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Writer/director Noah Segan (who you might know as the funny guy in the woodwork of every Rian Johnson movie) has made a very New York City movie that’s an homage not only to New York, but to the past, and to the New York of the past…and to the New York movies of the past! John Turturro stars alongside Steve Busemi, Giancarlo Esposito, and more. We’ve got Vulture/NY Mag’s Bilge Ebiri back at long last to chop it up about this one. Then we have a listener dispatch about Wicker in 4DX (!) and another Christmas Movie Minute.What’s GoodAlonso - We Pitch You a Merry ChristmasDrea - meeting to help bring more film production back to the USBilge - awards season moviesKevin - A new era…of parking at Universal City Walk AMCITIDIC(Awards season conversation)CLIFF BOOTH Loses Screens Over IMAX SchedulingStaff PicksDrea - MouseAlonso - Pick PocketBilge - The Naked CityKevin - Beat Street Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or LetterboxdWithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

Olivia Colman is a rude yet disarming fisherwoman. Alexander Skarsgård is a man made out of wicker, at her request. By Peter Dinklage. If you need more reasons to consider the new "fable" movie, WICKER, we're considering it this week with Reading Smut and Reading Glasses co-host Brea Grant. Then, we'll talk about other fables we think would make great films. Plus, another Christmas Movie Minute in the books! What’s GoodAlonso - Old Halloween ads on YouTube (for example…)Drea - Covid and Flu BoostersBrea - Burbank, CA, Horror Mecca??Kevin - Redshirts by John ScalziITIDICHeated Rivalry Coming to Movie TheatersCheyenne Jackson Champions Actors Who Are Close to Saving their SAG InsuranceStaff PicksDrea - BorderAlonso - WildwoodBrea - Your MonsterKevin - You Can See Everything Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or LetterboxdWithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

Did we need another Sense & Sensibility? Turns out, maybe yes. Romance novelist (and cultural anthropologist!) Nikki Payne joins us to weigh the merits of director Georgia Oakley’s new adaptation, and separate the Willoughbys from the Bradleys. Then we read a hotline email about esoteric movie insights and subject Alonso to the first Christmas Movie Minute of the year!What’s Good?Alonso - I’ll Believe in Anything by Jacob TierneyDrea - Libby and their addition of an AI opt-outNikki - Take Charge of My Heart on NetflixKevin - Casey Abrams concertITIDICNetflix Reports Box Office for the First Time for La Bola Negra’s Big SuccessSoderbergh to Step in to Finish The Batman 2Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson on Graham NortonStaff Picks Drea - WildwoodAlonso - Once Upon a Time in HarlemNikki - Rye Lane (hey, we did an episode!)Kevin - Carrie (1976)Alonso’s Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas  Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or LetterboxdWithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

Years ago, Mahershala Ali announced that he was working with Marvel to develop a new feature Blade with himself as the titular vampire slayer. The first director attached to the project was Bassam Tariq. Blade ended up in project hell, never quite able to get off the ground, despite Ali getting in great shape and training with swordplay. Eventually Ali and Tariq took advantage of Marvel’s delinquency (and Ali's training) to develop Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother. It’s a film that centers on the American Muslim experience, but is by turns dramatic and action-packed. The team discusses the film and uses the opportunity to talk about some of their favorite films with MacGuffins.What’s GoodAlonso - Carrie on Amazon PrimeDrea - Her friend is cancer free!Kevin - It’s finally cold (by Southern California standards)ITIDICIndiewire Editorial: Are There Too Many Horror Movies?Crazy Rich Asians to Be Adapted Into a Series, With Same Cast and FilmmakersAfter Years of Concern, TCM Looks Like It’s Sticking Around at SkydanceStaff PicksDrea - TenzingAlonso - The DevilsKevin - The Book of EliHelp support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or LetterboxdWithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeProduced by Marissa Flaxbart Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or LetterboxdWithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

Just the gang today to talk about a movie that has divided critics and moviegoers alike...at least, those moviegoers who actually took the very secretive bait that DIGGER's ad campaign was offering. Tom Cruise and Riz Ahmed star in this latest film from Alejandra G. Iñárritu. Then, we've got a different kind of movie quiz about films set in their not-so-distant future.What’s GoodAlonso - Every Time a Bell Rings by Emily St. James and Lauren TheisenDrea - Luna Wants TunaKevin - Returning to GBBO ITIDICWB Watertower Already Repainted to Reflect MergerSteven Spielberg and Michael Bay Might Be Making the Next Transformers MovieStaff PicksAlonso - The Social ReckoningDrea - Fjord, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, and Dr. StrangeloveKevin - Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass  Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or LetterboxdWithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher