The Flop House

Robbie Williams is a chimp. That's not an insult, just an accurate description of Better Man [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14260836/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_BETTER%2520MAN], from the director of past Flop House subject, The Greatest Showman [https://www.flophousepodcast.com/2018/05/episode-257-the-greatest-showman/]. This one's the rare FH movie that was a critical success while being a financial flop -- will we agree with the critics? Oh, and we buried the lede: HALLIE [https://halliehaglund.substack.com/]'S BACK! Wikipedia page for Better Man [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Man_(film)] Recommended in this episode: Dan: Ninja 3: The Domination (1984) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087805/] Stu: Sinners (2025) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31193180/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_1] Elliott: They Cloned Tyrone (2023) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9873892/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_they%2520c] Hallie: Dangerous Beauty (1998) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118892/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_dangerous%2520b] Aura has a great deal for Mother’s Day. For a limited time, listeners can visit AuraFrames.com [http://auraframes.com/] to get $35-off plus free shipping on their best-selling Carver Mat frame, with promo code FLOP. Support the show by mentioning us at checkout! 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.

We're joined by longtime friend of the show (but first time on mic!) Alejandro Arbona [https://www.alejandrobot.com/], a 20-year veteran of comics editing and a comics writer himself, to discuss everyone's favorite extravagantly-perverse Italian thriller genre -- GIALLO. We discuss what defines a giallo and differentiates it from other sub-genres (and the slasher films it helped inspire), and then Alejandro runs us through a little giallo title quiz. It's so jam-packed with info we didn't have room for Elliott (jk, he had scheduling issues, that li'l scamp will be back next time!). If you'd like to support Alejandro's Kickstarter for Lake Yellowwood Slaughter, here's a link to the pre-launch signup, ya dirty slasher freaks! [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goatsflyingpress/lake-yellowwood-slaughter] Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets [http://www.flophousepodcast.com/2024/06/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/]!”

We flashback to discuss a movie that was much-requested when it was first released, but just didn't fit into our schedule -- Jerry Seinfeld's baffling paean to the Pop Tart, Unfrosted [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14914430/], a film that throws an astounding cavalcade of comedy talent at ideas that seem (apologies) a bit undercooked. Also, we were blessed by the rare in-studio presence of our beloved producer, Alex Smith, who hadn't actually seen the movie, which made explaining the madness of the "plot" all the more enjoyable. Wikipedia page for Unfrosted [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfrosted] Recommended in this episode: Dan: The In-Laws (1979) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079336/] Stu: Sexy Beast (2000) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203119/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_sexy%2520b] Elliott: Dark Days (2000) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235327/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_dark%2520days] Alex: Gridlock (1996) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116451/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_gridlock] Aura has a great deal for Mother’s Day. For a limited time, listeners can visit AuraFrames.com [http://AuraFrames.com] to get $35-off plus free shipping on their best-selling Carver Mat frame, with promo code FLOP. Support the show by mentioning us at checkout! 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.

While we were all fortunate enough to record in-person, Stuart filled Dan and Elliott with booze and forced them to do celebrity "impressions." It's either our most fun episode or our most embarrassing! Or both! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets [http://www.flophousepodcast.com/2024/06/subscribe-to-our-newsletter/]!”

What's the deal with Netflix's The Electric State [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7766378/]? Well, for one thing we know that IT'S ELECTRIC... boogie woogie woogie. But also, it's a movie arguing for the primacy of real-life connection that feels utterly algorithmically designed, what with its Chris Pratts and Millies Bobby Brown and cute robot pals, and it cost... $320 million?? That can't be right. There must be a smudge on these accounting sheets. Anyway, we talk about it! Wikipedia page for The Electric State [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Electric_State_(film)] Recommended in this episode: Dan: The Rule of Jenny Pen [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6874690/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520rule%2520of%2520] (2024) Stu: Morvern Callar (2002) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300214/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_3_nm_5_in_0_q_morve] Elliott: The Clock (2010) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2008009/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_5_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_the%2520clock] Head to squarespace.com/FLOP [https://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.