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Episode 473: 'The Musical' with Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino

This week we've got expert musical improvisors Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino with us to discuss a movie about a middle school musical gone way off course, at the hands o

Episode #472: 'Practical Magic 2' with Angie Han

The stars of the original Practical Magic stars are back (at least, most of them) and just as cursed as ever. We have Hollywood Reporter TV Critic Angie Han with us to we

Episode #471: It's Absurdist, It's Disturbing, It's 'Buddy'

Casper Kelly might be most famous for his this-shouldn't-be-so-creepy comedy short "Too Many Cooks." Now he's got his feature directorial debut on his hands (but don't sl

Episode #470: 'Coyote vs. Acme' with David Kittredge

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Episode #469: ‘Tony’ with Katie Walsh

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Episode #468: 'The Wrong Girls' with Hay Beacon

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Episode #467: 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' with Andrea Subissati

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Episode #466: 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' with Ken Plume

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Episode #465: 'The Dink' with Jaron Myers

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Episode #464: 'The Odyssey' with Dimitry Pompée

Everybody's talking about Christopher Nolan's latest film...and so are we! We've got Eurovangelists co-host Dimitry Pompée with us to discuss the first movie ever shot in

Episode #463: 'Phantom of the Paradise' [Listener Pick 2026!]

As a MaxFunDrive milestone goal, we set the challenge that if we got enough new/upgrading/joining supporters of Maximum Film!, one of those folks would get to pick a movi

Episode #462: 'The Invite' with Amber Healey

Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Amber Sealey joins us to discuss the new marriage dramedy from Olivia Wilde, which premiered at Sundance and is now opening across the cou

Episode #461: 'Supergirl' with Amy Nicholson

It’s neither a bird, nor a plane, nor Superman. It’s Supergirl, the newest film from James Gunn’s DC that has some folks talking, but probably not as many as Warner Bros.

Episode #460: 'Leviticus' with Justin Kirkland

LEVITICUS is the new Australian horror movie that turns (already quite frightening) gay conversion rituals into something even more haunting. And with us to unpack it is

Episode #459: ‘Disclosure Day’ with Jamelle Bouie

Steven Spielberg's new film may be about conspiracies, coverups, and car chases, but it all hinges around the concept of journalism you can trust...so who better to join

Episode #458: Tropical Malady with Harry Dodge and Silas Howard

A dreamy two-piece love story about two men, one a soldier and the other a country boy. Or is three men? Or four? Also there's a tiger. We watch 2004's Tropical Malady fr

Episode #457: 'The Mandalorian & Grogu' with Danielle Radford

Just a well-intentioned bounty hunter and his magic green baby, zooming through the galaxy: you guessed it, we're talking THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU. We've got Danielle Radf

Episode #456: 'I Love Boosters' with Ryann Graham

It’s been 8 long years since Boots Riley’s directorial debut (Sorry to Bother You) surprised and delighted moviegoers. Does his follow-up deliver on color, comedy, and ch

Episode #455: 'Is God Is' with Sherin Nicole

Part revenge thriller, part Greek tragedy, and fully its own thing, Aleshea Harris’s directorial debut is an adaptation of her own award-winning Off-Broadway show. We hav

Episode #454: Count on 'The Sheep Detectives'

If you didn’t have “Hugh Jackman/CGI Talking sheep murder mystery” down as a lock to be both a critical hit and a box office success, you’d be forgiven. Does it help or h