Fiasco Family Movie Night

Fiasco Family Movie Night

S Frost and Tim Lehnerer

Episodes 64
Avg. Duration 1h 8m
Activity Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (9)
Since Jun 2017
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Hosting
megaphonic.fm

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About This Podcast

S and Tim watch a lot of movies.

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Recent Episodes

60. Fiasco Valentine’s Day Triple Feature!

Feb 14, 2026 1h 3m

The Fiasco Family welcomes Charlotte, from It’s Just a Show, to discuss three rom-coms for the Valentine’s Day return of Fiasco Family Movie Night! Show Notes. The triple feature (in order of…

59b. Bonus: The Satanic Panic.

Jul 26, 2023 1h 26m Bonus

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. Show Notes. Note: Pat Robertson was still…

59. Ernest Borgnine’s Goatsona: The Devil’s Rain.

Aug 04, 2022 1h 1m

The Fiasco Family ponders the Devil’s Yearbook as they discuss the 1975 horror flop The Devil’s Rain. Show Notes. The Devil's Rain Host Recommendations Demon Knight (1995) Doctor Strange…

58b. Bonus: Mike Bockoven on Starship Troopers.

Mar 18, 2022 56m Bonus

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

58. Would You Like to Know More?: Starship Troopers.

Jan 31, 2022 1h 3m

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). Show Notes. Starship…

57b. Bonus: Melissa Kaercher on Hudson Hawk.

Oct 03, 2021 43m Bonus

The Fiascos bring back Melissa Kaercher to talk more about the making of a flop. Buckle up for more discussion of Hudson Hawk! Show Notes. Melissa joined the Fiascos for their episodes on Matinee and…

57. A Pie Chart Instead of a Pie Fight: Hudson Hawk.

Jun 21, 2021 56m

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! Show Notes. Hudson…

56. A Real Incoherent Breakdown of Reality: Waxworks.

Mar 29, 2021 1h 1m

The Fiascos love anthologies, so this time they reach back to the Silent Era for an early example of the genre. Paul Leni and Leo Birinsky’s Waxworks (1924) combines fantastical tales with an…

55. Agatha Christie is Kind of Like Taco Bell: Witness for the Prosecution.

Dec 31, 2020 58m

The Fiascos watch the proceedings in a sensational courtroom drama, in Billy Wilder’s Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution (1957). Show Notes. Witness for the Prosecution Errata Sean…

54. Nuclear Family Fission: Panic in Year Zero.

Oct 05, 2020 1h 1m

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! Show…

53b. Special Episode: Announcements, Questions, and Answers, Oh My!

Aug 11, 2020 53m Bonus

The Fiascos have some announcements about changes for their 3rd season! They also spend considerable time answering a few questions from listeners. Special Guest: Adam Clarke (It’s Just a Show, A…

53. I Can’t Bleep All This Cussing: God Told Me To.

Jul 01, 2020 1h 17m

The Fiascos are joined by Melissa Kaercher to end their second season by discussing Larry Cohen’s 1976 alien messiah movie God Told Me To. It’s going to get a little grind-housey.

52. Sean Has a Yarn Board: The Testament of Dr. Mabuse.

Jun 13, 2020 59m

The Fiascos try to unravel the place of the evil Dr. Mabuse in the history of masterminds, as they cover the banned 1933 film The Testament of Dr. Mabuse.

51. Hold Your Horses, Warts and All: Witchfinder General.

May 31, 2020 1h 28m

The Fiascos enjoy a nice period piece as much as anybody. The splendid manors, the elaborate dresses, the fetters of mannered company. But that’s the sort of movie we watched this time. Instead, it’s…

50. Twilight of the Gods: The King of Kong.

May 08, 2020 1h 29m

The Fiascos come to grips with the fact that their quarters stacked on the arcade cabinet aren’t going to be used any time soon, as they watch two players vie for the lowest stakes imaginable in the…

49. Like Criterion But Weird: The Love Witch.

Apr 18, 2020 1h 15m

The Fiascos take afternoon tea to chat about Anna Biller’s magical 2016 film, The Love Witch. If you find the movie challenging, think about poor Elaine, who just wants love on her own terms.

48. Looking Fabulous and Killing Fabulous: Sugar Hill (w/ Hilary Braley).

Mar 29, 2020 1h 5m

Hilary Braley joins the Fiascos to talk about voodoo and vengeance in the high octane zombie film Sugar Hill.

47. Rube Goldberg Machine of Despair: Brand Upon the Brain!

Jan 28, 2020 1h 20m

Tim Gerolami guests as the Fiascos discuss Guy Maddin’s 2006 film Brand Upon the Brain! It’s 97% true! Emotionally.

46. When Pods Collide: Roar.

Nov 11, 2019 1h 2m

The Atomic Weight of Cheese crew joins the Fiascos to try to make sense of the cinematic debacle Roar , a film that proved that maybe you should not film with untrained animals or filmmakers.

45. For the Next Hour: F for Fake.

Sep 03, 2019 1h 7m

Fact is fiction and fiction may as well be truth in this documentary about deception by Orson Welles. F for Fake uses the stories of two notorious frauds, told by a master hoaxer, to expose the lies…

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