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We’ve seen the Sasquatch(es)! We head into the woods to talk wild animal actors, convincing bigfoot suits, bodily functions, and the legend of Sasquatch itself, with comedian and writer Joey Clift. Then, a new set of HALL OF EXCELLENCE nominations, this time for best non-speaking performance!What’s GoodAlonso - It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful by Jack LoweryDrea - wool dryer ballsJoey - Furiosa and Garfield coming out on the same dayIfy - Mammoth, moving, and some Warhammer inclusivity stuffITIDICAt CinemaCon, NATO CEO Warns Studios Against Relying on BlockbustersAt Coachella, Will Smith Makes a Surprise Appearance to sing ‘Men in Black’Staff PicksDrea - Kumiko, the Treasure HunterAlonso - Pom Poko (also callback to Hundreds of Beavers)Joey - Fancy DanceIfy - Monkey ManGet your own “Tap the Sign” sign, hand-lettered design by Producer Marissa, to proclaim your commitment to PhYSiCAL MeDiA! Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

Vera Drew’s very personal, exceedingly irreverent, and definitely unauthorized THE PEOPLE’S JOKER got its TIFF premiere in 2022, but has been fighting a path to (legally) be shown in theaters ever since. That fight is finally over, and THE PEOPLE’S JOKER can be seen by the people…though certain folks seem to be forming their opinions on the movie sight-unseen. We get into the film, plus pitch our own “Code 17” movies (and yes, we’ll explain what that means!).What’s GoodAlonso - American Genre Film Archive, and their 15th Anniversary series at USCDrea - Midwesterners of NCAA Women’s Basketball All-Tournament TeamIfy - “I’m into fountain pens now”ITIDICDavid Lynch Wants to Make An Animated Movie for the whole familyFrancis Ford Coppola Screened His Self-Funded Epic to Studios…So Who’s Buying?Disney Sets (and Re-Sets) a Ton of Movie Release Dates Through 2026Staff PIcksAlonso - Two for the RoadDrea - Rotting in the SunIfy - Between Two Ferns: The MovieCall the Hotline! maximumfun.org/hotline Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

The second feature from director Rose Glass has been on our watchlist since Sundance…even longer in the case of our guest Mallory O’Meara (Reading Glasses), who had the film’s poster on her wall far before its premiere. Now that we’ve left Arrakis in the rearview, we’ve got our hands free to take on the buff and bloody (and yes, horny)  LOVE LIES BLEEDING.  What’s GoodDrea - graphite chopsticks/improved chopstick gameMallory - Washington Capitals making the NHL playoffsAlonso - The Good Place (finally!)ITIDICDev Patel’s AMA Sheds Light on the Challenges of Indie FilmmakingAng Lee Rejects 3D, Saying the Industry Is Not Built For ItThe Billboard Charts May Be BrokenLetterboxd list "Song Lyrics as Titles"Staff PicksDrea - Pain & GainAlonso - Pumping Iron / Pumping Iron II: The WomenMallory - My AnimalIfy - also My Animalmalloryomeara.com Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

It’s the final episode of Dune Month, aka “How You Dune? Month”...and it’s also the final days of #MaxFunDrive! If you’ve got the means and you’ve been putting it off, please join or upgrade to keep the MaxFilm flowing (much like the spice must flow). Head to maximumfun.org/join. And remember to email a screenshot of your confirmation email to maximumfilm@maximumfun.org to get a Staff Pick from one of the gang!IGN’s Kim Horcher joins us for the grande finale of a truly epic month (and don’t worry, Alonso weighs in too – PS, Pre order the audiobook of Hollywood Pride!)What’s GoodDrea - (Righteous fury re: Ify not telling her about) having the best drag queens on Um, ActuallyKim - Girls 5 EvaIfy - end of a bicoastal media and event marathon, and esp LiamITIDICLate Night With the Devil Directors Explain Their Use of AITitanic Door Sells at auction for over $700kWorld’s First Dragon Ball Theme Park Announced in Saudi ArabiaStaff PicksDrea - La ChimeraKim - surprise anti-pick! Best. Christmas. Ever!Ify - SicarioKim’s Physical Media PieceKim’s Dune Bucket Piece Follow us on BlueSky, Twitter, Facebook, or InstagramWithDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeIfy NwadiweProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

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