Alright, it's time to get professional. Your friend and ours, Bernadette Gorman-White from Story Screen Beacon, has joined used for a first watch of Luc Besson's Leon: The Professional! Before we continue our action movie summer however, we begin with some light news and goofs such as ranking the Fast and Furious franchise, the unfortunate history of Hans Zimmer's workplace abuse from the talented Lauren Bousfield, and the theater history of the building currently housing the hippest Apple store apparently.

 

Another big thank you to Bernadette, whose work you can support at storyscreenbeacon.com!

Crack open a Corona, fire up the grill, and rev your engines. F9 is back, which means movies in a theatre are back! Which means Max sits down with past and future guest Alex Katz to discuss the latest entry in the Fast and Furious franchise. Has the series finally jumped the shark? Or have La Famiglia turned in another worthy entry in the franchise? And seriously, what was up with that Star Wars conversation Cipher had with Arthur?

Season One is coming to a close, but the investigation is still hot! On this week's program, Xzy and Max discuss "Cooper's Dreams" and "Realization Time." 

Your friends discover wise words of wisdom from our favorite Special Agent, learn a little more about the Log Lady, and Xzy's love for Audrey grows ten times larger. Max also breaks down Indianapolis' lack of a bagel scene. For next time, we're covering the Season One finale, "The Last Evening."

You like action!? You like cool guys doing rad martial arts!? Of course you do! This week, Flixist's own Matthew Razak joins us for a banging good time. First, as always, there's news. The depressing bankruptcy of Pacific Theatres, the sleazy inner workings between all those acquisitions from company that set them up, and Quibi, the fever dream we all shared.

Then, it's onward with action movie summer with Gareth Evans' The Raid. Listen on as your friends break down this brutal classic of bullets and brawls.

Cooper meets an alpaca, Leland dances, and Leo is instructed to burn down the mill. Just another day here in wonderful Twin Peaks! Xzy and Max discuss Episodes 3 & 4, "Rest in Pain" and "The One-Armed Man." Listen on as your pals talk through another week's worth of mystery, intrigue, forbidden romance, and just good ol' fashioned goofs.

For next week, watch Episodes 5 & 6, "Cooper's Dreams" and "Realization Time."

Pour yourself a strong two fingers of whatever cures what ails ya and keep your hands close to your pistols, because Action Movie Summer continues! We're moving on from car chases to good ol' bullets and brawls with John Woo's Hard Boiled. Listen on as your buds dive into the deep end discussing all the wild production facts, and why it's still a touchstone in action film history. And in industry news, Max and Xzy discuss the movie theaters who are getting no money, A Quiet Place: Part II making all of the money, and the potential BAFTA/Time's Up Summit.

Welcome back one and all to Twin Peaks! This week, we're covering the Season One episodes "Traces to Nowhere" and "Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer." Listen on as Xzy has her first experience in the Red Room, Max drags millennials, and both of your friends pontificate on the finer points of Miguel Ferrer.For next week, watch the next two episodes: "Rest in Pain" and "The One-Armed Man."

Hold on to your butts! Max and Xzy welcome returning guest and Cicada Cinema co-founder David Carter back to wrap up a month of high-octane car movie action! But before the engines get revvin', it's Pride Month! Your friends break down the essentials of good queer cinema. In news, Alamo Drafthouse has bounced back from bankruptcy, Mission Impossible 7 has halted production, and Xzy continues to punish everyone around her with knowledge of the Borderlands movie. Then finally, it's a deep and artsy dive into The Wachowski's colorful mind bending cult classic live action adaptation of Speed Racer and it's understated influence on modern action.

Welcome to this, the inaugural episode of Fire Walk with Friends! Listen on as Max hold's Xzy's hand through her first journey into the wild and wonderful world of Twin Peaks! Due to a production error, we lost some audio when discussing the pilot, so instead your friends give an overview of the series and what to expect from this spin-off going forward. For next time: Watch Season 1 episodes 2 & 3, "Traces to Nowhere" and "Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer."

Try not to spill your drink friends because the pedal is only getting closer to the metal! We talk about the Amazon buyout of MGM, some questionable ties about the almost Disney/WB merger that might have some relevancy, and Max reacts in real time to the  Last Night in Soho trailer.

Then we get into the brilliant Walter Hill film The Driver. The media it inspired, the heartbreaking inaccessibility of this quintessential action film, and the craftsmanship that brought it into existence.