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It’s Ify’s 3rd anniversary as host! To celebrate, film and culture writer Beandrea July joins us to bask in the afterglow of a Sundance darling that dares to explore an older woman’s sexuality (but doesn’t stop there!). Then, inspired by (the theme of) lust, we quiz it up about the Seven So-Called Deadly Sins.

What’s Good
Alonso - Irv’s Burgers is back
Drea - THE MIRROR GAME at Woods Hole Film Fest
Beandrea - Atsuko Okatsuko
Ify - Drea thirst trap

ITIDIC

1. Teens are Dressing Up to See Minions: the Rise of Gru in theaters
2. British Independent Film Awards Has Unveiled Gender-Neutral Acting Prizes
3. Cameron Diaz is “Un-Retiring” to make a Netflix Action-Comedy With Jamie Foxx

Staff Picks
Alonso - Hope Springs
Drea - Fire of Love
Beandrea - Itty Bitty Titty Committee
Ify - Shortbus

Beandrea July: “The Year Women Over 50 Reclaimed Their Right to Be Seen”

Wesley Morris: "The Last Taboo”

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With:
Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Beandrea July

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
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With Australian writer and pop culture aficionado Maria Lewis in tow, the gang gets some glitz in their eyes, marvels at some really tricky old-age makeup, and takes in some history with a big grain of diamond crystal salt. 

What’s Good
Alonso – Only Murders in the Building Season 2
Drea - Vegas, baby! (kinda)
Maria - Reebok Alien Stompers High-Tops 
Ify - Being a part of the Universal Studio Tour

ITIDIC

1. Theater Box Office Makes a Summer Comeback
2. CAA Has Acquired ICM for $750 million
3. Natalie Portman Worked Out for 2 Hours a Day for 10 Months for New Thor 

Staff Picks:
Alonso - Women He’s Undressed
Drea - The Janes
Maria - Men
Ify - The Ladykillers 

William Bibbiani’s Elvis Movie Ranking

Maria’s latest book, Her Fierce Creatures

Maria’s The Phantom Never Dies Podcast

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With:
Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Maria Lewis

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
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We finally, really did it. We made the dinosaurs, we messed with the dinosaurs, we released the dinosaurs, we auctioned off the dinosaurs, and now we’re gathering the dinosaurs back up. Also, there are locusts. Confused? That’s Jurassic World Dominion, baby! Our expert guest is Steven Ray Morris, who hosts the See Jurassic Right podcast (in addition to producing other shows, like My Favorite Murder). 

What’s Good
Alonso – European cookies
Drea - eyebrow serum
Steven - stuffed snake 
Ify - high-school era screamo

ITIDIC

1. Guy Ritchie Will Direct a Live-Action Hercules
2. GAC Family Announces ‘Great American Christmas in July’ (better yet, try watching Christmas in July on Hallmark!)
3. “Mubi Go” Service Expands to LA, Allowing Streaming Subscribers to See Certain Indies in Cinemas 

Staff Picks:
Alonso - Las Mejores Familas (The Best Families)
Drea - Brian and Charles
Steven - Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Ify - Fatherhood

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Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Steven Ray Morris

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It premiered in 2005, propelling Jean-Marc Valée into the next level of his career. In 2015, Toronto critics named it one of the 10 best Canadian films of all time. And in 2022, American viewers can finally see what all the fuss is about. In honor of the late Valée, Pride month, and out 250th episode (!), we’re taking a look at the coming-of-age-and-coming-out story that is C.R.A.Z.Y. along with none other than Guy Branum.

Plus, a quiz on acronym movie titles!

What’s Good
Alonso - January 6th Hearings
Drea - LoJack
Guy - Golden Eighties
Ify - Seattle (What’s NOT Good: USPS drama)

ITIDIC
a).  Australian Newspaper Admits They Were Going to Out Rebel Wilson Before She Came Out Herself
b). Jennifer Hudson EGOTs With Tony Win for Producing ‘A Strange Loop’
c). ‘Paddington 3’ Gets a Title and a Director 

Staff Picks
Drea - The Worst Person In the World
Alonso - Demolition
Guy - Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Ify - Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

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Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Guy Branum

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The delightful Parvesh Cheena (Connecting, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Shining Vale) joins us to discuss the queer (mostly) Asian romcom that sets star/writer Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, and friends as the Bennett Sisters, and Conrad Ricamora as Mr. Darcy. Sex, party drugs, judgy gays, and emotional catharsis – you can find it all on FIRE ISLAND.

What’s Good Mentions
Alonso - Ms. Marvel
Drea - mending clothes
Parvesh - using your professional tools
Ify - MaxFunCon 2022

ITIDIC

1. Neve Campbell Will Not Return for ‘Scream 6,’ Citing Pay Issues
2. Movie Star Chimp Found Alive After Owner Fakes His Death
3. Paddington Bear Joins the Queen for Tea at Her Jubilee

Hall of Excellence Nominees
Clueless (Emma)
West Side Story (2021) (Romeo & Juliet)
O (Othello)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (The Odyssey)

Staff Picks:
Drea - Watcher
Alonso - Hustle
Ify - O
Parvesh - Being BeBe

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Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Parvesh Cheena

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It’s breaking box office records...and ALL THE RULES. It’s flipping CGI the bird. It’s making its stars puke. It’s been 36 years since the first ‘Top Gun,’ and we’ve got the author of Tom Cruise: Anatomy of an Actor, Amy Nicholson, to help us navigate the long-awaited, much-postponed sequel.

Then, we’ll pitch our sequel ideas for movies that have yet to get a Chapter Two.

What’s Good
Alonso - Ben & Jerry’s Mint Chocolate Chance ice cream
Drea - Voting
Amy - LA County Fair/Kool-Aid Fried Chicken Sandwich
Ify - Sun Nong Dan restaurant

ITIDIC

1. The Animation Guild Has a Reached a New Deal with the Studios
2. Distributor Neon Has Pulled Off a Cannes Hat Trick
3. Top Gun: Maverick Sets New Memorial Day Box Office Record, Surpassing Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

Staff Picks
Drea - Bob’s Burgers
Alonso - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Amy - Torn Hearts
Ify - War of the Worlds

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With:
Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Amy Nicholson
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
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Alonso Duralde

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Pamela Ribon, screenwriter (Ralph Breaks the Internet, Moana), novelist (My Boyfriend is a Bear), comic book writer, and more) joins the crew to discuss Petite Maman, a movie that both Drea AND Alonso put on their best-of-the-year list in 2021. It’s finally hitting streaming in early June, and now we’ve got our takes on this film, which may or may not be about playing in the woods and making pancakes. 

What’s Good
Alonso: New seasons of MST3K and Kids in the Hall
Drea: Decaf Chocolate Hazelnut Tea
Pamela: BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky
Ify: The Challenge

ITIDIC

1.  David Cronenberg Says Netflix Passed on “Crimes of the Future’
2. Laura Dern Was 23 When She Made Jurassic Park, and Even Sam Neill is Surprised 
3. Samuel L. Jackson has been cast in a new Garfield movie

Staff Picks
Drea: Turning Red
Alonso: Electric Dreams
Pam: Anaïs in Love
Ify: North Hollywood

In case you’re wondering what “Kate Mantalini’s” is, here’s a story from when the Beverly Hills restaurant closed in 2014.

Here’s a peek at Pam’s My Year of Dicks

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Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Pamela Ribon
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Jerrod Carmichael’s directorial debut hit Sundance back in 2021, but now it’s finally available on big and small screens. Film critic Carlos Aguilar joins us to describe the ways that this short film packs a long punch.

AND: We cast our dream movie driving buddies!

(cw: today’s movie is about suicide and depression; we’ll give you a heads up during the show too)

What’s Good
Alonso - LGBTQ Media Elite Status: Bros trailer
Drea - Heartstopper
Carlos - Worst Roommate Ever
Ify - trip to Europe!

ITIDIC
Zack Snyder’s Fan-Voted Oscar Wins May Have Been Rigged by Bots
Adele Haenel Steps Away From the Film Industry for Political Reasons
Jason Momoa Apologizes After Posting Photos from Sistine Chapel

Staff Picks
Alonso - Hit the Road
Drea - Emergency
Carlos - Vortex
Ify - Collateral

Carlos’s review of On the Count of Three 

Carlos’s review of Emergency for The Wrap

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With:
Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Carlos Aguilar

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart

Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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Stephen Strange is back on the big screens, and he’s f-ing around and finding out the hard way that messing with multiverses is complex business. Good news, true believers: our sherpa to the top of Mount Wundagore is MaxFun’s own Riley Silverman!

What’s Good:

Drea: The new Doctor
Riley: The new Simple Favor
Alonso: The new season of The Circle

ITIDIC:

• Dirty Dancing Sequel in the works at Lionsgate
• Redbox acquired by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment
• James Cromwell glues himself to a Starbucks counter to protest vegan milk costs

Staff Picks:

Drea: Chungking Express
Riley: The Quick and the Dead
Alonso: On the Count of Three

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With:
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Riley Silverman

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart

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Nicolas Cage is “Nick Cage” in the new movie from director Tom Gormican. It’s a buddy comedy, it’s an action flick, it’s a meta-commentary on movies themselves (and Cage’s career in particular). So who better to have as our guest than the author of the new retrospective Age of Cage, Keith Phipps (of The Next Picture Show podcast, The Reveal, and more)?

We’ll also daydream about what other stars we’d give the ‘Unbearable Weight…’ treatment!

ITIDIC

1. IMAX CEO Says Day-and-Date Movie Release Experiment Is Over
2. Avatar 2 Footage (and Title) Debuts at CinemaCon

What’s Good: 
Alonso: gargling with apple cider vinegar
Drea: Ghost by Dolly Alderton
Keith: Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama by Bob Odenkirk
Ify: Leica Q2 & Steam Deck I

The Buster Keaton episode of The Twilight Zone is called “Once Upon a Time”

Staff Picks
Drea: Red Rock West
Alonso: Irma Vep
Keith: Petite Maman
Ify: Color Out of Space

Friday May 6 at 5pm PT, Drea and Alonso host the #MaxFunDrive Finale Hangout!

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With:

Ify Nwadiwe
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Keith Phipps

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

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Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

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