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Join Joel and Jesse as they break down the Best Picture winning Gladiator (2000) in a mini Retro Rewatch before moving on to its hot new sequel starring everyone's favourite man in short shorts Paul Mescal. How does it stack up to the original? Find out (at least what we think) NOW! Timestamps: Gladiator SPOILER REVIEW 0:00 - 17:25 Gladiator II NON-SPOILER REVIEW 17:25 - 23:30 Gladiator II SPOILER...

Join Joel and Jesse as we break down five recommendations and five things to stay away from each in our first episode BACK after two months! There's a couple of tv shows and even a concert too as somebody forgot we were a film podcast...(cough cough Joel). Hope you enjoy! Also, make sure to check us out on Instagram (@bromaxpod) to keep up with new eps and polls, and leave us your ideas for upcomi...

Welcome back everybody. Today, the greatest episode format of all podcasting history returns: the RETRO REWATCH everybody!!! Yay! Join Joel and Jesse as we bring back all your favourite segments: Compliment Sandwich, Retro Recast, Top 5 and Explain A Plot Badly, and apply them to Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 neo-noir thriller. Exciting times! We hope you enjoy. - Also, make sure to check us out on...

Welcome back everybody! Today, Joel and Jesse each compose a shortlist of the very best of 90s cinema! Ten films of a whole decade is extremely challenging, and we have stacks of honourable mentions, but are ultimately stoked to reveal each and every one of our selections. How many cross-ups will the boys have? How many of Joel's picks will be on Jesse's HM's. What on earth could the s...

Welcome back for a cheeky bonus Sunday episode. This is just an under 40-minute cutsey one so we thought we'd drop in an extra. Today, Joel and Jesse have come up with twenty questions for the other co-host about their own Letterboxd profile, i.e. how well do they know their own film opinions! Which co-host has a clear disadvantage from having hundreds of extra stats unlocked through the Patro...

Content warning: This episode of The BroMax Podcast discusses sexual assault and family violence. If you or someone you know needs help, please call 1800 HELP in Australia, or 1800 737 732, or else visit 1800respect.org.au or White Ribbon Australia. Welcome back to another review! And what??? Joel and Jesse posting three weeks in a row? Who would have thought :) Today, the boys dive into the adapt...

Hello again friends! Welcome back to the show! Over the last five years of film, critics would agree that every other new release appears to be some sort of prequel, requel, sequel, legasequel, spinoff, reboot, or extended universe addition. Industry titans such as Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino agree that these franchise films are watering down cinema and swallowing up authentic, original...

Welcome back you sexy people! Do you enjoy the classics? Oscar contenders? IMDB heavyweights? Letterboxd icons? Well, so do we! Most of the time! Over the next hour, Joel and Jesse break down ten beloved films each that just aren't worth their flowers, and our opinions may shock, annoy and disgust you, but laughs and entertainment are guarenteed! Be sure to vote in our Q&A below for your f...

Oh, hello! You're probably wondering whose balls we had to fondle to release this episode (Hint, it rhymes with Dotify). Welcome to The BroMax Podcast's official review of DEADPOOL and WOLVERINE, the hotly anticipated 34th entry in the MCU that has taken the box office by storm, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. But, is it any good? There are spoilers galore as Joel and Jesse discus...

Howdy y'all! We can feel it, so we're chasing it! (Yeah maybe that line is only cool if Glen Powell is saying it). Welcome back to the show, and today the boys are breaking down TWISTERS, a new summer blockbuster lega-sequel that audiences are loving! Us, however? A divide once more. But you're used to that by now. We also unpack ten films each that we really enjoy, but have terrible,...

Hey y'all! Is anyone feeling...DESPICABLE??? Well, in the biggest difference in scores in the history of BroMax, one of our boys is having a bad bad day, and when watching the film, nothing went his way. Despicable Me 4 caused much arguments and debates, but hey, that's what we do best! After the review, Joel and Jesse rank every Illumination film, and evaluate how it stands up against Disney, Pix...

Welcome back everyone! Pixar's latest film INSIDE OUT 2 has certainly made a splash at the box office, surpassing Dune 2 as the highest-grossing film of 2024. But, is it any good? That's for us to tell you and you to agree or disagree with, as the boys unpack the sequel to the hit 2015 film and debate whether it's better than the original. Following that, Joel and Jesse rank every film...

Guess who's back, back again! After two weeks at the 2024 Sydney Film Festival, Joel and Jesse are here to let you know what we saw, but more importantly, what we would recommend. With 17 films between them, there's something for everyone in this week's hilarious and insightful discussion. Did you attend the festival? Let us know what you saw in our Q&A below, and stay tuned for ou...

Hey y'all! Sorry for the late upload, the Sydney Film Festival has kicked off and is all we can think about at the moment! Our episode about what we watched during the time is coming soon! Today, Joel and Jesse select ten film franchises each, five good and five bad, and single out the one film in the franchise that is different, either for the best or for the worst. This is less of an educate...

Welcome back everybody! If you've been following along on our socials, you'd have noticed that Joel and Jesse were invited to the World Premiere of Furiosa in Sydney! Now, weeks later, we are finally able to talk about the latest instalment in the Mad Max franchise. Speaking of which, in the first 10ish minutes we give our quick thoughts on the original 'Mad Max' and 'Fury Road...

Welcome back, It's been a while, although it usually has. We have at least three episodes lined up though - including FURIOSA next week! In anticipation of this, the boys are breaking down ten Australian films each that they believe to be the cream of this country's crop. Indeed, this is probably the weakest list Joel and Jesse have made, but there's plenty of laughs as the boys roast...

Welcome back! In today's grand slam of an episode, Joel and Jesse break down what could possibly be the biggest movie event of the year: Challengers! How did it serve up? Did we love it? The crowd at the Australian Premiere certainly made a racquet, thank you so much to Nathan from Warner Bros Au for the invitation! Then, we follow our review with our top 10 love triangles in any film! Will Jo...

Welcome back all, apologies for the week off! We've got three reviews to make up for it today, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 and Late Night With The Devil. There will be spoilers for Godzilla only, which we will warn you of, otherwise feel free to listen on and hear us praise one film and slander two others. We'll leave it up to you to guess :). This o...

Welcome back folks! Thanks so much to everyone who had a listen to our Guilty Pleasures episode, it did quite well! Never too late to check it out if you haven't already! Today, Joel and Jess break down their favourite film from each of the last twenty years, every year they've been alive. How many crossovers will they have? How many Marvel films will be on Joel's list? How many artsy...

Hello all, apologies for the week delay but our last episode was so bloody long we wanted to give you some time to catch up! Today's episode is still quite long but also possibly the most honest, raw, raunchy, and ashamed our show has been. Joel and Jesse break down ten films reach that they have no good reason for enjoying, but will never object to watching it anytime, anywhere. There's s...

Hello everyone! Oscars season has just ended, and Oppenheimer is the big winner of the night with 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Christopher Nolan, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. Joel and Jesse break down the entire ceremony, including how insultingly unfunny Jimmy Kimmel was, big award surprises, the results of our predic...

Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. 100 episodes. If you've been here since day 1, or since yesterday, or anywhere in between, thank you so so much for listening and supporting the show. We're so grateful for all of you. Here's to the next 100! Today we break down sci-fi epic DUNE: PART TWO, followed by our official winner predictions for the 96TH ACADEMY AWARDS. We go through every categ...

Welcome back everybody to the 99th episode of The BroMax Podcast (yes you read that right, big episode next week for the big 100!) Today offers our opinions on the greatest film trilogies to ever grace the screen, from a range of genres including adventure, animation, horror, action, big blockbusters and childhood favourites, we've got something for everyone. Stay tuned to uncover one of, if n...

Hello again, and welcome to our second studio-based ranking after the success of our A24 episode: WARNER BROS! We didn't realise how many bangers this studio had produced! Listen now to see which co-host has a well rounded list and which co-host has their head up DC's ass! - Also, make sure to check us out on Instagram (@bromaxpod) to keep up with new eps and polls, and leave us your ideas...

Hi all! In this special Valentine's Day episode, your hosts Joel and Jesse curate the ultimate romantic treat by compiling their ’Top 10 Rom-Coms' of all time. From timeless classics like "When Harry Met Sally" to underrated gems like “Isn’t It Romantic", they passionately debate and reminisce about the best of this genre. This episode is packed with laughter, nostalgia, and...