Best Section 31 Entertainment Podcasts (2025)

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Avatar: Fire and Ash 2:05:47

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11m ago2:05:47

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Feliz Na’vi Dads Pandora will be turned into Fire and Ash if Giovanni Ribisi and Edie Falco learn the secret to breathing the planet’s toxic air from feral human Spider (Jack Champion). Can adoptive father Sam Worthington protect “monkey boy” from being reclaimed by bio-parent Stephen Lang, or getting whacked by his grieving wife Zoe Saldana? And w…

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K-9, LIVE! 59:30

4d ago59:30

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We're taking a short holiday break, but that doesn't mean YOU have to survive without a new episode! It means that we're giving you this live show, recorded at the lovely Sleeping Village in Chicago, IL, where we discuss the Jim Belushi-and-a-dog cop comedy(?) K-9! Everyone wins! We’re coming back to San Francisco Sketchfest on January 25! Get tick…

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 237 - Gary Busy in... The Gingerdead Man! 1:09:30

5h ago1:09:30

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What gets us more into the holiday season than Gary Busy?! That means we're reviewing the holiday classic, The Gingerdead Man! Plus: Flat Earthers are dumb, Jarman recommends Hellier and Psych and has to choose what holiday treats are his favorite, and a trailer review of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple! Time Codes --------------- Feedback: 1:42 Ho…

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Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) 1:33:18

14h ago1:33:18

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Charlie’s (Avenging) Angels Rohan Campbell goes from ending the Halloween franchise to taking an axe to Christmas in the 2025 reboot of Silent Night, Deadly Night. Is the traumatized orphan crazy for wanting to wear a Santa suit and murder festive folks in small-town America? Or is that gruff voice in his head only interested in The Naughty - child…

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FH Mini - Holiday Hallmarking, with Amber Nash 55:30

10d ago55:30

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We welcome Amber "Voice of Pam on Archer" Nash to the show for a little quiz about this year's slate of Hallmark holiday films, and what we think their plots might be. Check out Amber's podcast, RePhrasing: An Archer Rewatch Podcast, right on our own network, Maximum Fun! Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are ON SALE! Also, we’ll be back at San Francisc…

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Five Nights at Freddy's 2 2:04:20

8d ago2:04:20

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Where A Kid Can Be A Corpse Josh Hutcherson plays different hunger games at a second pizzeria that has child abduction and possessed animatronics on the menu in Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. Are Chica, Foxy, Bonnie, and Freddy Fazzbear even more lethal now that they’re controlled by The Marionette, a forgotten telepathic mascot out to make neglectful …

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MuppeTrek - Episode 160 - "Red's Club" and "The Vengeance Factor" 33:18

8d ago33:18

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Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, Red starts her own club to show up Gobo in "Red's Club." And Star Trek TNG episode, "The Vengeance Factor." Diplomacy, assassinations, blood feuds and space pirates!By A Play On Nerds

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The Christmas Martian, with Alonso Duralde 1:23:05

18d ago1:23:05

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It's the most wonderful time of the year. Some might go so far as to call it the hap-happiest season of all. Why? Because we're rejoined by Alonso Duralde, one of the warmest most delightful film critics and podcasters in the world, for our annual bad holiday movie! That said, goddamn you Alonso for suggesting we watch The Christmas Martian. This..…

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Until Dawn 1:15:16

14d ago1:15:16

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Grindhouse Day Five friends stranded at a sunken mining town must survive Until Dawn if they hope to escape a fatal time warp created by head shrinker Peter Stormare (Fargo). Does director David F. Sandberg (Annabelle Creation) help his horror movie feel more like a video game by hitting the reset button every time his cast is violently killed off,…

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 236 - Retro Gaming and Family Game Nights 50:15

16d ago50:15

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It's the return of Nerd Roll of Fortune, where we roll the dice to see what random nerdy topics we'll be discussing. This time: Retro gaming and family game nights! Plus: Creepy infiltrating bee assassins, VESTS, and a trailer review for Scream 7!By A Play On Nerds

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Afraid, with Chris Weitz 2:21:07

25d ago2:21:07

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Our friend Chris Weitz knocked politely and requested to be allowed into the lion's den, becoming the first director to come on a full episode to discuss his OWN work. That's right, on this Flop House we discuss AfrAId, a movie written and directed by (checks notes) Chris Weitz. And surprisingly (?) it's one of our most joyful episodes. God bless y…

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Frankenstein (2025) 2:09:46

16d ago2:09:46

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Father Knows Beast Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy) fulfills his dream to bring Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel Frankenstein to life as a 2025 Netflix creation. Does Oscar Isaac (Moon Knight) play God just to get back at bad dad Charles Dance (Golden Child), or to impress failed nun Mia Goth (X), or because Christoph Waltz (Spectre) has funded the per…

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MuppeTrek - Episode 159 - "The Doozer Contest" and "The Price" 43:23

29d ago43:23

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Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, Some Doozers finally catch feelings of jealousy and pride in "The Doozer Contest." And Star Trek TNG episode, "The Price." Troi falls for a creepy deal-maker but thankfully shuts him down.By A Play On Nerds

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Ep.#466 - The One, with Michael Shanks 2:00:29

1M ago2:00:29

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"The One with Michael Shanks?" What is this, a FRIENDS episode?!? (Thank you, producer Alex, for that joke.) No -- in this episode we welcome writer/director/FX artist/actor/man with impeccable taste in podcasts, Michael Shanks, all the way from his home in Australia, to discuss his nostalgia pick, 2001's The One, starring Jet Li! We're coming back…

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 235 - Predator BadLandfill - Alien VS Hunter 1:02:03

27d ago1:02:03

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Predator Badlands is killing it in theaters, so we're dredging up a completely, totally official film from the franchise to review, Alien VS Hunter! The "mockbuster" from The Asylum. Also, we chat about UFOs again, Stranger Things Season 5, Dropout shows, and Bob's Burgers! Time Codes --------------- Host Banter: 2:51 Nerdy News: 10:52 Film Review:…

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The Running Man (2025) 2:10:50

28d ago2:10:50

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America’s Got Tumult Glen Powell (Twisters) follows in the footsteps of Arnold Schwarzenegger by continuing the weird flex he began on a lethal reality show called The Running Man. Will TV producer Josh Brolin (Avengers: Endgame) cancel his star contestant before he sparks a political uprising with prepper Michael Cera (Arrested Development)? And d…

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Ep.#465 - Smurfs, with Jesse Thorn 2:04:15

1M ago2:04:15

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We welcome the man who brought us to the Maximum Fun network, Mr. Jesse Thorn, to the show this week. And how did we repay him? We made him watch Smurfs. We never said life is fair. Anyway, of all the Smurfs movies in the world, this will definitely go down as "the one with Rihanna and James Corden." Come see us live in Chicago, THIS SUNDAY, 11/16,…

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Predator: Badlands 1:40:41

1M ago1:40:41

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Get to da Yowcha! The Predator has left behind his typical prey on Earth to hunt a new trophy in the Badlands of the deadliest planet in the universe. But after eight movies, is the masked alien at last ready to be the hero of his own franchise, and beat a band of Weyland-Yutani robots to a massive, unkillable monster? And are Elle Fanning (Super 8…

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MuppeTrek - Episode 158 - "The Wizard of Fraggle Rock" and "The Enemy" 34:10

1M ago34:10

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Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, It looks like Wembley has a doppelganger who wants to trade places with him and is "The Wizard of Fraggle Rock." And Star Trek TNG episode, "The Enemy." Geordi gets trapped on a stormy planet with a Romulan!By A Play On Nerds

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Ep.#464 - The Crow (2024), with Scott Weinberg 1:36:44

2M ago1:36:44

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Writer, producer, and podcaster Scott Weinberg kicks off the FOUR FULL EPISODES OF "MOVEMBER," with a discussion of 2024's remake, The Crow. The original Crow was a defining movie for legions of goths and black-trenchcoated teens. This one... has a lot of people thirsting after Bill Skarsgård's abs? And not much else? Come see us live in Chicago, o…

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 234 - Halloween Special! Killjoy 3's Welcome to Derry 50:54

1M ago50:54

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It's (belated) Halloween! So we're bringing back to Rule of Three to honor the release of It: Welcome to Derry by watching the third in the venerated clown-horror series, Killjoy 3! Plus: shilling for Hello Fresh, blind-ranking costumes, trailer review for Primate, and... breathing through your butt? Time Codes --------------- Host Banter: 1:28 Ner…

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Predator: Killer of Killers 1:32:31

2M ago1:32:31

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The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Motherf*ckers Before the Predator conducts his 2025 theatrical hunt in the Badlands, his animated counterparts are hosting a contest on Hulu where the winner is proclaimed Killer of Killers. How much competition will a Viking mother, an exiled Japanese brother, and an aspiring WWII pilot be for the homicidal aliens o…

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FH Mini 140 - Halloween Costumes on Film, with Hallie Haglund 1:00:33

2M ago1:00:33

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Hallie stuck around to help ease your Hallie-ween hangover, as Elliott guides the peaches through a survey of Halloween costumes in cinema. Who wore it best, and whose costumes were just lame? We put on our cattiest Mr. Blackwell costumes and decide! And remember -- MOVEMBER starts next week. Other than this brief Shocktober close-up mini, all four…

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MuppeTrek - Episode 157 - "A Friend in Need" and "Booby Trap" 31:35

2M ago31:35

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Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, Gobo has to get creative to save Sprocket from being trapped in the wall in "A Friend in Need." And Star Trek TNG episode, "Booby Trap." An ancient trap could mean doom for the Enterprise, and Geordi falls in love with a hologram.By A Play On Nerds

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Marvel Zombies 1:52:12

2M ago1:52:12

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What If…. Stan Lee was replaced by George Romero? Now Playing Podcast has been overrun by Marvel Zombies just in time for Halloween, and somehow it’s all up to Jersey brat Kamala Khan (aka Ms Marvel) to save the day. Can she transmit an S.O.S. to allies in space before Shang-Chi, Red Guardian, Spider-Man, Thor, Riri “Ironheart” Williams, and dozens…

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Ep.#463 - Until Dawn, with Hallie Haglund 1:29:04

2M ago1:29:04

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We wrap Shocktober 2025 up with a discussion of the extremely-loosely-based-on-the-videogame meta-slasher UNTIL DAWN. But that's enough about the movie! We're burying the lede! Hallie Haglund returns to join us in our filmic antics. Has she seen a ghost yet? Come see us live in Chicago, on 11/16, discussing the Jim Belushi-and-a-dog buddy comedy K-…

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 233 - Psychics, Fantasy Books, Film and TV Critics and Set Design! 53:02

2M ago53:02

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It's Nerd Roll of Fortune time! We're covering psychic phenomenon, high fantasy books, the usefulness of film and TV critics, and theater set design! Plus: Only Murders in the Building season 5; is it holding up? And a trailer review for the new Paul Rudd/Jack Black/Thandie Newton/Steve Zahn Anaconda movie!…

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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning 2:01:22

2M ago2:01:22

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The Enemy of The Entity Is My Friend Brock, Arnie, and Stuart are at last ready to have The Final Reckoning with the eighth Mission: Impossible film, as well as its daredevil star, Tom Cruise. Does the world still need Ethan Hunt to dangle from dogfighting airplanes, dive solo into deep-sea submarine wrecks, or impersonate others in lookalike masks…

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FH Mini 139 - Tuboy Tube Talkin' (re)Turns! 54:55

2M ago54:55

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Stuart's popular "let's discuss TV instead" mini format Tuboy Talkin' Tube to Two Dudes, Tonight All Right returns with a little serious first amendment talk up front and then a lot of goofy Emmy talk. See The Flop House LIVE IN CHICAGO this November! OR if you prefer to watch us from the comfort of your own home: Tickets for Flop TV Season 3 are O…

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TRON: Ares 2:11:16

2M ago2:11:16

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My So-Called Artificial Life Jared Leto aims to be a permanent part of the Tron universe by reconfiguring his rock star image into cyber-soldier Ares. But is he right to have bad feelings about the commands of generational villains Evan Peters (X-Men Days of Future Past) and Gillian Anderson (X-Files)? Or should he follow the directives of Flynn fa…

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MuppeTrek - Episode 156 - "Sir Hubris and the Gorgs" and "The Bonding" 35:41

2M ago35:41

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Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, we learn some mysterious Gorg lore in "Sir Hubris and the Gorgs." And Star Trek TNG episode, "The Bonding." Worf bonds with a boy on the Enterprise over being orphans while an alien shapeshifter tries to gaslight them.By A Play On Nerds

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Ep.#462 - Imaginary 1:31:15

2M ago1:31:15

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Boo! Hahahha, gotcha! It's SHOCKTOBER, when all the ghouls and ghosties and ghremlins and ghrim reapers come out to scare us! And at The Flop House it's our traditional all-horror month! We kick off with 2024's IMAGINARY, about the scariest thing in the world -- an imaginary friend! And if you don't believe us, watch that awful John Krasinski imagi…

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 232 - Trancing Into Tron - Rule of Three 47:55

2M ago47:55

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In honor of the release of Tron: Ares, we're using the Rule of Three and reviewing another classic film about sci-fi tech and threats of the future with Trancers III! Plus: The handedness of the octopus, using Thumbtack, and a trailer review of the upcoming The Bride!By A Play On Nerds

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Inferno 2:14:25

2M ago2:14:25

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FH Mini 138 - In the Pantheon 56:47

3M ago56:47

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We've made it no secret that we at The Flop House are proud to have been included in the newly-published, The Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts That Changed How We Listen. On this episode we welcome the author of that book, Sean Malin, to the show, to help us discuss the MOVIE pantheon, and which canonical films we could all live without. See The Flop…

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MuppeTrek - Episode 155 - "All Work and All Play" and "Who Watches the Watchers" 31:13

3M ago31:13

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Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, it's a Doozer takeover with deep dive into Doozer culture through the eyes of Cotterpin in "All Work and All Play." And Star Trek TNG episode, "Who Watches the Watchers." The Prime Directive is at stake when Picard becomes a god...By A Play On Nerds

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Angels & Demons 1:38:39

2M ago1:38:39

1:38:39

Catch Me if you Conclave Ron Howard follows up his biggest box office hit with a 2009 Da Vinci Code sequel that sends Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor racing through Rome on a mission to solve more ancient riddles. Will taking time for some Vatican cardio in between his Louvre lectures make the Harvard symbologist fit enough to stop an Illuminati bomb p…

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Ep.#461 - An Easter Bunny Puppy 1:23:34

3M ago1:23:34

1:23:34

From the (?)genius(?) that brought us the legendary A Talking Cat!?! comes another tale of a talking animal and the humans who live with him in a California porn-shoot-mansion, doing mundane things in scenes that take way too long, in-between luxurious establishing shots and footage of people driving. It's the absolutely bonkos Smallvember new clas…

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The Da Vinci Code 2:14:04

3M ago2:14:04

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Joe Versus the Vatican Symbologist Robert Langdon made his big-screen debut in The Da Vinci Code, the controversial adaptation of a Dan Brown bestseller that risked turning art history into a global conspiracy and created a PR nightmare for the Catholic Church. With Tom Hanks rocking the most unpopular haircut since Samson, and director Ron Howard …

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 231 - Doctor Who, Edu-tainment Animation and RTS Video Games 49:43

3M ago49:43

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It's Nerd Roll of Fortune time! So we rolled the dice and are talking about Doctor Who, educational animation, and strategy video games like Civilization, Age of Empires and Heroes of Might and Magic! Plus: UFOs in the news again, Jarman reviews NBC/Peacock's "The Paper" and a trailer review for Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues! Time Codes ---------…

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FH Mini 137 - Stuster's Millions 52:42

3M ago52:42

52:42

Dan challenges Stuart and Elliott to lose as much money as they can by turning hit movies into bombs. 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!…

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The Long Walk 2:00:00

3M ago2:00:00

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Step Brothers Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence asks audiences to take a Long Walk in Stephen King’s shoes for the 2025 movie adaptation of the horror writer’s 1979 dystopian novel. Why has Mark Hamill gone to the Dark Side, using brute force to make 50 teenage boys march down America’s post-apocalyptic highways until only one is left standing…

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MuppeTrek - Episode 154 - "Mokey and the Minstrels" and "The Survivors" 27:04

3M ago27:04

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Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, Mokey decides whether or not to become a roving hippie in "Mokey and the Minstrels." And Star Trek TNG episode, "The Survivors." There's something mysterious going on with this weird old couple...By A Play On Nerds

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Ep.#460 - Lumina, with Ashlie Atkinson 1:54:57

3M ago1:54:57

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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 deci…

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A Play On Nerds - Episode 230 - A "Long Walk" to a "Deathrow Gameshow" 46:23

3M ago46:23

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Stephen King's The Long Walk is coming to theaters, so we're reviewing another movie about people competing for their lives and profit... no, not The Running Man, but 1987's Deathrow Gameshow! Plus: The Great Tit is a special bird, Steve loves Alien: Earth, and we watched the trailer for the upcoming Mortal Kombat II! Time Codes --------------- Hos…

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The Conjuring: Last Rites 1:44:42

3M ago1:44:42

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The Warren Reports Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson have been Conjuring stories of demonic possession on movie screens for the last 12 years. Will their career as the preeminent paranormal investigators of the 1960s and 70s end in tragedy now that a Pennsylvanian family needs their help fighting off an axe-wielding ghost in 1986? And can Ed and Lorr…

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FH Mini 136 - Doctors of Filmdom 39:55

4M ago39:55

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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!…

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MuppeTrek - Episode 153 - "Boober's Dream" and "The Ensigns of Command" 36:01

4M ago36:01

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Join us on the MuppeTrek Podcast! On Fraggle Rock, the gang has to face the mysterious Sidebottom in "Boober's Dream." And Star Trek TNG episode, "The Ensigns of Command." Data has to start a revolution and get some kisses to save a colony!By A Play On Nerds

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The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer 1:23:57

4M ago1:23:57

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Window of Opportunity Stephen King didn’t write The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, but this 2003 TV movie attempts to complete the picture of his haunted house, Rose Red. Was the place born from the sin of kinky Steven Brand (Hellraiser: Revelations), who delights in tying up and torturing his new bride and comely maids? Or is the mansion on the side of …

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Ep.#459 - War of the Worlds (2025) 1:34:04

4M ago1:34:04

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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 Chica…