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Episode #491 September 19, 2026

Standing Ovation

We say goodbye to Smalltember with a true bad movie jewel (thanks to Alonso Duralde for recommending it) — the kid/tween/teen musical comedy STANDING OVATION, one of the few movies…

Mini #158 September 12, 2026

Astro-Nuts

Astronaut movies. What are they? Is “astronaut movie” even a genre? Elliott poses the question, and it leads to a mini that… OUT OF THIS WOOOOORLD.

Episode #490 September 5, 2026

Surfer: Teen Confronts Fear

Smalltember winds are blowing in, and this year the currents brought us a doozy. SURFER: TEEN CONFRONTS FEAR has already become a new bad movie classic, and we had a…

Mini #157 August 29, 2026

Gremlins: The Rough Cut, with Ian Grant

We welcome Ian Grant, who — in addition to having two Jurassic Park scientist names — is the owner and proprietor of The Gremlins Museum! We discuss the 3-hour(ish) rough cut he unearthed and cleaned up, gremlin preservation, and all things Gremlins in general.

Episode #489 August 22, 2026

The Moment, with Hallie Haglund

Charli XCX is a huge pop star, seems cool, and is a genuine film lover — but when she decided to make her own movie, were the results any good? That’s what we were wondering about THE MOMENT, and we invited star of the show (and bigger Charli XCX-pert than any of us) Hallie Haglund back to the show to help us decide.

Mini #156 August 15, 2026

The Peach Pit, with Hallie!

Stuart brings back the world’s most popular Flop House after-show, hosted by one of the hosts of The Flop House, and this time Hallie’s here (her presence makes more sense when you realize that we taped next week’s full episode with her first, but this one was the first to release). This time, Stu asks The Flop House gang about their experiences with live shows, with some diversions into Dan, Elliott, and Hallie’s tenure as writers for The Daily Show!

Episode #488 August 8, 2026

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy

Shocktober threatens to break the bounds of the fall, with this unexpected incursion into August. This aggression will not stand! Watch yourself, Shocktober! Anyway, on this episode we discuss The Mummy. The one with Brendan Fraser? No. The one with Tom Cruise? No. The one with Boris Karloff? No, silly, LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY. He wrote his name on it with Sharpie before putting it in the fridge!