Now's the time to join us and help us keep the show rolling: maximumfun.org/join!

Is an "American" Bong Joon-ho movie a different beast than a "Korean" Bong Joon-ho movie? We have friend of the show. #1 Drea fan, and New Yorker TV critic Inkoo Kang with us to consider the possibilities. Then we pitch a few more movies that could benefit from Mickey 17's "multiples" treatment.

What's Good?
Alonso - Frozen puff pastry
Inkoo - end-of-winter coziness appreciation
Drea - Lee Meridith’s Zine

ITIDIC

1. Utah’s Hopes Of Keeping Sundance Threatened By Anti-Pride Flag Bill
2. SAG-AFTRA Reaffirms Commitment to Diversity

Staff Picks
Inkoo - Klute
Alonso - Mickey One
Drea - Bob Trevino Likes It

Inkoo freaks should head to inkoo.substack.com!

Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd

With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

It’s not MaxFunDrive without a wild kickoff spectacular! Former real-life VJ and host of MTV's Spring Break 1999, Dave Holmes, takes your favorite MaxFun hosts through some wacky ‘90s- and Spring Break-themed mini games!!

Featuring: Dave Holmes, Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya, Dimitry Pompée, Tom Lum, Ellen Weatherford, Alex Schmidt, Brenda Snell, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, Dan McCoy, Jordan Morris, Manolo Moreno, Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper, Ella McLeod, John-Luke Roberts, Justin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Mike Cabellon, Sierra Katow, Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, John Moe, Christian Dueñas, Christian Duguay

Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd

With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

We’re commemorating the 25th anniversary of the time director Mary Harron and co-writer Guinevere Turner adapted AMERICAN PSYCHO for the screen and tossed in an extra dose of feminist rage and humor, with the help of Christian Bale and a stunning cast of your favorite character actors. With Stuart Wellington of The Flop House! Then, we’ll work together to try and name the top 10 domestic box office movies of 2000.

What’s Good
Alonso - “a strong name” at Gusto Bread
Drea - Farmacy’s The Honey Grail
Stuart - Triangle Agency Rulebook
Ify -  JoCo Cruise

ITIDIC

1. “IRL Movie Club” Encourages Cinema-going & Conversation
2. ‘Hundreds of Beavers’ Crosses $1 Million at the Box Office
3. AppleTV+ Turned Down Offers to Release Killers of the Flower Moon on Bluray

Staff Picks
Alonso - Charlie Says
Drea - Eephus
Stuart - Blue Steel
Ify - The Perfect Storm

Stuart’s Twitch

Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd

With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

Sylvester Stewart, aka Sly Stone, aka the driving force behind Sly and the Family Stone, makes a complex subject for Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s latest documentary, SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius). Music and pop culture writer/professor (and one time co-host of MaxFun alumna podcast Heat Rocks) Oliver Wang is with us to take a closer look. Then we'll give Questlove some (probably unneeded, but good!) ideas for his next doc.

What’s Good
Drea - painting You Tube channels
Oliver - The Altons, Heartache in Room 14
Alonso - Woodworking by Emily St. James

ITIDIC

1. Oscars 2025 Winners
   1. Sean Baker’s acceptance speech (re: theatrical experience)
   2. CinemaStream parody ad
2. Many DVDs from Warner Bros No Longer Work

More about the Interrotron

Staff Picks
Drea - Searching for Sugar Man
Oliver - The Karate Kid
Alonso - Grand Theft Hamlet

Oliver’s Upcoming Exhibit: Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community

Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd

With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

Finally, years after taking the reins from Steve Rogers, Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson finally gets his turn on the big screen. And he’s being asking to work with an impulsive, angry president with a history of abuse of power. Sounds like some juicy fodder, right? Right, Disney’s Marvel?? Austin Taylor from Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries joins us to unpack what’s going on. Then, we name some favorite “fun” movies that have something important to say.

What’s Good?
Alonso - Rachel Maddow chastising MSNBC over Joy Reid
Drea - Jane Fonda’s SAG Life Achievement Acceptance Speech
Austin - Beating strangers at Magic (the Gathering)
Ify - Timothee’s SAG speech

ITIDIC

1. Spirit Awards Recap!
2. Amazon Now Has Creative Control of James Bond Franchise
3. Nicole Kidman has worked with 19 Female Directors in the past 8 years

Staff Picks
Alonso - The Spook Who Sat By the Door
Drea - Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat
Austin - Princess Mononoke
Ify - Air Force One

Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd

With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

Could there be a tougher act to follow than Paddington 2? With a new director, a new Mrs. Brown, and a new continent to explore, we’ll see if this bear is able to reach his former heights. We’re joined by writer and film critic Abby Olcese, whose new book is called Films for All Seasons.

What’s Good
Alonso - 25th anniversary of Coyote Ugly (and the fire benefit screening of it)
Drea - hair brushing
Abby - cat cuddles and True/False Film Fest
Ify - Minnesota trip

ITIDIC

1. Awards Season in Full Swing, with BAFTAs, WGA Awards, and HMU Awards all Last Weekend
2. Disney+ Rewording, Shortening Its Content Warnings on Old Films
3. NEON Still Sends Out a Coveted DVD Box Set of Screeners

WKUK sketch referenced (totally legally)

Hall of Excellence Nominees
Drea: Logan
Alonso: Goldfinger
Abby: Die Hard With a Vengeance
Ify: Toy Story 3

Staff Picks
Alonso: …Coyote Ugly
Drea: Jazzy
Abby: Universal Language
Ify: Flow

Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd

With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

It's the latest star turn for former Ify Nwadiwe co-star Timothée Chalamet! We're joined by musician and educator Enrique Chi (of the appropriately-named band Making Movies) with us to share notes on the Bob Dylan origin story that isn't really an origin story at all. Then we'll have fun pitching our own ideas for musical biopics.

What’s Good
Alonso - Erotic Vagrancy by Roger Lewis
Drea - 5Calls.org
Enrique - arts as public health
Ify - youngest brother’s bachelor weekend

1. The Super Bowl was on…Tubi (and here was Tubi’s ad)
2. Prince’s Estate Has Blocked the Release of a New Documentary
3. Pharrell and Gondry Musical Scrapped

“The Prince We Never Knew” (Sasha Weiss’s NYT article)

Staff Picks
Alonso - I’m Not There
Drea - Suze
Enrique - Quincy
Ify - Selena

Check out Enrique’s band, Making Movies

Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd

With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

From a fun little Cannes oddity to an Oscar mega-nominee…and (ahem) beyond, EMILIA PÉREZ has had quite the journey. It’s also made the journey into the eyeballs of our three hosts and their esteemed guest, writer (of essays, books, TV, and now a novel!) Emily St. James. Everyone lived to tell the tale, but not in song…but don’t worry, we have musical content in the form of a movie quiz about movie musicals that sound unmakeable.

What’s Good
Alonso - weekly Christmas cookie trials
Drea - Bookshop.org now has e-books (Preorder Woodworking by Emily St. James!)
Emily - Woodworking :: Sabrina Carpenter
Ify - Being back!

B.J. Colangelo’s Slashfilm article (referenced by Ify)

Staff Picks
Alonso - I’m Still Here
Drea - Companion
Emily - You Are Not Me
Ify - Johanne Sacrebleu

Podcast Like It’s the 2000s

Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd

With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

THE BRUTALIST has been catching accolades, awards noms, and headlines. But who is László Tóth? What's the deal with Brutalism? And is any movie worth 215 minutes of your life? These answers and more, with Kendra Gaylord, architecture YouTuber and host of Someone Lived Here. Plus, Oscars chat, and we talk about the movie houses we'd most like to move into.

What's Good?
Alonso - the rise of the repertory screening
Drea - secret safeword party
Kendra - USPS announces Goodnight Moon stamps
Marissa - cinephile babysitting friend Will
Kevin - Lego therapy

John Lautner’s Garcia House
BOOM!’s Villa Goforth
Kendra’s Witch House Video

Staff Picks
Drea - The New Bauhaus
Alonso - Columbus
Kevin -  The Court Jester
Kendra - The House From…

This episode is hosted by Kevin Avery. THANK YOU, KEVIN!

Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd

With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

Did Keke crush it and SZA sizzle?! This is but one question on this week’s show. Another? Plus, “Drea, Alonso and Kevin bring on “Bring It On”” is a sentence that makes little to no sense. It will make more sense after you listen to the episode. Fine. They reveal the female buddy comedies that made each of them LOL. But literally made them laugh out loud.

What’s Good

Alonso - Electronic Frontier Foundation article Mad at Meta?

Drea - Ayoh Dill Pickle Mayo

Kevin - Beetle House

ITIDIC

• Film and TV Production In L.A. Was Already Plummeting. Wildfires May Hasten the Exodus
• David Lynch

Staff Picks

Drea - Unstoppable

Alonso - Presence

Kevin - Captain America: Winter Soldier

Mentioned in the episode

Kyle MacLachlan NYT obit for David Lynch

Dungeons & Dragons Twenty-Sided Tavern

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart

Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd

With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde

Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher