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Episode #327 – Men In Black: International, with Annabelle Gurwitch

And so we arrive at November, so named because it has no special theme. And, folks, we’ll admit… this MIB: International episode is a weird one. Why? Well, finding out is part of the fun. But our guest for this show is Annabelle Gurwitch, from Max Fun’s new Tiny Victories podcast, as well as TBS’s Dinner and a Movie, countless acting roles, and quite a few books. Enjoy.

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FH Mini 17 – The Monster Mash, with Mike Reiss and Ken Keeler

2020 may be miserable, but it’s STILL HALLOWEEN DAMN IT. So we assembled a crack team of the Flop House gang, plus comedy writers Mike Reiss and Ken Keeler (who, between them, are responsible for much of the greatness of The Simpsons, The Critic, and Futurama) to discuss the most important and timely issue possible — the 1962 novelty hit, The Monster Mash.

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Episode #325 – Fantasy Island

It’s here! It’s here! It’s here! Did you get us any SHOCKTOBER presents? We got YOU something — a discussion of this year’s Fantasy Island, the horror (?) movie based on the decidedly NOT horror 1970’s light fantasy television anthology.

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Episode #324 – Hellboy LIVE

We couldn’t get together for a mini this week, but our busy schedule is the listeners’ gain, as we release this full-sized live show from the vault! It’s a flashback to happier times, last July, when people could assemble to live comedy! Here’s our live Hellboy (2019) show from The Parkway theater in Minneapolis, MN!

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Episode #323 – Deadly Lessons

If there’s one thing we’ve learned in all our years of discussing bad movies, it’s that vanity projects are often the creme de la creme of bizarre and terrible cinema. And hoo doggies, do we have something special for you. Made in 2006, then shelved for nearly a decade before getting quietly dumped to streaming in 2014, writer/director/star Stuart Paul’s magnum opus, Deadly Lessons, is a fantasy self-help (?) thriller (?) that’s impossible to describe, but lord, do we try.

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