Max, Mike; Movies
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Episode 284 – Citizen Kane (1941)
April 08, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBWelcome to Max Foster Levine and No One Else; Movies. I, and I alone, have come up with our new series “Didn’t Win. Didn’t Win. Didn’t Win.” and don’t you forget it! Yes, yes, I may have had some partner or other at some point but I sent him packing when he showed his vast … Continue reading "Episode 284 – Citizen Kane (1941)"
Episode 283 – The Wizard of Oz (1939)
April 01, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBSomewheeeerre, off in the podcastMovies playAnd my buddy and me chatAbout them throughout the day.Somewhere, off in the podcast,We’ll talk flicks.And we’ll just keep on talking’cause we’re a pair of . . . Um, ok, that’s enough singing for now! Yes, believe it or not, the classic “The Wizard of Oz” was nominated for but … Continue reading "Episode 283 – The Wizard of Oz (1939)"
Episode 282 – Brokeback Mountain (2005)
March 18, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBWe’ve got us a brand-new series! How often does that happen? Well, pretty often, but that’s part of the magic! This week, we’re kicking off our series “Didn’t Win. Didn’t Win. Didn’t Win” where we discuss movies that seemed like a lock for the Best Picture Oscar but instead were cruelly and viciously stomped upon … Continue reading "Episode 282 – Brokeback Mountain (2005)"
Episode 281 – Forty Guns (1957)
March 11, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBWe’re closing out “Because Patton Said So” with one last entry from Patton Oswalt’s choices from the Criterion Collection. And as we mosey into the sunset, on our cayuse (which I think is a small Yugoslavian car, don’t quote me on that), we’re taking a gander at a Sam Fuller Western, 1957’s “Forty Guns.” The … Continue reading "Episode 281 – Forty Guns (1957)"
Episode 280 – Female Trouble (1974)
March 04, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBHeeewack, campers! We’ve got another choice selection from the list of Filmaster Oswalt! He’s brought us obscure, powerful noir films, languid, elegant Japanese films, so what tasteful, understated lyrical selection has he made for us . . . oh. Oh. OHHH!!!! OH GOD MY EYES MY EYES WHAT’S HAPPENING WHAT THE HELL IS THIS OHGODOHGODOHGODOHGOD … Continue reading "Episode 280 – Female Trouble (1974)"
Episode 279 – The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
February 26, 2024 13:00 - 58 minutes - 51.9 MBOnce again, we are pleased to bring you a film selection suggested by one Mr. Patton Oswalt (and there is only one of him, at least until I perfect my cloning-and-memory-imprint-transfer device, which should be any day now; I just need to find one more set of old skee-ball machine gears . . .): Yasujirō … Continue reading "Episode 279 – The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)"
Episode 278 – Detour (1945)
February 19, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBWelcome to a brand-spanking-new series (a spanking! A spanking!), inspired by someone Mike and I both admire and enjoy: Patton! That’s right, when you put your hand in a pile of goo that five minutes ago was a movie’s guts . . . wait, hang on, wrong Patton . . . No, indeed, this series … Continue reading "Episode 278 – Detour (1945)"
Episode 277 – Barbie (2023)
February 12, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBToday, the laughter has died. Yes, we’ve come to the end of our “What’s So Funny?” series; we’re all sorry to see it end, as it means nothing will ever be funny again but we urge you all to stiffen that upper lip, square those shoulders, and do your best to carry on. We’re closing … Continue reading "Episode 277 – Barbie (2023)"
Episode 276 – The Cheap Detective (1978)
February 05, 2024 13:00 - 57 minutes - 66.6 MBWelcome to our penultimate “What’s So Funny?” episode; this week we’ve got a Neil Simon-penned (or more likely typewritered) little number, the spiritual sequel, sort of, to a movie both Mike and I really enjoy, “Murder By Death,” another Neil Simon creation. This one focuses more on one genre: the hard-boiled detective movie, more specifically, … Continue reading "Episode 276 – The Cheap Detective (1978)"
Episode 275 – Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
January 29, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBWell now, homefellows. I must suggest that you “step off”, lest you find yourself labeled a “jive turkey.” I am not funning with you, my siblings. I would deeply appreciate it if you would each and every one of you pick up what we are “laying down,” as it were; Max and Mike are our … Continue reading "Episode 275 – Dolemite Is My Name (2019)"
Episode 274 – Seven Psychopaths (2012)
January 22, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBYEE HAW! Howdy, pardners! I’m Big Max and that there is Big Mike and we’re “Big Max and Big Mike’s Big House O’ Psychopaths”! And we’ve got so much inventory this month that we’ve gone PLUM CRAZY! Come on down and see what we’ve got! We’ve got masked vigilantes tossing playing cards! We’ve got bald … Continue reading "Episode 274 – Seven Psychopaths (2012)"
Episode 273 – Love at First Bite (1979)
January 15, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBWelcome back to our “What’s So Funny?” series. And you know what’s funny? The blood-sucking undead. Oh, my sides! Yes, the 70’s brought a resurgence of Dracula movies (not that he ever really went away) and 1979 brought us one! Two! Three! Four! Five! Five Dracula movies! Ah ah ah! {sound of thunder}. And of … Continue reading "Episode 273 – Love at First Bite (1979)"
Episode 272 – The World’s End (2013)
January 08, 2024 13:00 - 59 minutes - 68.7 MBOur entry in our series “What’s So Funny?” this week is the third in the famous (or infamous) Cornetto Trilogy from Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Edgar Wright. Sadly, we’ve skipped right over “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” (for now) but we’re focusing on this rather odd, surprisingly emotionally complex comedy. This film … Continue reading "Episode 272 – The World’s End (2013)"
Episode 271 – Eurotrip (2004)
January 01, 2024 13:00 - 56 minutes - 65 MBGuten jour, me old mates-comrades! Welcome to our wonderful country of Europe! Yag shamash! Here in Europe, we Europeans so much like to see Americans come here to enjoy our foodthings, purchase our geegaws, and desecrate our many famous monuments and landmarks! Do we mind? Nyet! As long as it is for funny Tik Tokking … Continue reading "Episode 271 – Eurotrip (2004)"
Episode 270 – The Blues Brothers (1980)
December 18, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 77 MBThe movie’s one hundred fifty-one minutes long. We’ve got a full box of Bumpy Pux, half a quart of YooHoo, it’s broad daylight and we’re wearing rainbow-sequined lederhosen. Let’s roll. Welcome to another in our series “What’s So Funny?” The movie that tries to answer that question this week is John Landis’ “The Blues Brothers,” … Continue reading "Episode 270 – The Blues Brothers (1980)"
Episode 269 – Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
December 11, 2023 13:00 - 59 minutes - 68.4 MBHeeeyyy! Wakka wakka wakka! We’re DONE being hard-boiled and detective-y, so now we’re going to lighten up with a new series we’re calling “What’s So Funny?” Howaya, howaya, howaya? Saying things three times is funny! Hey, Mike! Bring that tray of priceless crystal goblets over here but watch out for that banana peel . . … Continue reading "Episode 269 – Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)"
Episode 268 – Night of the Hunter (1955)
November 27, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 74 MBAs we come to the close of our “Walk the Dark Street” series, let us consider hunting. One can hunt for many things: gold, Red October, wascally wabbits . . . but what sort of man does it take to hunt for two adorable children and their cash-filled doll? I’ll tell you what kind: Robert … Continue reading "Episode 268 – Night of the Hunter (1955)"
Episode 267 – The Thin Man (1934)
November 13, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBGreat googly-moogly, we’re at the penultimate “Walk the Dark Street” episode and what do we have? A muurrrrrrrderrrr. Murder most foul! Missing persons! Terrible deaths! Conniving relatives! What can possibly solve this confounding conundrum? The one thing that always helps: booze! Yes, booze, and lots of it! Booze makes you charming and enhances your deductive … Continue reading "Episode 267 – The Thin Man (1934)"
Episode 266 – Le Samourai (1967)
November 06, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBAh, oui . . . the way of le Samourai. Surely there is nothing more French than le code of le Bushido, non? For was it not Jean-Paul Sartre who said “Existence precedes and rules essence, and so I must cut my belly open.” How often have we thrilled to the exploits of that master … Continue reading "Episode 266 – Le Samourai (1967)"
Episode 265 – Tokyo Drifter (1966)
October 30, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBKon’nichiwa, minasan, Makkusu, Maiku, eiga, soshite watashitachi no sirīzu `u~ōku za dāku sutorīto’ e yōkoso. Ok, that was supposed to say “Hello, folks, welcome to Max, Mike, Movies and our series, Walk the Dark Street.” However, apparently what it actually says is: “Hello, everyone. Welcome to Max, Mike, the film, and this series, Walking on … Continue reading "Episode 265 – Tokyo Drifter (1966)"
Episode 264 – Dark City (1998)
October 23, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 72 MBLadies and gentlemen, welcome to today’s tour of Dark City, brought to you by Max, Mike; Movies, the podcast for your busy Dark City life, and their latest flavor . . . sorry, series, “Walk the Dark Street.” And how appropriate is that, folks, because all our streets are dark! Here. Because it’s Dark City … Continue reading "Episode 264 – Dark City (1998)"
Episode 263 – Sin City (2005)
October 16, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 74.1 MB“Hello, hi, is this thing on? Ok, I’d like to call to order this meeting of the Sin City Chamber of Commerce. Could I get some water, please? Um, ok, I’d like to start off by saying kudos to all you guys; we’ve had a great year for at least SOME sins. Wrath, well, we … Continue reading "Episode 263 – Sin City (2005)"
Episode 262 – Double Indemnity (1944)
October 09, 2023 15:02 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBWell, we’re about halfway through our “Walk the Dark Street” series and Mike and I are learning things about film noir that we never imagined. We’ve learned hard lessons, rough lessons, painfully tight lessons . . . ok, this is going in a weird direction, but perhaps the most surprising thing we’ve learned is from … Continue reading "Episode 262 – Double Indemnity (1944)"
Episode 261- The Big Sleep (1946)
October 02, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBIn this week’s episode of “Walk the Dark Street” we return to the Age of Classic Noir with the 1946 Bogey and Bacall vehicle, directed by Howard Hawks and with a screenplay written by none other than William Faulkner, adapted from a Raymond Chandler novel. Faulkner, later legendary for his simple, clear-cut storytelling and basic, … Continue reading "Episode 261- The Big Sleep (1946)"
Episode 260 – Diva (1981)
September 25, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 72 MB“Hey, man, you know what they call Max, Mike; Movies in France?” “No. What do they call it?” “They call it Le Max, Mike; Cinéma.” “That’s cool. What do they call ‘Walk the Dark Street’ in France’?” “That’d be “Marcher Dans La Rue Sombre. “ “Cool. Cool. Is that because they use the metric system?” … Continue reading "Episode 260 – Diva (1981)"
Episode 259 – The Long Goodbye (1973)
September 18, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBAnd we’re back, walking the dark street with our series “Walk the Dark Street.” Works out rather nicely, doesn’t it? This week our subject is a 70’s take on that classic Raymond Chandler character Phillip Marlowe in Robert Altman’s film version of “The Long Goodbye.” This one’s a little different folks; for one thing, it’s … Continue reading "Episode 259 – The Long Goodbye (1973)"
Episode 258 – Sunset Boulevard (1950)
September 11, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBThis dame was trouble. I could tell. Those big, brown eyes, so innocent, eyes that said “trust me, I won’t stab you in the back.” Right. I’d heard that before and I had the scars on my trapezius to prove it. She tossed her long mane of hair aside and crossed her long, gorgeous legs, … Continue reading "Episode 258 – Sunset Boulevard (1950)"
Episode 257 – Deep Impact (1998)
September 04, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBAs we close out our “…But An Incredible Simulation” series, we’re taking a deep look, thinking deep thoughts, and having a deep discussion about . . . well, it’s right there in the episode title, so you don’t really need me to say it. “Deep Impact” and “Armageddon” have an odd history; most people see … Continue reading "Episode 257 – Deep Impact (1998)"
Episode 256 – Armageddon (1998)
August 28, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MB[scene: studio execs at Touchstone Pictures talking to director Michael Bay] Execs: So, Mr. Bay, we’re looking for a major summer tentpole movie for 1998. Any ideas? Michael Bay: BOOM! KABLAM! KABLOOIE! SKADAM!! Execs: An asteroid, you say? Love it! So, we get some big stars in a disaster movie . . . what else? … Continue reading "Episode 256 – Armageddon (1998)"
Episode 255 – Chop Kick Panda (2011)
August 21, 2023 12:00 - 54 minutes - 63.3 MBLast week’s movie raised the question “Was everybody Kung Fu Fighting?” Well, this week, a 2011 . . . tribute/homage/why-god-why film mumbles the question “Yeah, and was everybody Tae Kwan Do fighting, too? I mean, they might have been! I guess . . .” Like the DreamWorks film, this movie(?) features a Panda and martial … Continue reading "Episode 255 – Chop Kick Panda (2011)"
Episode 254 – Kung Fu Panda (2008)
August 14, 2023 12:00 - 59 minutes - 69 MBThis week in our “… But An Incredible Simulation” series we tackle the very serious lyrical question: Was EVERYONE Kung Fu Fighting? I mean, it just doesn’t’ seem to make practical sense for everyone, everywhere to be Kung Fu Fighting, especially at the same time. All urban infrastructure would come to a complete halt. Food … Continue reading "Episode 254 – Kung Fu Panda (2008)"
Episode 253 – Mac and Me (1988)
August 07, 2023 12:00 - 59 minutes - 68.5 MBMac and Cheese. Mac and PC. Mac and Me. It’s an almost inevitable progression, isn’t it? A beloved taste treat, a primal struggle between titans, and . . . this movie we’re using for this week’s entry in “…But An Incredible Simulation.” I’m sure you don’t need me to point out the obvious connection between … Continue reading "Episode 253 – Mac and Me (1988)"
Episode 252 – E.T., The Extraterrestrial (1982)
July 31, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBWelcome to another in our “…But An Incredible Simulation,” where we pair blockbusters with mockbusters, in an attempt to tease your cinematic palette (ooo, sounds naughty!). This week, we’ve got a classic Steven Spielberg blockbuster about a young boy and his carefully-maintained backup glass container holding earth and plants, creating a closed biosphere: “E.T., The … Continue reading "Episode 252 – E.T., The Extraterrestrial (1982)"
Episode 251 – Atlantic Rim (2013)
July 24, 2023 12:01 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBAh, the fascinating geological phenomenon known as the “Atlantic Rim”! Studied by . . . NO ONE, OK? There IS no Atlantic Rim! Well, there is, but it’s not a fascinating planetary crustal system, roughly overlapping the Atlantic Rim of Fire . . . because THAT doesn’t exist either! What DOES exist is this rushed-out … Continue reading "Episode 251 – Atlantic Rim (2013)"
Episode 250 – Pacific Rim (2013)
July 17, 2023 12:00 - 59 minutes - 69.1 MBHeckfire and dog my cats! We got us a brand, spanking new series (a spanking! A spanking!) (Calm down, Mike). Y’ever notice how sometimes a big blockbuster movie comes out? Nah, me neither. Kidding, kidding, of course you have; but have you also noticed that when such a movie comes out, right on its heels … Continue reading "Episode 250 – Pacific Rim (2013)"
Episode 249 – Fifth Anniversary Show! Deadpool 2 (2018)
July 10, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBThis week’s episode is indeed very special: it marks the fifth anniversary of my waking up with a throbbing head and a copy of a binding “We Are Doing A Podcast” stapled to my shirt that I had apparently signed as “Maxxx Overdrive.” Mike has assured me many times over the last five years that … Continue reading "Episode 249 – Fifth Anniversary Show! Deadpool 2 (2018)"
Episode 248 – Scared Stiff (1953)
July 03, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBThere have been many great, even legendary pairings in history: Gilbert and Sullivan. Lunt and Fontaine. Pork and beans. And of course, Martin and Lewis. Yes, before Dino was swinging with the Rat Pack or fighting bad guys as Matt Helm, before Jerry knew what a telethon was or that the French thought he was … Continue reading "Episode 248 – Scared Stiff (1953)"
Episode 247 – The Thing (1982)
June 26, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBHere we are at the penultimate entry in our “You Haven’t Seen THAT?! Part 2” series and I’m really excited about this week’s entry. I had no idea there was a forty-year-old film about my favorite member of Marvel’s Fantastic Four, the ever-lovin’, blue-eyed . . . hah? Really? So, what’s this movie actually about? … Continue reading "Episode 247 – The Thing (1982)"
Episode 246 – The Big Chill (1983)
June 19, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBI’m sure you’ve all been able to tell that this series “You Haven’t Seen THAT?! Part 2” has clearly taken its toll on Mike. He’s just so stressed out by these movies, and I think we all know that he needs to just chill. You know, take a really big chill pill and just chill … Continue reading "Episode 246 – The Big Chill (1983)"
Episode 245 – The Goonies (1985)
June 12, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBIt’s my turn to confess my ignorance in this week’s episode of “You Haven’t Seen THAT?! Part 2”: I have never seen the beloved classic of youth “The Goonies.” Nope. Just never got around to it. And now that I’ve seen it . . . much like “American Pie,” I’m a bit disappointed as to … Continue reading "Episode 245 – The Goonies (1985)"
Episode 244 – American Graffiti (1973)
June 05, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBAh, George Lucas. He’s certainly given us a lot. Memories. Iconic images. Deep, bleeding psychic wounds. He’s directed and written some of the most influential movies of our time. He gave us the original “Star Wars.” He introduced us to Indiana Jones. He showed us the dystopia of “THX-1138.” And he scarred us indelibly by … Continue reading "Episode 244 – American Graffiti (1973)"
Episode 243 – The Neverending Story (1984)
May 29, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBHear, o noble-formerly-known-as-Prince, of the tale of Flingdor and his travels through the dark lands of Genectigazoink with his noble companion Skinamarinkadinkydink and his magic plorfdamper as they seek the mystic Dingus-Thingy that only the Choosened One can find to defeat the evil Blorfhamper and his dread army of tap-dancing Death Clams! Ok, yes, the … Continue reading "Episode 243 – The Neverending Story (1984)"
Episode 242 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
May 22, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBHowdy, howdy, howdy! Yipee kay yo kay yay! Yeeee-haw! Other Western expressions! Why? Because this week’s entry in our “You Haven’t Seen THAT?! Part 2” series is, you guessed it, a Western. Sort of. Kind of. It’s complicated. But however you shellack your Stetson (that’s a phrase, isn’t it?), this one’s a classic, the first … Continue reading "Episode 242 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)"
Episode 241 – American Pie (1999)
May 15, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBWelcome, welcome to our new series . .. which is a sequel to an old series! In fact, it’s a new version of our very first series: “You Haven’t Seen THAT?! Part 2” Yes, once again Mike and I are challenging each other to watch movies that one of us has never seen but we … Continue reading "Episode 241 – American Pie (1999)"
Episode 240 – The Room (2003)
May 08, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBAnd so, we come to the close of our “Quotes, Unquotes, and Quotes” series and what a ride it’s been! How can we choose the proper film to close out a series that focuses on memorable dialogue, clever quips, hilarious bon mots and the like? Did we choose a towering classic? No. Did we choose … Continue reading "Episode 240 – The Room (2003)"
Episode 239 – National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
May 01, 2023 14:37 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBAll right, Whiteman von Richington, let’s see the report on the most troublesome fraternity here at Max, Mike; University. Oh my . . . filling the school’s swimming pools with Bumpy Pucks . . . starting a ludicrous podcast series called . . . am I reading this right? “Quotes, Unquotes, and Quotes” . . … Continue reading "Episode 239 – National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)"
Episode 238 – Airplane! (1980)
April 24, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBWell, our “Quotes, Unquotes, and Quotes” series is drawing to a close with this, our penultimate episode and wow, we’ve kinda picked a “Whoops-All-Crunchberries” example of a quotable movie, as so dang much of this Abrahams, Zucker and Zucker production is, and has been, quotable. People who’ve never seen the movie quote it! So, we’re … Continue reading "Episode 238 – Airplane! (1980)"
Episode 237 – Dumb and Dumber (1994)
April 17, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBEpisode 237 – Dumb and Dumber (1994) Well, hello, good folk! Welcome to another in our “Quotes, Unquotes, and Quotes” series! Michael is just coming into the grand salon . . . oh, do be careful with that long two-by-four you’re balancing on your shoulder, Michael. Wait, don’t turn around! . . . Goodness, glad … Continue reading "Episode 237 – Dumb and Dumber (1994)"
Episode 236 – The Princess Bride (1987)
April 10, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBHello, children. Hello. Welcome to Max, Mike; Storytime. Are you sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin. Today we’re reading a fairy-tale that’s a little different. I haven’t read this “Princess Bride” myself, but I’m sure it’ll be every so much fun. Let’s see, just skim over this, make sure it’s ok for the tiny tots . … Continue reading "Episode 236 – The Princess Bride (1987)"
Episode 235 – The Big Lebowski (1998)
April 03, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBOk, man, like, we’ve got another entry in “Quotes, Unquotes, and Quotes” and man, I don’t know, it’s just really . . . y’know? I mean, it’s the Coen brothers, man, there’s beverages involved. You gotta pay attention; life does not start and stop at your convenience, Donnie! So give a listen and find out … Continue reading "Episode 235 – The Big Lebowski (1998)"