We welcome the man who brought us to the Maximum Fun network, Mr. Jesse Thorn , to the show this week. And how did we repay him? We made him watch Smurfs . We never said life is fair. Anyway, of all the Smurfs movies in the world, this will definitely go down as "the one with Rihanna and James Corden." Come see us live in Chicago , THIS SUNDAY, 11/16, discussing K-9 ! OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 tix are ON SALE ! Stay updated on Flop House ev...
Nov 15, 2025•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 465
Writer, producer, and podcaster Scott Weinberg kicks off the FOUR FULL EPISODES OF "MOVEMBER," with a discussion of 2024's remake, The Crow . The original Crow was a defining movie for legions of goths and black-trenchcoated teens. This one... has a lot of people thirsting after Bill Skarsgård's abs? And not much else? Come see us live in Chicago , on 11/16, discussing the Jim Belushi-and-a-dog buddy comedy K-9 ! OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 t...
Nov 08, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 464
Hallie stuck around to help ease your Hallie-ween hangover, as Elliott guides the peaches through a survey of Halloween costumes in cinema. Who wore it best, and whose costumes were just lame? We put on our cattiest Mr. Blackwell costumes and decide! And remember -- MOVEMBER starts next week. Other than this brief Shocktober close-up mini, all four of November's remaining shows will be FULL EPISODES! See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! OR if you prefer to watch us from the comfort ...
Nov 01, 2025•1 hr 1 min
We wrap Shocktober 2025 up with a discussion of the extremely-loosely-based-on-the-videogame meta-slasher UNTIL DAWN . But that's enough about the movie! We're burying the lede! Hallie Haglund returns to join us in our filmic antics. Has she seen a ghost yet? Come see us live in Chicago , on 11/16, discussing the Jim Belushi-and-a-dog buddy comedy K-9 ! OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 tix are ON SALE ! To stay updated on Flop House events and sid...
Oct 25, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 463
Stuart's popular "let's discuss TV instead" mini format Tuboy Talkin' Tube to Two Dudes, Tonight All Right returns with a little serious first amendment talk up front and then a lot of goofy Emmy talk. See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! OR if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE ! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets ! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinf...
Oct 18, 2025•55 min
Boo! Hahahha, gotcha! It's SHOCKTOBER, when all the ghouls and ghosties and ghremlins and ghrim reapers come out to scare us! And at The Flop House it's our traditional all-horror month! We kick off with 2024's IMAGINARY , about the scariest thing in the world -- an imaginary friend! And if you don't believe us, watch that awful John Krasinski imaginary friend movie. We're shivering just thinking about it! Our first Chicago show sold out, so we ADDED A LATE SHOW ! Come see us live! OR, if you pr...
Oct 11, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 462
We've made it no secret that we at The Flop House are proud to have been included in the newly-published, The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen . On this episode we welcome the author of that book, Sean Malin , to the show, to help us discuss the MOVIE pantheon, and which canonical films we could all live without. See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! And, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE ! S...
Oct 04, 2025•57 min
From the (?)genius(?) that brought us the legendary A Talking Cat!?! comes another tale of a talking animal and the humans who live with him in a California porn-shoot-mansion, doing mundane things in scenes that take way too long, in-between luxurious establishing shots and footage of people driving. It's the absolutely bonkos Smallvember new classic, An Easter Bunny Puppy . Our first Chicago show sold out, so we ADDED A LATE SHOW ! Come see us live! OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfo...
Sep 27, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 461
Dan challenges Stuart and Elliott to lose as much money as they can by turning hit movies into bombs. See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! And, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE ! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets ! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinflop...
Sep 20, 2025•53 min
It's Smalltember (Elliott pops into frame to say "Smallvember!") -- that special time of year when we allow ourselves to stray from big Hollywood movies to examine some tinier, more idiosyncratic pictures. And boy howdy is Lumina idiosyncratic! So we welcomed actor Ashlie Atkinson (The Gilded Age, The Lost Bus, Mr. Robot and much more) to help decipher the madness! Our first Chicago show sold out, so we ADDED A LATE SHOW ! Come see us live! OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your ...
Sep 13, 2025•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 460
Elliott provides a survey of cinema's eponymous doctors, and asks us whether we'd trust them with our medical care. See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! And, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE ! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets ! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinflop...
Sep 06, 2025•40 min
It's rare that a movie gets embraced as a new classic in badness as quickly as Amazon's War of the Worlds , but hey -- they're known for their fast delivery. Maybe they're just the future of bad movies, "disrupting" the bad movie space with their boldly incompetent visions! We discuss the (overwhelmingly listener-requested) new WotW! Our first Chicago show sold out, so we ADDED A LATE SHOW ! Come see us live! OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 tix a...
Aug 30, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 459
Stuart takes us on a tour of the biggest summer releases of the past couple of decades. See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! And, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE ! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets ! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinflop...
Aug 23, 2025•51 min
Hi ho? More like HO HUM! Got 'em. Oooh Disney's gonna be smarting from that sick burn so hard they've GOTTA stop making these lackluster remakes, right? Anyway, on this episode we welcome the great Rebecca Alter of Vulture.com to discuss the most already-forgotten of Disney's IP-recycling death march, Snow White ! See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 tix are ON SALE ! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop...
Aug 16, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 458
Back in the 80s and 90s, movies LOVED to end with a rap song that went over the plot to the movie you just saw. On this mini, Dan quizzes Stu and Elliott about some examples of wrap-up raps, followed by discussion questions to really dig into this particular cinematic-musical form. See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! And, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE ! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets ! Help support ...
Aug 09, 2025•38 min
Elliott had to dip out for an episode, so... how do you replace a troublemaking little scamp? How about: with the comforting, easy presence of Linda Holmes? We deserve a vacation too, y'know? And in this episode, we make good on a promise from Linda's last appearance -- to have her back to discuss that hearty slice of Christmas "content," Red One . Back then, Linda sounded surprisingly fond of it. Is she still? Will the two extant Peaches agree? Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE ! It's ou...
Aug 02, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 457
We all know movies where "it's like the city is another character," and we understand what that means when a location has a big personality like New York, Tokyo, or Paris... but what about the more unknown cities out there? Elliott helps us brainstorm some filmic personalities for less-heralded locations Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE STARTING TODAY ! Watch our once a month (Sept-Feb) video livestream show where we discuss a movie, do an "informative" presentation, answer questions fro...
Jul 26, 2025•46 min
It's a testament to how generally good (or at least passable) the MCU films have been, that there have been 36 of them released, but this is only the second one we've covered. What makes Captain America: Brave New World so (anti-) special? You'll have to listen to find out! Wikipedia page for Captain America: Brave New World Recommended in this episode: Dan: Jaws (1975) Stu: Hider in the House (1989) Elliott: Roman Holiday (1953) Head to squarespace.com/FLOP for a free trial, and when you’re rea...
Jul 19, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 456
On this mini Stuart tricked us into watching some kind of Warhammer 40k bullshit and made us talk about it. Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets ! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinflop
Jul 12, 2025•39 min
No, it's not a biopic about Jim Poolman, former insurance commissioner of North Dakota. It's a comic sunshine noir about an actual pool-maintaining Poolman , played (and written/directed) by fave Chris (Pine), who finds himself tangled in a criminal conspiracy... or maybe he's just whacked-out and paranoid? We're joined in this pool party by one of our most beloved returning guests, Mr. Josh Gondelman -- check out his new stand-up special, available for free, right now! Wikipedia page for Poolma...
Jul 05, 2025•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 455
Dan confuses Elliott by combining his beloved comic books with his hated fruit pies, in a discussion of Hostess's superhero-based comics ads. Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets ! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinflop
Jun 28, 2025•52 min
Ah, here he comes, that son of a gun, that cat, that Garfield, that gigantic thing -- except... There's something different about him. It's weird. He just doesn't seem very... Garfield-y? Anyway, in honor of the birthday of one of our great Americans, Garfield the cat, and also maybe one other guy, we take on 2024's The Garfield Movie . Wikipedia page for The Garfield Movie Recommended in this episode: Dan: The Thief and the Cobbler "Recobbled Cut" (1993) Stu: Jack's Back (1988) Elliott: An Acto...
Jun 21, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 454
With The Fantastic Four: First Steps coming to theaters soon, listener Andrew asked the question "Galactus and The Silver Surfer -- what's their deal, man?" and Elliott gladly stepped up to answer. Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets ! Aura has a great deal for Father’s Day. For a limited time, listeners can save on the perfect gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $30 off on their best-selling Carver Mat frame. Promo code FLOP . Support the show by mentioning us at checkout! Terms and c...
Jun 14, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Love DOES hurt. For instance, we love and only want the best for Everything Everywhere All at Once comeback king Ke Huy Quan, but then we have to witness him struggle through a movie like Love Hurts . Fortunately he comes off all right. The movie itself? Not so much. But hey, looks like he's got Zootopia 2 and a movie from the guy who made Rare Exports coming up. Maybe those will be good! Wikipedia page for Love Hurts Recommended in this episode: Dan: Summer of 69 (2025) Stu: The Order (2024) El...
Jun 07, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 453
There have been a lot of animals in movies, but which are the BEST animals? Stuart Wellington leads a highly-scientific investigation. Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets ! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinflop
May 31, 2025•45 min
The Flop House is headed to Summer Camp ! A few weeks of sun, swimming, hiking, crafts -- we're gonna make each other SO MANY FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS that our circulation is gonna cut off! We're gonna have so much fu-- what? It's just a movie? But... it stars Diane Keaton, Alfre Woodard, and Kathy Bates, so with those actors it's gotta be at least a little fun, righ-- it's not? Oh, poop. Wikipedia page for Summer Camp Recommended in this episode: Dan: Final Destination: Bloodlines (2024) Stu: Bull ...
May 24, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 452
Hallie joins the Flop House gang once more, to discuss random topics selected by YOU, the listeners! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets ! Go to factormeals.com/flop50off and use code flop50off to get 50% off, plus FREE shipping on your first box. Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinflop...
May 17, 2025•46 min
Robbie Williams is a chimp. That's not an insult, just an accurate description of Better Man , from the director of past Flop House subject, The Greatest Showman . This one's the rare FH movie that was a critical success while being a financial flop -- will we agree with the critics? Oh, and we buried the lede: HALLIE 'S BACK! Wikipedia page for Better Man Recommended in this episode: Dan: Ninja 3: The Domination (1984) Stu: Sinners (2025) Elliott: They Cloned Tyrone (2023) Hallie: Dangerous Bea...
May 10, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 451
We're joined by longtime friend of the show (but first time on mic!) Alejandro Arbona , a 20-year veteran of comics editing and a comics writer himself, to discuss everyone's favorite extravagantly-perverse Italian thriller genre -- GIALLO. We discuss what defines a giallo and differentiates it from other sub-genres (and the slasher films it helped inspire), and then Alejandro runs us through a little giallo title quiz. It's so jam-packed with info we didn't have room for Elliott (jk, he had sch...
May 03, 2025•52 min
We flashback to discuss a movie that was much-requested when it was first released, but just didn't fit into our schedule -- Jerry Seinfeld's baffling paean to the Pop Tart, Unfrosted , a film that throws an astounding cavalcade of comedy talent at ideas that seem (apologies) a bit undercooked. Also, we were blessed by the rare in-studio presence of our beloved producer, Alex Smith, who hadn't actually seen the movie, which made explaining the madness of the "plot" all the more enjoyable. Wikipe...
Apr 26, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 450
