Fiasco Family Movie Night

The Fiasco Family is joined by Bill Smiley to talk about moral panics, evidence of satanic rituals, and why Sean still holds a grudge against Tom Hanks.

The Fiasco Family ponders the Devil’s Yearbook as they discuss the 1975 horror flop The Devil’s Rain.

Mike Bockoven returns to help the Fiascos determine how improbable it is that Starship Troopers turned out to be brilliant satire.

The Fiascos sign up to earn their citizenship and tour the healing tank facilities as they contemplate Paul Verhoeven’s upside-down adaptation Starship Troopers (1997).

The Fiascos bring back Melissa Kaercher to talk more about the making of a flop. Buckle up for more discussion of Hudson Hawk!

The Fiascos understand hubris, and sometimes they even admire it. This time they chase the hawk—Hudson Hawk (1991)—and try to uncover what went wrong… and what went weirdly right!

Paul Leni and Leo Birinsky’s Waxworks (1924).

The Fiascos watch the proceedings in a sensational courtroom drama, in Billy Wilder's Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution (1957).

The Fiascos detect radioactivity from the breakdown of the American family in Ray Milland’s 1962 apocalyptic film Panic in Year Zero. It’s the perfect cheery note to start off our 3rd season!

The Fiascos have some announcements about changes for their 3rd season! They also spend considerable time answering a few questions from listeners.