Actor and comedian Michael Hartney -- a Superman guy to his core - joins us to discuss James Gunn's much-anticipated, highly-speculated upon take on the world's most famous superhero. Then, in honor of Krypto (the Superdog, of course) we nominated best (goodest?) movie dogs to the Hall of Excellence.

What’s Good
Alonso - Dark Chocolate Oreos
Drea - gift article links on Bluesky
Michael - Superman discourse
Kevin - finding his Tracy Bonham album (Sky Too Wide)

ITIDIC
Final Sundance in Park City Will Honor Its History in Utah and Founder Redford
Alamo Founder Launches Private Movie Experience in New York City
The Devil Wears Prada Sequel Set for Next Spring 

HoE Nominees
Alonso - Asta (The Thin Man)
Drea - Dug (Up)
Michael - Old Yeller 
Kevin - E. Buzz (Poltergeist)

Staff Picks
Drea - Life After
Alonso - The Damned (2024)
Michael - Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Kevin - Hero at Large

Michael's Characters Welcome Patreon

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It’s week two of our inadvertent two-week celebration of the post-apocalypse on film. This time around, Danielle Deadwyler and Michael Greyeyes head up a family fighting to protect their land and their lives from murderously hungry intruders in 40 ACRES. NPR Pop-Culture Happy Hour’s co-host Aisha Harris joins us to discuss this feature debut from RT Thorne.

What’s Good?
Alonso - Making pignoli cookies
Drea - Wedge Live Cat Tour
Aisha - Finally falling for Love Island USA
Kevin - Tinder Box by James Andrew Miller

ITIDIC

1. John M. Chu to direct Mattel’s Hot Wheels movie
2. Behind-the-scenes creative meddling on Pixar’s Elio

List of “Down on the Farm” Movie Quiz Movies

Staff Picks
Drea - Sovereign
Alonso - Before We Forget
Aisha - The Annihilation of Fish
Kevin - The Girl with All the Gifts

All of Aisha’s links can be found at AishaHarris.com 

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23 years later, director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland bring the rage virus back to life with their sequel to 28 Days Later, 28 Years Later. Actor and director Graham Skipper guests this week to talk about the trilogy, Alpha prosthetics, and coming of age in a zombie UK. Then, we discuss the dream 23-years-later sequels we want to see.

What’s Good
Alonso - Chef Alison Roman
Drea -"Hi Andrea!" and Drea's Close Personal Friend Lucy Liu
Kevin - Trader Joe's Brazil Nut Body Scrub

ITIDIC

• Denis Villeneuve to Direct Next Bond
• New York Times Names ‘Parasite’ the Best Film of 21 Century (So Far)

Staff Picks
Alonso - M3GAN 2.0
Drea- Ponyboi
Kevin - Rammbock: Berlin Undead

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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
Katie - Love Island “I’m a mommy” meme
Kevin - full-on astrology chart

ITIDIC

• 48 Films Awarded Tax Credits To Shoot in California
• Megalopolis is Going on a Roadshow
• Robert Eggers Developing ‘A Christmas Carol’ Adaptation at WB

Staff Picks
Alonso - Sorry, Baby
Katie - Christiane F
Kevin - The Hunt for Red October

Details for Alonso's screening of Ma Vie en Rose on June 28

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In honor of Pride Month, we’re taking a look back at an important title from queer cinema history. Our guest, Caden Mark Gardner, is the co-author (with Willow Maclay) of Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema – 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 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
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 (Erskine Johnson)
• “Robert Rich” (secret alias of a blacklisted Dalton Trumbo) is Nominated for Best Screenwriter for The Brave One

Staff Picks
Alonso - The Cobweb
Drea - The Power of the Dog
Caden - Vulcanizador
Kevin - Blazing Saddles

LA Folks, Check out Alonso and Caden’s series “Taking Pride” with American Cinematheque! See and learn about some great films, and get your books signed.

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Film critic and podcast bon vivant (and Stephen King movie buff) William Bibbiani (Critically Acclaimed Network) 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 season

ITIDIC

1. Pedro Almodovar’s Next Film will be a Christmas Movie
2. Warner Bros. Discovery to Split into Two Companies
3. Variety Editorial: No One in the Movies Stays Dead Anymore

Staff Picks
Alonso - Cobra Woman (see him screen it in person on June 14, 2025!)
Drea - Drop
Bibbs - River (don’t watch it on Amazon, the subtitles get out of sync)
Kevin - Silver Streak

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Wes Anderson’s latest film has no shortage of charts and plans. Our guest, Matt Zoller Seitz, 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
2. Paramount Plans Celebrations for 30th Anniversary of ‘Clueless’
3. 2025’s Domestic Box Office Chat

Staff Picks
Alonso - Mountainhead
Matt - Deaf President Now & Sharp Corner
Drea - Holy Cow (Vingt Dieux)
Kevin - Mazes & Monsters

Visit the arts bookstore at  Mzs.press

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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 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
• Google Financing Short Films to Make AI Seem Less “Doomsday”

Staff Picks
Drea - Sinners
Billy Ray - Pee-Wee as Himself
Kevin - Mission: Impossible 3

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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 (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’s one woman show, Inner Voices

ITIDIC

1. Max is HBO Max Again
2. Clarksdale, MS, Setting for SINNERS, Petitions for Special Screening
3. Tubi Has a New Category Filled With Classic Movies From the Criterion Collection

Here’s the teaser trailer for Final Destination Bloodlines (as Alonso mentioned)

Staff Picks
Drea - Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
Alonso - Caught by the Tides
BJ - The Ugly Stepsister
Kevin - Open Water

Sleep Away Camp book, written by BJ and Harmony Colangelo

This Ends at Prom podcast

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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
2. Cinecittà on Track to Build the Biggest One-Stop-Shop in Europe
3. Milestone Films Will Be Given Away

Staff Picks
Alonso - I Love You Man
Drea - Queen of the Ring
Michelle - Nice Girls Don’t Explode
Kevin - Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Engame audience reaction video

Michelle’s albums are:
Permanent Hat
You Can Be an Asshole

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Alonso Duralde

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