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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What a blast to have hilarious musical improv comedians Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino with us this week to talk about THE MUSICAL! We even had some actually pretty genius movie ideas for comedies with a noir twist. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

A graphic featuring red theater curtain illustration in the background, centered on a screenshot from Zoom of five people smiling out from respective zoom windows. Above and below this, images from the movie THE MUSICAL appear.

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We have Hollywood Reporter Critic @ajhan.bsky.social back with us to discuss the witchery, dessert preferences and, yes, grimoires, of PRACTICAL MAGIC 2. Then we have a movie quiz about films with two sisters! #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

A graphic shows a screenshot from Zoom of four smiling faces in their respective Zoom windows. Text on the screen reads episode 472, practical magic 2 with Angie Han.

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The gang's all here for our discussion of BUDDY, the postmodernist horror comedy set inside a 90s kids TV show. Then we'll get into some of our favorite times that TV made it to the big screen. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

A graphic centers around a screenshot from Zoom, with four smiling faces in their respective windows (Kevin, Marissa, Drea, and Alonso). The graphic background is green astroturf. Text at the top reads "Episode 471: It's Absurdist, It's Disturbing, It's 'Buddy'!". Text at the bottom reads "Best Summer Box Office Ever? Nathan Fielder's Latest Surprise; TV on the movie screens." At the top corner, a cutout from the film BUDDY shows Cristin Milioti, mid-scream. In the bottom right corner, Buddy, a person (or is he?) in an orange unicorn costume, holds his hands up as a little boy hugs him around the waist.

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Kristen Lopez @kristenklopez.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Figured I'd do a proper retweet since it dropped so late last night. I'm one of the few (only?) disabled critics reviewing BEING HEUMANN out of TIFF. In a landscape where the government would love to kill the ADA, and Section 504 has been deemed unnecessary, this is a vital piece of history.

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

COYOTE VS. ACME is out at last & @davidkittredge.bsky.social (whose doc BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL is finally hitting theaters too!) joins us to talk about it!. Then we'll name some lawsuits that the characters of other films might have on their hands. #filmsky #kevinavery maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

A graphic featuring a screenshot from Zoom of four people smiling out from their Zoom windows. The backdrop is a blue sky over a desert landscape. Text reads "Episode 470: Coyote vs Acme with David Kittredge; Remembering Dolly Parton and Tim Curry; film characters who should've sued." In the corder, there is graphic of Wile E. Coyote holding up a sign that says and falling down. In the lower corner, Will Forte as a lawyer sits in front of a microphone, scowling.

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Our friend @katiewalshstx.bsky.social joins us to talk about TONY, the not-quite-a-biopic, more-like-a-fictionalized-origin-story from director Matt Johnson. We talk about working in kitchens, prickly protagonists, celebrity origin stories, and more. Enjoy! #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We've been trying not to make every week's ITIDIC all about Paramount and its merger machinations, but you know we've been keeping an eye on it. Here's a petition you can sign to encourage the AGs not to back down on their antitrust suit. noparamountconcessions.com?source=btm-l...

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#BlockTheMerger

Twelve state attorneys general sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Concessions don’t protect workers, consumers or creators. Tell the AGs to hold strong and take it to trial. SIGN THE P...

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Comedian @haybeacon.bsky.social is our guest this week for a boisterous conversation about the stoner comedy that celebrates female friendship and inexplicable choices, THE WRONG GIRLS! Then we talk about our favorite “serious actors“ taking comedic turns. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

A graphic with the words “episode 468, THE WRONG GIRLS at the top. Beneath this, a screenshot from Zoom of four smiling faces in their respective windows. Below this, a cut out image of Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat from the movie. Smaller text reads “plus! The new new new X-Men; serious actors doing comedy!”

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Dylan NDR Edwards @dylanndr.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Anecdotal, but my experience is that queer and trans folks are more politically engaged and more likely to turn out to vote than cishets, because we have been a constant target of political attack since forever. We are obligated to care and participate to further our own harm reduction efforts

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We've got Andrea Subissati, editor of @ruemorguemag.bsky.social, in to discuss Jane Schoenbrun's hotly anticipated (at least, in our corner of the internet) 3rd feature, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA! Then a quiz about exceptionally long film titles... #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

A graphic features a screenshot from Zoom of four smiling faces in their respective windows -- Andrea, Alonso, Drea, and Kevin. Below this, a cutout of Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson from CAMP MIASMA, looking up at an unseen screen with a mix of apprehension, longing, and resignation. Text above the images reads "TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA with Andrea Subissati." Below, smaller text reads "Plus! Paramount Threatens to Leave California; Movie Quiz: Long Titles!"

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Everybody's talking about it, and so are we: it's a Brand New Day over on Max Film! We're joined by certified Spider-fan @kenplume.bsky.social for this fun conversation, capped off by a hotline call about the movies your parents wouldn't let you watch. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Shoutout to rickcorp who clearly DOES know Kevin!

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Supporting Actresses @actressespod.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

ICYMI: @dreaclark.bsky.social (@maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social) joined us to discuss Gwyneth's performance in Merchant Ivory's Jefferson in Paris, a film that's more of a Goop origin story than you'd think 👀 🎧: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

If you’ve seen one Pickleball comedy, have you seen them all? Ask @aduralde.bsky.social — he’s seen two! #filmsky

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Everyone clap for Molly! PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE was so fun to discuss!

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Kristen Lopez @kristenklopez.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Reupping the news that I had a new book drop this week, BUT HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK: ROMANCE EDITION.

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

We're talking THE DINK this week, the new pickleball comedy from BARB AND STAR director Josh Greenbaum. Comedian (and pickleballer!) Jaron Myers is our guest! Plus we pitch some truly unhinged movies based on throughly modern concepts. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

A graphic with a pickleball court in the background. At the top, the words "Episode 465: THE DINK with Jaron Myers." A Zoom screenshot below that text shows four smiling faces in their respective Zoom windows -- Alonso, holding up a the DISCO ITALIANA box set; Drea, Jaron, and Kevin. Text below that screenshot reads "Plus! Cinerama, Comic-Con and Corporate Comeuppance" and "Out pitches for modern-concept movies". A cutout from the film THE DINK shows Mary Steenburgen and Jake Johnson facing each other and pumping their arms as if to say "yessss."

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Also: We made a list on Letterboxd of the books we read in high school that actually got made into movies (at least, the ones we mentioned in the episode). Log in and add some other titles for us! letterboxd.com/maximumfilm/...

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High-School Reads

As discussed in Episode #464: 'The Odyssey' with Dimitry Pompée, films based on books we read in high school (in the episode, we also discuss books we read that seem ripe for a great adaptation that h...

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Supporting Actresses @actressespod.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

It wouldn’t be 18th century France if we didn’t see the Parisian aristocracy introduced to the guillotine. @dreaclark.bsky.social (@maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social) gets into it on our latest episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

To Troy and Back Again: we're talking about THE ODYSSEY this week with @eurovangelists.com co-host Dimitry Pompée! Plus, no shortage of hot takes (most of them not about this film) and lots of fun ideas for movies based on books we read in high school. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Alonso and Dave White on Press Play! 👯‍♂️👂

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Hope you're as excited about PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE discussion on this week's MaxFilm as @maximumfun.org producer Valerie! #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

A conversation from Slack between Valerie and Marissa. Valerie expressed extreme excitement upon hearing about Maximum Film's coverage of the Brian De Palma film PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

As teased on last week's episode! ("Merchant and Ivory's worst film?")

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

If your chickenshit hospital, like mine, ended care, it is time to tell them unequivocally to provide gender-affirming care for kids who need it. It is a moral and legal imperative to do so.

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Made a Letterboxd list of the One-Location films that got mentioned in our episode about THE INVITE. A few additional titles have already been added...check it out and let us know if any favorites of yours are missing! #filmsky letterboxd.com/maximumfilm/...

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Favorite One-Location Movies

Films set entirely in one location – like the movie that inspired this list, Olivia Wilde's THE INVITE – aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, and they can be hard to pull off. But when they work, they really...

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

In our latest episode, filmmaker Amber Sealey joins us for an appropriately raucous and risqué discussion of the new marriage dramedy from Olivia Wilde, THE INVITE. Then we discuss our favorite films that are set in a single location! #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Our friend Justin Kirkland is here to talk about the doubly freaky new Australian queer horror film LEVITICUS...Then we twist up some classic rom-coms with a devlish touch taken straight from this film...you won't believe what we've done with Hugh Grant! #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

A graphic reads 'Leviticus with Justin Kirkland' in black letters over a gray background. Below this text, a screenshot from Zoom shows four people smiling out from their respective windows -- Alonso, Drea, Justin, and Kevin. Below the screenshot, a cutout from LEVITICUS of two young men, one with dark hair in a gray hoodie and one blonde in a white t-shirt, tentatively holding their hands up to touch through a screen door.

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Have you listened to our latest episode yet? We've got @jamellebouie.net! We're discussing movie news, DISCLOSURE DAY, plus some directors whose filmographies are especially revealing... maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

If you want to know why Rotta the Hutt is Stinky, unpack the birth of Wookiepedia, and fangirl over stop motion, you gotta call @danielleradford.bsky.social. She's our guest today as we talk THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU & take a Hotline Question about Dad Movies! #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

Over a backdrop of the Hutt Palace at Nal Hutta (that's what it's called, picture a giant tree on swamp world), a heading reads "Episode 457: The Mandalorian and Grogu with Danielle Radford." Below this, a screenshot with four people smiling out from their respective Zoom window, each holding their chin up with their hand. Danielle, Marissa, Drea, and Kevin. Below this, a cutout image of The Mandalorian (in silver space armor) with Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) on his back. More text on the screen says "Armando Iannucci's Paddington 4; Dad Movies: What are they?; It's Take your Baby Yoda to Work Day."

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Feeling Seen @feelingseen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The tip from love to obsession; the fine line between self-betterment and self-erasure... themes shared by Natalie Erika James's new SACCHARINE and Pawlikowski's MY SUMMER OF LOVE (2004). 2 very different film tastes, & they taste great together, only on FEELING SEEN! maximumfun.org/episodes/fee...

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Natalie Erika James on ‘My Summer of Love’ | Maximum Fun

The director of SACCHARINE, RELIC, and APARTMENT 7A couldn’t resist the siren song of this queer coming-of-age drama.

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

We’re joined this week by ‘Black People Love Paramore’s Ryann Graham to peel back the many layers of Boots Riley’s new film, I LOVE BOOSTERS! Then we talk about what would happen if some famous films had teleportation devices (because why not?). #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

We’ve got film critic and ‘Geek Girl Riot’ host Sherin Nicole on this week for a truly riotous discussion of IS GOD IS, movie news, scandals in oven usage, and even a Twin Movie Quiz. #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

A graphic with a screenshot from Zoom in the center, showing four hosts in their respective Zoom windows. Kevin and Alonso at top, and Sherin and Drea below, both with backdrops of the Northern Lights behind them (which is in no way related to the film this week). Text above the photo reads 'Episode 455: IS GOD IS with Sherin Nicole.' Below the photo, text reads "THE HOUSEMAID treads the boards; Little twin stars: a movie quiz; God and her Girls, out for revenge". All of this is over a backdrop of a cement wall with peeling paint; in the bottom right corner, a cutout image from IS GOD IS shows two young Black women in tank tops and jeans, with blonde braids. They are hunched down, as if peering around the corner./

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Jordan Crucchiola @jorcru.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Seriously you guys I’m ready for a trilogy of sheep solving mysteries with English village folk

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Sometimes a murder movie is also a feel-good movie, and this one also happens to be a talking animals movie! We are talking (humans) about THE SHEEP DETECTIVES! Plus some memorable talking animal movies from the past; which ones would you add to the list? #filmsky maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

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Feeling Seen @feelingseen.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Just such pure fun to talk to Amber Nash -- veteran improvisor most famous as the voice of Pam from ARCHER -- about claiming the power of your Golden Girls Era, being an icon, and...LETHAL WEAPON 3. These conversations are only happening on Feeling Seen, people. 😆 maximumfun.org/episodes/fee...

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Amber Nash on ‘Lethal Weapon 3’ | Maximum Fun

Given that she’s the voice of one of the most iconic bad bitches in entertainment history — Pam Poovey from the long-running and groundbreaking ARCHER — it’s no surprise that Amber Nash felt seen by…

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

It's finally time to take another turn on the RUNWAY & we have film critic (& former beleaguered NYC assistant) Katie Walsh with us to talk about THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2. Plus, we've got some surprising movie news, + some of our most memorable celebrity movie cameos. maximumfun.org/episodes/max...

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Oops It's Bowser @thepeoplesbowser.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

It was my birthday today, so I made myself this cake. While I worked on it I listened to @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social and @flophousepodcast.com Happy end of the #MaxFunDrive!

Layered pineapple upside down cake with plenty of cherries and cream cheese frosting

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

We hit our milestone goal of 300 new members, so Kevin is going to subject (?) @dreaclark.bsky.social & @aduralde.bsky.social to one of the old movies he keeps mentioning. Will it be 'The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh?' 'The Ghost and Mr. Chicken?' Help us transcend at maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm!

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Feeling Seen @feelingseen.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

We only need 13 more Feeling Seen listeners to join, boost, or upgrade to hit our show goal and unlock a LIVE event hosted by Jordan for all the folks who joined/boosted/upgraded for our show this year! MaximumFun.org/joinfeelingseen! Share this if you see it and have already supported!

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It's the last day of #MaxFunDrive and boy do we have a doozy for ya! @trevellanderson.bsky.social helps us sort through our thoughts and feelings re: MICHAEL, plus we're talking about our favorite entries in that challenging genre, the biopic. Listen after heading to maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm!

A graphic with a photo of a brick wall as the background. A screenshot from Zoom shows four people smiling from their respective windows. In the upper left corner, Alonso holds up a copy of the book HITCHCOCKIAN THRILLERS by Stephen Rebello. Below the screenshot, cutout images of Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson from two different periods of the film. Text on the image reads, "MICHAEL with Tre'vell Anderson; Plus: Books & VHS are hot!; Biopics that work!; Max Fun Drive 2026"

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Alonso Duralde @aduralde.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The big movie opening this week is about the media suffering in the wake of corporatization and consolidation. Support the shows you love, and keep them independent, by joining (or upgrading or boosting) Maximum Fun today! maximumfun.org/join @maximumfun.org @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social

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Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries @nerdmysteries.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Host Austin was able to go through this in 22 seconds, think you can beat their speed run? The gauntlet is thrown, we are TWO away from 170 new/upgrading/boosting members this #maxfundrive lets hit 175 by the time Host Austin is on stream later tonight at 9pm EDT!

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

What John says is true, and beyond all the bonus content, keychains, visors, and water bottles, it’s the real reason why you should become a member of MaxFun, or boost your membership. Now’s the time! Just go to MaximumFun.org/join

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Oh man folks, we are up to 197 in the 5 hours or so since posting this video to IG…come on last 3 new/upgrading/boosting folks of Bluesky! Get yourself a damn good chance at winning some great merch while supporting MaxFilm! Maximumfin.org/join

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Maximum Film! @maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Did you see? We dropped a teaser for our latest Bonus Content in the feed today. MAXIMUM SIDEBAR! is Kevin, @aduralde.bsky.social and @dreaclark.bsky.social sharing good stuff in the areas of food, self care, and technology. You can hear it all as a member. Just go to MaximumFun.org/join now!

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