The Flop House

On this episode, we discuss ELLA MCCAY, which -- based on its poster -- is a movie about a woman having trouble with her shoe. Hmn. That can't be right. Well, whatever it's about, it's made by the legendary James L. Brooks, so we can be sure it'll have a clear plot, strong themes, and a comprehensible emotional throughline!

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Wikipedia page for Ella McCay

Recommended in this episode:

Dan: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

Stu: American Cyborg: Steel Warrior (1993)

Elliott: The Cotton Club: Encore (2019 new edit)

The world is, how do you say, "un feu de poubelle." So Dan took this mini as a chance to do a little check-in with his pals. How's everyone doing?

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You probably thought we forgot the hedgehog beat! We were just biding our time. Sometimes slow and steady wins the race, SONIC. We welcome our returning Senior Hedgehog Correspondent, Jamelle Bouie, who absolutely does not have anything more important to do than extend this bit, to discuss Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Why does a movie about a fast hedgehog have this much plot, and why is it all so boilerplate? We get into it.

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Wikipedia page for Sonic the Hedgehog 3

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Dan: The Color of Money (1986)

Stu: Pillion (2025)

Elliott: Heat Lightning (1934)

Jamelle Bouie: Wuthering Heights (1939)

Elliott takes us on a tour of Best Picture Academy Award winners, filtered into his highly-scientific categories, and then asks us, "But which Best is BEST?"

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Yes, we never heard of it either. But trust us when we say that High Rollers (sequel to the equally nonexistent movie Cash Out) makes for a helluva S-tier Flop House episode, especially when it features longtime friend of the show Jordan Morris as our guest. Is Travolta the new Nic Cage? Well, if you're watching Face/Off, yes, definitely. But in terms of FH movie greatness? Yeah, maybe!
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Wikipedia page for High Rollers
Recommended in this episode:
Dan: Send Help (2026)
Stu: Reflection in a Dead Diamond (2025)
Elliott: The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)
Jordan Morris: 28 Years Later: Bone Temple (2026)