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The 'Burbs (1989)

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Wed, 4 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000

We heard there was a new The 'Burbs on Peacock so we made the thrifty choice and watched the old The 'Burbs from 1989, starring Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Hackers.

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Follow Emily on Instagram and visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems

See Matt at the Punch Line in San Francisco March 3-7 with Beth Stelling.

Jordan wants you to order Predator Bloodshed right away! So do it!

Also, Jordan has something great coming out soon: Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Versity

Death Of A Salesman (1985)

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

This week we celebrated the American Dream by watching a movie about how achievable and real it is! The 1985 made-for-TV-movie Death of a Salesman, starring Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The 'Burbs.

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Follow Emily on Instagram and visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems

See Matt at the Punch Line in San Francisco March 3-7 with Beth Stelling.

THE JORDAN MORRIS WORLD TOUR!! (jk, it's just a couple of dates)

2/25 - Collectors Paradise North Hollywood, 5pm - 7pm
2/26 - Predator Double Feature @ The Frida Cinema in Orange County, 7pm https://thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/
2/28 - Books With Pictures Eugene, OR 12pm - 3pm

Also Jordan is doing some dates with the Doughboys. You can get your tickets at BirdFuck.com

2/28 - Portland
3/1 - Seattle

Sonic The Hedgehog, with Matt Apodoca

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Matt Apodaca, Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming) — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

This week we had comedian Matt Apodoca on the podcast to talk about the 2020 video game movie Sonic The Hedgehog, about a hedgehog who is living fast and may indeed die young.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Death Of A Salesman (1985)

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Listen or watch Matt Apodoca's video game podcast Get Played

Also check out Matt on the show Strip Law on Netflix!

Follow Emily on Instagram and visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems

THE JORDAN MORRIS WORLD TOUR!! (jk, it's just a couple of dates)

2/25 - Collectors Paradise North Hollywood, 5pm - 7pm
2/26 - Predator Double Feature @ The Frida Cinema in Orange County, 7pm https://thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/
2/28 - Books With Pictures Eugene, OR 12pm - 3pm

Also Jordan is doing some dates with the Doughboys. You can get your tickets at BirdFuck.com

2/28 - Portland
3/1 - Seattle

Ghost (1990)

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

This week the free streaming services blessed us with a stone cold classic, the 1990 romantic thriller horror comedy Ghost starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Sonic The Hedgehog.

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Follow Emily on Instagram and visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems

See Matt do stand up on Valentine's Day, Feb 14th, at the Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena.

THE JORDAN MORRIS WORLD TOUR!! (jk, it's just a couple of dates)

2/25 - Collectors Paradise North Hollywood, 5pm - 7pm
2/26 - Predator Double Feature @ The Frida Cinema in Orange County, 7pm https://thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/
2/28 - Books With Pictures Eugene, OR 12pm - 3pm

Also Jordan is doing some dates with the Doughboys. You can get your tickets at BirdFuck.com

2/28 - Portland
3/1 - Seattle

Rock-a-Doodle, with Marie Cecile Anderson

Tue, 3 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

This week we invited Marie Cecile Anderson (Reformed Whores, City Cast Nashville) on the pod to talk about Don Bluth's country fried Chicken musical Rock-a-Doodle, about a hot rooster who is loosely based on Elvis.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Ghost.

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Listen to City Cast Nashville with Marie Cecile Anderson

Follow Emily on Instagram and visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems

On Thurs, Feb 26 Jordan will be hosting a Predator double feature in Orange County https://thefridacinema.org/coming-soon/

Click this link to get a signed copy of PREDATOR Bloodshed #1-5! https://bit.ly/coolfight

Get a signed copy of Web Of Venom #1 https://bit.ly/coolgoop

Also Jordan is doing some dates with the Doughboys. You can get your tickets at BirdFuck.com

Color Out Of Space

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000

New year, new Nicolas Cage movie released for free! We all watched 2019's Color Out Of Space, a sci-fi body horror film about grief or something.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Rock-a-Doodle.

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Visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems

Jordan went on Maximum Film to talk about the new 28 Days Later movie.

Click this link to get a signed copy of PREDATOR Bloodshed #1-5! https://bit.ly/coolfight

Get a signed copy of Web Of Venom #1 https://bit.ly/coolgoop

Also Jordan is doing some dates with the Doughboys. You can get your tickets at BirdFuck.com

Repo! The Genetic Opera (plus our BEST OF 100!)

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000

We did it! We recorded 100 episodes of this stupid podcast and to celebrate this feat we finally decided to watch one of the most requested movies, a goth musical called Repo! The Genetic Opera. Also, we have a bonus Best-Of compilation at the very end of the episode. Thank you to all the redditors for helping identify your favorite moments from 100 episodes of podding.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Color Out Of Space.

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Tune in to our 100th episode celebration LIVE STREAM tonight 1/20/26 at 7pm PT!

Visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems

See Matt do stand up at the Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena on January 24th at 7PM. Buy tickets NOW!

Jordan will be at the Pasadena ComicCon on January 25th! Get your tickets now!

Click this link to get a signed copy of PREDATOR Bloodshed #1-5! https://bit.ly/coolfight

Finally, Jordan has another link! Get a signed copy of Web Of Venom #1 https://bit.ly/coolgoop

Misery

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000

This week we honor the life and legacy of Rob Reiner by watching one of his funniest and scariest movies, Misery - the Stephen King adaptation about how parasocial relationships with content creators can be very toxic.

Tune in next week for our 100th episode when our movie will be... Repo! The Genetic Opera

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Visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems

See Matt do stand up at the Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena on January 24th at 7PM. Buy tickets NOW!

Listen to Jordan's appearance on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour

Jordan will be at the Pasadena ComicCon on January 25th! Get your tickets now!

Finally, click this link to get a signed copy of PREDATOR Bloodshed #1-5! https://bit.ly/coolfight

[UNLOCKED BOCO] Buffy The Vampire Slayer Musical "Once More With Feeling"

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 6 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000

It's 2026 and we at Free With Ads want to let all the freebies know that we took a tiny vacation! So we have unlocked our favorite bonus episode of the year from the MaxFun boco feed. Please enjoy our review of the musical episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer "Once More With Feeling (S6 Ep7)." It's one of the rare instances of a fan service that is actually quite enjoyable for regular people.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Misery.

To listen to ALL of our bonus episodes of Free With Ads, become a member of MaxFun by going to maximumfun.org/join

Go, with Arnie Niekamp

shows@maximumfun.org (Maximum Fun) — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week we invited Arnie Niekamp to help us finish off the holiday season by watching the very 90's Christmas movie GO starring Katie Holmes and Timothy Olyphant and a bunch of other 90's people you will definitely recognize.

Tune in next week when our episode will be an UNLOCKED BONUS EPISODE of Free With Ads where we talk about TV, and the episode will be... the musical episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer "Once More With Feeling." HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

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Follow Arnie Niekamp on Instagram

Listen to Arnie's Christmas music podcast No Skip Christmas

And of course listen to Hello From The Magic Tavern

Get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4!

Also click this link to get a signed copy of PREDATOR Bloodshed #1-5! https://bit.ly/coolfight

The Nativity Story (2006)

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

To celebrate the birth of Mr. Jesus we decided to watch an ahistorical recreation of it starring Oscar Isaac, 2006's The Nativity Story - directed by the same person who did the first Twilight movie.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Go!

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Visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems!

Check out the MaxFun Gift Guide! https://gift-guide.maximumfun.org/

Get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4!

Also click this link to get a signed copy of PREDATOR Bloodshed #1-5! https://bit.ly/coolfight

Unlikely Angel

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week we watched a movie that somehow slipped through the cracks of popular culture. A Christmas TV movie called Unlikely Angel, starring Dolly Parton as a recently deceased country singer who needs to help a motherless family in order to avoid eternal damnation in hell. No, really. That's the plot.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Nativity Story (2006)

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Visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems!

Check out the MaxFun Gift Guide! https://gift-guide.maximumfun.org/

Matt will be at The Ice House comedy club in Pasadena on December 13th!

Get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4!

Also click this link to get a signed copy of something else Jordan made! https://bit.ly/coolfight

Santa Jaws

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 9 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Ever seen Jaws? What if Jaws was Santa? What if Shark stole Christmas? All of these questions will be answered after we tell you about the TV movie Santa Jaws!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Unlikely Angel.

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Visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems!

Check out the MaxFun Gift Guide! https://gift-guide.maximumfun.org/

Matt will be at The Ice House comedy club in Pasadena on December 13th!

If you are in California, Jordan will be here on these dates!

Wed Dec 3rd - Merced Public Library 5pm - 7pm
Saturday Dec 6th - Thousand Oaks Public Library 2pm - 3pm

Get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4!

Also click this link to get a signed copy of something else Jordan made! https://bit.ly/coolfight

The Christmas Toy, with Alonso Duralde

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, alonso duralde, Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 2 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week we invited Alonso Duralde back to the pod to talk about the Christmas TV movie classic, The Christmas Toy, which is basically Toy Story but with death!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Santa Jaws.

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Buy Alonso's new and updated book Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas

Listen to the podcast Linoleum Knife

Also listen to Maximum Film wherever you get your podcasts!

Finally, follow Alonso on instagram!

Visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems!

Matt will be at The Ice House comedy club in Pasadena on December 13th!

If you are in California, Jordan will be here on these dates!

Wed Dec 3rd - Merced Public Library 5pm - 7pm
Saturday Dec 6th - Thousand Oaks Public Library 2pm - 3pm

Get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4!

Also click this link to get a signed copy of something else Jordan made! https://bit.ly/coolfight

The Peanut Butter Solution

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week we are celebrating one of the strangest and most Canadian films ever made, a children's (?) film called The Peanut Butter Solution about a kid who loses all of his hair and takes bad advice from a wino's ghost.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Jim Henson's The Christmas Toy

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Visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems!

If you are in California, Jordan will be here on these dates!

Wed Dec 3rd - Merced Public Library 5pm - 7pm
Saturday Dec 6th - Thousand Oaks Public Library 2pm - 3pm

Get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4!

The Notebook

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week we watched the classic mid-aughts love story The Notebook, starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Peanut Butter Solution.

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Visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems!

If you are in California, Jordan will be here on these dates!

Wed Dec 3rd - Merced Public Library 5pm - 7pm
Saturday Dec 6th - Thousand Oaks Public Library 2pm - 3pm

Get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4!

The Running Man (1987)

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week, perfectly timed with the release of the Glen Powell remake, we decided to watch Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man (1987), a movie about how there are no original ideas left in Hollywood or something.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Notebook.

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Visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems!

Get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4!

The First Wives Club, with Chelsea Davison

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb, Chelsea Davison, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 4 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week we are joined by writer, actress, and podcaster Chelsea Davison (Podstruck: A Rom-Com Rewind) to talk about The First Wives Club, a 90's boomer comedy about divorced women getting revenge on their ex-husbands.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Running Man (1987)

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Check out Chelsea's amazing rom-com podcast Podstruck: A Rom-Com Rewind

Visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems!

On Dec 3rd, Jordan Morris wrote something in Venom 252. Get your copy now!

Get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4!

On Nov 8th, Jordan will be at the Burbank Book Festival, at the Buena Vista Branch Library from 10am-11am.

And later that same day, Nov 8th, Jordan will be at Revenge Of Comics and Pinball for their Comic Creator Parking Lot Party.

Ernest Scared Stupid, with Zac Morris of CZsWorld

shows@maximumfun.org (Zac Morris, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

On the last week of Hallowpeen we invited horror film connoisseur Zac Morris (CZsWorld) to watch one of the scariest Ernest films of all, Ernest Scared Stupid!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The First Wives Club.

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Check out Zac's YouTube Channel CZsWorld! Here's a video you can watch!

Zac also has a new channel called Pumpkin Metal that you should also follow if you like pop punk music.

On Nov 1st, the the Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena to see some stand up comedy from Matt Lieb and his wife.

On Dec 3rd, Jordan Morris wrote something in Venom 252. Get your copy now!

Get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4!

On Nov 8th, Jordan will be at the Burbank Book Festival, at the Buena Vista Branch Library from 10am-11am.

And later that same day, Nov 8th, Jordan will be at Revenge Of Comics and Pinball for their Comic Creator Parking Lot Party.

The Ring

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

The spooky season gets a whole lot spookier with this week's episode where we watched the legitimately terrifying horror film The Ring, about a little girl who lives in a well.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Ernest Scared Stupid.

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Watch Emily, Matt, and Jordan on Good Mythical Weekend!

Watch "Emily Have You Seen This?" on the Mythical Society

On Oct 22 you can get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4! Jordan will be signing the book Sat Oct 25th from 4-6pm at Things From Another World at Universal Citywalk.

On Nov 8th, Jordan will be at the Burbank Book Festival, at the Buena Vista Branch Library from 10am-11am.

And later that same day, Nov 8th, Jordan will be at Revenge Of Comics and Pinball for their Comic Creator Parking Lot Party.

Longlegs

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

We continue Hallowpeen with the closest thing we can get to a "recent" movie, the 2024 horror film Longlegs, starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Osgood Perkins.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Ring

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Watch Emily, Matt, and Jordan on Good Mythical Weekend!

Watch "Emily Have You Seen This?" on the Mythical Society

On Nov 8th, Jordan will be at the Burbank Book Festival, at the Buena Vista Branch Library from 10am-11am.

And later that same day, Nov 8th, Jordan will be at Revenge Of Comics and Pinball for their Comic Creator Parking Lot Party.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 7 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

'Tis the season to be creepy crawly (or something), the silly/spooky season we lovingly call Hallow-peen! And we couldn't think of a more perfect way to kick off the season than to watch one of the silliest and spookiest movies from our childhoods, Killer Klowns from Outer Space. It's about... well it's all right there in the title.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Longlegs.
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Watch Emily, Matt, and Jordan on Good Mythical Weekend!

Sunset Boulevard, with Matt McCarthy

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt McCarthy, Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Comedian Matt McCarthy joins us to talk about Sunset Boulevard (1950), the classic film noir about how being a screenwriter in Hollywood is easier when you have a famous girlfriend. We watched this week's movie for free on the app Kanopy which is free for EVERYONE with a library card!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Killer Klowns from Outer Space

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Follow Matt McCarthy on instagram and TikTok.

Also, check out Matt McCarthy's Video Garage on Patreon!

And listen to Matt McCarthy's wonderful podcast VHS Tapes Are Magic!

Come see Matt do stand up at the Ice House in Pasadena on Weds October 1st!

Watch Emily, Matt, and Jordan on Good Mythical Weekend!

Repo Man (1984)

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we watched the perfect punk rock film that is not actually about music, the 1984 comedy Repo Man about a suburban white punk who just wanted a Pepsi, mom.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Sunset Blvd.

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Come see Matt do stand up at the Ice House in Pasadena on Weds October 1st!

Watch Good Mythical Weekend every Saturday!

Go to Emily's ETSY Store!

See Jordan Morris at LA ComicCon Sept 26-28, tabling at JO7!

Phantom of the Paradise

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we watched for the very first time the 1974 cult classic Phantom of the Paradise, a Faust meets The Picture of Dorian Gray meets meets cocaine rock opera with original music by the guy who wrote Rainbow Connection.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Repo Man

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Come see Matt do stand up at the Ice House in Pasadena on Weds October 1st!

Watch Good Mythical Weekend every Saturday!

See Jordan Morris at LA ComicCon Sept 26-28, tabling at JO7!

Hell Comes To Frogtown, with Leonard Smith Jr.

Tue, 9 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we welcome comedian and fellow Mythical Crew member Leonard Smith Jr. to the pod to talk about one of the strangest finds in the Free With Ads-iverse, Hell Comes To Frogtown starring Roddy Piper and the world's last virile man. It is not porn, we swear.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Phantom Of The Paradise.

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Follow Leonard on Instagram!

Also see him do comedy in a town near you:

Oct 28 Las Vegas Wiseguys
Nov 19 UCB New York
Nov 6-8 Austin, TX Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

See Leonard's comedy troupe Lemon Pepper Wet

Also, watch Good Mythical Weekend!

Jordan has some comic books coming out!

Oct 1st, Predator Black White And Blood no 4.
Dec 3rd Venom Issue 252

Tombstone

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 2 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000

We are without our anchor Jordan Morris this week, so Emily and Matt took their ADHD medication and watched Tombstone, the hunk-filled 90's western starring Kirk Russell and Val Kilmer.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Hell Comes To Frogtown.

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Watch Emily Have You Seen This? on Mythical Society

Or watch Emily on Mythical Kitchen

Also buy some stuff from Emily's ETSY page FlemGems

See Matt Lieb and friends at the Bell House in Brooklyn October 13th.

Sharknado

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000

For the final week of Animals Attack August, we all watched a movie so stupid that it spawned a franchise: Sharknado, a film about... well you can probably guess.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Tombstone.

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August 28th, come to the Punch Line Comedy Club in Houston to see Matt and his wife Francesca Fiorentini! https://bit.ly/mattfranhtx

Watch Emily Have You Seen This? on Mythical Society

Jordan will be at Cape and Cowl Con at Faction Brewing in Alameda on Aug 24. Find out more here!

Jordan has some comic books coming out!

Oct 1st, Predator Black White And Blood no 4.
Dec 3rd Venom Issue 252

The Grey

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Our third selection for Animals Attack August is the Liam Neeson wolf fighting movie "The Grey" which is less about humans fighting wolves and more about humans fighting God. You'll see.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Sharknado.

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August 28th, come to the Punch Line Comedy Club in Houston to see Matt and his wife Francesca Fiorentini! https://bit.ly/mattfranhtx

Watch Emily Have You Seen This? on Mythical Society

Jordan will be at Cape and Cowl Con at Faction Brewing in Alameda on Aug 24. Find out more here!

Jordan has some comic books coming out!

Oct 1st, Predator Black White And Blood no 4.
Dec 3rd Venom Issue 252

Alligator 2, with Holly Chou

shows@maximumfun.org (Holly Chou, Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000

It's Animals Attack August and this week we had guest Holly Chou (from X-Men 97) in the studio to talk about Alligator 2: The Mutation, a movie about a giant alligator who eats people again.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Grey.

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Watch Holly Chou in X-Men 97 where she plays Jubilee!

August 30 from 2pm-5pm Holly will be doing an in store signing at Legends Comics in Clovis, CA

Jordan and Holly will be at Cape and Cowl Con at Faction Brewing in Alameda on Aug 24. Find out more here!

August 28th, come to the Punch Line Comedy Club in Houston to see Matt and his wife Francesca Fiorentini! https://bit.ly/mattfranhtx

Anaconda (1997)

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Christian Dueñas, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 5 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we celebrate the beginning of the very first Animals Attack August where all month we will be talking about movies where animals attack people. First up, the 1997 Ice Cube movie Anaconda, where an Anaconda attacks people!

Tune in next week when the movie will be... Alligator 2.

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Listen to Christian Duenas's wonderful podcast Primer.

Go to Emily's Etsy store now!

On August 28, Matt will be in Houston, TX at the Punch Line.

Watch "Emily Have You Seen This?" on Mythical Society!

Jordan will be in the SF Bay area on Aug 22 for a live Jordan, Jesse, GO! Get your tickets here!

Jordan will be at Cape and Cowl Con at Faction Brewing in Alameda on Aug 24. Find out more here!

Listen to our latest bonus episode where we talk about the pilot to Frasier! www.Maximumfun.org/join

Baby-Sitters Club (1995)

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we are back in the 90's with a movie about deadbeat dads and small business women, The Baby-Sitters Club!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Anaconda!

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On August 28, Matt will be in Houston, TX at the Punch Line.

Watch "Emily Have You Seen This?" on Mythical Society!

Jordan will be in the SF Bay area on Aug 22 for a live Jordan, Jesse, GO! Get your tickets here!

Jordan will be at Cape and Cowl Con at Faction Brewing in Alameda on Aug 24. Find out more here!

Listen to our latest bonus episode where we talk about the pilot to Frasier! www.Maximumfun.org/join

Vertigo

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we watched some more classic Hitchcock for free (with ads). This time around we chose Vertigo which is arguably the greatest movie of all time according to very smart film critics. Did we feel the same? Listen to find out!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Baby-Sitters Club (1995).

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Go see Matt Lieb in Seattle August 2 at do a live podcast at the Rainer Arts Center.

Also on August 28 Matt will be in Houston, TX at the Punch Line.

Watch "Emily Have You Seen This?" on Mythical Society!

Jordan Morris will be at San Diego ComicCon this week and you find all of his events here!

Jordan will be in the SF Bay area on Aug 22 for a live Jordan, Jesse, GO! Get your tickets here!

Jordan will be at Cape and Cowl Con at Faction Brewing in Alameda on Aug 24. Find out more here!

Listen to our latest bonus episode where we talk about the pilot to the Pride and Prejudice miniseries. www.Maximumfun.org/join

Days of Thunder

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we watched the Tom Cruise race car movie Days of Thunder, where he plays a man who likes to race cars real fast!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Vertigo.

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Emily is doing stand up! July 16th at a show called Skin Contact at Bar Covell in Hollywood, CA.

Go see Matt Lieb in Seattle August 2 at do a live podcast at the Rainer Arts Center.

Also on August 28 Matt will be in Houston, TX at the Punch Line.

Jordan Morris will be at San Diego ComicCon and you find all of his events here!

Listen to our latest bonus episode where we talk about the pilot to the Pride and Prejudice miniseries. www.Maximumfun.org/join

Street Fighter, with Trisha Hershberger

Tue, 8 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we welcome Twitch streamer Trisha Hershberger to the podcast to talk about the video game movie Street Fighter, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Days Of Thunder (1990)

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Watch Trish's Twitch stream!

Also follow Trish on Instagram.

Go see Matt Lieb in Seattle August 2 at do a live podcast at the Rainer Arts Center.

Also on August 28 Matt will be in Houston, TX at the Punch Line

Jordan Morris will be GalaxyCon in New Orleans July 11-13.

Also Jordan will be at San Diego Comic Con! More details on that coming soon!

Listen to our latest bonus episode where we talk about the pilot to the Pride and Prejudice miniseries. www.Maximumfun.org/join

Honey (2003)

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 1 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we watched a not-so-classic Hollywood dance film called Honey, starring Jessica Alba as a dance teacher with dreams of being in a music video.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Street Fighter (1994)

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Go see Matt Lieb at the Ice House in Pasadena on July 5th. Buy tickets here!

Jordan Morris will be GalaxyCon in New Orleans July 11-13.

Also Jordan will be at San Diego Comic Con! More details on that coming soon!

Listen to our latest bonus episode where we talk about the pilot to the Pride and Prejudice miniseries. www.Maximumfun.org/join

Speed Racer

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris, steven ray morris) — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week Emily, Jordan, and guest producer Steven Ray Morris watched the 2008 Wachowski sister's flop Speed Racer, starring Emile Hirsch and Susan Sarandon.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Honey.

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Watch Emily Fleming on the Mythical Kitchen channel!

Jordan Morris will be GalaxyCon in New Orleans July 11-13.

Also Jordan will be at San Diego Comic Con! More details on that coming soon!

Steven Ray Morris has a wonderful podcast called See Jurassic Right which you should listen to!

Matt has stand up dates!

PASADENA JULY 5TH -New World Disorder Comedy with Francesca & Friends. Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/New-World-Disorder-07-05-25-9-30-pm

No Country For Old Men

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we were blessed with another Academy Award winner for Best Picture available free on YouTube. We watched the Coen Brother's classic No Country For Old Men, about a man who loves coin tosses and bowl cuts.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Speed Racer (2008)

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Emily Fleming will be at VidCon on June 19 & 21st. Go see here with Mythical Kitchen!

Jordan will be in the SF bay area on June 21st signing books at Mission Comics And Art. Click the link here to find out more!

Also Jordan will be at San Diego Comic Con! More details on that coming soon!

Matt has stand up dates!

PASADENA JULY 5TH -New World Disorder Comedy with Francesca & Friends. Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/New-World-Disorder-07-05-25-9-30-pm

Friday August 1st - Francesca and Matt will be at Laughs Comedy Club in Seattle. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/4kFt1xE

Saturday August 2nd - The Bitchuation Room LIVE in Seattle. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/4khBhnK

HOUSTON AUGUST 28 - Francesca and Matt will be at The Punchline in Houston. Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3A0062C3F8154B3F

Teen Witch, with Danielle Radford

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Danielle Radford, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we are joined by comedian Danielle Radford to talk about the classic 80s teen movie Teen Witch, about a teenager who is also a witch!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... No Country For Old Men.

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Listen to Tights and Fights -a professional wrestling podcast with Danielle Radford - wherever you get your podcasts.

And subscribe to The Dropout

Emily will be a special guest on the improv show Lemon Pepper Wet, on June 25th at the Elysian in Los Angeles. Get your tickets now!

The Wolf Man (1941)

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 3 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we took a dive into Universal's dark universe with the werewolf movie that started it all The Wolf Man, the 1941 black and white classic about a creepy man who gets even creepier.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Teen Witch.

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Watch Emily, Jordan, and Matt every weekend on Good Mythical Weekend.

Also watch Emily's show Emily, Have You Seen This? on Mythical Society!

Jordan will be at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival on June 7th and 8th. The address is 50 Carlton Street in Toronto!

Stripped To Kill 2: Live Girls

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 27 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000

A listener found the movie that has been haunting Emily's dreams since she saw the box art as a child. And that movie is Stripped To Kill 2: Live Girls which is a movie about... idk man.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Wolfman (1941)

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See Matt and wife Francesca Fiorentini do a live podcast The Bitchuation Room at the Elysian Theater in Los Angeles on May 30th. Get your tickets now!

Watch Emily, Jordan, and Matt every weekend on Good Mythical Weekend.

Jordan will be at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival on June 7th and 8th. The address is 50 Carlton Street in Toronto!

Batman Returns

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 20 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we watched Tim Burton's greatest Batman movie Batman Returns, starring Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, and Christopher Walken.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Stripped To Kill 2: Live Girls.

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See Matt and wife Francesca Fiorentini do a live podcast The Bitchuation Room at the Elysian Theater in Los Angeles on May 30th. Get your tickets now!

See Emily do stand up at the Broadwater Theater in LA on May 24th! Tickets here!

Jordan will be at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival on June 7th and 8th. The address is 50 Carlton Street in Toronto!

Varsity Blues

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 13 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we watched the movie that made whip cream bikinis every teen boy’s fantasy until they reached adulthood and realized the mess wasn’t worth it, the 1999 film Varsity Blues, starring James Van Der Beek.

Tune in next week when our movie will be… Batman Returns.

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Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

See Matt and Francesca do a live Bitchuation Room podcast at the Elysian Theatre in Los Angeles, May 30th at 7:30pm.

Emily Fleming has a NEW SHOW available right now on Mythical Society called "Emily, Have You Seen This?" and you should see this!

Jordan wrote on the newest season of Jellystone! Watch it now on Max!

The Land Before Time

Tue, 6 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week Emily, Jordan, and guest producer Steven Ray Morris (See Jurassic Right podcast) are joined by the hilarious Sierra Katow (TV Chef Fantasy League) to talk about Don Bluth's best masterpiece The Land Before Time.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Varsity Blues.

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LAST CHANCE TO GET TICKETS TO SEE MATT LIEB AT COBBS IN SAN FRANCISCO! MAY 7th!

Listen to TV Chef Fantasy League with Sierra Katow

Also, Sierra Katow's stand up special FUNT is playing on YouTube free with ads right now!

Listen to Steven Ray Morris's podcast See Jurassic Right

Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

The Talented Mr. Ripley

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we watched the classic 1999 thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley, starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, and the amazing Philip Seymour Hoffman. It's like Liar Liar but with more murder!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Land Before Time.

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Get our merch at https://maxfunstore.com/

Emily Fleming has a NEW SHOW available right now on Mythical Society called "Emily, Have You Seen This?" and you should see this!

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Jordan Morris appearances and dates!

4/26 - Peninsula Libraries Comic and Arts Fest, Library Parks and Recreation Center South San Francisco.
4/30 - Collectors paradise North Hollywood. 5-7pm , Nicole Goux and Gabriel Hardman
5/2 - Litfest in the Dena Pasadena Presbetarian Church 6:30pm - 7:30pm with Yehudi Mercado, Sara Phoebe Miller, Eliot Kalan
5/3 - Things from another world Universal Citywalk - 2-4pm
5/10- Mission Comics in SF with Briana Lowenson.

Dune (1984)

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we are dune something we've always wanted to be dune! The free movie gods must have been dune us a solid when they made David Lynch's Dune (1984) free with ads and now we're dune you the favor of talking about it. Stop what you're dune and listen to it!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Talented Mr. Ripley

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Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Jordan Morris appearances and dates!

4/26 - Peninsula Libraries Comic and Arts Fest, Library Parks and Recreation Center South San Francisco.
4/30 - Collectors paradise North Hollywood. 5-7pm , Nicole Goux and Gabriel Hardman
5/2 - Litfest in the Dena Pasadena Presbetarian Church 6:30pm - 7:30pm with Yehudi Mercado, Sara Phoebe Miller, Eliot Kalan
5/3 - Things from another world Universal Citywalk - 2-4pm
5/10- Mission Comics in SF with Briana Lowenson.

Reefer Madness (1936)

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

To celebrate 4/20 (the marijuana holiday), we decided to watch the infamous 1936 US propaganda film Reefer Madness, about how weed makes you violent and good at piano.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... David Lynch's Dune (1984)

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Thank you to our jumbotron from Magica Riot. You can get your own Jumbotron by going to Maximumfun.org/jumbotron

Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Jordan Morris appearances and dates!

4/30 - Collectors paradise North Hollywood. 5-7pm , Nicole Goux and Gabriel Hardman
5/2 - Litfest in the Dena Pasadena Presbetarian Church 6:30pm - 7:30pm with Yehudi Mercado, Sara Phoebe Miller, Eliot Kalan
5/3 - Things from another world Universal Citywalk - 2-4pm
5/10- Mission Comics in SF with Briana Lowenson.

She Freak

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 8 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

We picked this week's movie based on vibes alone. We watched the 1967 horror film She Freak, about a woman who works at a carnival freak show.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Reefer Madness (1936)

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If you missed our Fern Gully watch-a-long during the MaxFunDrive, you can watch it here!

See Jordan Jesse Go! Live in Chicago 4/11 at the Sleeping Village. Buy tickets here.

While in Chicago, Jordan will also be at the C2E2 Comic Book convention!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 1 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week we watch Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, the shockingly not bad film version of the 90's kids TV show about teens who do activities.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... She Freak (1967)

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See Jordan Jesse Go! Live in Chicago 4/11 at the Sleeping Village. Buy tickets here.

While in Chicago, Jordan will also be at the C2E2 Comic Book convention!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

Emily Fleming has a NEW SHOW available right now on Mythical Society called "Emily, Have You Seen This?" and you should see this!

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Finally, watch Emily on Survive The Mythical Kitchen Live, which will be streaming on April 3rd, at 7pm PST. Get your tickets here.

Boco Teaser: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Pilot

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

If you haven't yet become a MaxFun member then you are missing out on Free With Ads bonus episodes in which we talk about TV pilots we saw for free!

In order to entice you, we've decided to break you off a little piece of boco from our bonus episode on the Buffy The Vampire Slayer pilot. Enjoy this tasty treat and please join to hear more!

The Apartment, with The Flop House

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

For the final week of the MaxFunDrive we invited Stuart and Dan from The Flop House to take a break from bad movies and watch the Best Picture winner "The Apartment" starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

Listen to The Flop House, it's very good!

Catch Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris at Wondercon!

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Showgirls

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

It's the first week of the MaxFunDrive 2025 and to celebrate we are giving you a cult classic, the inimitable erotic 90s sexy dance movie Showgirls, starring Elizabeth Berkeley.

Tune in next week when our movie will be The Apartment, with special guests The Flop House

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We are doing a livestream AMA on the MaxFun Youtube channel tonight at 8pm PST! Come watch!

Jordan Morris in MFD Spring Break

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

It’s not MaxFunDrive without a wild kickoff spectacular! Former real-life VJ and host of MTV's Spring Break 1999, Dave Holmes, takes your favorite MaxFun hosts through some wacky ‘90s- and Spring Break-themed mini games!!

Featuring: Dave Holmes, Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya, Dimitry Pompée, Tom Lum, Ellen Weatherford, Alex Schmidt, Brenda Snell, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, Dan McCoy, Jordan Morris, Manolo Moreno, Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper, Ella McLeod, John-Luke Roberts, Justin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Mike Cabellon, Sierra Katow, Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, John Moe, Christian Dueñas, Christian Duguay

Pride & Prejudice (2005)

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

This week the free movie gods blessed us with a quality romantic period piece, the 2005 Keira Knightley version of Pride and Prejudice, starring Matthew Macfadyen as a british guy!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Showgirls.

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Emily Fleming has a NEW SHOW coming to Mythical Society called "Emily, Have You Seen This?" and you should see this!

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be at the Sacramento Punch Line on March 16th! Buy tickets now!

Also, Matt and Francesca will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

If you can't figure out how to get the comics, Jordan is offering tech support. Email us freewithads@maximumfun.org for Jordan to help you!

Jordan and Emily will be at Wondercon in Anaheim on March 28, 29, and 30th.

Jordan will be at Cape and Cowl Comics in Oakland on March 15th!

Finally, PLEASE BUY OUR MERCH HERE!

Cube, with Jordan D. White

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan D. White, Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 4 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week we invited podcaster and senior editor at Marvel Comics Jordan D. White to the pod to talk about the sci-fi horror film Cube!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Pride and Prejudice (2005)

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Listen to Jordan D. White's podcast Nature Trail To Hell!

Emily Fleming has a NEW SHOW coming to Mythical Society called "Emily, Have You Seen This?" and you should see this!

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be at the Sacramento Punch Line on March 16th! Buy tickets now!

Also, Matt and Francesca will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

If you can't figure out how to get the comics, Jordan is offering tech support. Email us freewithads@maximumfun.org for Jordan to help you!

Jordan will be at Arsenal Comics on March 5th signing comics, then March 9th Golden Apple Comics in Hollywood, and March 15th at Cape and Cowl Comics in Oakland.

Finally, PLEASE BUY OUR MERCH HERE!

Nosferatu (1922)

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week we watched our first ever silent film, the 1922 classic Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Cube (1998)

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Become a MaxFun member and listen to our new bonus episode about the pilot to Pee-Wee's Playhouse.

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be at the Sacramento Punch Line on March 16th! Buy tickets now!

Also, Matt and Francesca will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

If you can't figure out how to get the comics, Jordan is offering tech support. Email us freewithads@maximumfun.org for Jordan to help you!

Jordan will be at Arsenal Comics on March 5th signing comics, then March 9th Golden Apple Comics in Hollywood, and March 15th at Cape and Cowl Comics in Oakland.

Finally, PLEASE BUY OUR MERCH HERE!

Tremors

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Free With Ads is officially 1 year old! And to celebrate this milestone, we decided to watch a movie we have referenced many times on the pod, the 1990 monster movie Tremors, starring Kevin Bacon.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Nosferatu (1922)

Become a MaxFun member and listen to our new bonus episode about the pilot to Pee-Wee's Playhouse.

Matt Lieb and his wife will be doing comedy at the Ice House in Pasadena on Wednesday February 19th, at 7:30pm!

Also Matt and Francesca will be at the Sacramento Punch Line on March 16th! Buy tickets now!

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

If you can't figure out how to get the comics, Jordan is offering tech support. Email us freewithads@maximumfun.org for Jordan to help you!

Jordan will be at Arsenal Comics on March 5th signing comics, then March 9th Golden Apple Comics in Hollywood, and March 15th at Cape and Cowl Comics in Oakland.

Finally, PLEASE BUY OUR MERCH HERE!

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000

The free movie gods have blessed us this week with one of the podcast's most beloved childhood movies Who Framed Roger Rabbit, about a lovesick animated rabbit who is framed for murder.

Emily Fleming is on cameo now!

Matt Lieb and his wife will be doing comedy at the Ice House in Pasadena on Wednesday February 19th, at 7:30pm!

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

If you can't figure out how to get the comics, Jordan is offering tech support. Email us freewithads@maximumfun.org for Jordan to help you!

Jordan will be at Arsenal Comics on March 5th signing comics, then March 9th Golden Apple Comics in Hollywood, and March 15th at Cape and Cowl Comics in Oakland.

Finally, PLEASE BUY OUR MERCH HERE!

Valley Girl, with Alison Rosen

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming, Alison Rosen) — Tue, 4 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week we had our new best friend Alison Rosen on the pod to talk about the cult classic Valley Girl, starring a teenage Nicolas Cage.

Listen to Alison Rosen's podcast Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend.

Also, subscribe to Alison Rosen's patreon and substack!

Emily Fleming is on cameo now!

Matt Lieb and his wife will be doing comedy at the Ice House in Pasadena on Wednesday February 19th, at 7:30pm!

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

If you can't figure out how to get the comics, Jordan is offering tech support. Email us freewithads@maximumfun.org for Jordan to help you!

Twilight (Live at San Francisco Sketchfest 2025)

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris, Shanna Christmas) — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week we did our first ever live Free With Ads podcast at SF Sketchfest! Join Matt, Emily, Jordan, and special guest comedian Shanna Christmas as we talk about the movie Twilight, live at the San Francisco Punch Line comedy club.

Follow Shanna on instagram!

Emily Fleming is on cameo now!

Matt Lieb's sister's house burned down in the Altadena fire. If you can, please donate to her GoFundMe.

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

The Warriors

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Can you dig it? Yes, you can. And so can we. Which is why we all decided to watch the 1979 cult classic gang movie The Warriors!

Congratulations to the winner of the merch photo contest SHAWN ATWOOD! We hope you enjoy your Godzilla remix which you can hear at the very end of the episode!

Matt Lieb's sister's house burned down in the Altadena fire. If you can, please donate to her GoFundMe.

Join the MaxFun member feed here!

Jordan will be at Pasadena Comic Con on January 26th so get your tickets now!

We are excited to announce that Free With Ads will be doing our first ever LIVE SHOW at San Francisco Sketchfest 2025! We will be talking about the movie TWILIGHT! Join Jordan, Emily, producer Matt Lieb, and guest comedian Shanna Christmas at the Punch Line in San Francisco on January 23rd at 7:30pm for a live show you will never forget. Get your tickets NOW!

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Dick Tracy

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000

This week the Free With Ads podcast finally found our white whale! The 1990 Warren Beatty comic book epic "Dick Tracy" starring some of the best actors in the world wearing some of the worst makeup in the world.

Matt Lieb's sister's house burned down in the Altadena fire. If you can, please donate to her GoFundMe.

Emily Fleming is on cameo now!

Jordan will be at Pasadena Comic Con on January 26th so get your tickets now!

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Bats

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 7 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Happy New Year! Our resolution? Watch more free movies! So in that spirit we decided to watch the 1999 horror flop BATS, which is about scary mutant bats and stars actual great actors like Lou Diamond Phillips.

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Spiderverse, coming out March 5th

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Also, we are having a contest! If you buy some merch and take a picture of yourself with that merch and send it to freewithads@maximumfun.org, we will pick one of you and the winner will get to have any song they want Godzilla-fied. That's right, Matt will make a Godzilla remix of your favorite song.

[UNLOCKED BOCO] Gotham

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Hey Free With Ads listeners (freebies? freeks? what do we call you guys again?). Today we have decided to post an episode of bonus content we did for MaxFun members, in order to entice you into becoming a member yourself! Which is something you should absolutely do as it helps keep the show going and it is truly great content. You can become a member by clicking here!

The episode we've unlocked for y'all is about the pilot to the CW series Gotham, a sort of Batman show for teens. Idk, Emily likes it.

Black Christmas (1974)

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

This week we decided to celebrate the holidays by watching a classic Christmas horror film Black Christmas from 1974, about a sorority serial killer!

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Hitched For The Holidays

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

This week we ring in the holiday season with the Hallmark Christmas movie Hitched For The Holidays starring Joey Lawrence and Emily Hampshire as two single people who get in a fake relationship to please their families.

Matt, Jordan, and Emily did an episode of Good Mythical Morning that was so raunchy they had to release it on Mythical Society! Please sign up for Mythical Society and watch "Spicy Spin The Bottle."

Maximum Fun just launched their own online bookshop! Buy books without supporting some of the more evil booksellers by going to Bookshop.org/shop/maxfun and buy books written by many of MaxFun's best podcast hosts, including the YA graphic novel Youth Group written by Jordan Morris!

We are excited to announce that Free With Ads will be doing our first ever LIVE SHOW at San Francisco Sketchfest 2025! Join Jordan, Emily, producer Matt Lieb, and a very special guest at the Punch Line in San Francisco on January 23rd at 7:30pm for a live show you will never forget. Get your tickets NOW!

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Titanic, with Jon Gabrus

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Jon Gabrus, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

This week we invited Jon Gabrus (High and Mighty) to carve out about 6 hours of his time to watch and talk about James Cameron's Titanic, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Listen to one of Jon Gabrus's many shows such as High and Mighty and Action Boyz which is mostly Patreon-only but you can listen to a few of them for free here! Finally you can listen to all 30 episodes of the Gino Lombardo Show here!

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Face/Off, with Cole Stratton

shows@maximumfun.org (Cole Stratton, Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 3 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

This week we invited comedian and podcaster Cole Stratton to watch the John Woo action classic Face/Off, starring Nicolas Cage wearing John Travolta's face and John Travolta wearing Nicolas Cage's face.

Come to SF Sketchfest on January 18th and watch Cole Stratton's amazing improv show Theme Park with Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Oscar Nuñez, Kevin Pollack, and more! Buy your tickets here!

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Gladiator

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000

This week we decided to celebrate the season of giving thanks by watching the Ridley Scott epic Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe as a hunky Spaniard who must defeat the a sexy ratboy Emperor played by Joaquin Phoenix.

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Penelope, with Mikayla

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris, Mikayla Barnes) — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000

This week we invited Good Mythical Morning's very own Mikayla Barnes to talk about a movie that she has loved since childhood, the young adult fairy tale film Penelope starring Christina Ricci as a lady with a pig face.

Watch the newest episode of Good Mythical Weekend in which Mikayla goes on a date live on the show.

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Son Of Godzilla

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000

This week we all watched Son Of Godzilla, a Japanese film about a radioactive super-lizard/single dad struggling to teach his son how to be a grown-up.

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 5 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000

This week we finally got around to watching a Matthew McConaughey movie, the romcom hit "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days" where he and Kate Hudson con eachother into falling in love.

Jordan will be at the Berkeley Public Library ComicCon on Novmber 9th! At 11am he will doing a panel at the second floor Mystery Room. Find more info at BerkeleyPublicLibrary.com

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff! Great for holiday shopping!

Emily will be doing some Texas shows with the Good Mythical Tour. November 15th in Dallas and November 16th in Houston. Buy your tickets immediately!

Practical Magic

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000

For the final Free With Ads Hallow-Peen celebration, we all watched the 1998 classic Practical Magic, staring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as two very 90's witches.

Jordan Morris will be at Revenge of Comics and Pinball on November 2nd for the Creators Block Party featuring such luminaries as Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Josh Gad, Jesse Thorn, Elliot Kalan, and so much more! Find out more here!

Also, Jordan will be at the Berkeley Public Library ComicCon on Novmber 9th! At 11am he will doing a panel at the second floor Mystery Room. Find more info at BerkeleyPublicLibrary.com

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff! Great for holiday shopping!

Children of the Corn (1984)

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris, Josh Davis) — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week we continue our Hallo-peen celebration with guest Josh Davis (Red Letter Media) talking to us about the 1984 cult classic Children of the Corn, starring Linda Hamilton.

Listen to Josh's band here IFIHADAHIFI.

Also, watch Josh and friends do livestream on Twitch November 1st here twitch.tv/fuzzboxchicago

Get your tickets to watch Good Mythical Evening on Oct 25th!

The Faculty, with Janet Varney

shows@maximumfun.org (Janet Varney, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000

On this week's Hallo-Peen episode of Free With Ads, we invited comedian Janet Varney (The JV Club) to talk about the high school sci-fi horror film The Faculty, starring Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Clea DuVall, and Jon Stewart!

Check out Janet's podcast The JV Club and also her new podcast E. Pluribus Motto with Janet Varney and John Hodgman.

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff! Great for holiday shopping!

Jordan, Emily, and Matt did an AMA livestream on YouTube, so if you missed it you can watch it right here!

We have a TREAT for you MaxFun members! We just released a new BONUS episode of FWA - the never-before-released pilot episode of the podcast Free With Ads in which we talk about the 1972 horror movie Frogs. We recorded this episode on Emily's couch and had no idea we'd ever do more than one episode. To listen to our bonus content, join Maximum Fun now

The Bye Bye Man

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 8 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Are you ready for another Hallo-peen Screamfest? Well, too bad because today we all watched the 2017 horror movie "The Bye Bye Man" about a man who is called the Bye Bye Man who uh has a dog? You may not enjoy the movie, but you'll love this episode.

We are doing our FIRST EVER FREE WITH ADS LIVESTREAM on the MaxFun YouTube channel this Wednesday Oct 9th at 6pm PST. We will be talking movies and taking questions.

Don't miss this years Good Mythical Evening on October 25th where Matt, Emily. and Jordan (plus 2 guys named Rhett and Link) will be doing a NFSW halloween-theme'd live stream! You can buy tickets for the stream here, or watch with friends at your local Alamo Draft House.

Jordan Morris will be at Heavy Manners Comics Fair Oct 12. You can reserve your FREE tickets here.

We have a new BONUS episode of FWA available right now, where we talk about the pilot to the teen comic book drama "Gotham." You do not want to miss it! To listen to our bonus content, join Maximum Fun now.

House On Haunted Hill (1959)

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 1 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Happy HallowPeen to all you ghouls and boys out there. This week we watched the classic Vincent Price B-movie "House on Haunted Hill" about a man who really hates his 4th wife. It's spooktacularly bad.

Jordan Morris will be at LA ComicCon on October 4th and 5th signing books at booth F10.

Also Jordan will be at Heavy Manners Comics Fair Oct 12. You can reserve your FREE tickets here.

The Blob (1958)

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week we all watched a classic horror film about a blob that eats everything in sight. It's called The Blob! Great title!

If you want to support a cool local indie bookstore AND get your book signed and PERSONALIZED, you can get it via Book Soup! Jordan Morris will write anything you want in your copy (Personal message, sweet nothing, Free With Ads catch phrase, etc) as long as it's PG-13 (it's a YA book after all). Book Soup ships ANYWHERE!

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff! Great for holiday shopping!

To listen to our bonus content, join Maximum Fun now

Godzilla 1998, with Hector Navarro

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Hector Navarro) — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week we are joined by comedian Hector Navarro (Heroes Reforged, New Rockstars) to talk about the 1998 mega-flop Godzilla, starring Matthew Broderick as a worm science guy whose life is forever changed when he meets a Godzilla.

Check out Hector on New Rockstars, or you can check him out on Heroes Reforged. And if that isn't enough, you can watch/listen to The Break Room!

Want to have your very own message read by Emily, Jordan, and Matt? Well you can for a very reasonable price by going to https://maximumfun.org/jumbotron/

To listen to our bonus content, join Maximum Fun now

Cool World

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week we watched a movie that answered the question "what if Roger Rabbit but more horny?" That's right, we are talking Cool World, the half animated/half dead inside box office bomb starring Brad Pitt and a cartoon Kim Basinger.

Want to have your very own message read by Emily, Jordan, and Matt? Well you can for a very reasonable price by going to https://maximumfun.org/jumbotron/

Watch Emily on a new Meals Of History on the Mythical Kitchen channel.

Talk about Free With Ads on Reddit! Join www.reddit.com/r/maximumfun/ and while you're at it also join www.reddit.com/r/freewithads/

To listen to our bonus content, join Maximum Fun now

Thumbelina

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 3 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Jordan and Emily watched another Don Bluth animated classic this week, the 1994 Hans Christian Andersen adaptation Thumbelina, starring The Little Mermaid, Iago The Parrot from Aladdin, and Charo as a frog.

Jordan will be in Portland, Oregon from Sept 6-8 for Rose City Comic Con where he will be signing books at Artist's Alley, table AL-04.

Want to have your very own message read by Emily, Jordan, and Matt? Well you can for a very reasonable price by going to https://maximumfun.org/jumbotron/

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

Talk about Free With Ads on Reddit! Join www.reddit.com/r/maximumfun/ and while you're at it also join www.reddit.com/r/freewithads/

To listen to our bonus content, join Maximum Fun now

Point Break

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week we watched the classic surf action film Point Break starring Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, and the amazing Lori Petty. You can watch it free with ads here!

Want to have your very own message read by Emily, Jordan, and Matt? Well you can for a very reasonable price by going to https://maximumfun.org/jumbotron/

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven’t subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven't already!)

A Walk To Remember

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week Jordan and Emily watched the 2002 romantic teen tragedy movie "A Walk To Remember" starring Mandy Moore as a perfect Christian high schooler who falls in love with a bad boy. Also she is dying. Also she can sing.

Want to have your very own message read by Emily, Jordan, and Matt? Well you can for a very reasonable price by going to https://maximumfun.org/jumbotron/

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

Make sure to purchase a copy of Jordan's YA horror graphic novel Youth Group, AND see him in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.

Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven’t subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven't already!)

Psycho 2

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week Jordan and Emily watch the sequel to one of the greatest horror films ever made... Psycho 2! It's like Psycho 1 except with full penetration!

Make sure to purchase a copy of Jordan's YA horror graphic novel Youth Group, AND see him in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.

Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven’t subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven’t already!)

Burlesque, with Amy Roberts

shows@maximumfun.org (Amy Roberts, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 6 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week Emily and Jordan welcome Amy Roberts of Style Theory to the podcast to talk about one of the most fashionable movies of the 2000's Burlesque, starring Cher, Christina Aguilera, and Alan Cumming.

Check out Style Theory on YouTube!

Make sure to purchase a copy of Jordan's YA horror graphic novel Youth Group, AND see him in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.

Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven’t subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven’t already!)

Labyrinth

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week Emily and Jordan watch the classic Jim Henson/David Bowie/Monty Python kids film Labyrinth, starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connolly, and some puppets.

Also, see Jordan live at the following locations: August 2nd at Book Passage in San Francisco at 5:30pm. Or see Jordan in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.

Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven’t already!)

Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven’t subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

The Trial of the Incredible Hulk

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week Emily and Jordan watched the best kind of movie there is, a TV movie. We watched The Trial Of The Incredible Hulk (1989) which is less of a movie and more of a failed Daredevil pilot. Enjoy!

Jordan Morris is doing a book tour for Youth Group! See his panel at SD Comic Con on Friday July 26 from 1pm-2pm called “Graphic Novels and The Real World. He'll also be doing some signings: Friday July 26th, between 2:30pm - 3:30pm Jordan will be signing books at autograph area AA09 and Saturday July 27th, at 5:30pm Jordan will be signing books at booth 2800.

Also, see Jordan live at the following locations: August 2nd at Book Passage in San Francisco at 5:30pm. Or see Jordan in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.

Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven't already!)

Alligator

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week we watched Alligator, a movie from 1980 about a giant Alligator who eats people in Chicago starring Robert Forster.

Jordan Morris is doing a book tour for Youth Group (which you can order here!) See him in Sacramento at the Wild Sisters Book Company July 19. You can pre-register for this event here and as an added bonus, after the event Jordan will be at Cheaters Sports Bar hanging out so please go to the book event and then head on down to Cheaters!

You can also see Jordan do a panel at SD Comic Con on July 26 from 1pm-2pm.

Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven't subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

Make sure to join Maximum Fun so you can listen to our newest bonus episode about Street Fighter The Animated Series.

Give us 5 stars and a review on the Apple Podcast Store! DO IT NOW!

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

The Sting, with John Ross Bowie

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb, John Ross Bowie, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 9 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week Emily and Jordan welcome comedian and rock and roll superstar John Ross Bowie to the pod to talk about the movie The Sting, starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman.

John Ross Bowie's band Egghead is going on tour! Get tickets to see them in Philadelphia, or Baltimore, or Brooklyn, or even Boston.

Jordan Morris is doing a book tour for Youth Group! See him at the OC Book Fair on July 13th, or see him in Sacramento at the Wild Sisters Book Company July 19, or see his panel at SD Comic Con on July 26 from 1pm-2pm, or see him on August 2nd at Silver Sprocket in San Francisco. Finally, see him in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.

Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven't subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

Moonstruck

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 2 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Emily and Jordan watched Moonstruck, the movie that won Cher an Oscar and made the whole world fall in love with Nicolas Cage.

Get tickets to the Good Mythical Tour which will be in Dallas and Houston in November.

Jordan was on Comic Book Couples Counseling recently. Check out his appearance here, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Matt Lieb and his wife Francesca Fiorentini will be in Chicago Monday and Tuesday August 19 and 20 at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago. Monday will be a live Bitchuation Room Podcast with Matt and Francesca and some other great guests, and Tuesday will be a live stand up show with us and some friends.

August 19th Live Podcast Tickets

August 20th Live Stand Up Tickets

Jupiter Ascending

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Emily and Jordan watched the Lana and Lilly Wachowski film Jupiter Ascending, a sci-fi movie about bees recognizing royalty and about other things, I'm sure. It stars Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, and Eddie Redmayne and was chosen by our contest winner Carrie.

Matt, Emily, and Jordan recently did a roast of Rhett and Link which you can watch by joining Mythical Society right now!

Jordan is heavily hinting that he will be at San Diego Comic Con this year, so if you're planning on going maybe clear your schedule on the afternoon of July 26th. I'm sure there will be more details to come.

Make sure to join Maximum Fun so you can listen to our newest bonus episode about Street Fighter The Animated Series.

Give us 5 stars and a review on the Apple Podcast Store! DO IT NOW!

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

The Purge

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week Emily and Jordan watched The Purge, a closed room horror movie where murder is legal!

Make sure to join Maximum Fun so you can listen to our newest bonus episode about Street Fighter The Animated Series.

Give us 5 stars and a review on the Apple Podcast Store! DO IT NOW!

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

The Opposite of Sex, with Alonso Duralde

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Alonso Duralde, Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Emily and Jordan invited Alonso Duralde from Maximum Film to talk about the queer cinema classic The Opposite of Sex starring Christina Ricci, Lisa Kudrow, and Lyle Lovett.

Make sure to join Maximum Fun so you can listen to our newest bonus episode about Street Fighter The Animated Series.

Buy Alonso's book Hollywood Pride - A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film. Get it wherever you purchase fine literature.

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

Give us 5 stars and a review on the Apple Podcast Store! DO IT NOW!

Tank Girl, with Comic Book Couples Counseling

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Emily and Jordan are joined by Brad and Lisa Gullickson of the podcast Comic Book Couples Counseling to talk about the 1995 cult classic Tank Girl, starring Lori Petty and Malcolm McDowell.

Give us 5 stars and a review on the Apple Podcast Store! DO IT NOW!

Listen to Comic Book Couples Counseling and check out their episode on the 40th Anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Pre-order Jordan's new graphic novel Youth Group here bit.ly/youthgroupbook

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

All Dogs Go To Heaven

shows@maximumfun.org (jordan morris, Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 28 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week Emily and Jordan finally got around to watching a Burt Reynold's movie, sort of: the animated Don Bluth kids classic All Dogs Go To Heaven about a dog who ironically goes to dog hell. If this scared you as a kid, you were right!

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

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If you would like to pick the next Free With Ads movie, you can! Here's how: pre-order Jordan's new graphic novel Youth Group. Then shoot us an email at freewithads@maximumfun.org with the receipt and you will be automatically entered into a contest to choose the next Free With Ads movie. The winner will also receive a homemade rosary made by Emily Fleming (you can request an upside down cross!) Don't have money? Don't worry! Here's another way to enter. We are also accepting people who request Youth Group at their local library. Email us a screenshot of you asking, or if you just talked to a librarian you can just tell us that you did that. Honor system, so don't lie please.

Alien vs. Predator

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 21 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Emily and Jordan watched the long awaited IP synergy extravaganza Alien Vs. Predator on Free With Ads this week! It's a movie where they took two amazing franchises, put the bad guys in a catacomb of some kind and made them fight like a child shaking up an ant farm. Enjoy!

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

The Godfather Part 2

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 14 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week Jordan and Emily decided to watch a movie that some have argued is the greatest film of all time. No, not Death To Smoochy, we watched The Godfather Part 2. Also, Jordan brought Emily some canned wine from the Francis Ford Coppola vineyard.

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

Watch Emily on Meals of History on the Mythical Kitchen channel.

The Godfather

shows@maximumfun.org (Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming) — Tue, 7 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week we watched a movie so classic that we can't believe it's free, Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.

If you would like to pick the next Free With Ads movie, you can! Here's how: pre-order Jordan's new graphic novel Youth Group. bit.ly/youthgroupbook. Then shoot us an email at freewithads@maximumfun.org with the receipt and you will be automatically entered into a contest to choose the next Free With Ads movie. The winner will also receive a homemade rosary made by Emily Fleming.

Watch Emily on Meals of History on the Mythical Kitchen channel.

Watch Stallone's Knockouts - Beta Snip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmMoZ2ojJDc

Alexis Bittar’s series featuring characters Margeux and her assistant Jules. This is the first video Emily saw of the story and I cannot get enough. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0cJQbgOcet/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

Death Becomes Her, with Reading Glasses

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week Emily and Jordan invited Mallory and Brea from Reading Glasses to the MaxFun studio to talk about the classic dark goofball comedy Death Becomes Her, starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Bruce Willis.

Come see Jordan Morris at the YALLWEST Book Festival in Santa Monica on May 3rd and 4th. Get your tickets to see Jordan here. And if you can't make it to LA, pre-order Youth Group here for a discount.

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

Over The Top

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Jordan Morris) — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week Emily and Jordan watched the Sylvester Stallone classic Over The Top, about a trucker who meets his son and also arm wrestles. This movie was picked by contest winner Shannon Pace. Thank you for boosting or joining MaxFun during the MaxFun Drive Shannon!

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

The Skeleton Key (2005)

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week Emily and Jordan watched the 2005 horror film The Skeleton Key, starring Kate Hudson and Peter Sarsgaard, a movie about how scary it is to attempt a New Orlean's accent.

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

Empire Records

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Mon, 8 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week Jordan and Emily watch the 90's cult classic Empire Records, a movie about a group of misfit 90's kids working at an independent Delaware CD store.

Visit Emily's ETSY store and buy some amazing matchbook paints created by the very talented artist Caitlin Alyse Riley (@king_margo)

If you’re in the LA area, come to Golden Apple Comics on April 14th from 12pm-2pm. Jordan is signing a new Archie comic and also friends of the show Elliot Kalan, Casey Gilly, and Amy Chase will also be signing stuff! Come through!

Grease 2

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 2 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

This week, Jordan and Emily watched Grease 2 - the sequel to the musical classic that had people around the world saying "but why though?" You can watch it free with ads on Pluto TV.

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

Make sure to support this great network by heading on over to maximumfun.org/join

It Takes Two (1995)

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

It's week 2 of the MaxFun Drive and to celebrate Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris watched It Takes Two, starring the Olsen Twins who play two identical strangers who do a sort of parent trap type thing. But it's not the parent trap because they are not twins in the movie, just in real life. Anyway, you can watch It Takes Two free with ads right here.

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

Make sure to support this great network by heading on over to maximumfun.org/join

Go Fact Yourself #MaxFunDrive Kick-off Spectacular featuring Teresa McElroy, Ross Blocher, Ella Hubber, Tom Lum, and Jordan Morris

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000

This special network wide event is a celebration of the MaxFunDrive! If you’d like to support podcasts you love for just $5 a month and get bonus gifts in the process, go to maximumfun.org/join.

We’re kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts.

J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong from “Go Fact Yourself” are joined by:

Teresa McElroy - “Shmanners”

Ross Blocher - “Oh No, Ross and Carrie!”

Ella Hubber & Tom Lum - “Let’s Learn Everything!”

Jordan Morris - “Jordan, Jesse, Go!” and "Free With Ads"

If you’d like to hear more hosts competing for trivia supremacy, visit Maximumfun.org for the full version of this show.

Lifetime Television's "House of Versace"

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Emily and Jordan are taking a break from watching movies that ever appeared in a theater with a movie that has only appeared on television. This week we watched Lifetime's "House of Versace" - a made-for-tv biopic about Donatella Versace.

Make sure to support this great network by heading on over to maximumfun.org/join

Please pre-order "Youth Group" on Booksoup and get a signed and personalized message from Jordan Morris! Please keep it PG-13 but feel free to make it weird! DIRECTIONS: When you are purchasing it on Booksoup, at the end of the shopping cart page you can write what you want Jordan to say in the section that says “Use this area for special instructions or questions regarding your order."

Dungeons & Dragons (2000) with Travis McElroy

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb, Travis McElroy) — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Why listen to a bad podcast about the good Dungeons & Dragons movie (2023) when you could listen to a good podcast about the bad Dungeons & Dragons movie (2000)? Hosts Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris invite special guest Travis McElroy (My Brother, My Brother and Me) to talk about this wonderfully terrible film.

The Birds (1963)

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 5 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Finally, a classic movie is available for free... with ads! Hosts Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris watched Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds on this week's Free With Ads.

He's Just Not That Into You

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:05:00 +0000

This week your hosts Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris are bringing you the classic mid-aughts romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You, starring some of Hollywood's most beautiful people like Drew Barrymore, Bradley Cooper, Ben Affleck, and E from Entourage.

Timecop (1994) starring Jean-Claude Van Damme

shows@maximumfun.org (Jordan Morris, Emily Fleming, Matt Lieb) — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000

It's finally here! The first ever episode of Free With Ads with your hosts Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris! Deep within the ad-supported bowels of YouTube, we found the classic 90's sci-fi martial arts thriller action movie Timecop starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Ron Silver.

Introducing: Free With Ads

shows@maximumfun.org (Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris) — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Why pay for streaming services when movies like Timecop and Grease 2 can be watched for nothing more than the cost of enduring a few loud, unskippable ads? Join us every week for a dive into the internet’s bargain bin!

Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris are real friends, real comedy writers and real cheapskates. They met working in comedy writing rooms and bonded over their love of “trashy” pop culture and saving a buck. They’re combining these loves for the podcast Free With Ads, a movie review show dedicated to the weird, amazing, inexplicable movies streaming free on an internet near you.