We’re going head to head with CHRISTY this week, with special guest, filmmaker Daresha Kyi! Plus a Christmas Movie Minute and a big movie quiz about other biopics/real life stories with first-name titles. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

When I brought it up on @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social it took me a second to remember it. #tvsky 📺

Yorgos Lanthimos has a new movie and our former Producer Casey O'Brien is back on with us to talk about it! Then we name some favorite actor/director frequent pairings, and Alonso's Christmas Movie Minute really picks up steam... #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

Who's having more fun: the academics-gone-wild at the HEDDA party, or Us on this episode? Since we're reviewing Nia DaCosta's new adaptation of a classic Ibsen play, we're also chatting about what we love and hate in stage-to-screen adaptations. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

Today we're scoping out the latest film from Kelly Reichardt, THE MASTERMIND, which puts Josh O'Connor at the center of a barely-planned art heist. Our guest is @myqkaplan.bsky.social! Plus, we take on a Hotline question about film courses we'd like to teach. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

A little gritty political drama, a little technicolor musical, a little revolutionary politics, a little queer representation; we're talking about Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, & Tonatiuh in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, with our friend @carlosfilm.bsky.social! #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

For episode 20, producer and @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social co-host @dreaclark.bsky.social joins us to talk about the 2008 drama Doubt. Stuff all those gossip feathers back in your pillow before you join us on 10/22!

We’ve got our crew (incl the hilarious @danielleradford.bsky.social) assembled to discuss the new heist movie from Shane Black, PLAY DIRTY. Was it the heist of the century? We have thoughts. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

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Very exciting to have film critic Michael Phillips on the show today as we discuss PTA’s new ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and name some of our favorite (or at least the most memorable) secret societies in movie history. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

it was just an absolutely unbelievable delight to go on Maximum Film! and talk about THE LONG WALK, a movie that I haven't stopped thinking about and that will probably end up as one of my favorite movies of all time. all I ever want to be doing is talking about this movie

We saw THE LONG WALK and lived to tell the tale! We get into the harrowing journey, the production, the performances, then share some movies that fail the Bechdel test, but still pass muster. With YA novelist and podcaster extraordinaire, @laurenshippen.com! #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

There are terrible adaptations of A Christmas Carol, and then there’s Ebenezer the Traveler, which we discuss on Deck the Hallmark. #filmsky 📽

Dylan O'Brien wows, the receptionist shines, and James Sweeney pulls no punches in this hit out of Sundance. It's TWINLESS with PUSHING DAISIES/HANNIBAL creator (and director of the new DUST BUNNY, freshly premiered at TIFF), @bryanfuller.bsky.social. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! It’s a FREE way to support your embattled local library, and it’s a way to access great services like Kanopy and Hoopla. #filmsky #booksky 📽 📚

We got @wkamaubell.bsky.social and Kevin together again to talk Denzel (and bust each others' chops). It's all in honor of Spike Lee and Denzel's 5th movie together, the first in decades...and it's a Kurosawa remake? A lot going on in Ep 419, #denzealots! #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

We're circling back to one of August's buzziest (and eeriest) hits this week: it's WEAPONS, with @louispeitzman.bsky.social! Plus, we pay tribute to some of cinema's most creepifying kiddos. Who would you add to the list? #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

Be like Drew! Rep PHYSICAL MEDIA (and tell 'em Maximum Film! sent ya!)

Married and moviemaking: what are people’s favorite deep cuts? In our HONEY DON’T episode this Friday we named a few, and we giving spiritual bonus points if they were both behind the camera.

We’re investigating HONEY DON’T this week, with terrific guest @megfitz89.bsky.social! Then we share some of our favorite moviemaking married folks. (Married to *each other*, that is) #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

"'What's Funnier Than a Nun?' sounds like a song from Pontoon, the Musical." "Pontoon, Exclamation Point!" - @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social

Kate Beecroft's debut stars a real-life S. Dakota family playing a version of their own lives. Collider's Taylor Gates joins us to talk about Sundance Audience Award winner EAST OF WALL, and to pitch some movie ideas inspired by favorite real-world locations. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

Started typing "it doesn't get freakier than this!" but let's face it: this is a family film. Yes, we're talking FREAKIER FRIDAY this week, and freaking out about our guest, Mary Lynn Rajskub! Then we talk about some great and terrible sequel titles. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

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We've got no dumb jokes left for this post because THE NAKED GUN did 'em all! We're talking all about it with our friend @dankmccoy.bsky.social of @flophousepodcast.com on today's new episode! Plus a dishy movie quiz about couples who met on set... maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

We've assembled a fantastic foursome of our own to debate the powers of THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS -- with none other than graphic novelist and comic writer/artist @sinagrace.bsky.social! Then we sing the praises of some of our favorite character actors. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

Controversy over upcoming Free With Ads episode ROCKS the MaxFun movies Slack

Like many people with excellent taste, In the Mood for Love is one of my forever favorites and hopefully I managed to articulate why without just repeating how gorgeous Tony Leung is (and yes of course Maggie Cheung as well, I have eyes, would love to be stuck in a room with either of them, etc).

'In the Mood for Love' turns 25 this year, so we're giving it some love, with very special guest John Powers (who's interviewed Wong Kar-Wai extensively). Plus, re-setting period movies in new eras, movie marketing gambits, & we know where Pee-Wee's bike is! #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

He's not a bird, he's not a plane, but he is the world's most famous superhero -- we're talking SUPERMAN this week (the new one, of course!) with actor/comedian/Superman superfan Michael Hartney! Plus we've got Hall of Excellence nominees for Best Movie Dog 🐶 #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

Our unofficial 2-week celebration of the post-apocalypse continues! 40 ACRES showcases Danielle Deadwyler and her fictional family of heavily-armed homesteaders. We've got @aishaharris.bsky.social along to unpack all that, plus a quiz about farm movies! #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

You won’t have to wait 28 more weeks, hours, or even seconds for the latest episode of Maximum Film! It’s already out! Graham Skipper joins us to discuss 28 YEARS LATER, which sees Danny Boyle back at the helm not quite 28 years after 28 DAYS LATER dropped. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

Such a treat to have our old friend, film critic @katiewalshstx.bsky.social, join us to talk about Celine Song's new film, MATERIALISTS! Plus some (other) movies that didn't match their trailers. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

Today we have author/critic/film historian Caden Mark Gardner on to talk about one of his touchstones of gay cinema history: TEA AND SYMPATHY. Plus, we're going back to 1956 for ITDICS, and the fix is in for some movies we wish were just a little different. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

@maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social I’m so Maximum Film pilled that my main thought while waiting to see this was “I wonder if Drea has seen or will be seeing this”

Today's episode is a raucous conversation with film critic (and Stephen King fan) @williambibbiani.bsky.social, all about THE LIFE OF CHUCK. Plus we're talking Almodovar, Zazlav, and unexpected movie tattoos! Anybody have a couple backs they wanna cover with text? maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

Workshoppin’ a new regular feature for Esquire: a roundup of the week’s news, with an accompanying playlist to keep you from thinking too hard about the week’s news. Here’s the pilot episode, if you dig it, please share it! www.esquire.com/news-politic...

We've got a bonafide expert guest on today's show in @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social as we discuss THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, father/daughter film faves, and more. He brought his own ITIDIC, people. This is the sign of a true pro! maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

Tell a friend: We've got all the new news AND all the old news about ways to buy meat and wine on this here movie review podcast.

Strap on your oxygen tanks for this one; we're going a breathless, arm-pumping run through the last chapter of Ethan Hunt's impossible saga, with @billyraybrewton.bsky.social! Plus, we pitch some other old TV that might make for the next film mega-franchise. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

We welcome the Final Destination franchise back to theaters with a movie that reframes Dom Toretto's old adage, "there's nothing stronger than family." We're talking FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES w/ @bjcolangelo.bsky.social, plus our favorite "horror oracles!" #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

We've got a celebration of friendship and a discussion of FRIENDSHIP on today's show. Our guest, comedian @biloon.bsky.social, has known Drea since college, dont cha know! Plus, we're talking about drug trips and fever dreams in the movies. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

We kick off a new phase of MaxFilm as Marvel wraps one up. Who better to join us for this auspicious moment than @jordanmorris.bsky.social? We're talking THUNDERBOLTS*, learning more about new host Kevin Avery, & testing our memories of the MCU films gone by. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

This May has 5 Fridays in it, and we're hitting the movie theaters hard! And we've got 🍿 #filmsky

Can't overstate the hugeness of this week's episode: we devote A-Block to @ifycomedy.com, then we dive (er, sink our teeth?) into SINNERS at long last! We've got writer and friend @yayforzig.bsky.social as our esteemed guest. It's a must-listen! #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

For our latest episode, we’re amazingly joined by author, critic, and podcast superstar @aduralde.bsky.social (@maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social) for a discussion of the audio commentary for Pedro Almodovar’s 2002 Oscar-winning film “Talk to Her”. #FilmSky podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Our friend and gaysian movie correspondent @parvesh.bsky.social is back with us as we discuss Andrew Ahn’s latest, THE WEDDING BANQUET! Plus, movie news, and we choose which classic films we’d remake with a queer twist. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

Thanks to MaxFun Members, we recorded this week's episode *IN STUDIO* with VIDEO! We're talking about one of Ify's faves, THE BIG LEBOWSKI & have some big show news we drop up front. It's a don't-miss episode, whether you listen or watch. 👂 maximumfun.org/.../episode-... 👀 youtu.be/AM0VvY2uxDc?...

Is Bing the Great Dane this year’s Messi? If you understand that sentence, you either listen to Maximum Film! or should be listening. This week we’re talking THE FRIEND and our favorite New York City films! #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

I spy a new episode of MAXIMUM FILM! This week @kristenlopez88.bsky.social joins us to discuss Soderbergh’s latest, a subtly sexy thriller for grownups that some are calling “a hoot.” Plus we talk about favorite movie marriages and the latest film headlines. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...