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Episode #439 – The Avengers (1998), LIVE

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We took a short break around Thanksgiving, which means YOU finally get to hear one of our LIVE episodes from Oxford’s inaugural Saint Audio Podcast Festival! We were extremely excited to finally do a show in the UK and see some listeners from across the pond, and — because we were in England — we HAD to talk about 1998’s The Avengers (aka “the non-Marvel-one), a legendary mega-flop and a despoiling of a beloved British TV series.

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FH Mini 116 – The Definitive Action Hero Ranking Pt. 1

Stuart uses the scientific and not-at-all random method that he perfected in his rankings of horror movie villains to help us determine the ultimate movie action hero. We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass! Full line-up/tickets here! And while you’re clicking on stuff, […]

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Episode #437 – Megalopolis, with Roman Mars

You KNEW this episode was coming, and we got to it as soon as we could! We discuss Francis Ford Coppola’s defiantly personal, defiantly incomprehensible, personal-fortune-destroying Megalopolis! And for such a megaflopolis episode we enlisted the help of Roman Mars, a man who knows a thing or two about architecture and design, and who’s currently co-hosting a podcast series with Elliott about The Power Broker, a book about Robert Moses (clearly an inspiration for Adam Driver’s “what if Robert Moses but not totally evil” character)!

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FH Mini 115 – Ghosttesters, with Hallie Haglund

Hallie may not have seen a ghost this Halloween season, but Elliott caps off Shocktober (a little late, in “no theme No-vember”) by quizzing all of us about whether we’ve seen cinematic ghosts, in the course of our many Flop House viewings. We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get […]

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Episode #436 – Dear David, with Hallie Haglund

Bad news first: we discussed Dear David, a horror movie based on a Twitter thread posted by a guy who used to do comics for Buzzfeed, released by “Buzzfeed Studios” — a sentence that gives us a headache just to type. The good news? We’re joined by Star of the Show, Hallie Haglund, whose ever-delightful […]

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FH Mini 114 – Credits Report

Since Stuart is infamous for missing mid-and-post-credit scenes, Dan quizzes him (and Elliott) about what might have possibly happened in various movies that included a li’l extra something at the end. We’re in season 2 of FlopTV! Tune in for individual episodes, or get a price break with a season pass! Full line-up/tickets here! And […]

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Episode #435 – Night Swim

What’s that? The chilly nip of Shocktober on the wind? That’s right, kiddies! It’s your old pal the Flopkeeper, with another spookifying or snorifying yarn! It’s called Night Swim, and it’s about a HAUNTED POOL! Is there pee in the pool too? Probably! Terrifying! Grab your goggles and let’s dive in! We’re in season 2 […]

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