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Film critic Katie Walsh joins us to take a close look at the various desirable qualities of MATERIALISTS, the sophomore feature from director Celine Song. Then, we talk about movies that didn’t quite match what their trailers were selling. What’s Good Alonso - Sick and Dirty by Michael Koresky [https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/sick-and-dirty-9781639732548/] Katie - Love Island “I’m a mommy [https://www.glamour.com/story/im-a-mommy-meme-love-island-usa-season-7]” meme Kevin - full-on astrology chart ITIDIC * 48 Films Awarded Tax Credits To Shoot in California [https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/california-awards-film-tax-credits-one-of-them-days-sequel-1235134418/] * Megalopolis is Going on a Roadshow [https://deadline.com/2025/06/megalopolis-francis-ford-coppola-tour-1236436800/] * Robert Eggers Developing ‘A Christmas Carol’ Adaptation at WB [https://deadline.com/2025/06/robert-eggers-a-christmas-carol-warner-bros-willem-dafoe-1236431360/] Staff Picks Alonso - Sorry, Baby [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/sorry-baby] Katie - Christiane F [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/christiane-f] Kevin - The Hunt for Red October [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-hunt-for-red-october] Details for Alonso's screening of Ma Vie en Rose on June 28 [https://www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/ma-vie-en-rose-6-28-25/] Follow us on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social], Facebook [http://facebook.com/groups/maximum_film], Instagram [http://instagram.com/maximumfilmpodcast], or Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/maximumfilm/] With Kevin Avery [https://www.instagram.com/kevinaverycomedy] Drea Clark [http://twitter.com/thedreaclark] Alonso Duralde [https://bsky.app/profile/aduralde.bsky.social] Produced by Marissa Flaxbart [http://instagram.com/flaxbart] Sr. Producer Laura Swisher [http://twitter.com/swish]

In honor of Pride Month, we’re taking a look back at an important title from queer cinema history. Our guest, Caden Mark Gardner [https://www.instagram.com/corpsesfoolsandmonster], is the co-author (with Willow Maclay) of Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725695/corpses-fools-and-monsters-by-willow-maclay/] – he picked this Vincente Minnelli classic for us to watch! Then, we choose which flawed movies we’d edit (and how we’d amend them) to make them work for us. You can stream Tea and Sympathy [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/tea-and-sympathy] across lots of platforms, or check your local library.  What’s Good Alonso - Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 (sort of) Drea - Katya in the Criterion Closet [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCKxAojIGeg] Caden - dog ownership (and traveling to LA for event) Kevin - first hot dog in a while, best ever ITIDIC * Summer of 1956 will be a big movie season [https://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/564395?imagelist=1] (Erskine Johnson) * “Robert Rich” (secret alias of a blacklisted Dalton Trumbo) is Nominated for Best Screenwriter for The Brave One [https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/oscars-past-1957-the-year-hollywoods-anti-communist-blacklist-began-to-crumble] Staff Picks Alonso - The Cobweb [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-cobweb] Drea - The Power of the Dog [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-power-of-the-dog] Caden - Vulcanizador [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/vulcanizadora] Kevin - Blazing Saddles [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/blazing-saddles] LA Folks, Check out Alonso and Caden’s series “Taking Pride” with American Cinematheque! [https://www.americancinematheque.com/series/taking-pride/] See and learn about some great films, and get your books signed.     Follow us on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social], Facebook [http://facebook.com/groups/maximum_film], Instagram [http://instagram.com/maximumfilmpodcast], or Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/maximumfilm/] With Kevin Avery [https://www.instagram.com/kevinaverycomedy] Drea Clark [http://twitter.com/thedreaclark] Alonso Duralde [https://bsky.app/profile/aduralde.bsky.social] Produced by Marissa Flaxbart [http://instagram.com/flaxbart] Sr. Producer Laura Swisher [http://twitter.com/swish]

Film critic and podcast bon vivant (and Stephen King movie buff) William Bibbiani (Critically Acclaimed Network [https://www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork]) joins us to take a look at the latest King adaptation, a movie told in three parts, backwards (and in heels). Then we get Hall of Excellence results and draw inspiration from a listener’s unexpected movie tattoo. What’s Good Alonso - anti-ICE protests in “Red” states Drea - Bentonville Film Festival (screening Heightened Scrutiny) Bibbs - Maximum Film! hosts Kevin - Cinespia [https://cinespia.org/]season ITIDIC 1. Pedro Almodovar’s Next Film will be a Christmas Movie [https://variety.com/2025/film/global/pedro-almodovar-amarga-navidad-movistar-plus-1236424502/] 2. Warner Bros. Discovery to Split into Two Companies [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warner-bros-discovery-split-two-streaming-studios-networks-1236259800/] 3. Variety Editorial: No One in the Movies Stays Dead Anymore [https://variety.com/2025/film/columns/john-wick-no-one-in-the-movies-stays-dead-anymore-1236422087/] Staff Picks Alonso - Cobra Woman [https://kinolorber.com/product/cobra-woman-special-edition-blu-ray] (see him screen it in person on June 14, 2025! [https://www.americancinematheque.com/now-showing/cobra-woman-6-14-25/]) Drea - Drop [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/drop-2025] Bibbs - River [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/river-2023] (don’t watch it on Amazon, the subtitles get out of sync) Kevin - Silver Streak [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/silver-streak] Follow us on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social], Facebook [http://facebook.com/groups/maximum_film], Instagram [http://instagram.com/maximumfilmpodcast], or Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/maximumfilm/] With Kevin Avery [https://www.instagram.com/kevinaverycomedy] Drea Clark [http://twitter.com/thedreaclark] Alonso Duralde [https://bsky.app/profile/aduralde.bsky.social] Produced by Marissa Flaxbart [http://instagram.com/flaxbart] Sr. Producer Laura Swisher [http://twitter.com/swish]

Wes Anderson’s latest film has no shortage of charts and plans. Our guest, Matt Zoller Seitz [https://bsky.app/profile/mattzollerseitz.bsky.social], helps guide us through THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, and warns us about emotional land mines (which, in fact, we might actually want to step on? It’ll make sense in context.) Then we nominate our favorite filmed father/daughter dynamics to the Hall of Excellence. What’s Good Alonso - bitching about the new season of AND JUST LIKE THAT… Drea - your friends meeting Matt - The Life of Chuck Kevin - The Traitors Australia ITIDIC 1. Disney delaying next two Avengers films [https://variety.com/2025/film/news/avengers-delayed-doomsday-secret-wars-december-1236407485/] 2. Paramount Plans Celebrations for 30th Anniversary of ‘Clueless’ [https://webmaster.paramountpictures.com/us/m/6kx2j2ln1m/clueless-30th-anniversary] 3. 2025’s Domestic Box Office [https://www.the-numbers.com/market/2025/top-grossing-movies] Chat Staff Picks Alonso - Mountainhead [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/mountainhead] Matt - Deaf President Now [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/deaf-president-now] & Sharp Corner [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/sharp-corner] Drea - Holy Cow [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/holy-cow-2025] (Vingt Dieux) Kevin - Mazes & Monsters [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/mazes-and-monsters] Visit the arts bookstore at  Mzs.press [http://www.mzs.press] Follow us on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social], Facebook [http://facebook.com/groups/maximum_film], Instagram [http://instagram.com/maximumfilmpodcast], or Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/maximumfilm/] With Kevin Avery [https://www.instagram.com/kevinaverycomedy] Drea Clark [http://twitter.com/thedreaclark] Alonso Duralde [https://bsky.app/profile/aduralde.bsky.social] Produced by Marissa Flaxbart [http://instagram.com/flaxbart] Sr. Producer Laura Swisher [http://twitter.com/swish]

How many reckonings will Ethan Hunt face? More importantly, how many planes can he fly at once? None of these questions are answered in today’s discussion, but many more are raised and addressed as we consider Tom Cruise & Co.’s most Impossible Mission yet. We’re joined by special guest Billy Ray Brewton, whose new documentary Coroner to the Stars [http://coronertothestars.com] is cleaning up at festivals as we speak. Then we pitch some new (?) ideas for blockbuster franchise reboots based on old TV shows. What’s Good Drea - Meat Raffle Billy Ray - Audience Award at Mammoth Lakes Film Festival Kevin - Trader Joe’s has cheap wine, you guys! ITIDIC * Richard Linklater’s Ode to Godard Sells at Cannes…To Netflix [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-buys-richard-linklater-nouvelle-vague-1236230356/] * Google Financing Short Films to Make AI Seem Less “Doomsday” [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-05-22/tech-companies-turn-to-hollywood-to-help-sell-a] Staff Picks Drea - Sinners [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/sinners-2025] Billy Ray - Pee-Wee as Himself [https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/pee-wee-as-himself] Kevin - Mission: Impossible 3 [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/mission-impossible-iii] Follow us on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social], Facebook [http://facebook.com/groups/maximum_film], Instagram [http://instagram.com/maximumfilmpodcast], or Letterboxd [https://letterboxd.com/maximumfilm/] With Kevin Avery [https://www.instagram.com/kevinaverycomedy] Drea Clark [http://twitter.com/thedreaclark] Alonso Duralde [https://bsky.app/profile/aduralde.bsky.social] Produced by Marissa Flaxbart [http://instagram.com/flaxbart] Sr. Producer Laura Swisher [http://twitter.com/swish]