Episode #446: 'Slanted' with Michelle Krusiec
Some teens will go to face-melting extremes to fit in...
Maximum Film! · Kevin Avery, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, Marissa Flaxbart, Michelle Krusiec
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Show Notes
We’re taking a good hard look in the mirror with our guest, actor/writer/director Michelle Krusiec as we discuss SXSW;s 2025 Grand Jury Prize winner, Amy Wang’s darkly comedic body horror, SLANTED. Then we’ll share some of our favorite movies that feature the prom, well…prominently.
What’s Good
Alonso - Alain Guiraudie Poster for Cannes Critics’ Fortnight (Quinzane des Cineastes)
Drea - Jessie Buckley singing Sinead O’Connor’s “Troy” (and the Jessie Buckley rabbit hole)
Michelle - not getting kidnapped (taking nothing for granted)
Kevin - People who come to FYC events for the buffet
ITIDIC
Oscars 2026 Recap
- Variety's Coverage
- Indiewire's Coverage
Letterboxd List of our "PROMinent Features" movies
Staff Picks
Drea - Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
Alonso - It’s Dorothy! and Videoheaven
Michelle - All of Us Strangers (also Saving Face)
Kevin - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
3/21/26, 7pm: Alonso and Christy’s After Hours Screening at the Gardena Cinema
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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher