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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/]!

Ah, here he comes, that son of a gun, that cat, that Garfield, that gigantic thing -- except... There's something different about him. It's weird. He just doesn't seem very... Garfield-y? Anyway, in honor of the birthday of one of our great Americans, Garfield the cat, and also maybe one other guy, we take on 2024's The Garfield Movie [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5779228/]. Wikipedia page for The Garfield Movie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garfield_Movie] Recommended in this episode: Dan: The Thief and the Cobbler "Recobbled Cut" (1993) [https://youtu.be/BKTCSLbjhtM?si=W6wr9hv_y0OdnQjo] Stu: Jack's Back (1988) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095389/] Elliott: An Actor's Revenge (1963) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057710/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_an%2520actor%27s%2520re] 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.

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