Episode 232: Celebrating Sidney Poitier with Reinaldo Marcus Green and 'Lilies of the Field'

Fresh off getting a slew of Oscar nods for his KING RICHARD, director Reinaldo Marcus Green joins us to talk about the peerless Sidney Poitier's Oscar-winning performance in 1963's LILIES OF THE FIELD. Then, how will the panelists fare in a newsy quiz about Oscar firsts?? What’s Good Mentions Alonso - treasured memories of Entertainment Weekly Drea - Olympic athletes Ify - Lake Arrowhead and the LA freedom to opt-in to winter Rei - ya know, six Oscar nominations, nbd ITIDIC Steven Soderbergh doesn’t think movie superheroes are having sex; James Gunn begs to differ “Missing Movies” Organization seeks to help films that streaming forgot Staff Picks: Ify - Sister Act Drea - Catch the Fair One Alonso - Marry Me Rei - Licorice Pizza Look out for Rei's We Own This City in April on HBO! Buy Alonso's book - I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies Support our sponsors! Magic Spoon Go to magicspoon.com/MAXFILM to grab a custom bundle of cereal and start your New Year off right! And be sure to use our promo code MAXFILM at checkout to save five dollars on your order! With: Ify Nwadiwe Drea Clark Alonso Duralde Reinaldo Marcus Green Follow us on BlueSky , Facebook , Instagram , or Letterboxd With Kevin Avery Drea Clark Alonso Duralde Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Sr. Producer Laura Swisher