About this episode
Dee Rees's first feature, 2011's PARIAH, is a groundbreaking work of queer cinema and an inspiration for director Olivia Peace's own debut film, TAHARA (which premiered at Slamdance in 2020). They first watched it back in high school; so how does it hit different 11 years later? Then, we answer the HOTLINE and consider movie premises that didn't live up to the their promise...s. What’s Good Mentions Alonso - The Gilded Age Drea - Lox Ify - Snowboarding Olivia - Valentine's Day trip to Long Beach ITIDIC The Academy has plans to make the 2022 Oscars a little different An actor was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a Ponzi scheme where he pretended to be making movie deals The director of the upcoming Netflix biopic about Marilyn Monroe has announced that his movie will be rated NC-17 Staff Picks: Ify - Shortbus Drea - Kimi Alonso - Middle of Nowhere Olivia - The Watermelon Woman Buy Alonso's book - I'll Be Home for Christmas Movies Support our sponsors! Wealthfront To get your first $5,000 managed for FREE, for life, go to wealthfront.com/MAXFILM Lumi Labs Get free shipping and 30% off your first order at MicrodoseGummies.com with code: MAXFILM With: Ify Nwadiwe Drea Clark Alonso Duralde Olivia Peace Follow us on BlueSky , Facebook , Instagram , or Letterboxd With Kevin Avery Drea Clark Alonso Duralde Produced by Marissa Flaxbart Sr. Producer Laura Swisher