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Maximum Film!
@maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social
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A movie podcast that isn't just a bunch of straight white dudes. With Kevin Avery, Drea Clark, & Alonso Duralde.
HOTLINE: http://www.maximumfun.org/hotline
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Have you heard about the new A24 kinda-rom-com about gay BDSM biker culture? That’s PILLION, starring Alexander Skarsgaard and Harry Melling, and we’re thrilled to have our friend @naylandblake.bsky.social riding with us! #filmsky

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February 13, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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Available now through May 31. Tell every single person you know!

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February 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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As our guest @kristenklopez.bsky.social sagely observes, you never know what's gonna be weaponized next in Sam Raimi's SEND HELP! We had a blast talking about this movie and comparing notes on our favorite (literal) "desert island movies". #filmsky

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February 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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So perfect to have secret Shaker-stan @emilystjams.bsky.social back with us to talk about Mona Fastvold's epic historical musical THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE. Plus we're talking Oscar nominations, Sundance's last hurrah in Park City, and our favorite unusual musicals.

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January 30, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Danny @maximumfun.org noticed that we narrowly missed an incredible convergence with our latest episode about THE BONE TEMPLE. Still worth a listen, even if it came out "29 episodes later..."

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A screenshot from Slack of several Maximum Fun employees discussing the fact that, had it come out a week earlier, the episode on '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' would have been 28 episodes after the one discussing the first '28 Years Later.'
January 26, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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I'm on the Green Line towards downtown Minneapolis ICE OUT protest.

The train filled immediately. Even 20 stops away from our destination we reached capacity.

People are cheering at every stop when they see people waiting to board because we are all starting to realize how big this is.
January 23, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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Now entering The Bone Temple: @jordanmorris.bsky.social We're talking 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE. This time Nia DaCosta is in the director's chair, the needle drops are hitting, and the kids (and their wigs) are not alright. Plus a Hotline Call about food movies!

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January 23, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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Very exciting to talk about Kristen Stewart's new-to-theaters directorial debut with @roxanegay.bsky.social and @alainmartin.bsky.social. We're talking THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER, plus a discussion of memoir movies we love and ones we'd like to see get made. #filmsky

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January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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“To Date, The Forgotten Occupation is the best Haitian history documentary I’ve seen.” - videolibrarian.com/reviews/docu...
The Forgotten Occupation: Jim Crow Goes to Haiti
The Forgotten Occupation: Jim Crow Goes to Haiti is a masterclass in how to inform with film, and it being such a comprehensive yet accessible source of information about Haitian history more than dou...
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January 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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Our first regular episode of the new year and we’re covering one of the buzziest titles of last year (still in theaters!). It’s MARTY SUPREME, and in his honor we’re also naming some of our favorite movies about assholes.
#filmsky

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In front of a green background, a screenshot of four people smiling out from their respective zoom window. Kevin, Marissa, Alonso, and Drea. Below the screenshot there is a cut out of the character Marty from the movie Marty supreme wearing glasses and walking angrily text on the image Reed “episode 436: MARTY SUPREME is a real a**hole.”
January 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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There’s some great news for families of trans kids today. 🧵!

HHS announced a rule recently not only forbidding Medicare and Medicaid pay for gender-affirming care for youth, but saying ANY institution that provided GAC for youth couldn’t get ANY Medicare or Medicaid funding for ANY procedure.
January 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
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Extremely grateful to the extraordinary Tim Blake Nelson for sitting down with @jorcru.bsky.social to talk about his career as an actor, director, & writer, from Juilliard (where he was studying when he first saw Jim Jarmusch’s DOWN BY LAW) to THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, & beyond! #filmsky
A yellow square with a red-tinted image of Tim Blake Nelson. Behind him, an image of people dancing (from the film THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) and a black and white image of a man cradling his head in his hands (from the film DOWN BY LAW). The words “Feeling Seen” in block letters across it all.
January 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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Happy New Year! Kick it off by catching up with us on our Top Ten Lists for 2025, complete with explanations, reminiscences, and even a little friendly contention! Plus we hand out our annual Maxie Awards and name some titles we're hotly anticipating for 2026.

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An image shows movie theater seats and a screen in the background. On the screen is a screenshot from Zoom of Alonso, Kevin, and Drea in their respective windows. Text reads "Our Favorite Movies of 2025" and below this, a black square logo for Maximum Film, featuring film reels.
January 2, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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Merry Christmas MF’ers! (That’s short for Maximum Film! listenERS, obvi). We’re looking at an indie holiday movie you might want to add to the rotation this 2nd Day of Christmas. It’s THE BALTIMORONS with the hilarious Ben Katzner!

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A graphic reads “‘The Baltimorons’ with Ben Katzner” in front of a background of a Baltimore street lit up for Christmas. Below the text, a screenshot from Zoom of Kevin, Drea, Ben, and Alonso. Alonso has a lovely Christmas tree lit up behind him. Below the screenshot, a cutout illustration of a couple in winter coats walking arm and arm (from the poster for THE BALTIMORONS).
December 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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The @maximumfun.org wrapped is the best wrapped I’ve received this year 😂
Screenshot of an email “You’re ready for your MaxFun Wrapped. Here’s what you listened to in 2025: ??? IDK??? We don't know all your data, sorry. Not our thing. But since you like MaxFun, gonna assume it was some weird stuff. You're in the top 0.001%
December 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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The newest batch of CCM Holiday Movie Reviews from resident Christmas Zaddy @aduralde.bsky.social !
December 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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The @flophousepodcast.com's Elliott Kalan joins us to put his “Mad about Mads”-ness where his mouth is as we discuss a stylized new horror-ish thriller DUST BUNNY! Then we’ll talk about movies that would make good genre entry points for kids who are ready. #filmsky

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A graphic says "Dust Bunny with Elliott Kalan," above a screenshot from Zoom, depicting Elliott, Marissa, Kevin, and Drea in their respective Zoom windows. Behind this, peach curtains billow, as under it all a little girl and Mads Mikkelsen (from the film DUST BUNNY) hold out their arms as if to block the path of a certain monster...
December 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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I’m calling for a boycott until they get rid of this dry dick Santa and give us the Santa That Makes Chicks Cream that we deserve

hashtag war of Christmas

hashtag not my Santa
December 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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It’s December, and is it really a holiday movie podcast without the man who wrote the book on the subject, @aduralde.bsky.social (@maximumfilmpodcast.bsky.social)? It’s the audio commentary for Paul Feig’s festive rom-com with a twist: “Last Christmas”. #FilmSky

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December 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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We’re taking a look at the life of a fictional bonafide movie star (as played by actual bonafide movie star George Clooney) in JAY KELLY. Then we’ll have a movie quiz about pretend-movie-star movies! With our guest, the voice of Old Derf himself, Justin Tyler! #filmsky
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A graphic has a picture of a smiling George Clooney (playing Jay Kelly in the movie of the same name) wearing a white tuxedo and appearing to look down at a screenshot from Zoom. The screenshot shows Justin Tyler, Kevin, Drea, and Alonso all smiling out from their respective zoom windows. Alonso has a Christmas tree behind him. Text on the image reads “Jay Kelly with Justin Tyler“.
December 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Continuing into our 200s with major star-power…JAMES BADGE DALE gives us an acting masterclass packed-full of amazing stories, and the inspiration he felt watching the free performances in Scorsese’s MEAN STREETS. You gotta listen! #filmsky

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A square yellow graphic reads “Feeling Seen,” and features a red-tinted headshot of James Badge Dale, as well as two movie stills. On the top, the still is of Dale in the film KING IVORY, carrying an automatic weapon and walking though a fluorescent-lit room covered in plastic tarps. The second is a young Robert De Niro in MEAN STREETS, holding a bag of ice to his eye and laughing in front of a sign that reads “POSITIVELY NO GAMBLING.”
December 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Since late October, at the end of each episode, @aduralde.bsky.social has recapped all the holiday movies he saw that week...in one minute. Here's a thread of those films -- we'll add to it as we close in on Christmas!
December 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Christmas Zaddy @aduralde.bsky.social is on the latest episode of The Flop House, covering a movie he would only have subjected his MaxFilm! cohosts to as some kind of MaxFunDrive stunt...thanks for taking the fall for us, boys!
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Tomorrow! @aduralde.bsky.social returns to The Flop House with our annual dose of Christmas coal! This year, we discuss Canada's utterly bizarre THE CHRISTMAS MARTIAN!
December 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Have you listened yet? It's incredible. A sci-fi podcast from improvisers, sound designed like a feature film. AND you can jump into The Young Old Derf Chronicles even if you haven't listened to all of Mission to Zyxx yet! maximumfun.org/episodes/mis...
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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In continuing celebration of 200 episodes...have you heard our very first episode, with @emilystjams.bsky.social, from 2021? Not only does it set the tone for the whole show going forward, but it was nominated for an LA Press Club award!

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Feeling Seen Episode 1: Midsommar with Writer Emily St. James
Writer and podcaster Emily St. James (Vox, The A.V. Club, Arden Podcast) is on to discuss why she felt seen by the character of Dani in Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar.’
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December 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM