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Episode #451 – Better Man, with Hallie Haglund

Episode #451 – Better Man, with Hallie Haglund

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!

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FH Mini 127 – Always Room for Giallo, with Alejandro Arbona

FH Mini 127 – Always Room for Giallo, with Alejandro Arbona

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 scheduling issues, that li’l scamp will be back next time!).

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Episode # 450 – Unfrosted, with Alex Smith

Episode # 450 – Unfrosted, with Alex Smith

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.

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