It’s a crossover episodewith our friends from the FilmDrunk Frotcast.
Ep 165 Hot or Not Docs
- January 31, 2021
- Tagged as: 69, 69 The Saga of Danny Hernandez, biopic, Biopsy, docs, documentaries, documentary, Get On Up, Hot or Not, How To with John Wilson, James Carrol, Jasper Mall, Mank, Matthew Hamachek, Matthew Heineman, music, Operation Odessa, Remy Burkel, The Crown, The Night Stalker, The Professor and The Madman, Tiger, Tiller Russel, Trial 4, true crime, Vikram Gandhi, Weird Americana
Paco and George review and recommend (or not) new documentaries in the streaming world.
Today we are covering Jessica Yu’s 2004 documentary In the Realms of the Unreal.
Ep 163 RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE/EVERYDAY SUNSHINE directors Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer, Quinn Costello
- January 4, 2021
- Tagged as: Angelo Moore, Chris Metzler, director, Edith Heath, Everyday Sunshine, Fishbone, Jeff Springer, John Waters, Josh Harter, Kanopy, Kendall Jones, Kermit Ruffins, Laurence Fishburne, Les Blank, Norwood Fisher, nutria, Plagues & Pleasures On the Salton Sea, Princess Bride, Quinn Costello, Red Vic, Salton Sea, Sleeping Giant Fest, Thomas Gonzales, Tilapia Film, Wendell Pierce
On episode 163 host George Chen talks with a team of filmmakers who specialize in outsider Americana documentaries.
On episode 162 Paco and George play a few moments from some of their favorite interviews with great documentary directors.
Ep 161 ZAPPA with musician Kevin Seal
- December 6, 2020
- Tagged as: 1970's, Adrian Belew, Alex Winter, Amazon, california, Captain Beefheart, Cincinnati, documentaries, documentary, Edgard Varese, Frank Zappa, Gail Zappa, Giraffe, Griddle, interview, Kevin Seal, Lancaster, Lo Fidelity, music, podcast, rock n roll, Sup Doc, The Mother's Of Invention, The Mothers, Whipcream
On episode 161 George and Paco sit down with musician and journalist Kevin Seal to recap Alex Winter’s 2020 documentary Zappa.
Ep 160 Director Jeff Feuerzeig
- November 22, 2020
- Tagged as: 16mm, alt weekly, Austin Texas, Author The JT Leroy Story, byron coley, Coldwater Michigan, Commercials, Daniel Johnston, David Bowie, David Fair, director, DIY, filmmaker, Half Japanese, Half Japanese The Band That Would Be King, Henry Rosenthal, Jad Fair, Jeff Feuerzeig, JT Leroy, Laura Albert, Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Michigan, Minutemen, New Jersey, Penn Jillette, punk, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Tom Wolfe, Vimeo, WFMU, Ziggy Stardust
On episode 160 host Paco Romane and George Chen talk with one of their favorite filmmakers Jeff Feuerzeig.
On episode 159 hosts Paco Romane and George Chen take some to review a few documentaries that are yet to be released and one that has but neither have seen yet.
Ep 158 THE VOW with comedian Johnny Pemberton (Finale)
- October 25, 2020
- Tagged as: Albany, Allison Mack, Ant Man, Branding, cult, Cult Leader, Dalai Lama, George Chen, HBO, Jehane Noujaim, Johnny Pemberton, Karim Amer, Keith Reniere, Los Angeles, Mark Vicente, NXIVM, Paco Romane, Sarah Edmondson, Seduced, Self Help, Sentencing, sex, Sex Trafficking, Smallville, Son of Zorn, The Othrs, The Vow, trial, true crime, Vancouver, What the Bleep Do We Know
We get through episodes 6 through 9 of The Vow, which tries the patience of Paco, George, and returning guest Johnny Pemberton.
Ep 157 JACO with musicians Chaki Sklar and Bret Berg
- October 11, 2020
- Tagged as: Bass, Bass Guitar, Bootsie Collins, Bret Berg, CC Rider, Chaki Sklar, Cuba, death, Flea, Florida, Fretless Bass, Fusion, genius, Jaco, Jaco Pastorius, Joe Zawinul, Joni Mitchell, legendary, Los Angeles, Miles Davis, Murder, Pat Metheny, Randy Becker, rock n roll, Sting, Wayne Shorter, Weather Report, Word of Mouth
On episode 157 we recap the 2014 documentary Jaco currently streaming on Hulu. Jaco, the doc, is about the brief, brilliant and brutal musical career of the legendary electric bass player Jaco Pastorius a self-taught musician who changed the course of modern music.
Ep 156 THE VOW with comedian Johnny Pemberton
- September 27, 2020
- Tagged as: Albany, Allison Mack, Ant Man, Branding, cult, Dalai Lama, HBO, Jehane Noujaim, Johnny Pemberton, Karim Amer, Keith Raniere, Los Angeles, Mark Vicente, NXIVM, Sarah Edmondson, Self Help, sex, Sex Trafficking, Smallville, Son of Zorn, The Othrs, The Vow, true crime, Vancouver, What the Bleep Do We Know
The Vow documents the NXIVM organization, and how the founders attracted followers with their scientific-based approach to self-help, and how Raniere and actor Allison Mack were arrested on sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
Today we recap an all time classic, Capturing The Friedmans, and get into a lively debate about how this documentary stacks up in today’s world. Was director Andrew Jarecki irresponsible in how he handled the footage and information he had? Was there a bias towards helping Jesse? Will our guest Curtis Cook and Paco ever see eye-to-eye on this doc? Listen to find out!
Robin’s Wish centers around the final years of Robin Williams and the confusion around why this comedy icon killed himself in 2014.
Today Paco and George recap the new Showtime documentary The Go Go’s . Notably the first all-femme band to write their own songs, play their own instruments, and snag a #1 US album. Directed by Allison Ellwood, this straightforward music documentary looks at the LA group’s rise, reign and breakup, along with youthful ambition, firings, drugs, rehab, money squabbles, breakup, and inevitable reunions.
Ep 152 CIRCUS OF BOOKS with director Rachel Mason What would you do if you found out your boring, conventional, conservative parents were America’s biggest distributors of gay porn? Our guest made a documentary about…
Ep 151 A GENUINE FORGER with comedian Scott Simpson On episode 151 Paco and George talk with comedian and podcaster Scott Simpson. We recap the documentary A Genuine Forger that profiles Guy Ribes, one of…
Sup Doc – The Documentary Podcast Recapping Reality Since 2015 Ep 150 MARWENCOL Episode 150! We’re commemorating by taking a look back at one of our favorite documentaries, the 2010 Jeff Malmstein documentary Marwencol. Mark Hogancamp,…
On episode 149 of Sup Doc we are recapping the classic 2008 documentary Anvil: The Story of Anvil directed by Sacha Gervasi who was a teenage fan and Anvil roadie. This doc is tragic, brilliant and hilarious and is as close to the real life Spinal Tap as possible
Put together a failed actor, the Alaskan wilderness, wild grizzly bears, and Werner Herzog and what do you get? A brutal classic.
On episode 147 hosts Paco and George take a look back at Michael Moore’s classic 1989 documentary Roger and Me. Foundational to modern American documentary, this is a biting, vital, and angry film that is sadly still relevant today.
