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We all know movies where "it's like the city is another character," and we understand what that means when a location has a big personality like New York, Tokyo, or Paris... but what about the more unknown cities out there? Elliott helps us brainstorm some filmic personalities for less-heralded locations Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE STARTING TODAY [https://theflophouse.simpletix.com/]! Watch our once a month (Sept-Feb) video livestream show where we discuss a movie, do an "informative" presentation, answer questions from the chat, and toss in a few pre-produced video surprises! It's like a TV version of our show, but more so! This year the theme is FLOPSTERPIECE THEATER, and we'll be discussing one significant bad movie per decade from the 2000s back to the 1950s! Dip your toe in with a single-show ticket, or get a discount with a full season pass! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets [http://www.flophousepodcast.com/2024/06/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/]!

It's a testament to how generally good (or at least passable) the MCU films have been, that there have been 36 of them released, but this is only the second one [https://www.flophousepodcast.com/2023/06/episode-398-ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania/] we've covered. What makes Captain America: Brave New World [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14513804/] so (anti-) special? You'll have to listen to find out! Wikipedia page for Captain America: Brave New World [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America:_Brave_New_World] Recommended in this episode: Dan: Jaws (1975)  [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/] Stu: Hider in the House (1989) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097503/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_hider%2520in] Elliott: Roman Holiday (1953) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046250/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_roman%2520holi] Head to squarespace.com/FLOP [http://squarespace.com/FLOP] for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use OFFER CODE: FLOP to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.

On this mini Stuart tricked us into watching some kind of Warhammer 40k bullshit and made us talk about it. Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets [http://www.flophousepodcast.com/2024/06/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/]!

No, it's not a biopic about Jim Poolman, former insurance commissioner of North Dakota. It's a comic sunshine noir about an actual pool-maintaining Poolman [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18077924/], played (and written/directed) by fave Chris (Pine), who finds himself tangled in a criminal conspiracy... or maybe he's just whacked-out and paranoid? We're joined in this pool party by one of our most beloved returning guests, Mr. Josh Gondelman [https://bsky.app/profile/joshgondelman.bsky.social] -- check out his new stand-up special, available for free, right now! [https://youtu.be/RAvNlgpdKKo?si=vBQJyELuXxfq_pcQ] Wikipedia page for Poolman [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poolman_(film)] Recommended in this episode: Dan: I Like Movies (2022) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14913282/] Stu: 28 Years Later (2025) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10548174/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_in_0_q_28%2520y] Elliott: Nightcrawler (2014) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2872718/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_nightc], Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112857/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_devil%2520in%2520a%2520blu], Mulholland Drive (2001) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166924/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_5_nm_3_in_0_q_mul] Head to squarespace.com/FLOP [http://squarespace.com/FLOP] for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use OFFER CODE: FLOP to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.

Dan confuses Elliott by combining his beloved comic books with his hated fruit pies, in a discussion of Hostess's superhero-based comics ads. Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets [http://www.flophousepodcast.com/2024/06/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/]!