Ep 177 WATCH OR NOT DOCS On episode 177 hosts Paco Romane and George Chen sit down to review and recommend some recent documentaries: The Sparks Brothers, The Donut King, Summer of Soul (and…
On episode 176 Sup Doc we are talking about This Is Pop the music documentary series currently streaming on Netflix
Ep 175 A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX with director Rodney Ascher
- June 21, 2021
- Tagged as: A Glitch In The Matrix, Chris Ware, director, documentary, Emily Pothast, Erik Davis, filmmaker, George Chen, interview, Joshua Cooke, Los Angeles, movies, Murder, Nick Bostrom, Philip K. Dick, Rodney Ascher, simulation theory, Sundance, Sundance Film Festival, The Matrix, The Matrix Defense, true crime
George talks to the filmmaker Rodney Ascher, whose latest doc is A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX.
Ep 174 ANIMAL PASSIONS with comedian Butch Escobar
- June 7, 2021
- Tagged as: 1 boy 2 kittens, 1 Guy 1 Horse, Animal Passions, Animals, BBC, Butch Escobar, Cherry, Christopher Spencer, documentary, dogs, George Chen, Gross, Horse, JRHNBR, Lifestyle, Maregasm, Mark, Michael, Paco Romane, Pixel, Religious, sex, Sex With Animals, Sexual Relations, Trigger, warning, Zoophile
Ep 174 ANIMAL PASSIONS with comedian Butch Escobar Today we’re covering Animal Passions, a 2004 BBC documentary by Christopher Spencer. It’s about Zoophiles, people who have sex with animals. Trigger warning! (Literally, the horse is…
Ep 173 Director Jordan Brady (I AM COMIC, I AM ROAD COMIC, I AM BATTLE COMIC)
- May 24, 2021
- Tagged as: afganistan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brad Paisley, comedian, director, I am Battle Comic, I am Comic, I am Road Comic, Iraq, Jordan Brady, Keegan-Michael Key, Kevin Hart, Kuwait, Louis CK, Marc Maron, Military, Pete Holmes, RESPECT THE PROCESS, Robin Williams, Rory Scovel, Sarah Silverman, USO, Will Ferrell
Director Jordan Brady (I AM COMIC, I AM ROAD COMIC, I AM BATTLE COMIC) Paco and George meet up with Jordan Brady, who was a stand-up comedian before turning into a feature/documentary/commercial director. His trilogy…
Ep 172 Q: INTO THE STORM
- May 9, 2021
- Tagged as: 1 boy 2 kittens, 8chan, 8kun, Big Lie, Conspiracy, Cullen Hoback, Democrats, documentary, Donald Trump, Fake News, Frederick Brennan, GamerGate, HBO, Jim Watkins, LARP, Manila, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Michael Flynn, PizzaGate, Podesta, Q, QAnon, Republicans, Roger Stone, Ron Watkins, Steve Bannon, Watkins
On today’s episode we’re talking about Q: Into the Storm, the six-part HBO docuseries.
Ep 171 WATCH OR NOT: JUST SAY NO
- April 26, 2021
- Tagged as: A Glitch In The Matrix, Anything For A Laugh, appletv, Bernie Brillstein, Billie Eilish, Brad Grey, Brillstein and Grey, Channel 101, chris farley, Chris Ware, comedy, Dan Aykroyd, Del Close, Free Dirt, Interdependence, Jeff Feuerzeig, Jim Carrey, Jonathan Snipes, Joyce Sloane, Just Say No, Kenan Thompson, Last Chance U, Movie Critic, NFT, Phil Hartman, Philip K. Dick, Rodney Ascher, San Jose Mercury News, Saturday Night Live, Second City, self-sabotage, simulation theory, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, The Matrix, The World's A Little Blurry, Youtube
Ep 171 WATCH OR NOT: JUST SAY NO On Episode 171 Paco and George have a freewheeling discussion around music, documentaries, and making incredibly bad personal life and career decisions. For example, Paco was approached…
Ep 170 OPERATION VARSITY BLUES with comedian Aviva Siegel
- April 12, 2021
- Tagged as: Aviva Siegel, Cheating, Chris Smith, College Admissions Scandal, comedian, Conspiracy, David Dobrik, documentary, Evergreen, FBI, FBI informant, Felicity Huffman, Fyre Festival, hustle culture, John Vandemoer, Lori Loughlin, netflix, Olivia Jade, Operation Varsity Blues, racketeering, Rick Singer, scam, scammer, scandal, Stanford, Talkies, true crime, USC, white collar crime, William H. Macy
George and Aviva Siegel dive into the portrayal of the 2019 college admissions scandal by Chris Smith, Operation Varsity Blues.
Today we’re talking to the filmmaking team behind the HBO docuseries – Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults.
We are covering the all-time classic doc Grey Gardens directed by the Maysles brothers with comedian Amber Preston.
Ep 167 Watch Or Not Docs
- February 28, 2021
- Tagged as: Allen vs Farrow, Britney Spears, Can't Get You Out of My Head, Crock of Gold, documentary reviews, Dylan Farrow, Fake Famous, Framing Briteny Spears, Framing Britney Spears, George Chen, HBO, hosts, Joe Berlinger, Mia Farrow, Moviepassed, My Octopus Teacher, netflix, Paco Romane, Recommend, review, Shane MacGowan, The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel, twitch, Watch Or Not, Woody Allen
Hosts Paco Romane and George rant, review and recommend a few documentaries.
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.
