Episode notes

It’s week two of our inadvertent two-week celebration of the post-apocalypse on film. This time around, Danielle Deadwyler and Michael Greyeyes head up a family fighting to protect their land and their lives from murderously hungry intruders in 40 ACRES. NPR Pop-Culture Happy Hour’s co-host Aisha Harris joins us to discuss this feature debut from RT Thorne.

What’s Good?
Alonso – Making pignoli cookies
Drea – Wedge Live Cat Tour
Aisha – Finally falling for Love Island USA
Kevin – Tinder Box by James Andrew Miller

ITIDIC

  1. John M. Chu to direct Mattel’s Hot Wheels movie
  2. Behind-the-scenes creative meddling on Pixar’s Elio

List of “Down on the Farm” Movie Quiz Movies

Staff Picks
Drea – Sovereign
Alonso – Before We Forget
Aisha – The Annihilation of Fish
Kevin – The Girl with All the Gifts

All of Aisha’s links can be found at AishaHarris.com 

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Guests

  • Aisha Harris

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A movie podcast that isn’t just a bunch of straight white dudes. Comedian Kevin Avery is joined by film producer Drea Clark and film critic Alonso Duralde for a fast, funny, flight through film. Maximum Film! is news, reviews and in-depth insight, beamed directly into your ears every week.

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