The prophecy has been fulfilled. The Flop House got to sit down and discuss a bad movie with the godfather of "bad movie comedy" as a genre, Joel Hodgson , as well as Matt McGinnis , who works with Joel on a little show you may know as Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return -- and they would like to return AGAIN -- this time beholden to no network -- so please check out their just-announced Kickstarter for all-new episodes of MST3K ! ...but also please enjoy us trying to puzzle our way through...
Apr 10, 2021•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 340
We round out our discussion of Zack Snyder’s Justice League with another (find the first ZS cut episode here , and our discussion of the theatrical cut here ). Now let us never speak of it again.
Apr 03, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 339
Look, it was probably inevitable that we'd end up discussing Zack Snyder's Justice League , and we'll say this -- it is certainly the most Zack Snyder-y Justice League we've ever seen (check out of our discussion of the theatrical cut here ). In fact, it's SO Zach Snyder-y that it's four hours long... so we've split our ZSJL episode in TWO! That's double the discussion of this already over-discussed movie. YOU'RE WELCOME, WORLD! Wikipedia entry for Zack Snyder's Justice League . Movies recommend...
Mar 27, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 338
Elliott gets us to talk about the Oscar nominations in the dumbest way possible.
Mar 20, 2021•42 min
I don't know if this modern world has broken us, or what, but the clever podcast show notes just aren't flowing right now. This movie is bad and it should feel bad. Get the fuck outta here, Tom & Jerry . From hell's heart, we stab at thee. Wikipedia entry for Tom & Jerry . Movies recommended in this episode: Lucky 12 Hour Shift The Devils Born in Flames...
Mar 13, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 337
Stuart leads Dan and Elliott in a quiz game, which -- to the untrained eye -- might seem to just be an excuse to do goofy shit and talk about television.
Mar 06, 2021•54 min
If we have Glen Weldon , co-host of the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast and author of the marvelous Superman: The Unauthorized Biography on as a guest, you'd better believe we're gonna go down one of the many fascinating cul-de-sacs in the "super" cinematic universe -- in this case 1984's " Supergirl ," or -- as we prefer to think about it -- The Adventures of Faye Dunaway's Fabulous Witch and Her Companions. Wikipedia entry for Supergirl . Movies recommended in this episode: Saint Maud Synchroni...
Feb 27, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 336
Insidious game-master Dan yet again challenges Stu and Elliott to a battle of wits, and unleashes a torrent of the movies' most embarrassing GOOFS!
Feb 20, 2021•47 min
Oof, y'all. Oooof. Hillbilly Elegy ? More like Who'll-Kill-Me Smellogy! Got 'em! The Peaches discuss the controversial book-turned-apolitical and emotionally incomprehensible Oscar-bait sob-fest / catalog of yells. Also, if you missed the Teen Wolf live show, but wish you'd seen, you still can! Access to the recorded version is available until 12PM ET on Sunday 2/14! https://theflophouse.simpletix.com Wikipedia entry for Hillbilly Elegy Movies recommended in this episode: The Florida Project Sel...
Feb 13, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 371
We talk with Joel Church-Cooper , creator of the show Brockmire , about what it's like to talk to actors about their less successful projects. Also, the Flop House VIRTUAL LIVE SHOW, is TONIGHT, Saturday, February 6th, at 9 pm Eastern! Just $10! Buy a ticket HERE ! And if you want exclusive, only available for a limited time TOUR SHIRTS, go HERE !...
Feb 06, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 370
Yeah, but what if the mutants... were NEW? Hello from the Magic Tavern' s Arnie Niekamp joins the Peaches to talk about the long-anticipated, long-troubled, X-Men universe teen horror movie, The New Mutants ! PLEASE NOTE! The audio at the beginning of the episode is pretty bad, due to technical problems that had our guest's audio dropping out occasionally, but it DOES clear up fairly quickly, so please bear with us. Also, we’re doing a new Flop House VIRTUAL LIVE SHOW! On Saturday, February 6th,...
Jan 30, 2021•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 334
Elliott quizzes us about prequels. Does anybody like them? Why prequels? WHY? Also, remember to get a ticket for the Flop House VIRTUAL LIVE SHOW, on Saturday, February 6th, at 9 pm Eastern! Just $10! Buy a ticket HERE !
Jan 23, 2021•45 min
Faith and begorrah, sit right down laddies, lasses, and those not defined by the outdated gender binary, and we'll spin ye a tale of an emerald island far away, where no one talks like a real human, and all their problems are blarney. Tis a tale called Wild Mountain Time , and at least some in th' podcast think it's as barmy as Old McGarrigle's mule! Also, we’re doing a new Flop House VIRTUAL LIVE SHOW! On Saturday, February 6th, at 9 pm Eastern, we’ll be talking about TEEN WOLF , America’s top ...
Jan 16, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 333
Stuart cracks the code to TV writing success, and gets some notes from his friends in the industry. Also, we're doing a new Flop House VIRTUAL LIVE SHOW! On Saturday, February 6th, at 9 pm Eastern, we'll be talking about TEEN WOLF , America's top basketball movie! We'll also be doing presentations, Q&A, and a few NEW SURPRISES! Worried that you CAN'T WATCH LIVE? Worry not! Ticket holders have a week to watch! Just $10 for a ticket! Buy them HERE !...
Jan 09, 2021•38 min
The Flop House is on tour again! Virtually! TIME: Saturday, February 6th, 9 pm ET! MOVIE: TEEN WOLF (you demanded it!) + presentations, audience Q&A, and more! PRICE: Only $10?! CAN'T WATCH LIVE? It'll be archived for a week for ticket holders! TICKET LINK: https://theflophouse.simpletix.com/e/62711
Jan 06, 2021•4 min
Cagemas comes but once a year! Unless, since this one is a little late, it will technically come twice this year, and none times last year. It's confusing. It's annual is what we're saying. We celebrate the work of Saint Nicolas Cage this time with a discussion of the snakes-on-a-boat-and-also-other-animals thriller Primal . And for an august occasion like this one, you need a special guest! So this episode we welcome hilarious sweetheart Josh Gondelman of Desus & Mero and his book Nice Try ...
Jan 02, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 332
We devote this mini entirely to the most obvious topic for a show being released the day after Christmas -- Big Johnson T-shirts.
Dec 26, 2020•35 min
We've been wanting to get Alonso Duralde on the show for a while -- not only because he's the senior film critic for The Wrap , and not only because he's the host or co-host of a number of podcasts, including Max Fun's own Who Shot Ya? , but because he literally wrote the book on Christmas movies . So, of course, this holiday season he picked a movie that barely sort of has Christmas stuff in it -- the double-Moore weepie Six Weeks . THANKS FOR NOTHING, BUDDY! (jk - he's a delight.) Wikipedia sy...
Dec 19, 2020•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 331
We break out of our normal format a bit for this BONUS EPISODE! How so? Well, #1, we watched a movie that we were all pretty sure we'd like (and, spoiler alert, we did) -- the body-swap horror-comedy " Freaky ," and #2, instead of doing letters and recommendations, we take a bit of extra time to talk to our guest about her long career. Who is that guest? The wonderful Barbara Crampton , star of legendary horror movies Re-Animator , From Beyond , You're Next , and a little movie that doesn't get ...
Dec 12, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 330
Holiday hustle and bustle means it's finally time to release the OTHER episode, taped at Boston’s CitySpace, about Godzilla: King of the Monsters . CAN YOU HANDLE THE THRILLS?
Dec 05, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 329
Elliott gives us a report from the field about the Douglas Trumbull directorial effort Brainstorm !
Nov 28, 2020•47 min
Greeting boils and ghouls and gender non-kill-forming! For the spooookiest holiday of the year, Thanksgiving, we discuss the very appropriate Happy Halloween, Scooby Doo ! Why? Well, we ask our guest, the hilarious absolute sweetheart, Justin McElroy , that very question -- you may know him as one of the hosts of Max Fun's own My Brother My Brother and Me , T he Adventure Zone , Sawbones , and many other podcasts you should probably be listening to instead of our nonsense. See all that he's up t...
Nov 21, 2020•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 328
Renowned author Stuart Wellington gives us a reading from his early work: a stirring epic about snakes.
Nov 14, 2020•32 min
And so we arrive at November, so named because it has no special theme. And, folks, we'll admit... this MIB: International episode is a weird one. Why? Well, finding out is part of the fun. But our guest for this show is Annabelle Gurwitch , from Max Fun's new Tiny Victories podcast, as well as TBS's Dinner and a Movie, countless acting roles, and quite a few books. Enjoy. Movies recommended in this episode: American Utopia His House Welcome to Sudden Death...
Nov 07, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 327
Hi everyone. Was digging through the archives to see if there was anything we could release today, because it seems like maybe people could use a distraction right now. Anyway, found this old recording of the audio from one of our earliest live shows, way back in 2013, where we riffed over the movie Bratz, and decided to make it public (there are MP3s floating around, but we never put it on the main feed). In the past we were worried that you could hear the audio to the movie in the background, ...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 56 min
2020 may be miserable, but it's STILL HALLOWEEN DAMN IT. So we assembled a crack team of the Flop House gang, plus comedy writers Mike Reiss and Ken Keeler (who, between them, are responsible for much of the greatness of The Simpsons, The Critic, and Futurama) to discuss the most important and timely issue possible -- the 1962 novelty hit, The Monster Mash. Also, if you're reading this on the day of release, 10/31, you still have until midnight to donate to charity and be entered in our raffle t...
Oct 31, 2020•27 min
Our guest this week is Gillian Flynn , bestselling author of Gone Girl, Sharp Objects, and Dark Places, showrunner for Amazon's Utopia, screenwriter of Widows and adaptations of her own work, winner of the Edgar Award, and BAFTA nominee. We have no idea why she agreed to do this either. But we're happy she did, because for our second and final SHOCKTOBER 2020 movie, our horror-aficionado guest picked Uninvited , and it was amazing! (to be clear, this is not THE Uninvited from 2009, which The Flo...
Oct 24, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 368
Dan challenges Stu and Elliott to a Jackie Chan-related duel.
Oct 17, 2020•54 min
It's here! It's here! It's here! Did you get us any SHOCKTOBER presents? We got YOU something -- a discussion of this year's Fantasy Island , the goofy horror (?) movie based on the decidedly NOT horror 1970's light fantasy television anthology.
Oct 10, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 367
We couldn't get together for a mini this week, but our busy schedule is the listeners' gain, as we release this full-sized live show from the vault! It's a flashback to happier times, last July, when people could assemble to live comedy! Here's our live Hellboy (2019) show from The Parkway theater in Minneapolis, MN! Speaking of live shows -- mark your calendars for October 24, 6PT/9ET, when we'll be discussing Exorcist II: The Heretic over on our YouTube channel , in our socially-distanced live...
Oct 03, 2020•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 324
