It’s a thriller. It’s a Josh Hartnett vehicle. It’s…a comedy? But is it the kind of trap you want to fall into, or the kind you want to avoid? Our mileage varies, but one thing is for sure: cinema yappers and movie snitches are both likely to get bonechilling glares from a MaxFilm host. We’ve got culture writer and film critic Fran Hoepfner along for these Shyamal-antics, plus a hotline question about memorable moviegoing experiences.  

What’s Good
Alonso - Imane Khelif’s gold medal, but really her cyberbullying lawsuit
Drea - Seeing Ify in a short, but really her new movie, A New York Story!
Fran - Albero dei Gelati yellow bell pepper gelato
Ify - Gundams survived the big quake

ITIDIC

1. At D23, An Announcement about…Nine Inch Nails?
2. Dominic Sessa will play Anthony Bourdain
3. Joaquin Phoenix Made an 11th-Hour Exit from the next Todd Haynes Film

Staff Picks
Alonso - The Stepfather
Drea - Jackpot! (also Virgin Suicides)
Fran - Rap World
Ify - The Faculty

Alonso Duralde presents No Time for Love at the Los Feliz 3

Fran on Letterboxd

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With
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Ify Nwadiwe

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher