We’ve seen the Sasquatch(es)! We head into the woods to talk wild animal actors, convincing bigfoot suits, bodily functions, and the legend of Sasquatch itself, with comedian and writer Joey Clift. Then, a new set of HALL OF EXCELLENCE nominations, this time for best non-speaking performance!

What’s Good
Alonso - It Was Vulgar and It Was Beautiful by Jack Lowery
Drea - wool dryer balls
Joey - Furiosa and Garfield coming out on the same day
Ify - Mammoth, moving, and some Warhammer inclusivity stuff

ITIDIC

1. At CinemaCon, NATO CEO Warns Studios Against Relying on Blockbusters
2. At Coachella, Will Smith Makes a Surprise Appearance to sing ‘Men in Black’

Staff Picks
Drea - Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Alonso - Pom Poko (also callback to Hundreds of Beavers)
Joey - Fancy Dance
Ify - Monkey Man

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Vera Drew’s very personal, exceedingly irreverent, and definitely unauthorized THE PEOPLE’S JOKER got its TIFF premiere in 2022, but has been fighting a path to (legally) be shown in theaters ever since. That fight is finally over, and THE PEOPLE’S JOKER can be seen by the people…though certain folks seem to be forming their opinions on the movie sight-unseen. We get into the film, plus pitch our own “Code 17” movies (and yes, we’ll explain what that means!).

What’s Good
Alonso - American Genre Film Archive, and their 15th Anniversary series at USC
Drea - Midwesterners of NCAA Women’s Basketball All-Tournament Team
Ify - “I’m into fountain pens now”

ITIDIC

1. David Lynch Wants to Make An Animated Movie for the whole family
2. Francis Ford Coppola Screened His Self-Funded Epic to Studios…So Who’s Buying?
3. Disney Sets (and Re-Sets) a Ton of Movie Release Dates Through 2026

Staff PIcks
Alonso - Two for the Road
Drea - Rotting in the Sun
Ify - Between Two Ferns: The Movie

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The second feature from director Rose Glass has been on our watchlist since Sundance…even longer in the case of our guest Mallory O’Meara (Reading Glasses), who had the film’s poster on her wall far before its premiere. Now that we’ve left Arrakis in the rearview, we’ve got our hands free to take on the buff and bloody (and yes, horny)  LOVE LIES BLEEDING.  

What’s Good
Drea - graphite chopsticks/improved chopstick game
Mallory - Washington Capitals making the NHL playoffs
Alonso - The Good Place (finally!)

ITIDIC

• Dev Patel’s AMA Sheds Light on the Challenges of Indie Filmmaking
• Ang Lee Rejects 3D, Saying the Industry Is Not Built For It
• The Billboard Charts May Be Broken

Letterboxd list "Song Lyrics as Titles"

Staff Picks
Drea - Pain & Gain
Alonso - Pumping Iron / Pumping Iron II: The Women
Mallory - My Animal
Ify - also My Animal

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It’s the final episode of Dune Month, aka “How You Dune? Month”...and it’s also the final days of #MaxFunDrive! If you’ve got the means and you’ve been putting it off, please join or upgrade to keep the MaxFilm flowing (much like the spice must flow). Head to maximumfun.org/join. And remember to email a screenshot of your confirmation email to [email protected] to get a Staff Pick from one of the gang!

IGN’s Kim Horcher joins us for the grande finale of a truly epic month (and don’t worry, Alonso weighs in too – PS, Pre order the audiobook of Hollywood Pride!)

What’s Good
Drea - (Righteous fury re: Ify not telling her about) having the best drag queens on Um, Actually
Kim - Girls 5 Eva
Ify - end of a bicoastal media and event marathon, and esp Liam

ITIDIC

1. Late Night With the Devil Directors Explain Their Use of AI
2. Titanic Door Sells at auction for over $700k
3. World’s First Dragon Ball Theme Park Announced in Saudi Arabia

Staff Picks
Drea - La Chimera
Kim - surprise anti-pick! Best. Christmas. Ever!
Ify - Sicario

Kim’s Physical Media Piece
Kim’s Dune Bucket Piece

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It’s #MaxFunDrive! Join (or upgrade or boost your existing membership!) to support this show directly at MaximumFun.org/join! Both monthly memberships and one-time annual membership plans are available. Thank you for everything – we couldn’t do this without you!

As "Dune Month" (aka "How You Dune? Month") winds toward its climax, a foray into the world of documentary to glimpse the Dune that might have been. But would it have been…good? The Flop House’s Elliott Kalan is our dream guest, and the feeling is mutual! Plus, we pitch some other unmade projects whose true Hollywood stories we’d love to see on screen.

What’s Good
Drea - A Good Bad Boy: Luke Perry and How a Generation Grew Up by Margaret Wappler
Elliott - Pole to Pole with Michael Palin
Alonso - making a recipe “wrong” with the right ingredients
Ify (probably) meeting Stu IRL

ITIDIC

1. Survey Says Millennials and Gen-Z Want Original Movies and TV
2. In Other Survey News…34% of Adults Would Rather Screen than Stream
3. Amazon False Advertising Lawsuit (re: selling digital content)

Staff Picks
Drea - Snack Shack
Elliott - Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Alonso - Hundred of Beavers

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It all started with a text from Ify (who else?). Each host has chosen a "horny movie" to discuss with the class. Here's a sneak peek of the first episode, which is all about Drea's pick -- THE HANDMAIDEN (2016). To hear the whole episode, the whole MAXIMUM HORNY! series, and the entire back catalog of MaxFilm and MaxFun  bonus content, you gotta be a member!

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This special network wide event is a celebration of the MaxFunDrive! If you’d like to support podcasts you love for just $5 a month and get bonus gifts in the process, go to maximumfun.org/join. 

We’re kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts.

J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong from “Go Fact Yourself” are joined by:

Alonso Duralde & Drea Clark - “Maximum Film!” 

Alexis B. Preston - “Comfort Creatures” 

Ben Harrison - “Greatest Trek” and “The Greatest Generation”

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DUNE MONTH CONTINUES! If you, too, are indulging in a Dune Month, YOU might find yourself searching certain video sharing website for 2000's Sci Fi Channel miniseries FRANK HERBERT'S DUNE, aka "The one where Paul Atreides is bringing big Anakin Skywalker energy." Or perhaps you'd like to skip that and just listen to us tell you about it. Either way, this is the episode for you! We're talking all 90 minutes of Episode 1, comparing it to all the other DUNEs we know, and doing it all with self-described "Dune guy" Jeremy Bent (Eurovangelists, Mission to Zyxx)! Then a quiz about Sci Fi/SyFy Originals...

What’s Good
Alonso - Mark Harris’s pieces,  “Missing the GBF” “How Bad Can It Get For Hollywood”
Drea - Minnesota update
Jeremy - Hell Divers 2
Ify - The Oscars being actually good

ITIDIC

1. The Oscars Were Last Sunday

Staff Picks
Alonso - Menus Plaisirs – Les Troisgros
Drea - Sunshine (2007) 
Jeremy - Society of the Snow
Ify - Love Lies Bleeding

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How much Dune is too much Dune? We're fixing to find out this March on Maximum Film! We're starting with the 1984 Lynch/Dino De Laurentiis space opera that was a theatrical flop, yet remains an enduring (cult?) classic. Then we'll pitch some outside-the-box auteur/book series pairings to fantasize about.

What’s Good
Alonso - Schmigadoon Season 2
Drea - GORP-Core and scroggin
Guy - Whenever I Call You Friend at a steakhouse
Ify - performing at Leicester Square

ITIDIC

1. Dune 2 Makes a Huge Debut
2. Bootleg Willy Wonka Experience to become a literal horror movie 
3. AMC Theaters Launching “New” Nicole Kidman Pre-Show Spots

Dune “Glossary” handed out in theaters in 1984

Staff Picks
Alonso - The Straight Story
Drea - Love Lies Bleeding
Guy - The Taste of Things
Ify - Police Academy

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This one is a wild ride, y’all. Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke have teamed up to make a wacky, raunchy lesbian road trip crime comedy, and (almost) everyone has an opinion about the results! Then, a hotline question about “litmus test” movies.

What’s Good
Alonso - reading more James Baldwin (The Fire Next Time)
Drea - voting and progressive voter guides
Ever - bench record and new goals
Ify - Naomi’s diorama

ITIDIC

• Tyler Perry Puts $800m Studio Expansion on Hold Because of AI
• Only 30% of the 100 Top Grossing Movies of 2023 Had Female Leads
•  Spirit Awards Were Last Sunday!

Staff Picks

Alonso - Gay USA
Drea - I Didn’t See You There
Ever - The Gay Revolution by Lillian Faderman & Old Yeller
Ify - Dune: Part Two

Y’all Gay podcast
Ever’s upcoming show dates

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