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A movie podcast that isn't just a bunch of straight white dudes. Comedian Kevin Avery 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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Episode #478: 'Wicker' with Brea Grant
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 R
Episode #477: 'Sense and Sensibility' (2026) with Nikki Payne
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 Bradl
Episode #476: How I Met ‘Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother’
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, neve
Episode #475: We Need to Talk about DIGGER
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 lat
Episode #474: 'Primetime' with Gillian Walters
Director Lance Oppenheim's debut feature, Primetime has a sales pitch that's hard to deny: Robert Pattinson as To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen. So does the movie live up to that enticing promise? We have true crime buff, former Dateli
Episode 473: 'The Musical' with Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino
This week we've got expert musical improvisors Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino with us to discuss a movie about a middle school musical gone way off course, at the hands of a drama teacher pushed to the edge. Part comedy, part film noir, it'
Episode #472: 'Practical Magic 2' with Angie Han
The stars of the original Practical Magic stars are back (at least, most of them) and just as cursed as ever. We have Hollywood Reporter TV Critic Angie Han with us to weigh in on whether this film left us feeling charmed, or like we'd been
Episode #471: It's Absurdist, It's Disturbing, It's 'Buddy'
Casper Kelly might be most famous for his this-shouldn't-be-so-creepy comedy short "Too Many Cooks." Now he's got his feature directorial debut on his hands (but don't sleep on Yule Log 2, according to Alonso), and It's Buddy, a comedy horr
Episode #470: 'Coyote vs. Acme' with David Kittredge
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Episode #469: ‘Tony’ with Katie Walsh
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Episode #468: 'The Wrong Girls' with Hay Beacon
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Episode #467: 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' with Andrea Subissati
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Episode #466: 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' with Ken Plume
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Episode #465: 'The Dink' with Jaron Myers
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Episode #464: 'The Odyssey' with Dimitry Pompée
Everybody's talking about Christopher Nolan's latest film...and so are we! We've got Eurovangelists co-host Dimitry Pompée with us to discuss the first movie ever shot in 70mm IMAX film, adapted from one of history's oldest and most famous
Episode #463: 'Phantom of the Paradise' [Listener Pick 2026!]
As a MaxFunDrive milestone goal, we set the challenge that if we got enough new/upgrading/joining supporters of Maximum Film!, one of those folks would get to pick a movie for us to do an episode on. Well, thanks to supporters like Molly, w
Episode #462: 'The Invite' with Amber Healey
Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Amber Sealey joins us to discuss the new marriage dramedy from Olivia Wilde, which premiered at Sundance and is now opening across the country. Costarring Wilde, Seth Rogen, Edward Norton, and Penelope Cruz,
Episode #461: 'Supergirl' with Amy Nicholson
It’s neither a bird, nor a plane, nor Superman. It’s Supergirl, the newest film from James Gunn’s DC that has some folks talking, but probably not as many as Warner Bros. would like. We’ve got LA Times film critic, Unspooled co-host, and fr
Episode #460: 'Leviticus' with Justin Kirkland
LEVITICUS is the new Australian horror movie that turns (already quite frightening) gay conversion rituals into something even more haunting. And with us to unpack it is our friend Justin Kirkland, who just happens to have a new podcast exp
Episode #459: ‘Disclosure Day’ with Jamelle Bouie
Steven Spielberg's new film may be about conspiracies, coverups, and car chases, but it all hinges around the concept of journalism you can trust...so who better to join us than our favorite trusted journalist (and movie podcaster, with UNC
Episode #458: Tropical Malady with Harry Dodge and Silas Howard
A dreamy two-piece love story about two men, one a soldier and the other a country boy. Or is three men? Or four? Also there's a tiger. We watch 2004's Tropical Malady (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381668/) from Apichatpong Weerasethakul,
Episode #457: 'The Mandalorian & Grogu' with Danielle Radford
Just a well-intentioned bounty hunter and his magic green baby, zooming through the galaxy: you guessed it, we're talking THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU. We've got Danielle Radford (of MaxFun's TIGHTS & FIGHTS, Dropout, and more) along with us thi
Episode #456: 'I Love Boosters' with Ryann Graham
It’s been 8 long years since Boots Riley’s directorial debut (Sorry to Bother You) surprised and delighted moviegoers. Does his follow-up deliver on color, comedy, and chaos? We’ve got Black People Love Paramore’s Ryann Graham with us to di
Episode #455: 'Is God Is' with Sherin Nicole
Part revenge thriller, part Greek tragedy, and fully its own thing, Aleshea Harris’s directorial debut is an adaptation of her own award-winning Off-Broadway show. We have Geek Girl Riot’s Sherin Nicole with us to talk about all the twists,
Episode #454: Count on 'The Sheep Detectives'
If you didn’t have “Hugh Jackman/CGI Talking sheep murder mystery” down as a lock to be both a critical hit and a box office success, you’d be forgiven. Does it help or hurt to know that it’s director did all the MINIONS movies and it’s scr
Episode #453: 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' with Katie Walsh
What’s RUNWAY like in 2026? THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 takes that question pretty seriously. We’ve got film critic (and former 2000s-era abused NYC assistant) Katie Walsh with us to talk about the fashion, the journalism, the nostalgia, and th
Episode #452: 'Michael' with Tre'vell Anderson
MaxFunDrive is almost over! Don’t wait – ensure the future of this show at MaximumFun.org/joinmaxfilm (http://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm) Jaafar Jackson (son of Jermaine) dances his slouch-socked feet off in Antoine Fuqua’s new Michael Jack
[BONUS] Drea on 'Sleeping With Celebrities' Minisode: Bigfoot Guys, Aliens Guys, and That’s the Two Types of Guys
Support great shows like this one! Er, these TWO! Head to maximumfun.org/join right now to pledge your allegiance. And THANK YOU! Drea made a guest appearance on John Moe's SLEEPING WITH CELEBRITIES and we're dropping it for you in this fee
Maximum Sidebar! Episode 1 (BoCo Teaser)
Head to MaximumFun.org/join by May 1, 2026! Just interested in supporting Maximum Film!? Do not pass Go: Go directly to MaximumFun.org/joinmaxfilm Here's a teaser of our first MAXIMUM SIDEBAR! episode! Drea, Alonso, and Kevin each brought s
Episode #451: MOTHER MARY, Why You Buggin'
It’s MaxFunDrive! We need your support, and want you in our club! Head to MaximumFun.org/join (http://maximumfun.org/join) to become a member or increase your pledge. And THANK YOU! David Lowery’s is back in his ethereal bag (or is it a dre
