Maximum Film!

5,0 (4)
AVALIAÇÕES DE FILMES
SEMANAL

A movie podcast that isn't just a bunch of straight white dudes. Comedian Kevin Avery is joined by film producer Drea Clark and film critic Alonso Duralde for a fast, funny, flight through film. Maximum Film! is news, reviews and in-depth insight, beamed directly into your ears every week.

HÁ 14 H

Episode #442: 'Wuthering Heights' with Alys Murray

Romance novelist and filmmaker Alys Murray joins us to unpack Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adaptation, and (perhaps unsurprisingly) opinions are varied! What does the movie have in common with Grease 2? Listen and learn! Plus, we have a Hotline call all about movie characters that need family or couples counseling. What’s Good Alonso - Nathan Rabin’s The Fractured Mirror Drea - Talking Spindle Cove on Reading Smut Alys - The Artful Dodger TV series Kevin - Valentine’s Day romance, courtesy of Avengers: Endgame ITIDIC Bad Bunny Sets First Lead Movie Role in ‘Porto Rico’ With Norton, Bardem Remembering a Trio of of Hollywood Greats We Lost this Week (Tom Noonan • Frederick Wiseman • Robert Duvall) - Alonso recommends The Store as a Wiseman entry point. - Tom Noonan’s The Wife is an adaptation of his play, Wifey. Staff Picks Drea - Emily Alonso - A Useful Ghost Alys - Dangerous Beauty Kevin - Sliding Doors Alys Murray’s new book is A Little Buzzed Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd WithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso Duralde Produced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

1h3min
13 DE FEV.

Episode #441: 'Pillion' with Nayland Blake

Have you heard about the new A24 movie from writer/director Harry Lighton that’s almost a romantic comedy about gay BDSM biker culture? That’s PILLION, starring Alexander Skarsgaard and Harry Melling, and we’re thrilled to have our friend Nayland Blake (an influential artist and teacher who’s an authority on queer kink, riding with us! What’s Good? Alonso - Trans Girl Scouts you can buy cookies from Drea - The Milan-Cortina Olympics (also Coach Jackie) Nayland - Midwest Magic Cleaning on YouTube Kevin - Casey Abrams at Hotel Cafe (w/surprise Dave Koz); Bobby Brown at the bar ITIDIC Letterboxd Op-Ed: Is Streaming Making Movies Less Memorable?Kristen Stewart Buys Highland Park TheaterOur ‘Sex-Positive Movie Night’ Picks in a Letterboxd List Staff Picks Alonso - Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die Drea - Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie Nayland - Bloodsisters Kevin - Secretary Nayland’s Books: My Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio No Wrong Holes: Thirty Years of Nayland Blake Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd WithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso Duralde Produced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

1h3min
6 DE FEV.

Episode #440: 'Send Help' with Kristen Lopez

Sam Raimi's darkly comedic thriller SEND HELP is a bright spot in the early 2026 movie calendar, and we've got writer and film critic Kristen Lopez with us to discuss it, as well as some of our favorite "Desert Island Movies" -- by which we mean movies set on a remote island, of course. What's Good Alonso - Super Bowl festivity & food Drea - Rainbow Wool Kristen - good movies in January Kevin - Twilight Zone fundraiser reading ITIDIC IRON LUNG, YouTube Creator’s $3m Indie, Opens #2 at the Box Office Lake Oswego Theater Loses Rights to Screen ‘Melania’ After Marquee Jokes MST3K and Rifftrax Plan Crossover Check out our "Desert Island Movies" List on Letterboxd Staff Picks Drea - The Housemaid Alonso - Office Killer Kristen - Pillion Kevin - The Ruins Read all about Kristen Lopez at her site or on The Film Maven Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd WithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso Duralde Produced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

1h1min
30 DE JAN.

Episode #439: 'The Testament of Ann Lee' with Emily St. James

We’re throwing our whole bodies into this discussion of Mona Fastvold’s epic historical musical biopic THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE. But it’s an audio medium, so you’ll have to take our word for it. We’re thrilled to have Emily St. James back with us! What’s Good Alonso - Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man Drea - The power of “DROWSING” (in Scrabble) Emily - Rewatching 28 Years Later Kevin - Love Thy Neighbor: A Charity Live Reading of The Twilight Zone (Live at Dynasty Typewriter and Livestreamed, 1/31/26) ITIDIC Oscar Nominations AnnouncedSundance Film Festival kicks off, for the final time in Park CityUnusual Musicals List on Letterboxd Staff Picks Drea - A Poet Alonso - The Moment Kevin - Martha Marcy May Marlene Follow Emily St. James on Bluesky or Instagram @emilystjams Subscribe to Episodes Listen to Podcast Like It’s… Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd WithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso Duralde Produced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

1h5min
23 DE JAN.

Episode #438: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple with Jordan Morris

MaxFun's own Jordan Morris (Jordan, Jesse, Go and Free with Ads) joins us to discuss Nia DaCosta's latest flex -- this time, she's settling into the 28 Years Later director's chair for the second in a proposed trilogy of 28 Years films (which are themselves sequels to 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later). It's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, starring Ralph Fiennes, Chi Lewis-Parry, Erin Kellyman, and Jack O'Connell. Then we take a Hotline call about food and cooking in the movies. What’s Good? Alonso - Experimenting with Bro Soap Drea - the many queens of the Midwest (here’s a list of ways to help Minnesota) • The Smitten Kitten • Comma, a bookshop Jordan - search for “ICE agents slipping on ice” Kevin - YouTube ‘80s/’90s football games rabbit hole ITIDIC Kathleen Kennedy Stepping Down as Lucasfilm HeadBoots Riley to Direct An Adaptation of ‘Mr. Burns,’ a Play About The SimpsonsStaff Picks Drea - Pride Alonso - A Bigger Splash Jordan - Godzilla vs. Biollante Kevin - The Marvels More about Jordan’s Predator: Bloodshed bit.ly/coolfight to preorder a signed copy Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd WithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso Duralde Produced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

1h10min
16 DE JAN.

Episode #437: 'The Chronology of Water' with Roxane Gay & Alain Martin

After making a splash at Cannes, THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER is finally getting released to theaters around the US. It’s a faithful film adaptation of the memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch, and we’re joined by both a memoirist and a filmmaker to discuss it all — Roxane Gay (HUNGER, BAD FEMINIST, and much more) and Alain Martin (The Forgotten Occupation). Then we’ll name some of our favorite memoir adaptations, and some memoirs we’d like to see adapted to film What’s Good? Alonso - The Hunger: Film Writing 2012-2024 by Melissa Anderson Drea - TasteBuds NYC videos Roxane - Heated Rivalry book series Alain - LA trip (for local premiere of The Forgotten Occupation!) Kevin - Buzz Ballz for Drea ITIDIC Golden Globes 2026 HappenedAlamo Drafthouse Shifting from Pen-and-Paper to Mobile Menu OrderingStaff Picks Alonso - The Swimmer Drea - Sound of Falling Alain - Nouvelle Vague Roxane - Hedda Kevin - Cedar Rapids Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd WithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso Duralde Produced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

1h5min
9 DE JAN.

Episode #436: MARTY SUPREME is a Real A**hole

Josh Safdie directed it, Timothée Chalamet stars in it, awards groups are crazy for it, and it’s seriously stressing us out. This week we’re back in the swing of things and talking about MARTY SUPREME. Then, in honor of main character Marty Mauser, we’re naming some of our favorite world-class a******s of cinema. What’s Good? Alonso - The meme feedback loop of Heated Rivalry Drea - Taskmaster (and the show’s quiet inclusivity) Kevin - Batman Bomber Jacket (and getting Alonso’s book for J) ITIDIC Betty Boop and Blondie Enter Public Domain in 2026 John Mayer and McG Buying the Henson Studio Lot and Name it Chaplin Studios Staff Picks Drea - Predator: Badlands Alonso - Familiar Touch Kevin - We Bury the Dead Leave us a message with your movie query! MaximumFun.org/Hotline Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd WithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso Duralde Produced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

59min
2 DE JAN.

Episode #435: Our Favorite Movies of 2025

We’re celebrating the end of the movie year that was and the start of the movie year to come, plus our first year (minus a few months in the middle there) with Kevin at the helm! We’ve got our annual Maxie Awards, movies we’re looking forward to in 2026 and, most importantly, each host’s 10 favorites from 2025. What's Good? Alonso - Barebells Drea - Warm (True) Spring Kevin - a year of hosting (sorta)! *indicates a film we covered on the show! Drea 10. Twinless* 9. Lurker 8. Hamnet* 7. Bugonia* 6. Sentimental Value 5. Sorry, Baby 4. The Secret Agent 3. Train Dreams* 2. One Battle After Another* 1. Sinners* Alonso 10. Happy End 9. A House of Dynamite 8. Rebuilding 7. It Was Just an Accident 6. One Battle After Another* 5. Train Dreams* 4. Caught by the Tides 3. My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow 2. Eephus 1. Sinners* Kevin 10. Good Fortune 9. Hedda* 8. The Long Walk* 7. Twinless* 6. Weapons* 5. Thunderbolts** 4. F1 3. Superman* 2. Sinners* 1. 40 Acres* Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or Letterboxd WithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso Duralde Produced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

1h22min

Ver tudo (452)

Alonso Duralde

Apresentação
Drea Clark

Apresentação
Ify Nwadiwe

Apresentação

5

de 5

4 avaliações

Ótimo!

13/11/2018

terrafenster

A maioria dos podcasts sobre cinema não me engaja, mas esse é especial! Se você quer pessoas diversas e perspectivas que nem sempre ouvimos na mídia mainstream, ouça esse podcast!
Just add it to your playlist!

28/01/2018

<MJ><\PG>

You won’t regret it!

A movie podcast that isn't just a bunch of straight white dudes. Comedian Kevin Avery is joined by film producer Drea Clark and film critic Alonso Duralde for a fast, funny, flight through film. Maximum Film! is news, reviews and in-depth insight, beamed directly into your ears every week.