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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], or Instagram [http://instagram.com/maximumfilmpodcast] 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], or Instagram [http://instagram.com/maximumfilmpodcast] 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]

Final Destination Bloodlines might be your sixth FD or your first (or maybe, like Kevin and Drea, you aren't confident about which ones you've seen or not). For our guest writer, filmmaker, and genre-film expert BJ Colangelo, Final Destination is THE horror franchise, making her the perfect lead for our metaphorical dance with Death. After we discuss the film, we honor the late Tony Todd by talking about our favorite "horror oracles." What’s Good? Alonso - Étoile [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89toile_(TV_series)](the new show from Amy Sherman-Paladino & Daniel Paladino, on Prime) Drea - Mission Impossible franchise rewatch BJ - Cash’s high school graduation Kevin - Kara Morgan [https://linktr.ee/KaraMorgan]’s one woman show, Inner Voices ITIDIC 1. Max is HBO Max Again [https://press.wbd.com/us/media-release/max/warner-bros-discovery-announces-max-become-hbo-max-summer] 2. Clarksdale, MS, Setting for SINNERS, Petitions for Special Screening [https://capitalbnews.org/clarksdale-ryan-coogler-sinners-screening/] 3. Tubi Has a New Category Filled With Classic Movies From the Criterion Collection [https://lifehacker.com/entertainment/tubi-has-a-new-category-filled-with-movies-from-the-criterion-collection] Here’s the teaser trailer [https://youtu.be/KnWzz0n60pE?si=EVlS3JtuuJ-BK8mq] for Final Destination Bloodlines (as Alonso mentioned) Staff Picks Drea - Jane Austen Wrecked My Life [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/jane-austen-wrecked-my-life] Alonso - Caught by the Tides [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/feng-liu-yi-dai] BJ - The Ugly Stepsister [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-ugly-stepsister] Kevin - Open Water [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/open-water] Sleep Away Camp book [https://diediebooks.com/products/sleepaway-camp-1983], written by BJ and Harmony Colangelo This Ends at Prom [https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom]podcast Follow us on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social], Facebook [http://facebook.com/groups/maximum_film], or Instagram [http://instagram.com/maximumfilmpodcast] 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]

Tim Robinson (of I Think You Should Leave fame) hits the big screen in Andrew DeYoung’s feature debut. He’s becoming buds with Paul Rudd, but don’t call it a bromance – call it ‘Friendship.’ We’ve got a friend of our own joining us: comedian Michelle Biloon. After the movie chat, we’ll discuss some memorable drug trip/fever dream movie sequences.  What’s Good Alonso - Season 2 of Poker Face Drea - Bentonville Film Festival Lineup Announced Michelle - free airplane gin seconds Kevin - Jill Sobule’s music ITIDIC 1. Catholic Cardinals Reportedly Consulted ‘Conclave’ Film Ahead of Vote for Next Pope [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/catholic-cardinals-watched-conclave-film-vote-new-pope-1236210279/] 2. Cinecittà on Track to Build the Biggest One-Stop-Shop in Europe [https://variety.com/2025/film/global/cinecitta-revamp-1236393154/] 3. Milestone Films Will Be Given Away [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/movies/milestone-films-company-maya-cade.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Gk8.0TXv.7E5RbsjgCc7e&smid=url-share] Staff Picks Alonso - I Love You Man [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/lets-make-friends] Drea - Queen of the Ring [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/queen-of-the-ring] Michelle - Nice Girls Don’t Explode [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/nice-girls-dont-explode] Kevin - Avengers: Endgame [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/avengers-endgame] Avengers: Engame audience reaction video [https://youtu.be/KAIzLj3mYTw?si=uUVstqyR42YdYEsX] Michelle’s albums are: Permanent Hat You Can Be an Asshole Follow us on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social], Facebook [http://facebook.com/groups/maximum_film], or Instagram [http://instagram.com/maximumfilmpodcast] 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]

It’s episode 401 and we’ve reassembled, now with Kevin Avery at the helm. Back in the guest chair is the familiar voice of Jordan Morris, Maximum Fun superstar and writer of TV and comics. And the movie is Thunderbolts* , the MCU’s little gang of misfits film that just might have what it takes to make you feel again.** Then we’ll have a movie quiz to test our memories of MCU Phases past. What’s Good Alonso - “my first dump salad” Drea - WhatsApp + voicenotes = “friendship podcast” Jordan - The River Has Roots [https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250341082/theriverhasroots/] by Amal El-Mohtar Kevin -  Sea of Tranquility [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/692735/sea-of-tranquility-by-emily-st-john-mandel/]by Emily St. John Mandel ITIDIC 1. Spike Lee’s New Film, Which Reunites Him With Denzel, To Premiere at Cannes [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/highest-2-lowest-teaser-trailer-denzel-washington-spike-lee-1236207224/] 2. Oscar Voters Have to Watch the Movies Now [https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/oscars-viewing-requirement-loopholes-1236380799/] Staff Picks Drea - Sacramento [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/sacramento-2025] Alonso - Godard’s King Lear [https://www.criterion.com/films/28773-king-lear?srsltid=AfmBOopzqMJFKuZLcXbYH24lcOMR4jJJiERgUitvNntM0gzZq_eD3Fib] (Wiki [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Lear_(1987_film)]) Kevin - Magic Mike XXL [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/magic-mike-xxl] Jordan - Black Bag [https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/black-bag] *yes we’re still calling it that **about Marvel movies specifically. General depression reduction not guaranteed. But hey, worth a shot! Follow us on BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social], Facebook [http://facebook.com/groups/maximum_film], or Instagram [http://instagram.com/maximumfilmpodcast] 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]