FilmDrunk Frotcast
421 episodes - English - Latest episode: 27 days ago - ★★★★★ - 465 ratingsA Comedy Podcast About Movies, Sort Of
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237: ‘Scarehouse’ Director Gavin Booth
February 04, 2015 04:07 - 64.3 MBBack from hiatus, we’ve got Matt Lieb and Brendan in the Frotquarters with Ben joining via Skype. We talk about Matt Lieb’s newly-acquired quicksand porn (thanks, listeners!), read an alleged treatment for Kevin Spacey’s body-swap-with-a-cat comedy sent in by a listener, and talk about my trips to the AVN Awards and to Sundance. Then we … Continue reading 237: ‘Scarehouse’ Director Gavin Booth →
236: American Sniper With Matt Ufford, Matt Lieb Eats Welfare Sushi
January 22, 2015 07:29 - 69 MBAmerican Sniper was the big topic this week, so we all saw it, and invited on my former co-worker and roommate, SB Nation’s Matt Ufford, Marine veteran, and host of the new podcast The Inactives. Is the movie any good? Is Chris Kyle a hero? A murderer? Does the film paint fake babies in a … Continue reading 236: American Sniper With Matt Ufford, Matt Lieb Eats Welfare Sushi →
235: Laremy, Matt Lieb’s New Haircut
January 15, 2015 17:02 - 72.8 MBWe open this week discussing Matt Lieb’s new haircut, which makes him a dead ringer for Lena Dunham’s boyfriend, Fun guitarist Jack Antonoff. This naturally leads to ‘Girls’ infamous butt-eating (analingus) scene, which seems to have been written just for Matt. Who famously eats so much butt he has a bib with a picture of … Continue reading 235: Laremy, Matt Lieb’s New Haircut →
234: Obvious Child, Girls Vs. Entourage, The Josh Gad Movie Game
January 08, 2015 05:54 - 73.2 MBWe’ve got three comedians in the Frotquarters this week to discuss a movie about a comedian, Obvious Child, along with Bret, who hates comedy, story, humans, and existence itself. Asked by his wife what he wants for Christmas, Bret answers “I don’t want to be,” and so she bought him a gift certificate to a … Continue reading 234: Obvious Child, Girls Vs. Entourage, The Josh Gad Movie Game →
FROTCAST BEST OF 2014
December 25, 2014 18:40 - 112 MBIt’s the FilmDrunk Frotcast Best of 2014, edited by Most Valuable Listener Token. Intro Ep 2220:01:08 Ep 219 Introduction of Gary from Freemont0:06:38 Ep 223 Andrew Roberts solves/worsens America’s Racial issues0:09:13 Ep 221 Alison gets a dating profile message0:21:12 Ep 210 Bret’s Town house Ghost/Ufford makes a salad0:30:24 Ep 224 Gone Girl/Ben’s Girlfriend/LAX bro Voicemail0:42:37 … Continue reading FROTCAST BEST OF 2014 →
233: ‘Where The Juggalo Roam’ Artist Lucy Owen, The Interview Kerfuffle
December 17, 2014 08:02 - 66.4 MBThis week on the Frotcast, Vince, Matt Lieb, and Brendan welcome artist Lucy Owen via Skype. Owen’s series of Juggalo portraits, Where The Juggalo Roam, is currently on display in Detroit. We swap her stories about this year’s Gathering of the Juggalos with ours about last year’s and compare our, American male reactions to the … Continue reading 233: ‘Where The Juggalo Roam’ Artist Lucy Owen, The Interview Kerfuffle →
232: The Babadook, and Sony’s Leaked Power Points
December 11, 2014 05:16 - 51.8 MBSF comedians Jane Harrison and Matt Lieb are in the Frotquarters this week to talk about Australian indie horror The Babadook. But before we get to that, we go through the leaked power points from Sony that show that movie marketing is apparently done by aliens. Seriously though, that company’s brainstorming sessions must be pretty … Continue reading 232: The Babadook, and Sony’s Leaked Power Points →
231: The Nostalgia Industry
December 05, 2014 07:30 - 54.8 MBHave you noticed that the movie industry is trying to sell our childhoods back to us? Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Dumb and Dumber, Kickboxer, Encino Man, The Crow… the list goes on and on. Are these movies for people who lived through the 90s or those who didn’t? That’s the topic on our minds this … Continue reading 231: The Nostalgia Industry →
230: Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976), With Jane Harrison
November 20, 2014 17:19 - 58.9 MBBret, Brendan, and San Francisco comedian Jane Harrison are live in the Frotquarters this week to talk Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood, a 1976 film starring Madeline Kahn, Bruce Dern, Shecky Greene, Art Carny, and a million other people, which I was sort of hoping would be terrible in a hilarious way, … Continue reading 230: Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976), With Jane Harrison →
229: Bad Turn Worse Directors Simon and Zeke Hawkins
November 14, 2014 06:53 - 68.6 MBIt’s just Bret and I on this week’s podcast, so plenty of room for nihilism and self-loathing. We open discussing Bret catching up with the stuff that’s “all that” in pop-culture, like Adult Swim’s Too Many Cooks and the Serial podcast. We discuss Serial and whether we think Adnan is guilty, and whether it’s all … Continue reading 229: Bad Turn Worse Directors Simon and Zeke Hawkins →
228: Listen Up Philip With OJ Patterson
November 06, 2014 04:14 - 53.8 MBThis week on the Frotcast, San Francisco comedian OJ Patterson joins Vince, Brendan, and Matt Lieb in the Frotquarters to talk about Listen Up Philip, the Jason Schwartzman celebration of navel gazing. We talk about Monique’s treatise on “Team Little Dick,” the Lena Dunham “molestation” drama, and rank our favorite Christopher Nolan movies, in honor … Continue reading 228: Listen Up Philip With OJ Patterson →
227: Coherence, The Three Stages Of Cat Call Thinkpieces
October 31, 2014 03:21 - 67.5 MBThis week on the Frotcast, we open discussing the Giants’ World Series win and the respective ways in which we as San Franciscans chose to riot. We discuss some film news, like Seth Rogen being cast as Steve Wozniak in the Steve Jobs biopic, and what an Aaron Sorkin Steve Jobs movie is going to … Continue reading 227: Coherence, The Three Stages Of Cat Call Thinkpieces →
226: Zellweger Thinkpieces, Faith-Based Movies, the Time Matt Interviewed Linkin Park
October 23, 2014 20:21 - 57.9 MBThe whole gang minus Ben is in the Frotquarters this week, and we open talking about Renée Zellweger thinkpieces. That leads us into her new faith-based movie project, Same Kind Of Different As Me, in which a Texas couple seems to have manifested their own magical negro. We bring on Laremy from Film.com who saw … Continue reading 226: Zellweger Thinkpieces, Faith-Based Movies, the Time Matt Interviewed Linkin Park →
225: Parry Gripp of Nerf Herder, Discussing Fight Church
October 15, 2014 04:28 - 53.8 MBThis week, we interview Parry Gripp of Nerf Herder and YouTube/jingle fame, and discuss the new documentary Fight Church. Bret (the Dark Lord), Brendan (future NFL hall of famer/human giant), and comedian Matt Lieb (yogurt pimp) are all in the Frotquarters this week, with Parry joining via Skype. We talk about Fight Church, about MMA-fighting … Continue reading 225: Parry Gripp of Nerf Herder, Discussing Fight Church →
224: Gone Girl, and the time Bret thought Ben’s girlfriend died
October 09, 2014 16:04 - 54.5 MBSan Francisco comedian Jane Harrison joins us in the Frot-quarters to talk Gone Girl, as does Ben. In discussing Gone Girl, and crazy Amy, and how over-the-top the third act is, we remember the time Ben dated a girl who looked a lot like Amazin’ Amy and ended up lying about having inoperable brain cancer. Bret then … Continue reading 224: Gone Girl, and the time Bret thought Ben’s girlfriend died →
223: Zero Theorem and Tusk with Andrew Roberts
October 02, 2014 22:27 - 48.4 MBIt’s the skeleton crew in the frotquarters this week, just Bret and Vince, as we welcome San Francisco comedian and all-around Australian guy Andrew Roberts. During the intro Andrew thanks me for introducing him as a comedian, saying “Well I’d rather be introduced as that than a wanker.” Andrew tells us all about the process … Continue reading 223: Zero Theorem and Tusk with Andrew Roberts →
222: The Frotcast Crew Reunites For Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
September 25, 2014 18:16 - 52.5 MBThe full Frotcast crew, Vince, Ben, Bret, Brendan, and Matt, are all together in the Frotquarters for the first time in years to discuss Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure before a House of Prime Rib dinner. The Frotcast’s Excellent Meat Reward, call it. We open talking about Bill Simmons’ suspension from ESPN and the confusing nature of … Continue reading 222: The Frotcast Crew Reunites For Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure →
221: Rating Alison Stevenson’s Dick Pics
September 17, 2014 18:26 - 57.5 MBThis week on the FilmDrunk Frotcast, we invite comedian, VICE and FilmDrunk contributor, and online dater Alison Stevenson into the Frotquarters to read from her creepiest Tinder and OKCupid messages, and we rate the quality of dick pics she has received. We also talk about porn and the first time we all masturbated, then we … Continue reading 221: Rating Alison Stevenson’s Dick Pics →
220: The Room, with former Tommy Wiseau Employee Aaron Barrett
September 11, 2014 15:22 - 56.3 MBIf you’ve ever seen The Room, the biggest question on your mind is most likely: who is this Tommy Wiseau and where did he come from? Wiseau reportedly spent $6 million of his own money making the best/worst classic, and not only does no one really know where he made so much that he could … Continue reading 220: The Room, with former Tommy Wiseau Employee Aaron Barrett →
219: The Great Celebrity Nudes Leak Of 2014( (The Fappening)
September 03, 2014 05:03 - 57.9 MBThis week on the Frotcast, Matt Lieb, Bret, and Brendan are live with Vince in the Frotquarters (plus Laremy Legel on Skype) for a Frotcast about the great celebrity nude leak of 2014, aka The Fappening. We talk about the impulse to take nudes, as well as the impulse to criticize people when bad things … Continue reading 219: The Great Celebrity Nudes Leak Of 2014( (The Fappening) →
218: The Sopranos Ending, Joe Sinclitico Pitches Movies
August 28, 2014 16:26 - 52.2 MBComedian Joe Sinclitico and old favorite Ben Kaplan join Bret and Vince this week. We open discussing reporters pestering Sopranos creator David Simon about the Sopranos finale and DOES TONY DIE! We wonder, what is the impulse that makes people ask questions about an ending that they’ve already seen? Is it the same impulse that makes them … Continue reading 218: The Sopranos Ending, Joe Sinclitico Pitches Movies →