seeing the future, barefoot villains with ADR as bad as their intentions, and a surprising dearth of Spider Women fighting crime. But is it the next Morbius ? Is it time to #ReleaseTheClarksonCut? We’ve got resident Spider-Man-man Jordan Morris on the case! Then, a movie quiz about 2003 (did we mention this movie is set in 2003?)  What’s Good Alonso - Olive Oil Chocola...

Today's movie takes on the guise of a weird '80s teen comedy, then adds in some supernatural phenomena and some axes. So we consult THE JV CLUB's Janet Varney on the peculiarities of Lisa's high school experience, and then make up some Monster Mash-up movies of our own. What’s Good Alonso - RO-TEL Dip Janet - Mochi Muffins from Third Culture Bakery Drea - Chocolate-dipped Twinkies ITIDIC The Oscar...

With one extremely emotive stroke of the metaphorical podcast baton, we complete the magnum opus that is Best Picture Oscar Nominees 2023!  Is Bradley Cooper's Leonard Bernstein too big to fit on the small screens at Netflix? Find out in our MAESTRO discussion, for which we're joined by Vanity Fair 's chief critic, Richard Lawson . Then, a fun movie quiz about composer biopics (well, it's fun for...

We catch up with Cord Jefferson's Oscar-nominated comedy that's about more than you might have guessed. Then, we've got new nominees for the Hall of Excellence: Best Fictional Books! What’s Good Alonso - Barbara Streisand’s memoir Drea - Mom’s Dave confusion Ellie - new season of True Detective Ify - clear spheres/foggy balls  ITIDIC Godzilla Minus One Inching Towards a Near-Record Box Office Run...

You’ve heard the Plastics and the Art Freaks talk about their lives and loves. But what if you could hear them SING about it? That’s the service the new Mean Girls musical (adapted from the Broadway show) will provide, should you so desire. We’ve got writer/critic/musical theater wonk B.J. Colangelo with us to navigate the halls of the new North Shore High. Then, we’ll pitch some new grist for the...

We've been keeping tabs on today's movie for a while -- either a couple years or a couple decades, depending on how you count it. To discuss the movie musical adaptation of the stage musical adaptation of the movie adaptation of Alice Walker's classic novel, we brought in Tre'vell Anderson, noted Fantasia Barrino expert (and also a journalist, author, critic and expert in other things).  What’s Go...

Based on the tragic real-life story of the wrestling family known professionally as the Von Erichs (liberties were taken, but most of them seem to have tamped the sheer tragedy down somewhat, rather than the other way around), The Iron Claw has been anxiously anticipated by some wrestling fans. Fans like our guest, Danielle Radford, who co-hosts Tights and Fights ! After discussing the movie where...

We kick things off with New Movie Year Resolutions for 2024. Then, as promised in our Best of '23 episode, we've collected our thoughts on Jonathan Glazer's heavy and chilling new film -- the one the LA Film Critics Association voted as best of the year. Then, we lighten the mood with a movie quiz about who lives next door (to movie protagonists).  What’s Good Alonso - AGNÈS VARDA: DIRECTOR'S INSP...

The year is coming to a close, and we’ve got our annual roundup of Top 10 Lists, Maxie Awards, and films we’re looking forward to in the New Year.  Thanks for sharing another great (if dramatic!) movie podcasting year with us!  What’s Good? Alonso - Professional gift wrappers Drea - Listener Lee Meredith’s Color Squared Ify - Ify’s Carol Fest 2023 Between the 3 hosts, 21 titles made the top 10 lis...

It’s been two decades since Richard Curtis’s Love Actually warmed our chilly W. Bush-era hearts, and oh what a pair of decades it’s been. Now, the movie is back in theaters for its anniversary, and Ify has seen it for the first time. Does it hold up? Can we enjoy it anyway? All this, plus the final Xmas Movie Minute of the year and a hotline call from [checks notes] inside the house! What’s Good A...

Alonso has been hyping Poor Things since Venice, and now his Breakfast All Day co-host Christy Lemire is making her first (!) appearance on MaxFilm to discuss it! Plus, we pitch reimagined monster movies where anything goes. What’s Good Alonso - a theatrical re-release moment ( Love Actually and Die Hard ) Christy - Christmas cookies Drea - magnesium glycinate ITIDIC Great Gerwig Gets Her First Di...

Some movies are horny, some are freaky, and some are for filthy, horny freaks. Our hosts way in on this philosophy (along with The Afternoon Special 's Bobbi Miller) in our conversations about SALTBURN, starring every inch of Barry Keoghan and  also Jacob Elordi is there. Then, a timely discussion of films where you wish the leads would just kiss already. What’s Good Alonso - “Lil Cinephile” board...

Alexander Payne's latest (following films like ELECTION, SIDEWAYS, and NEBRASKA)  is a Christmas movie, sort of! But forget we said that... We're unwrapping THE HOLDOVERS! Plus, memorable dinner scenes from film history, a Hotline letter about therapy on screen, and a Christmas movie minute! What’s Good Alonso - Matt Rogers’ Have You Heard of Christmas? On vinyl Drea - paint by numbers canvas Ify...

Unsung civil rights hero Bayard Rustin gets his due at last, courtesy of our guy Colman Domingo. Then, since Thanksgiving was this week, we dole out our honorary Turkeys of the Year. Plus, Christmas Movie Minute ramps into high gear! What’s Good Alonso - Tru-Tone Christmas Lights Drea - Yorkshire Tea Biscuit Brew Ify - Christmas at the Americana ITIDIC Awards Ceremony News (also this ) Animation I...

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 bunch of indie nerds, weighs in. Then, a Hotline letter about characters whose deaths still sting.  What’s Good Alonso - The Abyss theatrical reissue Drea - the new artistic director of Bentonville Film Fe...

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 the pastel glow! Then, a movie quiz that could only be called “NAME that movie.” What’s Good Alonso - SiriusXM Holiday Channels Drea - Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan Casey - Minn...

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 Artemis Pebdani, talk about the effect of THE PERSIAN VERSION, then share some of their favorite genre-bending (or genre-defying) films. What’s Good Drea - Q&A Moderation Season Artemis - Celebrating Hallo...

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 movie to be 206 minutes long?" and "What directors and actors do you want to see work together for 206 minutes or more?" These and many more answers await in our KILLER OF THE FLOWER MOON episode (which c...

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 that really puts the witness on the stand. What’s Good Alonso - New American terminal at DFW Drea - Maria Lewis’s latest book, The Graveyard Shift Ify - quick trip to perform in NYC ITIDIC Over 2000 Prod...