Ep.#460 - Lumina, with Ashlie Atkinson

It's Smalltember (Elliott pops into frame to say "Smallvember!") -- that special time of year when we allow ourselves to stray from big Hollywood movies to examine some tinier, more idiosyncratic pictures. And boy howdy is Lumina idiosyncratic! So we welcomed actor Ashlie Atkinson (The Gilded Age, The Lost Bus, Mr. Robot and much more) to help decipher the madness!Our first Chicago show sold out, so we ADDED A LATE SHOW! Come see us live!OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 tix are ON SALE!Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!Wikipedia page for LuminaRecommended in this episode:Dan: Deep Cover (1992)Stu: The Order (2024), It's Alive 3: Island of the Alive (1987)Elliott: Heroic Times (1983)Ashlie: We Are The Best (2013)Head to 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.

Elliott provides a survey of cinema's eponymous doctors, and asks us whether we'd trust them with our medical care.See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November!And, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE!Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!

It's rare that a movie gets embraced as a new classic in badness as quickly as Amazon's War of the Worlds, but hey -- they're known for their fast delivery. Maybe they're just the future of bad movies, "disrupting" the bad movie space with their boldly incompetent visions! We discuss the (overwhelmingly listener-requested) new WotW!Our first Chicago show sold out, so we ADDED A LATE SHOW! Come see us live!OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 tix are ON SALE!Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!Wikipedia page for War of the WorldsRecommended in this episode:Dan: Wicked, Wicked (1973)Stu: Weapons (2025)Elliott: The Shrouds (2024)Head to 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.Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/flop50off and use code flop50off to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year.

Stuart takes us on a tour of the biggest summer releases of the past couple of decades.See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November!And, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE!Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!

Hi ho? More like HO HUM! Got 'em. Oooh Disney's gonna be smarting from that sick burn so hard they've GOTTA stop making these lackluster remakes, right? Anyway, on this episode we welcome the great Rebecca Alter of Vulture.com to discuss the most already-forgotten of Disney's IP-recycling death march, Snow White!See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November!OR, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Flop TV Season 3 tix are ON SALE!Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!Wikipedia page for Snow WhiteRecommended in this episode:Dan: The Naked Gun (2025)Stu: Together (2025)Elliott: The Trip (2010)Rebecca: The Last Days of Disco (1998)Head to 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.Keep it classic and  cool, with long-lasting staples from Quince. Go to Quince.com/flop for free shipping and 365-day returns.

Back in the 80s and 90s, movies LOVED to end with a rap song that went over the plot to the movie you just saw. On this mini, Dan quizzes Stu and Elliott about some examples of wrap-up raps, followed by discussion questions to really dig into this particular cinematic-musical form.See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November!And, if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE!Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER, “Flop Secrets!

Elliott had to dip out for an episode, so... how do you replace a troublemaking little scamp? How about: with the comforting, easy presence of Linda Holmes? We deserve a vacation too, y'know? And in this episode, we make good on a promise from Linda's last appearance -- to have her back to discuss that hearty slice of Christmas "content," Red One. Back then, Linda sounded surprisingly fond of it. Is she still? Will the two extant Peaches agree?Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE! It's our once a month (Sept-Feb) video livestream -- 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!Wikipedia page for Red OneRecommended in this episode:Dan: Superman (2025), Extra Ordinary (2019)Stu: M3GAN 2.0 (2025)Linda: Shattered Glass (2003)Head to 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 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 locationsTickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE STARTING TODAY! 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!

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 we've covered. What makes Captain America: Brave New World so (anti-) special? You'll have to listen to find out!Wikipedia page for Captain America: Brave New WorldRecommended in this episode:Dan: Jaws (1975) Stu: Hider in the House (1989)Elliott: Roman Holiday (1953)Head to 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!