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A movie podcast that isn't just a bunch of straight white dudes. Comedian Ify Nwadiwe is joined by film producer Drea Clark and film critic Alonso Duralde for a fast, funny, flight through film. Maximum Film! is news, reviews and in-depth insight, beamed directly into your ears every week.
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It’s #MaxFunDrive! Join (or upgrade or boost your existing membership!) to support this show directly at MaximumFun.org/join! Both monthly memberships and one-time annual membership plans are available. Thank you for everything – we couldn’t do this without you!As "Dune Month" (aka "How You Dune? Month") winds toward its climax, a foray into the world of documentary to glimpse the Dune that might have been. But would it have been…good? The Flop House’s Elliott Kalan is our dream guest, and the feeling is mutual! Plus, we pitch some other unmade projects whose true Hollywood stories we’d love to see on screen.What’s GoodDrea - A Good Bad Boy: Luke Perry and How a Generation Grew Up by Margaret WapplerElliott - Pole to Pole with Michael PalinAlonso - making a recipe “wrong” with the right ingredientsIfy (probably) meeting Stu IRLITIDICSurvey Says Millennials and Gen-Z Want Original Movies and TVIn Other Survey News…34% of Adults Would Rather Screen than StreamAmazon False Advertising Lawsuit (re: selling digital content)Staff PicksDrea - Snack ShackElliott - Anvil! The Story of AnvilAlonso - Hundred of Beavers Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
This podcast is part of the #MaxFunDrive! If you’d like to help this podcast continue and get great gifts in the process, go to maximumfun.org/join and become a MaxFun Member for as little as $5 a month. You can also upgrade or boost your membership for as little as $1 more a month to help the show out even more and earn gifts and certain levels.It all started with a text from Ify (who else?). Each host has chosen a "horny movie" to discuss with the class. Here's a sneak peek of the first episode, which is all about Drea's pick -- THE HANDMAIDEN (2016). To hear the whole episode, the whole MAXIMUM HORNY! series, and the entire back catalog of MaxFilm and MaxFun  bonus content, you gotta be a member!Maximumfun.org/join !  Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
This special network wide event is a celebration of the MaxFunDrive! If you’d like to support podcasts you love for just $5 a month and get bonus gifts in the process, go to maximumfun.org/join. We’re kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts.J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong from “Go Fact Yourself” are joined by:Alonso Duralde & Drea Clark - “Maximum Film!” Alexis B. Preston - “Comfort Creatures” Ben Harrison - “Greatest Trek” and “The Greatest Generation”If you’d like to hear more hosts competing for trivia supremacy, visit Maximumfun.org for the full version of this show. Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 90 minutes of Episode 1, comparing it to all the other DUNEs we know, and doing it all with self-described "Dune guy" Jeremy Bent (Eurovangelists, Mission to Zyxx)! Then a quiz about Sci Fi/SyFy Originals...What’s GoodAlonso - Mark Harris’s pieces,  “Missing the GBF” “How Bad Can It Get For Hollywood”Drea - Minnesota updateJeremy - Hell Divers 2Ify - The Oscars being actually goodITIDICThe Oscars Were Last SundayStaff PicksAlonso - Menus Plaisirs – Les TroisgrosDrea - Sunshine (2007) Jeremy - Society of the SnowIfy - Love Lies Bleeding Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 GoodAlonso - Schmigadoon Season 2Drea - GORP-Core and scrogginGuy - Whenever I Call You Friend at a steakhouseIfy - performing at Leicester SquareITIDICDune 2 Makes a Huge DebutBootleg Willy Wonka Experience to become a literal horror movie AMC Theaters Launching “New” Nicole Kidman Pre-Show SpotsDune “Glossary” handed out in theaters in 1984Staff PicksAlonso - The Straight StoryDrea - Love Lies BleedingGuy - The Taste of ThingsIfy - Police Academy Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 GoodAlonso - reading more James Baldwin (The Fire Next Time)Drea - voting and progressive voter guidesEver - bench record and new goalsIfy - Naomi’s dioramaITIDICTyler Perry Puts $800m Studio Expansion on Hold Because of AIOnly 30% of the 100 Top Grossing Movies of 2023 Had Female Leads Spirit Awards Were Last Sunday!Staff PicksAlonso - Gay USADrea - I Didn’t See You ThereEver - The Gay Revolution by Lillian Faderman & Old YellerIfy - Dune: Part TwoY’all Gay podcastEver’s upcoming show dates Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 GoodAlonso - Olive Oil Chocolate CakeDrea -  “Who the F did I marry?” TikToksJordan - Pluto.tv & the Coneheads credits rap (see also: Dragnet rap, “City of Crime”)Ify - Helldivers 2ITIDICRidley Scott is Making a Biopic about the BeeGeesMartin Scorsese’s Powell and Pressburger Doc Picked up by MUBITravis Kelce is a Movie Producer NowStaff PicksAlonso - Date and SwitchDrea - The Promised LandJordan - American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, The HoldoversIfy - Starship TroopersPre-Order Jordan’s New Comic, Youth GroupListen to Free With Ads, starting 2/27/24 Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 GoodAlonso - RO-TEL DipJanet - Mochi Muffins from Third Culture BakeryDrea - Chocolate-dipped TwinkiesITIDICThe Oscars Are Adding a New Category: Best Casting2023 Sundance Darling FANCY DANCE Finally Finds a HomeCrunchyroll Merges with Funimation…Now Funimation Digital Downloads Will DisappearStaff PicksAlonso - Perfect DaysJanet - Housebound Drea - Players Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 some of us!).What’s GoodAlonso - Tracy Chapman & Luke Combs singing Fast Car at the GrammysDrea - Tracy Chapman singing Stand By Me on LettermanRichard - Australian SurvivorIfy - Levels Nigerian Cuisine in St. LouisITIDICAmerica Ferrera Sets Her Directorial DebutUniversal Studios Florida Reveals More Plans for “Epic Universe” Theme ParkPedro Almodovar’s Next Film Will Be His First English Language FeatureStaff PicksDrea - AmélieAlonso - Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn GouldRichard - Death TrapIfy - The Hangover Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 GoodAlonso - Barbara Streisand’s memoirDrea - Mom’s Dave confusionEllie - new season of True DetectiveIfy - clear spheres/foggy balls ITIDICGodzilla Minus One Inching Towards a Near-Record Box Office RunSundance Concluded With Some Big SalesOscar Nominations Came out Last Week…Staff PicksAlonso - Household SaintsDrea - Plus OneEllie - The Zone of InterestIfy - Beetlejuice [also showing at Vidiots on 2/3/24]Follow Ellie Foumbi on InstagramLeave a message for the Hotline!  Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 book -> movie -> stage musical -> movie musical mill.What’s GoodAlonso - Magic Coke Machine recipeDrea - Ariel Bissett’s YouTubeBJ - Finding the Queen Beryl dressIfy - Warhammer Old World and SketchfestITIDICMotive for Ruby Slipper Theft RevealedLindsay Lohan Sets ‘Our Little Secret’ at NetflixSundance Kicks Off, Celebrating Its 40th BirthdayStaff PicksDrea - TotemAlonso - Heathers the Musical (Live Stage Capture) on RokuBJ - CrushIfy - The Nice GuysLittle Women “Christopher Columbus” video Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 GoodAlonso - The Cannon Film Guide, Volume I by Austin TrunickDrea - try turning it off and on againTre’vell - customized ice cream Ify - “StIfy-core“ITIDIC Chelsea Handler Hosted the Critics Choice Awards… Broadway’s Shucked Is Becoming a MovieParamount Marketing Exec Doesn’t Want to Call new Mean Girls a MusicalStaff PicksDrea - Advice on Sundance Advance Online ticket sales (Dìdi (弟弟), Exhibiting Forgiveness, In the Summers, The Mother of All Lies, FRIDA)Alonso - The Burial of KojoTre’vell - CampIfy - Port AuthorityHistorically Black Phrases LiveFollow Tre’vell Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 actors played some real-life wrestlers, we dish about our favorite wrestlers-turned actors.What’s GoodAlonso - Capote's Women by Laurence LeamerDrea - All You Can Eat (and seeing its creators at the Spirit Awards Brunch)Danielle - Old Nintendo games on the SwitchIfy - homemaking accomplishmentsITIDICChristopher Nolan Was Dunked on by His Peloton InstructorAlamo Drafthouse Doing Rep Screenings All Year LongGolden Globes “Recap” (but mostly we fixate on one major element of the show)Staff PicksAlonso -  I Am Santa ClausDrea - Miss ShampooDanielle - Red, White & Royal BlueIfy - Godzilla Minus OneThe Dark Side of the Ring, “The Last of the Von Erichs” on TubiFollow Danielle Radford, listen to Tights and Fights, or watch Cracked’s “Staff Picks” Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 GoodAlonso - AGNÈS VARDA: DIRECTOR'S INSPIRATION Drea - spearmint teaAlison - Vidiots’ huge rental library, It’s His Red Carpet to LoseIfy - Slamdance, Sundance, SF Sketchfest DozenStaff PicksDrea - The Sisters BrothersAlonso - ClueAlison - The Beat That My Heart SkippedIfy - The Driver Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 wrappersDrea - Listener Lee Meredith’s Color SquaredIfy - Ify’s Carol Fest 2023Between the 3 hosts, 21 titles made the top 10 lists!Drea10 Bottoms9 Godzilla Minus One8 Passages7 Eileen6 The Zone of Interest5 May December4 Past Lives3 Killers of the Flower Moon2 Poor Things1 All Of Us StrangersAlonso10 May December9 R.M.N.8 Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret7 The Zone of Interest6 Bottoms5 Godzilla Minus One4 Killers of the Flower Moon3 Barbie2 L’Immensita1 Poor ThingsIfy10 Beau Is Afraid9 M3gan8 Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret7 Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves6 Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse5 Air4 Barbie3 Killers of the Flower Moon2 Asteroid City1 The HoldoversWatchlist 2024…Robot DreamsSpacemanRobert Eggers’ NosferatuLisa FrankensteinMickey 17The Taste of ThingsBig BoysFuriosaThe Fall GuyDune: Part TwoBlade? Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 GoodAlonso - Jose Andres Slow-Cooked Iberico Pork RibsDrea - The Amazing Acro-Cats of New OrleansLindy - Barry’s mystery gutsIfy - Skiing, Tuna’s neutering, and Mammoth Brewing CompanyITIDICs 2003 Entertainment Weekly Asks: Keanu Reeves, Is there Life After The Matrix?An “Alien Quadrilogy” 9-Disc DVD Box Set Will Be Available for $100ELF proves that Jon Favreau Can Make More Than One Kind of FilmChristmas Movie Minute El Sabor de La Navidad (Vix)Christmas on Cherry Lane (Hallmark) Friends and Family Christmas (Hallmark)Merry Little Batman (Prime)Round and Round (Hallmark) Staff PicksDrea - GoAlonso - There’s Something in the BarnLindy - The Fugitive (and Thin Skin)Ify - Underworld Support our sponsor! Factor MealsHead to FactorMeals.com/maxfilm50 and use code maxfilm50 to get 50% off!Thanks to Lindy West!  Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 GoodAlonso - a theatrical re-release moment (Love Actually and Die Hard)Christy - Christmas cookiesDrea - magnesium glycinateITIDICGreat Gerwig Gets Her First Directing Golden Globe NominationSpirit Awards Nominations!LA Film Critics Assoc. Best Picture of 2023 is Zone of InterestChristmas Movie MinuteA Not So Royal Christmas (Hallmark)Silent Night (Theatrical)Christmas in Notting Hill (Hallmark)Catch Me If You Claus (Hallmark)There’s Something in the Barn (Prime)Our Christmas Mural (Hallmark)Staff PicksChristy - The Gilded AgeAlonso - The Marriage of Maria BraunDrea - Under the SkinGet Christy's newsletter! Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 GoodAlonso - “Lil Cinephile” board booksDrea - Free COVID-19 tests againBobbi - new library cardIfy - PAX UnpluggedITIDICBeyonce’s Renaissance movie made waves last weekendPlayStation Deleting Content…Even If Users Already Paid For ItA Movie about George Santos Is In Development at HBO FilmsChristmas Movie MinuteCandy Cane Lane (Netflix)Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas Special (Lifetime)Staff PicksAlonso - Summer of ‘85Drea - SecretaryBobbi - May DecemberIfy - Eyes Wide ShutOur Sponsor this week is FACTOR!Head to FactorMeals.com/maxfilm50 and use code maxifilm50 to get 50% off! Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 GoodAlonso - Matt Rogers’ Have You Heard of Christmas? On vinylDrea - paint by numbers canvasIfy - Y3000 Coca-ColaStaff PicksDrea - EileenAlonso - The DelinquentsIfy - WonkaSupport our sponsor!Museum of Flight’s “The Flight Deck” PodcastListen at museumofflight.org/podcast or search “The Flight Deck” on your favorite podcatcher. New episode every Tuesday beginning October 24.Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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 GoodAlonso - Tru-Tone Christmas LightsDrea - Yorkshire Tea Biscuit BrewIfy - Christmas at the AmericanaITIDICAwards Ceremony News (also this)Animation In Its Imperfection EraDune 2 Moved…AgainNB: The ep where Alonso said he wanted to see a Bayard Rustin biopic is #241, Aline.Staff PicksAlonso - Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard RustinDrea - Quiz LadyIfy - ZolaSupport our sponsor!Museum of Flight’s “The Flight Deck” PodcastListen at museumofflight.org/podcast or search “The Flight Deck” on your favorite podcatcher. New episode every Tuesday beginning October 24.Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher
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Aurianna McLaughlin

I feel like the world needs a podcast that's just Nicole Byer recapping 90 Day Fiancé.

Jun 1st
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Luca Grünenfelder

Yeahhh bibbs!!!! <3

Aug 10th
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Dave Leavitt

Great film review/opinion show. Love the feeling these hosts give.

Feb 9th
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Darryl Washington

bj

Jan 18th
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Wade Fromthawell

Great home invasion movie: Panic Room

Jun 20th
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The Watkins Report

This is a hilarious show i love your teams chemistry!

Jan 6th
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The Watkins Report

This is a really informative & fun podcast! so glad I came across it. I am beginning film school soon and love learning wherever i can. Thanks for creating✌

Oct 11th
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Leona Marie Barnes

WOAH

Oct 2nd
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