We're continuing our look at the Best Picture nominees of 1988 with a look at Alan Parker's lily-white Civil Rights drama Mississippi Burning, starring Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe as FBI agents investigating the murders of three Freedom Summer activists. 

Join in as we discuss the trouble with movies clearly based on - but not telling the story of - a specific event, the film's portrayal of the FBI, and comparisons to Stillwater and Green Book. 

Plus: How many churches did they burn for this movie? Why did Civil Rights leaders protest the film? And why does this movie have any romance at all??? 

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Next week: Valentine's Day (2010)

We're staring at ourselves in the mirror as we tackle the complex but minor romance of John Woo's 1997 action classic Face/Off, in which FBI agent John Travolta swaps faces with mercenary terrorist Nicolas Cage. 

Join in as we discuss the Archer family's weird forms of affection, the mechanics of the face swap, the '97 box office, and, once again, the Nicole Kidman AMC video. 

Plus: What's the weird connection between this movie and The Departed? How close is that prison to the US mainland? Why can't they just make a new face for Sean? And, most importantly, did they put Castor's back on his corpse? 

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Next week: Mississippi Burning (1988)

We're looking at a listener suggestion with the premise of a joke in Edward Norton's directorial debut, the 2000 priest-rabbi-tech lady love triangle Keeping the Faith. 

Join in as we discuss karaoke, The Incredible Hulk, a surprising dye job, and a pleasantly low-stakes romantic gesture. 

Plus: What does Anna's company do? Will her finances survive the dot com bubble? Are garter cell phone holsters sexy? And what will it take for Marc to truly love rom coms? 

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Next week: Face/Off (1997)

We're dreaming of Manderley again as we take a look at the tortuous romance of Alfred Hitchcock's 1940 adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's gothic romance Rebecca. 

Join in as we discuss du Maurier's controversial life, Joan Fontaine's performance as the unnamed protagonist, Mrs. Danvers, and gambling at sea. 

Plus: How did Hitchcock limit the interference of producer David O. Selznick? What changes did the Production Code office demand be made from the book during adaptation? And, most importantly, what happened to the Chuck E. Cheese robot band? 

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Next week: Keeping the Faith (2000)

We've unearthed a movie we've attempted to cover multiple times: the 2011 undead noir Dylan Dog: Dead of Night, adapted from the hit Italian comic book and starring erstwhile Superman Brandon Routh. 

Join in as we discuss hyper-specific weapons, magnets, zombie fluids, spare mausoleums, and guest behavior we simply cannot believe. 

Plus: How does Dylan decide which old technology to use? Why does this movie feel like a basic cable pilot? What percentage of this movie's box office is Marc responsible for? And, most importantly, how long did it take the female lead to get a name? 

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Next week: Rebecca (1940)

We're kicking off the new year with our fifteenth look at the films of DreamWorks Animation, this time discussing the 2006 comic strip adaptation Over the Hedge, about animals who mostly go through one. 

Join in as we discuss turtle shells, bangs, "unrated" versions of movies, our experiences with the funny pages. 

Plus: Why can't you see Verne's tail when his shell is off? Is this Bruce Willis's best performance in twenty years? Has Marc become a Larrainiac? And, most importantly, was 2021 the biggest year so far for rabbits? 

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Next week: Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011)

We're finishing off the year with a movie that has one sequence set at New Year's and zero that involve mermaids: the 1990 60s-set coming-of-age movie Mermaids, starring Cher, Winona Ryder, and Christina Ricci - none of whom, and we cannot stress this enough, plays a mermaid. 

Join in as we discuss Catholic fandom, child performances, abortive attempts to get the movie going with Lasse Hallstrom and Frank Oz, and Kenneth Branagh and Michael Crichton, who are like mermaids in that they had nothing to do with this movie. 

Plus: Does Joe live in the belltower? How is Bob Hoskins so cute? Why was Winona Ryder campaigned in supporting instead of lead? And what is the deal with this movie's title? (We are too dumb to figure it out.) 

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Next week: Over the Hedge (2006)

We're finishing up this year's Christmas romances with a look at the one that started it all: 1945's Christmas in Connecticut, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Dennis Morgan. 

Join in as we discuss our ideal frauds, Stanwyck's politics and careers, Mary's incomprehensible plot, and saying goodnight to cows. 

Plus: What is Jones being fed at the hospital? Why does Elizabeth agree to marry John? Could Fiona handle a viewing of Carrie? And, most importantly, what the heck is the magoo?!? 

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Next week: Mermaids (1990)

We continue our look at this year's holiday romances with Netflix's Single All the Way, starring Michael Urie and Philemon Chambers - and, more importantly, Kathy Najimy and Jennifer Coolidge. 

Join in as we discuss sexy holiday characters, the inevitable commercialization of Juneteenth, and our ideas for the tenth Fast and Furious movie. 

Plus: Did Netflix steal this idea from Will and our guest? Is Peter's dad looking for a throuple? And is Marc too gay to know about Red Notice? 

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Next week: Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

We're beginning our holiday season with Candy Coated Christmas, the first ever scripted movie from the Food Network, which was advertised as though it starred "Pioneer Woman" Ree Drummond, despite the fact that she barely appears. 

Join in as we discuss the stunningly dumb lead characters, a terrible and violent meet-cute, the Twelve Days of Christmas, and the movie's astonishing lack of candy. 

Plus: How many of these movies has #FiFiFierce seen? Has Molly's dad been stealing her income? Why did Fiona watch six seasons of Last Man Standing? And is this just the dull average of all holiday movies? 

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Next week: Single All the Way (2021) - now streaming on Netflix!