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BoCo 2024 Preview: Maximum Horny! Episode 1 (Drea's...

Maximum Film! ·

2024/03/20

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,

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00:15:09

Go Fact Yourself #MaxFunDrive Kick-off Spectacular...

Maximum Film! ·

2024/03/18

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

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01:06:34

Episode 341: 'Frank Herbert's Dune, Episode 1' with...

Maximum Film! ·

2024/03/15

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

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01:02:14

Episode 340: 'Dune' (1984) with Guy Branum

Maximum Film! ·

2024/03/08

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

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01:06:45

Episode 339: 'Drive Away Dolls' with Ever Mainard

Maximum Film! ·

2024/03/01

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

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01:07:40

Episode 338: 'Madame Web' with Jordan Morris

Maximum Film! ·

2024/02/23

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:

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01:02:42

Episode 337: 'Lisa Frankenstein' with Janet Varney

Maximum Film! ·

2024/02/16

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

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00:56:20

Episode 336: 'Maestro' with Richard Lawson

Maximum Film! ·

2024/02/09

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

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00:58:18

Episode 335: 'American Fiction' with Ellie Foumbi

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2024/02/02

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

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00:57:24

Episode 334: 'Mean Girls' (2024) with B.J. Colangelo

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2024/01/26

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

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00:59:46

Episode 333: 'The Color Purple' (2023) with Tre'vell...

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2024/01/19

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

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01:09:26

Episode 332: 'The Iron Claw' with Danielle Radford

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2024/01/12

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

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01:00:46

Episode 331: 'The Zone of Interest' with Alison Dickey

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2024/01/05

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 -

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01:10:20

Episode 330: Best of the Year 2023

Maximum Film! ·

2023/12/29

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

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01:10:07

Episode 329: 'Love Actually' at 20 with Lindy West

Maximum Film! ·

2023/12/22

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 -

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01:04:44

Episode 328: 'Poor Things' with Christy Lemire

Maximum Film! ·

2023/12/15

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

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01:02:44

Episode 327: 'Saltburn' with Bobbi Miller

Maximum Film! ·

2023/12/08

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

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00:57:46

Episode 326: A Heaping Helping of 'The Holdovers'

Maximum Film! ·

2023/12/01

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

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01:10:01

Episode 325: 'Rustin' Was Born This Way

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2023/11/24

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

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01:01:55

Episode 324: 'The Marvels' Brings Back Memory(s)

Maximum Film! ·

2023/11/17

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 GoodAlonso - The Abyss theatrical reissueDrea - the new artistic director of Bentonville Film FestIfy - “some of that good old powder”ITIDICThe Actors Strike is Over!the tweet thread Ify mentionsWarner

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