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Casters on Casters: MaxFilm! Double Feature
It's MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters. For MaxFilm! listeners, we're kicking off the MaxFunDrive with a DOUBLE FEATURE of Caste
Episode #450: 'You, Me & Tuscany' with Dory Benford
A rom-com is going to rom-com, but YOU, ME, & TUSCANY is actually doing at least one thing that feels pretty unique. We talk about this new movie from Kat Coiro and producer Will Packer (starring Halle Bailey & Regé-Jean Page) with All the
Episode #449: 'The Drama' with Ariel LeBeau
What’s the drama behind director Kristoffer Borgli’s new film, THE DRAMA? And, unlike Mary J. Blige, do we want said drama? We unpack all that with film critic Ariel LeBeau (https://letterboxd.com/whiteferrari/), and then talk about some mo
Episode #448: 'Project Hail Mary' with Rendy Jones
Ryan Gosling is on a one-man mission to save the universe...but he's not alone. We've got film critic Rendy Jones with us to discuss PROJECT HAIL MARY from directing duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Then we share some of our favorite s
Episode #447: 'Spacewoman' with Kevin Smokler
We’re capping off a month at looking at different films directed by women with Hannah Berryman’s documentary, Spacewoman. Kevin Smokler (https://kevinsmokler.com/), author of Breaking the Frame: Conversations with Women Filmmakers joins us
Episode #446: 'Slanted' with Michelle Krusiec
We’re taking a good hard look in the mirror with our guest, actor/writer/director Michelle Krusiec (https://www.instagram.com/michellekrusiec/) as we discuss SXSW;s 2025 Grand Jury Prize winner, Amy Wang’s darkly comedic body horror, SLANTE
Episode 445: 'The Bride!' with Harmony Colangelo
Podcaster and writer Harmony Colangelo (https://www.instagram.com/harmonycolangelo/) joins the gang to track the many movements of THE BRIDE! Then we talk about actors we’d love to see paired up on the big screen. What’s Good Alonso - matzo
Episode #444: Ida Lupino's 'The Bigamist' with Hadley Meares
March is Women’s History month, and all the movies we cover this month will be directed by women! To kick things off, we’re leaning into the “history” part, and going back to 1953 to cover the most popular film from a truly pioneering direc
Episode #443: 'How to Make a Killing': It Was a Movie
The gang's all here to discuss a new black comedy (sorta) where its Glen Powell's Becket Redfellow in a cat and mouse game to the death with his obnoxiously wealthy family -- a modernization of the 1949 Alec Guinness film Kind Hearts and Co
Episode #442: 'Wuthering Heights' with Alys Murray
Romance novelist and filmmaker Alys Murray (https://alysmurray.com/) joins us to unpack Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adaptation, and (perhaps unsurprisingly) opinions are varied! What does the movie have in common with Grease 2? List
Episode #441: 'Pillion' with Nayland Blake
Have you heard about the new A24 movie from writer/director Harry Lighton that’s almost a romantic comedy about gay BDSM biker culture? That’s PILLION, starring Alexander Skarsgaard and Harry Melling, and we’re thrilled to have our friend N
Episode #440: 'Send Help' with Kristen Lopez
Sam Raimi's darkly comedic thriller SEND HELP is a bright spot in the early 2026 movie calendar, and we've got writer and film critic Kristen Lopez with us to discuss it, as well as some of our favorite "Desert Island Movies" -- by which we
Episode #439: 'The Testament of Ann Lee' with Emily St. James
We’re throwing our whole bodies into this discussion of Mona Fastvold’s epic historical musical biopic THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE. But it’s an audio medium, so you’ll have to take our word for it. We’re thrilled to have Emily St. James back w
Episode #438: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple with Jordan Morris
MaxFun's own Jordan Morris (Jordan, Jesse, Go and Free with Ads) joins us to discuss Nia DaCosta's latest flex -- this time, she's settling into the 28 Years Later director's chair for the second in a proposed trilogy of 28 Years films (whi
Episode #437: 'The Chronology of Water' with Roxane Gay & Alain Martin
After making a splash at Cannes, THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER is finally getting released to theaters around the US. It’s a faithful film adaptation of the memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch, and we’re joined by both a memoirist and a filmmaker to discu
Episode #436: MARTY SUPREME is a Real A**hole
Josh Safdie directed it, Timothée Chalamet stars in it, awards groups are crazy for it, and it’s seriously stressing us out. This week we’re back in the swing of things and talking about MARTY SUPREME. Then, in honor of main character Marty
Episode #435: Our Favorite Movies of 2025
We’re celebrating the end of the movie year that was and the start of the movie year to come, plus our first year (minus a few months in the middle there) with Kevin at the helm! We’ve got our annual Maxie Awards, movies we’re looking forwa
Episode #434: 'The Baltimorons' with Ben Katzner
Jingle jingle, ya’ll! We’ve got comedian Ben Katzner (https://www.instagram.com/shaqkatzner) joining us under the mistletoe for the holiday movie about a recovering improviser and a divorced dentist that you didn’t know were missing. Then w
Episode #433: 'Dust Bunny' with Elliott Kalan
The Flop House’s Elliot Kalan joins us to put his “Mad about Mads”-ness where his mouth is as we discuss a stylized new horror-ish thriller from director Bryan Fuller. Then we’ll talk about movies that would make good genre entry points for
Episode #432: ‘Jay Kelly’ with Justin Tyler
George Clooney is JAY KELLY in Noah Baumbach’s latest film…and that might be true in more ways than one. The film chronicles the career of a fictional movie star. Speaking of chronicles, we’re joined by actor and filmmaker Justin Tyler, voi
Episode #431: See 'Hamnet' in a Good Mood
What’s Good Alonso - the magic of podcasting Drea - the magic of a repainted bathroom Kevin - the magic of live jazz improvisation (The Tyler Hammond Jazz Experience) [Morgan Freeman falling asleep clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa70
Episode #430: 'Train Dreams' with Nicole Arbusto
The new film from the team behind JOCKEY and SING SING is a lyrical life story starring Joel Edgerton. We’ve got casting director Nicole Arbusto with us to discuss this, and take on a Hotline question asking for professional shoutouts. Plus
Episode #429: 'Nouvelle Vague' with Tarik R. Davis
An ode to a classic of French New Wave cinema – Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless (A Bout de Souffle) – Nouvelle Vague is more than a heady film nerd love fest. It’s a Linklater movie, which means it’s a hangout film; it’s just that the gang we’
Episode #428: 'Christy' with Daresha Kyi
CW: discussion of domestic abuse We get into the good the bad and the ugly of the new boxing biopic CHRISTY, which tells the story of pioneering boxer Christy Martin and her dark power struggles both in and outside the ring. Then we have a
Episode #427: BUGONIA with Casey O'Brien
Yorgos Lanthimos can be counted on for a weird, wild time, and this time around he’s back with Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, plus newcomer Aidan Delbis, comedian Stavros Halkias, and even a bit of Alicia Silverstone. Former producer Casey O
Episode #426: HEDDA Throws the Party of the (Last) Century
Just us chickens here this week to talk about the wild party we just witnessed...in Nia DaCosta's HEDDA, a modernized (but not modern-day) adaptation of the classic Ibsen play, HEDDA GABLER. Then we get into what works and doesn't work for
Episode #425: 'The Mastermind' with Myq Kaplan
Josh O’Connor stars in a heist movie to end all heist movies – or at least end our illusions that the person pulling the heist is pretty cool and awesome. Comedian and friend Myq Kaplan (https://myqkaplan.com/) is along to watch things unfo
Episode #424: 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' with Carlos Aguilar
A little gritty political drama, a little technicolor musical, a little revolutionary politics, a little ahead-of-its-time queer representation…Kiss of the Spider Woman has been a novel, a play, an Oscar-winning movie, a Tony-winning Broadw
Episode #423: 'Play Dirty' with Danielle Radford
If you’ve got Amazon Prime, you can put PLAY DIRTY (starring Mark Wahlberg, Rosa Salazar, LaKeith Stanfield, Tony Shaloub, and many more) right now. But should you? That’s where we come in, careening into your remote-wielding hand like a ca
Episode #422: 'One Battle After Another' with Michael Phillips
Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film has car chases, explosions, secret societies, and and confused ex-revolutionaries...but did it make Drea cry? Find out the answer, plus our favorite underground cabals from film history, on this episode wi
