Episode 18: The Piano Teacher/Faygo Original Root Beer (feat. Tony Martinez)

Episode 21: Creed/Stiller's Root Beer (feat. Jake Allen)

Prepare for Episode 22 by watching Béla Tarr's Sátántangó (1994) and buying a The Three Stooges Wise Guy Root Beer. The fifth episode of the Great Max Vanderwerf Hiatus of 2026. Jake Allen is a guest on this week's episode! This episode's picks:   Creed (2015) dir. Ryan Coogler Paired with Stiller's Root Beer   00:00 Introduction 00:51 Creed 22:45 Stiller's Root Beer 27:00 Ratings   All links: https://linktr.ee/rootbeercinema Intro song written and performed by India Morrison & Phoebe Von Conta Logo designed by Mia Sciabica

Episode 20: The Threesome/Boylan Root Beer (feat. Mia Lastrella)

Prepare for Episode 21 by watching Ryan Coogler's Creed (2015) and buying a Stiller's Root Beer. The fourth episode of the Great Max Vanderwerf Hiatus of 2026. Mia Lastrella is a guest on this week's episode! This episode's picks:   The Threesome (2025) dir. Chad Hartigan Paired with Boylan Root Beer   00:00 Introduction 01:40 The Threesome 23:54 Boylan Root Beer 26:56 Ratings   All links: https://linktr.ee/rootbeercinema Intro song written and performed by India Morrison & Phoebe Von Conta Logo designed by Mia Sciabica

Episode 19: Lee Cronin's The Mummy/Polar Root Beer (feat. Esther Rosenfield)

Prepare for Episode 20 by watching Chad Hartigan's The Threesome (2025) and buying a Boylan Root Beer. The third episode of the Great Max Vanderwerf Hiatus of 2026. Esther Rosenfield is a guest on this week's episode! This episode's picks:   Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026) dir. Lee Cronin Paired with Polar Root Beer   00:00 Introduction 01:09 Lee Cronin's The Mummy 29:05 Polar Root Beer 34:06 Ratings   All links: https://linktr.ee/rootbeercinema Intro song written and performed by India Morrison & Phoebe Von Conta Logo designed by Mia Sciabica

Episode 18: The Piano Teacher/Faygo Original Root Beer (feat. Tony Martinez)

Prepare for Episode 19 by watching Lee Cronin's Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026) and buying a Polar Root Beer. The second episode of the Great Max Vanderwerf Hiatus of 2026. Tony Martinez is a guest on this week's episode! This episode's picks:   The Piano Teacher (2001) dir. Michael Haneke Paired with Faygo Original Root Beer   00:00 Introduction 01:34 The Piano Teacher 35:07 Faygo Original Root Beer 40:23 Ratings   All links: https://linktr.ee/rootbeercinema Intro song written and performed by India Morrison & Phoebe Von Conta Logo designed by Mia Sciabica

Episode 17: Project Hail Mary/Sprecher Root Beer (feat. Mia Sciabica)

Prepare for Episode 18 by watching Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher (2001) and buying a Faygo Original Root Beer. Mia Sciabica is a guest on this week's episode! This episode's picks:   Project Hail Mary (2026) dir. Phil Lord & Chris Miller Paired with Sprecher Root Beer   00:00 Introduction 01:38 Project Hail Mary 35:10 Sprecher Root Beer/Further discussion 40:47 Ratings/Further discussion   All links: https://linktr.ee/rootbeercinema Intro song written and performed by India Morrison & Phoebe Von Conta Logo designed by Mia Sciabica