Just in time for Mother's Day we discuss Mother's Day . Let it never to be said that we don't have our finger on the pulse of the zeitgeist. Meanwhile master of impressions Dan returns, Elliott sells branded Timothy Olyphant pants, Stu explains tattoo reveals, and Paul Sabourin from Paul and Storm guests. Wikipedia synopsis for Mother's Day Movies recommended in this episode: Resolution Colossal Topsy-Turvy Train to Busan Bad Moms LIVE SHOW ALERT! We added another show on June 9 at The Bell Hous...
May 13, 2017•2 hr 46 min•Ep 278•Transcript available on Metacast We discuss the movie based on a not-really pun, Monster Trucks . Meanwhile Elliott talks about Love in an Elevator for waaay too long, Stu asks some Saved by the Bell questions, Dan's penis habits are described at length, and we're all sorry about the technical problems in this episode. Wikipedia synopsis for Monster Trucks Movies recommended in this episode: The Void The Purge: Election Year Creed...
Apr 29, 2017•2 hr 56 min•Ep 277•Transcript available on Metacast We discuss the movie made up entirely of video game cutscenes, Assassin's Creed . Meanwhile Elliott does the classic "apple bit," we hear another one of Stu's goofs and bloops, and Dan's sick voice is all gravely and such. Wikipedia synopsis for Collateral Beauty Movies recommended in this episode: Suddenly! The Music Room Critters 2...
Apr 15, 2017•2 hr 39 min•Ep 276•Transcript available on Metacast We discuss Will Smith's spiritual sequel to Seven Pounds, Collateral Beauty . Meanwhile, Stu unveils his hot new nickname, Elliott tries to get Keira Knightly's attention, and the less said about Dan in this episode, the better. Wikipedia synopsis for Collateral Beauty Movies recommended in this episode: Wonder Boys Get Out Promise...
Apr 01, 2017•2 hr 32 min•Ep 275•Transcript available on Metacast An extra-special bonus episode for the MaxFun Drive, where we're joined by Mr. John Hodgman to talk about Steven Spielberg's legendary flop 1941 . Movies recommended in this episode: I Wanna Hold Your Hand Manborg The Miracle of Morgan's Creek...
Mar 25, 2017•2 hr 54 min•Ep 274•Transcript available on Metacast We discuss a movie from last year that flopped so badly that Elliott refuses to believe it exists: Max Steel . Meanwhile Dan sings a Carmen Sandiego duet, Stuart gives his fish-based SNL audition, and Elliott texts a lot. Wikipedia synopsis for Max Steel Movies recommended in this episode: The Neon Demon The Devils The Lobster...
Mar 18, 2017•2 hr 40 min•Ep 273•Transcript available on Metacast Why is this movie not in Smalltember? Well, Stu said he wanted to watch Max Magician for his birthday, and we all said "fuck it." Meanwhile Dan doesn't know which corpse to punch, Elliott suggests an alternate course for Teen Wolf, and Stu has no pants. NO WIKIPEDIA SYNOPSIS for this film. Does it EVEN EXIST? Movies recommended in this episode: Moonlight The Edge of Seventeen Lost Soul My Night at Maud's...
Mar 04, 2017•2 hr 52 min•Ep 272•Transcript available on Metacast We think this one broke Elliott, guys. We watched the only film Leonard Maltin walked out on: Zoolander 2 . Meanwhile Dan totally nails a Mario impression, Stuart decides which Roger Rabbit weasel he is, and Elliott admits his fedora-wearing past. Wikipedia synopsis for Zoolander 2 Movies recommended in this episode: A Shot in the Dark Postcards from the Edge Love & Anarchy...
Feb 18, 2017•2 hr 40 min•Ep 271•Transcript available on Metacast We discuss The Last Witch Hunter . All other witch hunters presumably having been herded into the sea by the Red Bull. Meanwhile Meanwhile Elliott explains man-witches, Dan looks to an extreme James Bond to save a wounded nation, and Stuart is obsessed with billiards. Wikipedia synopsis for The Last Witch Hunter Movies recommended in this episode: Help Session 9 I Married a Witch...
Feb 04, 2017•2 hr 43 min•Ep 270•Transcript available on Metacast We have a homecoming to Katherine Heigl (a heiglcoming? no.) with a movie that truly no one remembered existed but Dan, Home Sweet Hell . Meanwhile Stuart gives us his SNL audition, Dan explains the secret origin of Georgian cuisine, and Elliott plays the game show that's sweeping the nation. Wikipedia synopsis for Home Sweet Hell Movies recommended in this episode: Pennies from Heaven Manchester by the Sea Phantasm Wishmaster...
Jan 21, 2017•2 hr 45 min•Ep 269•Transcript available on Metacast This is a big one folks. Batman v. Superman v. The Flop House. Meanwhile Stuart makes it very clear this is not your daddy's anything, Dan does a dead-on Katherine Hepburn, and Elliott reveals how Nicholas Cage rents softcore pornography. Wikipedia synopsis for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Movies recommended in this episode: The Gate Fanny and Alexander Moonlight...
Jan 07, 2017•2 hr 3 min•Ep 268•Transcript available on Metacast Cagemas comes but once a year. Will Saint Nicholas Cage bring us something glorious or another lump of coal for our cinematic stockings? We discuss The Trust . Meanwhile, Stuart reveals his testicle-based library habits, Elliott explores Paul Verhoven's love for California Dreams, and Dan solos on the hot sax. Wikipedia synopsis for The Trust Movies recommended in this episode: Hell or High Water Elle Outcast of the Islands If you would like to contribute to the Flop House Facebook charity drive...
Dec 24, 2016•2 hr 45 min•Ep 267•Transcript available on Metacast It's hard to overstate just how barely the Kirk Cameron "materialism-is-good" explainer Saving Christmas qualifies as a movie. Meanwhile, Stuart talks about his gogurt buying habits, Elliott dramatizes Frank Sinatra's sexual habits, and Dan is genuinely disturbed by this movie's theology. Wikipedia synopsis for Saving Christmas Movies recommended in this episode: The Squid and the Whale Arrival Don't Breathe If you would like to contribute to the Flop House Facebook charity drive for Planned Par...
Dec 10, 2016•2 hr 36 min•Ep 266•Transcript available on Metacast Kevin Spacey as a cat sounds just purrrrfect (TM) for the Flop House, so we watched Nine Lives . Meanwhile, Stuart tells of his adventures with Kirsten Dunst, Dan suggests a terrible new method of shooting porn, and Elliott tells an offensive phone book joke. Wikipedia synopsis for Nine Lives Movies recommended in this episode: Waxwork II: Lost in Time Losing Ground Encounters at the End of the World If you would like to contribute to the Flop House Facebook charity drive for Planned Parenthood,...
Nov 26, 2016•2 hr 58 min•Ep 265•Transcript available on Metacast Back to our non-Shocktober fare as we mourn election day with our Independence Day: Resurgence discussion. Meanwhile, Elliott gives the JD Power porn star awards, Stuart's weenus is protected, and Dan cannot leave President Sex Criminal alone. Wikipedia synopsis for Independence Day: Resurgence Movies recommended in this episode: Doctor Strange Dog Soldiers No End A Little Romance...
Nov 12, 2016•2 hr•Ep 264•Transcript available on Metacast On this final SHOCKTOBER episode we discuss the noose-is-loose would-be chiller The Gallows . Meanwhile, Elliott somehow weasels his way out of doing a Muppet voice, Stuart reveals Dick Tracy's bias against the disabled, and Dan somehow doesn't let the movie's plotting make his head explode. Wikipedia synopsis for The Gallows Movies recommended in this episode: The Handmaiden Hunt for the Wilderpeople Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural...
Oct 29, 2016•2 hr 53 min•Ep 263•Transcript available on Metacast Shocktober continues! On this episode we discuss the Flatliners-esque Lazarus Effect . More specific shownotes canceled on account of Dan's sick. Wikipedia synopsis for The Lazarus Effect Movies recommended in this episode: Viy Pet Sematary The Shallows Shin Godzilla...
Oct 15, 2016•2 hr 49 min•Ep 262•Transcript available on Metacast BOOOGENS! Shocktober begins with Victor Frankenstein , the movie that posits that maybe we don't actually wanna see the monster that much. Meanwhile, Elliott disrespects the death of several major pop artists, Stu brings up Jackie Chan again, and Dan says some weird things about ears and hot dogs. Wikipedia synopsis for Victor Frankenstein. Movies recommended in this episode: Mr. Right The Howling The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean...
Oct 01, 2016•2 hr 44 min•Ep 261•Transcript available on Metacast Smalltember/vember continues! On this episode we discuss the feature length ad for a dating website and for God, Christian Mingle . and Stuart explains how to find cartoon porn, Dan checks his website privilege, and Elliott "Weekend at Bernies"es someone very close to him. Wikipedia synopsis for Christian Mingle. Movies recommended in this episode: Mustang The Duke of Burgundy Hard Target 2...
Sep 17, 2016•2 hr 50 min•Ep 260•Transcript available on Metacast Smalltember/vember begins with a movie none of us had heard of until a couple of Canadian listeners pressed a blu-ray into our hot little hands: No Deposit . Meanwhile Elliott reveals Ringo Starr's adventures in New Jersey, Stuart sends a giant child straight to the circus, and Dan delivers a line that should NOT be taken out of context. NO WIKIPEDIA SYNOPSIS for No Deposit. So here's a page for Frank D'Angelo. Movies recommended in this episode: Demolition Man A Midsummer Night's Dream Pather P...
Sep 03, 2016•2 hr 33 min•Ep 259•Transcript available on Metacast At the request of charity contest winner Erik North, we discuss the classic (?) 1998 version of Godzilla . Meanwhile Dan tries to explain Dangerous Liaisons, Elliott surprises no one by reading a Godzilla-centered magazine, and Stuart gives you some advice about how to get milk. Wikipedia synopsis for Godzilla. Movies recommended in this episode: Tickled Hitchcock/Truffaut Everybody Wants Some! Harlan County U.S.A. MAXFUN MEETUP at HINTERLANDS....
Aug 20, 2016•2 hr 41 min•Ep 258•Transcript available on Metacast Kept in the Flop House Vaults until now, and released because we're on the road in D.C., it's the LIVE Fantastic Four show! Visit STUART’S BAR, HINTERLANDS.
Aug 06, 2016•56 min•Ep 257•Transcript available on Metacast Zhubin Parang joins us for the fourth most magical time on the Flop House calandar: Cagemas in July! It's also time for the political conventions, so more extensive show notes are canceled while Dan jets off to Cleveland and Philly.
Jul 23, 2016•2 hr 38 min•Ep 256•Transcript available on Metacast We just can't stop punishing ourselves with bizarre kids' computer animated films. Will Norm of the North be another Guardian of the Highlands or Foodfight!? Meanwhile Stuart has strong feelings on Tyrion Lannister's political positions, Elliott mangles Sinatra, and Dan is far too distracted by his loud cat. Wikipedia synopsis for Norm of the North. Movies recommended in this episode Shallow Grave Lifeboat Sleeping with Other People Get tickets for our LIVE SHOW in D.C. in August! Visit STUART’S...
Jul 09, 2016•1 hr 22 min•Ep 255•Transcript available on Metacast Elliott is back from his brief sabbatical. Will the possible evil-doll-antics of The Boy make him regret it? Meanwhile Stuart makes people's days better with a choking hazard, Dan's bachelor lifestyle is depressing, and Elliott shares why he has the cleanest poop in town. Wikipedia synopsis for The Boy. Movies recommended in this episode Mistress America De Palma The Face of Another Fright Night...
Jun 25, 2016•1 hr 22 min•Ep 254•Transcript available on Metacast Hallie rejoins us, while Elliott is briefly away, to determine whether any tears were jerked by the Nicholas Sparks tearjerker, The Choice . Meanwhile Stuart reveals the Hamburglar's m-o, Dan discusses the strange things he's slept on, and Hallie explains the romantic troubles of dating someone on the metric system. Movies recommended in this episode Mr. Arkadin Entertainment Cross of Iron...
Jun 11, 2016•2 hr 34 min•Ep 253•Transcript available on Metacast Live from Cake Shop as part of NYC Podfest. It's Gods of Egypt .
May 28, 2016•1 hr 24 min•Ep 252•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode we discuss the should-be-more-hateable tale of young aspiring DJ douches We Are Your Friends . Meanwhile, Elliott describes a Golden Girls party at length, Stuart burns Broadway, and Dan slowly dies. Apologies for the wonky audio. Due to his cold, Dan may have made a recording mistake with the microphones. Movies recommended in this episode: In the Blood Krampus Captain America: Civil War The 13th Warrior Portrait of Jason...
May 14, 2016•2 hr 30 min•Ep 251•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is part three in a podcrawl with the guys at Read it and Weep , and at Too Beautiful to Live , covering the entire Look Who's Talking trilogy. We got to handle the thrilling conclusion, Look Who's Talking Now . Meanwhile we discover what's in the file titled "Things Stuart Knows," Dan reveals his shameful Simpsons past, and Elliott pitches "Fiddler on the Wolf Goes West." Movies recommended in this episode: Ricki and the Flash The Invitation China 9, Liberty 37...
Apr 30, 2016•1 hr 29 min•Ep 250•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode we run through a tasting menu of Bradley Cooper's assholish behavior in the bad-boy chef movie, Burnt . Meanwhile, Elliott recites some lewd Dr. Seuss, Stuart drops some Friday the 13th science, and Dan suggests a new sort of nativity. Movies recommended in this episode: His Girl Friday McCabe and Mrs. Miller The Tin Drum...
Apr 16, 2016•1 hr 27 min•Ep 249•Transcript available on Metacast 
