---
title: "Episode #292 \u2013 Welcome to Marwen"
url: "https:\/\/www.flophousepodcast.com\/2019\/08\/episode-292-welcome-to-marwen\/"
date: "2019-08-31T12:00:17+00:00"
episode_number: 292
movie: "Welcome to Marwen"
guests: "Dan McCoy, Elliott Kalan, Stuart Wellington"
---

# Episode #292 – Welcome to Marwen

Hoo boy, this was a tough one folks. How to navigate the Hollywoodization of a real-life trauma with a dash of weird gender politics? Answer — less funny than usual, as we discuss [Welcome to Marwen](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3289724/). Meanwhile, Elliott completely misunderstands the etymology of “painstaking,” Dan details the many tones of Marwen, and Stuart bestows Dan with his Looney Tunes identity.

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Oh cool, it’s that Small Soldiers reboot! [Wikipedia summary for Welcome to Marwen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_Marwen#Plot)

 Movies recommended in this episode:

 [Burning](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7282468/)

 [The Head Hunter](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6469548/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_9)

 [Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3387520/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2)

 **LIVE SHOW DATES 2019!**

 September 28 – [BOSTON](https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0100566CC07466A7) – WBUR CitySpace (early show SOLD OUT, but there are still tickets to the later show!)

 October 12 – [LOS ANGELES](https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1840043?utm_medium=bks) – The Regent Theater