We finally got our pal Matt Singer, author of the wonderful book Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever, on the show to talk about the team who defined movie criticism for a generation. Also Dan leads a silly Siskel & Ebert related half-game.
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.
Stuart returns from Australia to spring everyone’s favorite podcast about the podcast The Flop House on an unsuspecting Hallie– and also, somehow, muscle himself into an episode in the past?
Elliott uses the occasion of Steamboat Willie entering the public domain to explore other free IP we could mine for dollars.
Stuart leads the gang in a general discussion about going OUT to the movies, where the popcorn is extra oily and heartbreak feels good.
Dan got tired and decided to have Google do his homework for him.
Elliott quizzes Dan on the nativity story, so they can modernize it into a hit blockbuster.
The Iceman cometh! Stuart takes us on a tour through some highlights in the career of Val Kilmer, an actor that fascinates him.
