We were so happy when we learned that Linda Holmes was a fan of the show, and even HAPPIER to get her on an episode! Were we equally happy to watch Baby Geniuses? Well… you know… You can’t always be happy all the time. Once you learn that, then YOU will be the true baby genius.
Inspired by his recent trip with Dan to catch The Ambulance at a local rep screening (part of the Ridiculous/Sublime series programmed by our old friend Cristina) Stuart runs through a brief installment of Missed That Movie ™ before leading a discussion on the works of low-middle-budget maestro Larry Cohen, he of the grabby premise and wild performances. There’s much discussion of trailers to Cohen’s films, so if you wanna watch, check the show notes below!
What is the secret to Argylle?!? Is the CAT the spy? Did Taylor Swift write it?!? Is it the obvious twist that Dan guessed after a moment of thought having only seen the trailer?!? Is it that it doesn’t work at all as a movie, but at least it’s not as relentlessly boring as a lot of Flop House topics?!? It’s definitely at least two of those things!
In honor of Elliott’s long-lost blog critiquing the Oscars, and in honor of the Criterion Channel’s recent “Razzie” collection, and in dishonor of the Razzies themselves, Dan guides the intrepid flop team through past winners of America’s foremost bad movie awards, and why they’re always wrong wrong wrong.
FINALLY after suffering through all of those bad movies, we get a treat! Patrick Swayze’s Ro… what? What’s that we’re hearing? It’s the remake? Goddamn it. Well maybe Road House 2024 will have some charms of its own. I guess y’all will need to listen to find out.
Elliott takes a look back at 100 Flop House minis, and that is absolutely the only thing that happens, and no special guest arrives with any particular fixation on sandworm-related science fiction.
Yet again, we steal a few hours Jamelle could be using to write something smart for The New York Times, to discuss his REAL passion: movies about hedgehogs. Yes, Sonic 2 was a big hit with mixed reviews, but how good is it really? The answer may not surprise you!
We welcome our old friend Zhubin Parang back to the main feed after years of only joining us for our FlopTales RPG series (available as bonus content for Max Fun members: join here!) — and for such an auspicious return we had to pick an extra-special movie: Madame Web, which some have hailed as the “Cats” of superhero movies. Does it reach those heights? Who knows. But it’s surely the most enjoyably-silly of Sony’s Spider-Man without Spider-Man universe. We hope you enjoy it, and thanks to all who support us by becoming a member of Maximum Fun during this Max Fun Drive.
