Podcast appearances and mentions of Armond White

Ian and Armond return with a look at Steven Spielberg's first (and wildly underappreciated) theatrical film, The Sugarland Express!Based on a true story, the movie follows Clovis and Lou Jean Poplin (William Atherton and Goldie Hawn), a couple of married Texas convicts whose young son has been taken away by the court. Their kidnapping of a highway patrolman named Maxwell Slide (Michael Sacks) sparks a state-wide police chase--and more wrecked cop cars than The Blues Brothers!In this spoilerific retrospective, the guys look at this unique bright spot in the careers of both Spielberg and Atherton (who would become known primarily for playing smarmy villains in classics like Ghostbusters and Die Hard), and how The Sugarland Express fits in with the storied history of the American "road picture"!Plus: Get a sneak peek of their next review!Subscribe, like, and comment on Kicking the Seat here on YouTube, and check us out at:kickseat.comXLetterboxdBlueSkyInstagramFacebookShow LinksWatch the Sugarland Express (1974) trailer.Bonus! For a preview of our next episode with Armond, read his January writeup on Day of the Locust in the National Review.Can't get enough Armond White? Check out our "Movies with Armond" Playlist!Order the book that inspired these regular movie chats: Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.

With the reigning governments in both Canada and the United States spurting their last few dribbles, we're in a bit of a political limbo period... so what better time to watch a bad direct-to-video '80s action movie? We discuss something called NASTY HERO (1987). PLUS: Obama and Trump, the Canadian Liberal Party leadership race, Armond White, and a few words on the passing of David Lynch. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus Yes, you can watch NASTY HERO on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Ry-QtlOEU&t=2113s&ab_channel=HiroyukiTerada%2FDayOffChannel "The Revolution Will Not Be Curated" by Thomas Frank - https://thebaffler.com/salvos/revolution-not-curated-frank

Susanna Styron is a writer and director for film and television, and a documentary filmmaker.  Her latest documentary short, MY FATHER'S NAME, won Best Documentary in the NYWIFT Online Shorts Festival and is on the 2024-25 festival circuit. Susanna's documentary feature, OUT OF MY HEAD, premiered in MoMA's Doc Fortnight and went on to win Best International Documentary at the Melbourne Documentary Film festival. Her other documentary credits as writer/director include 9/12: FROM CHAOS TO COMMUNITY; IN OUR OWN BACKYARDS; and SUSPENDED SENTENCE. She began her documentary career as an Associate Producer for ABC-TV's documentary division, Close-Up. Susanna's debut feature, Sony Pictures' SHADRACH, starring Harvey Keitel and Andie MacDowell, which she directed and co-wrote, premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was one of New York Press critic Armond White's top ten films of the year. She wrote and directed for Sidney Lumet's TV series 100 CENTRE STREET, and wrote for Tom Fontana's BORGIA. Susanna co-authored several TV movies for Hallmark Hall of Fame and Lifetime, including an adaptation of Ann Tyler's BACK WHEN WE WERE GROWN-UPS, with Blythe Danner, Peter Fonda and Faye Dunaway; and the award-winning TAKING BACK OUR TOWN, with Ruby Dee. Her dramatic short, HOUSE OF TEETH, which she wrote and directed, won numerous awards on the festival circuit, aired on Shorts TV, and is available on Amazon. She directed several episodes of Brooke Adams and Lynne Adams' web series ALL DOWNHILL FROM HERE. Susanna's personal essays have appeared in The Yale Revue, SPIN Magazine, The New York Times and Real Simple magazine. She serves on the Special Projects Committee of the Directors Guild of America, and the Executive Committee of the Writers Guild Initiative, where she conducts writing workshops with underserved communities such as caregivers of wounded veterans, undocumented immigrant youth and LGBTQ asylum seekers, among others. She currently has projects in development with The Levinson/Fontana Company, Cinetic Media, and EP/Showrunner Carol Barbee.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ian and Armond close out their months-long coverage of Zack Snyder's Netflix saga, Rebel Moon!The guys covered the "theatrical" versions of Parts One and Two earlier this year, and now they're back with a look at the recently released "Director's Cuts" of both--which, according to the director, offer a completely new experience of his off-brand space fantasy.At nearly double the run-time, the question is, does "more" equal "better"? Or has Snyder torpedoed his would-be epic by over-stuffing it?In this spoilerific review, Ian and Armond get downright scrappy, as one critic's opinion takes a drastic turn from only a few months ago--while the other's appreciation of Rebel Moon increased unexpectedly!Plus: The guys talk about possible strategies for reviewing Part Three (should it ever materialize), and find themselves in fundamental disagreement about the nature of art and criticism!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksRead Armond's reviews of the Rebel Moon Director's Cuts at The National Review:Part OnePart TwoWatch Ian and Armond's reviews of the Rebel Moon "Theatrical Cuts":Part OnePart TwoCan't get enough Armond White? Check out our "Movies with Armond" Playlist!Order the book that inspired these regular movie chats: Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.

This was supposed to be a review of Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver.But as you'll soon see, Ian and Armond won't be able to talk about the movie until the end of summer (even though it was allegedly released on Netflix a couple weeks ago). Herein is a fiery look at the creative gray area of "The Director's Cut", where art, commerce, and technology form an uneasy (possibly unholy) alliance against which the movies have little defense. PLUS: A take on Peter Jackson's LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy you won't find anywhere else!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver trailer.Read Armond's Rebel Moon Part 2 editorial at The National Review (the inspiration for this discussion).Read Armond's Rebel Moon Part 1 review at The National Review.Watch Ian and Armond's Rebel Moon Part 1 review.Watch writer/director Zack Snyder's recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience (which inspired the article that inspired this episode!).Read Armond's latest piece for the National Review, regarding Oliver Stone's Salvador (mentioned in the show).Can't get enough Armond White? Check out our "Movies with Armond" Playlist!Order the book that inspired these regular movie chats: Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.

If all of our current class hierarchies were eliminated, what would replace them? This question is at the core of TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (2022), the art-house hit that show the limits of being an "equal-opportunity offender." PLUS: campus protests, keffiyeh bans, and the state of the publishing industry. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus "No One Buys Books" by Elle Griffin - https://www.elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-books "The Delusional Triangle of Sadness" by Armond White - https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/10/the-delusional-triangle-of-sadness/ "Triangle of Sadness" review by Richard Brody - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/triangle-of-sadness-reviewed-were-on-a-yacht-and-were-puking "Triangle of Sadness" review by Gabe Klinger - https://letterboxd.com/gabeklinger/film/triangle-of-sadness/

As teased at the end of their Color Purple remake review, Ian and Armond White also talked about Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon Part 1 - A Child of Fire!In this brief review (more to come later this year, once Part 2 comes out), Armond explains why the Watchmen director's take on the Star Wars mythos is one of his favorite films of 2023--and why he's never held George Lucas' pop-defining franchise in high esteem!The guys also touch on DC, Marvel, and the lack of true "cinema" in the blockbuster marketplace. Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Rebel Moon (2023) trailer.Watch Ian and Armond's review of the recent Color Purple remake (which directly preceded this conversation)!Read Armond's latest pieces for The National Review (discussed in the show):The Color Purple (2023)Rebel Moon (2023)The 2023 "Better Than" ListPlus: Read John Demetry's thorough defense of Rebel Moon Part 1 on Letterboxd.Also read Armond's review of Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon (mentioned in the show).Order the book that inspired these regular movie chats: Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.As mentioned in the show, you should skip the new Color Purple and pick up Spielberg's 1985 classic instead--now available on 4K UHD Blu-ray from WB Home Video!

It's the Fruitless Christmas special. Chris Barker and Alien (aka Stewie Griffin DJ) join Josiah to discuss Children of Men (2006), the incredible craft behind the film, and the politics of hope and futurity. Become a Fruitless Patron here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141Check out Fruitless on YouTubeFind more of Josiah's work here: https://linktr.ee/josiahwsuttonFollow Josiah on Twitter & Bluesky @josiahwsuttonReferencesChildren of Men (2006), directed by Alfonso Cuarón.Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? by Mark FisherThe Possibility of Hope, an archival documentary about Children of Men on the Arrow Blu-Ray release.There Is No Future, video appreciation about Children of Men by Philip Kemp on the Arrow Blu-Ray release."Count-Down to Dystopia," Armond White https://www.nypress.com/news/count-down-to-dystopia-DGNP1020080109301099976.O-Bi O-Ba, The End of Civilization (1985). I (Josiah) kind of mischaracterized the ending of this movie. It's a lot more ambiguous than that, and I kind of projected a hopeful ending on a dreamy, weird final scene. Watch it for yourself and decide what the ending means: http://exmilitai.re/film.html."Why Children of Men haunts the present," Gavin Jacobson, https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/film/2020/07/children-of-men-alfonso-cuaron-2006-apocalypse-coronavirus.No Future: Queer Theory and the Death Drive by Lee EdelmanOut of the Red Closet, https://files.libcom.org/files/out-of-the-red-closet-kasama-pamphlet_0_0.pdf.Music & Audio creditsChildren of Men (2006)Interviews with James Lovelock, Slavoj Zizek, and Naomi Klein from The Possibility of Hope, an archival documentary about Children of Men on the Arrow Blu-Ray release.O Come, O Come Emmanuel, played by Kaleb Brasee, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLnlhpXV5IM.Yesterday – bloom.In My Dreams – bloom.

After more than a year, Armond White returns to Kicking the Seat for a look at Cord Jefferson's American Fiction!Jeffrey Wright stars as Thelonious "Monk" Ellison, a teacher and frustrated author who writes a fake biography of a career criminal and becomes an overnight sensation. The book, meant to be a parody of the kind of Black pathology reveled in by White culture, is adopted by readers everywhere who see it as a gripping and authentic read. This horrifies the author and adds to a heap of problems, including sibling rivalry, a mother with dementia, and a tentative beach house romance.In this spoilerific episode, Ian and Armond cut through the politics, the pandering, and the pissed-away potential of a film that could have been the next Hollywood Shuffle--opting instead to be a gutless Hollywood virtue signal. Also, stick around 'til the end to find out what movie the guys will talk about next! Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the American Fiction trailer.Read Armond's review of American Fiction in The National Review.Also read Armond's review of Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon (mentioned in the show).In preparation for the guys' upcoming review of the Color Purple remake, watch their joint discussion of Steven Spielberg's 1986 original and D.W. Griffith's Orphans of the Storm.Order the book that inspired these regular movie chats: Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.

THIS IS A PREVIEW. IF YOU WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE, CHECK OUT FRUITLESS ON PATREON HERE: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/93631193On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, Josiah catches up with Alien aka Stevie Griffin DJ. Discussion topics include sports, Matt Johnson, Italian exploitation movies, Max Landis, Armond White, early silent film, Béla Tarr, Wang Bing, cop shows, movies being too long, animated kids movies, Harmony Korine, Dogma 95, Charlie Kaufman, and Next (2007).Music by SHADE08

things that are back: The Bengals, Morrissey, the NBA, and The Art and Sports Podcast. 00:00 - 6:44 - Intro/NBA Week 1 6:44 - 50:24 - Morrissey w/ Ethan Vestby 50:24 - 1:12:54- Bengals w/ Will Sennett Week 1 of the NBA was chaotic per usual, so I try to bring some calm to the storm by going through a moment of each day, with a few bonus accolades. Then, I bring on film programmer and critic Ethan Vestby ( @ethanves ) to talk about Morrissey's debut solo album, Viva Hate. we talk about our own Moz origin stories and general feelings about the album before going track by track through the 1988 classic. Family Guy and Armond White also come up, naturally. Finally, Will Sennett ( @senn_spud ) hops in the zoom to talk about his beloved Cincinnati Bengals looking like a real team again with a great win against the 49ers.  see you next week.  Ethan's Bleeding Edge screenings -  https://www.instagram.com/bleeding.edge.movies/ Will's famous videos -  https://www.instagram.com/will_sennett/ A Closer Look w/ Will and Nate Fisher - https://soundcloud.com/a-closer-look-podcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/extended-clip6/support

Grab your blonde wig, sunglasses and straight razor because we're kicking off a month of erotic thrillers with the grandaddy of them all: Brian De Palma's 1980 masterpiece Dressed to Kill! Joining us for the conversation is Austin-based queer film historian Elizabeth Purchell! Join us as we trace the film's journey from the mind of De Palma to a protested and picketed controversy among feminists and members of the queer community. It's a film that's all style and some substance, but we'd be remiss if we didn't tackle the film's more divisive aspects. Plus: "beaver shots," plenty of gay porn discussions, racist stereotypes, and the film's connections to Cruising. References: > Jessica Crets. “The Unintentional Empathy of Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill.” Crooked Marquee > Armond White. "The Fine Art of Cruising." Out Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote > Elizabeth: Twitter / Website Be sure to support the boys on Patreon!  Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our most controversial episode yet, we take a look at the only black led movie ever made, the film that ended racism in America and dislodged the cheeto from the throat of its government: Black Panther (no relation). In this exciting episode you'll find: Stan Lee is a wily bastard, Jack Kirby talks like an old man, Afrofuturism as laser-shooting spears, bad cgi doubles, the limits of the liberal imagination, Africa as a fantasy projection for Americans, the lamest civil war since the last marvel movie, great casting, the meaning of diversity in film, conservative contrarian film critic Armond White, and much more! Thank you for listening! Please consider rating, reviewing, and subscribing to our Patreon where you can enjoy special bonus content, exclusive Discord community events, and have your name added to our Credits Page. Production by Miguel Tanhi. Art by Zoe Woolley. Follow @MarvelousDeath for updates.   

Abstract: In episode 69, Karin and Elizabeth, review Keep Moving: The Michael Jackson Chronicles by Armond White. They discuss each two essays and give an overview of the essays of the book and where you can buy it. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 69 – ‘Keep Moving', Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 10, no. 4 (2023). Published electronically 31/05/2023. https://michaeljacksonstudies.org/episode-69-keep-moving The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.” Episode 69 – Keep MovingBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam'. Find out more about Karin here. Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here. References Armond White, Keep Moving (Lulu) 2009

Abstract: In episode 69, Karin and Elizabeth, review Keep Moving: The Michael Jackson Chronicles by Armond White. They discuss each two essays and give an overview of the essays of the book and where you can buy it. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. “Episode 69 – ‘Keep Moving', Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On An Academic Conversation 10, no. 4 (2023). Published electronically 31/05/2023. https://sya.rqu.mybluehost.me/website_94cbf058/episode-69-keep-moving The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.” Episode 69 – Keep MovingBy Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu Karin Merx BMus, MA, is editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies, and author of  ‘A festive parade of Highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam'. Find out more about Karin here. Elizabeth Amisu, PGCE, MA, is the editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and author of The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife. Find out more about Elizabeth here. References Armond White, Keep Moving (Lulu) 2009

Jim Colvill is an editor based in New York City. He is also the publisher who along with Jake Perlin established Film Desk Books, a NYC based small press and online bookseller dedicated to books on cinema. He also edited The Press Gang, a collection of work from New York Press, with critics Godfrey Cheshire, Matt Zoller Seitz and Armond White. Here's a link to the site of Film Desk. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/80445971 For years, the conservative film critic Armond White has been the scourge of Rotten Tomatoes readers with his contrarian taste and awkward prose. We compare some of his recent writings for the National Review to some of his '90s-era criticism to find out what has happened to his prose. PLUS: We discuss the culture criticism of another National Review correspondent, Dan "The Baseball Crank" McLaughlin.

On tonight's edition of The Other Side of Midnight: Frank kicks the show off by discussing whether or not the death penalty should be given to people who are mentally ill and comit murder and then spins the wheel of topics. After, Armond White, film and music critic for National Review and the author of the new book “Make Spielberg Great Again: The Steven Spielberg Chronicles” joins the show to talk about has Hollywood become dominated by politics, an Oscars recap, and movie reviews. Then, Frank counts his chips with Dennis Levinson, County Executive for Atlantic County in New Jersey for the AC Report. Later, Frank talks about the lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings over if their buffalo wings are actually wings and then Brian Kilmeade, New York Times best-selling author, co-host of Fox and Friends on Fox News and a radio talk show host heard every morning from 10am-Noon on 77WABC about the news of the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frank Morano interviews Armond White, film and music critic for National Review and the author of the new book “Make Spielberg Great Again: The Steven Spielberg Chronicles” and has Hollywood become dominated by politics, an Oscars recap, and movie reviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian welcomes back author Benjamin Beard to look at one of cinema's most misunderstood films, Gone with the Wind!Last week, Ian and his wife ventured out to the historic Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge, Illinois, to see Victor Fleming's landmark motion picture on a gigantic silver screen. When the theatre (also the site of the couple's wedding nearly 20 years ago) recently announced that it was set to close, the management decided to bookend the venue's history with a showing of the first film it had ever run. This was a first-time viewing for both, but not for Ben Beard, who wrote about the movie in his 2020 book, The South Never Plays Itself.In this revelatory episode, the guys walk through Ian's utter astonishment at what he witnessed over those utterly transportive four hours--and how the film's reputation, as perpetuated by both vehement detractors to ardent supporters, is likely the result of so few modern audiences having actually watched it.Ian and Ben also discuss the history of Margaret Mitchell's novel; its translation to the big screen (by a director who also helmed The Wizard of Oz, which came out the same year!); and the myopic hypocrisy with which some regard the movie today--not to mention a sneak peak of Ben's newest project and much, much more!Show Links:Watch the Gone with the Wind trailer.Follow all of Ben's goings-on at his website.Order Ben's book (which planted the seeds of this episode), The South Never Plays Itself.Watch actress Hattie McDaniel's historic Oscars acceptance speech.Watch Ian and Ben's conversation about The South Never Plays Itself.Learn more about Chicagoland's historic Pickwick Theatre.And check out Ian's conversation with National Review critic Armond White about the equally controversial films of D.W. Griffith, The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance (mentioned in the show).Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

For episode 120, I'm joined once again by my co-hosts, Myles Hughes and Steve Prusakowski. This episode focuses on the end of Oscar voting and what the Academy Award nominations might look like. There's also questions, Myles finally understanding why I warned him about Skinamarink (reviewed here), as well as the return of an Armond White segment. Obviously, I also address the loss of my mother, but it's not the focus of the episode. So, if that's a trigger, just know it's there, but I'm still trying my best to give you what you're used to. As always my friends and faithful listeners/readers, I do hope you all enjoy the latest episode of the Awards Radar Podcast, our 120th one to date (here's to at least 100 more). Of course, feel free to revisit the previous installments by clicking the Podcast tab (here) on the top of the page. Plus, listen to us on Apple Podcasts (iTunes), Spotify, and other platforms. More to come each and every single week, so from the bottom of my heart, thank you for listening!

IndieSeen 2023 gets off to a contentious start as Ian and Sujewa engage in an unexpected debate about race in film criticism!Also, they squeeze in a review of Jean-Luc Godard's absurd, challenging, and low-key-brilliant drama, Contempt!Timestamps:Intro: 0:00 - 0:48What's New with Sujewa? 0:49 - 2:05"Sidebar" (Race in Film Criticism): 2:06 - 47:56Contempt Review: 47:57 - 1:11:39Outro (What's Next?): 1:11:40 - 1:15:47Show Links:Watch the Contempt trailer.Listen to an early conversation between Ian and former New York Film Critics Circle Chair, Armond White.Rent Sujewa's new movie, The Secret Society for Slow Romance.Find clips, making-of videos, and other cool info about Sujewa's upcoming film, The Secret Society for Slow Romance.Follow the production of Sujewa's Slow Romance sequel, Cosmic Disco Rene.Keep up with all of Sujewa's projects.Follow Sujewa on Twitter.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Hey, we did an episode about our editor! Just kidding...sort of. On this episode, we are talking about the Oscar-nominated, anti-romcom, The Worst Person in the World. Did John and Sammie survive? What does sock puppet Joseph think? Was there an Armond White review? These answers and more are all here. Check it out! (Also, we didn't use any soundclips from the movie in the episode because 99.98% of this movie is in Norwegian and unless you actually speak Norwegian, it will do nothing for you.) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The fifth and penultimate episode in our ALIEN Franchise series. Joined once again by Bill, we discuss Ridley Scott's return with Prometheus (2012), starring Noomi Rapace (pronounce as you will), Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, and that guy from UPGRADE (a really good sci-fi action movie). We spend a lot of this episode making fun of this movie instead of properly analyzing it. You can blame Matt for that. We even skip over most of its imagination of reproduction—which we will address in the next episode! What we do talk about is puffy humanoid aliens who might be related to Jesus, the way corporations express love, TED Talks, vulgar Nietzscheanism, Frankenstein, Lawrence of Arabia, the Tower of Babel, intelligent design, and Armond White. Thanks for listening! Email us at maroonedonmarspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter @podcastonmars Leave us a voicemail on the Anchor.fm app Rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts! Music by Spirit of Space --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marooned-on-mars/message

Editors' Picks:Rich: Ed Ring's piece on DamsCharlie: Rich's piece “What's Wrong with Illegal Immigrants?”Jim: Phil's piece "Liz Cheney Is Wrong about Kevin McCarthy"Jack: Richard Reinsch's piece "What the Constitution Can Give Us," and Armond White's upcoming piece on The Woman KingLight Items:Rich: His Constitution Center debateCharlie: The JagsJim: The JetsJack: Pizza on the beach

That's right folks, it's coming, or is it here? Now that the snowflake Oscars have done the unthinkable, how can a modern man like Armond White fight against the scourge of guys in bike hats and gals with stick-and-poke tattoos eating all of his wealthy buddies at the National Review? Well once we run down some news headlines and deal with audio issues, we will dive headfirst with scuba gear into this vexing issue

Can Dan Trachtenberg's new Predator prequel, Prey (2022), live up to or exceed the other installments in the franchise? We know about bone tomahawks, but is there a Patent Pending on a boomerang tomahawk? Can Dr. Shock hold his bladder long enough to review one movie? Did the lovely Comanche ladies of the 18th century wear Maybelline before hunting animals? Can Mackula live with the production company's branding on the film's title card? And will Jay of the Dead become the Armond White of his own podcast? You can find out by listening to this raucous Episode 014 of Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies, The Berserk Baboon of Horror Podcasting. During this episode we bring you a quick overview of our thoughts on the “Predator” franchise. We bring you a Feature Review of Prey (2022). (Unless you're extremely committed to knowing as little about a film as possible, you can listen freely because we do not reveal major plot spoilers. However, we do speak about situations in the film, without revealing major story beats or outcomes.) Then we wrap up this episode with an extended Specialty Segment of Gillman Joel's Horror Lagoon, where Joel discusses the charm of Nightmare in Blood (1977)! Join us! Be sure to subscribe to Jay of the Dead's new Horror movie podcast on:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Deezer Stitcher     You are welcome to email our show at HauntingYourHeadphones@gmail.com, or call and leave us a voicemail at (801) 899-9798. You can also follow Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies on Twitter: @HorrorAvengers Jay of the Dead's New Horror Movies is an audio podcast with seven experienced Horror hosts who review new Horror movies and deliver specialty Horror segments. Your hosts are Jay of the Dead, Dr. Shock, Gillman Joel, Mister Watson, Dr. Walking Dead, GregaMortis and Mackula! 

first part in our possibly never ending dive into the writings of the controversial critic Armond White, the enfant terrible of modern Film journalism. We start by catching up with Armond's latest article calling out rolling stone for criticizing his choice for the greatest film of this century, Zack snyders' Justice league

Jake and Phil are joined by culture critic Armond White to discuss Make Spielberg Great Again and Roxy Music's 1979 album Manifesto The Manifesto: Make Spielberg Great Again (specifically focusing on the chapters "The Wailing Wall" and "Steven Spielberg's Obama"), Armond White https://www.amazon.com/Make-Spielberg-Great-Again-Chronicles/dp/0984215913 The Art: Roxy Music, Manifesto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjkVYOArUQM

Ian welcomes back National Review film critic Armond White for a look at Steven Spielberg's paranoid sci-fi masterpiece, Minority Report! Based on the Philip K. Dick novella, this 2002 summer blockbuster stars Tom Cruise as John Anderton, a federal "PreCrime" cop who works with an elite team to prevent murders before they happen. When he's accused of murdering a stranger, his life becomes an unrelenting search for the truth.Armond White wrote glowingly about the film in his 2002 essay, "Spielberg Goes to Alphaville", which appears in his book, Make Spielberg Great Again. He and Ian talk about Minority Report's unsettling prescience; its status as one of the last big-budget popcorn epics with both brains and a conscience; and why it may feature Tom Cruise's finest performance.Note: Despite their best efforts, the guys still found themselves dealing with A/V issues. Not to worry: One of these days you'll be able to enjoy their conversations in stunning HD!Show Links:Watch the Minority Report (2002) trailer.Read Armond's review of Top Gun Maverick (referenced in the show) in The National Review: Order the book that inspired this discussion, Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Ratings and reviews, who needs them? In this episode we discuss critics, from the late and great Roger Ebert, to the infamous Armond White. Plus we look at what reviews mean to us, and whether it changes our decision to watch a movie. Finally, Parker gets very upset about the difference between Rotten Tomatoes and […]

It's time for blushing and battling, praise and persecution!Yes, at long last, Ian is back to read your comments and defend his snarky, misinformed positions on West Side Story, Armond White, film critic bona fides, and Slow Romance!Sprinkle some cognac in your coffee, 'cause this is a long'un and a doozy!Show Links:Check out the shows that inspired all this lucid/ludicrous feedback!Darker Hughes: Career Opportunities Movie and Blu-ray Review with Erik ChildressHammerland: Dracula: Prince of DarknessSon of Hammerland: The Mummy (1951)Characters, Classics, and The Devil You Know: An Interview with Writer / Director CHARLES MURRAYMorbius (2022) - Round Table ReviewWest Side Story (2021) w/ Armond WhiteArmond White: Make Criticism Great Again (The Kicking the Seat Interview) There's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: Summer of '42IndieSeen: Henry Fool at 25 w/ THOMAS JAY RYANThere's No Stalgia Like Nostalgia: La Dolce Vita (1960)Son of Hammerland: Scream of Fear (1961)Accademia Giallo: The New York Ripper Review [SPOILERS]The Secret Society for Slow Romance (2022) - Written ReviewAccademia Giallo: Trauma (1993)Mind Over Mullet: An Interview with Being Patrick Swayze Author NEAL E. FISCHERWednesday Knight Live: SE01 / EP05Verhoeven a Good Time (Robocop and Basic Instinct Reviews) w/ Mike CrowleyJohn Wayne/John Ford "Cavalry Trilogy" - ReviewAlso Referenced in the Video:Check out the 9th annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, May 13-19th at the Music Box Theatre!Watch Ian and Sujewa's interview with Onur Tukel, who directed Thomas in Scenes from an Empty Church.Catch up with all our past IndieSeen episodes.Find clips, making-of videos, and other cool info about Sujewa's upcoming film, The Secret Society for Slow Romance.Keep up with all of Sujewa's projects.Follow Sujewa on Twitter.Get tickets and more info about the Music Box Theatre's David Lynch retrospective, happening April 7-14th in Chicago!Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Ian welcomes back National Review film critic Armond White for a look at Steven Spielberg's West Side Story!This remake of Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins' 1961 Oscar winner remains a period musical, but Spielberg and screenwriter Tony Kushner have updated the Jets and Sharks' New York turf war with decidedly new-millennium politics.While it's too early to tell whether or not the abysmal $10 million opening bodes ill for the film's long-term prospects, chances are this movie will wind up a footnote in the press surrounding this weekend's Spider-Man: Far From Home opening.But it didn't have to be this way.From bizarre dialogue to checkbox casting to a puzzling refusal to subtitle the film's numerous Spanish-language scenes, Armond and Ian look at the ways in which West Side Story's agenda undercuts genuinely dazzling artistry presented by a fully engaged yet deeply conflicted Spielberg.Show Links:Watch the West Side Story (2021) trailer.Read Armond's review of West Side Story in The National Review.Order the book that inspired this discussion, Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.Listen to Ian's (sorta) podcast about the 1961 West Side Story from 2013!Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Rocky Pajarito returns for the fifth/sixth time :) We love the Rock :) Send us an email: everybodywants2getonthelist@gmail.com It's on the Links: https://linktr.ee/itsonthelist Mason's Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user90269853 Mason's Merch: mason-merchguire.creator-spring.com Making Loss, Grief, and the Mystic More Familiar With Dan Deacon by Rocky Pajarito: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/making-loss-grief-and-the-mystic-more-familiar-with-dan-deacon/ Armond White's Review of Gentlemen Broncos: https://letterboxd.com/notarmondwhite/film/gentlemen-broncos/ Music: “DIVER” by Lala Lala

Conversé con Java Pez, creador de Todas Las Críticas, sobre el estado de la crítica de cine, RottenTomatoes, Metacritic, Roger Ebert, Armond White, y The Last Of Us: Part II (la nota que mencionamos en la charla la pueden leer en https://www.gitgud.com.ar/the-last-of-us-part-ii-crisis-en-la-critica).

In Episode #142 sprechen Filmwissenschaftler Jan Erik Thomberg und Lucas Barwenczik über den umstrittenen amerikanischen Film- und Musik-Kritiker Armond White. Was treibt ihn an, nach welchen Kriterien bewertet er Filme, und was können wir von ihm lernen? Um seine Karriere abzubilden, geht es dabei um drei Filme und drei Texte: 1. "Purple Rain" von Albert Magnoli / "Places in the Art" von 1984, erschienen in "The Resistance: Ten Years of Pop Culture That Shook the World": https://archive.org/details/resistancetenyea00whit 2. "Die Passion Christi" von Mel Gibson / "The Year the Culture Broke"" von 2014, erschienen bei "National Review": https://www.nationalreview.com/2014/08/year-culture-broke-armond-white/ 3. "Dragged Across Concrete" von S. Craig Zahler / "Dragged Across Concrete: A Conservative Action Movie with Spiritual Depth" von 2019, erschienen bei "National Review" https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/dragged-across-concrete-conservative-action-movie/ Wir freuen uns sehr über jegliches Feedback via Mail, Kommentarfunktion oder Facebook und Twitter (@longtakede) und auch über jegliche andersartige Unterstützung, vielen Dank fürs Zuhören! An den Mikrofonen: Lucas B. (@Kinomensch) Jan Erik Thomberg Lucas Letterboxd-Profil: letterboxd.com/Kinomensch/ Jan Eriks Letterboxd-Profil: letterboxd.com/Jeth112/

Armond White returns with an episode he not only named but also suggested: A look at two films featuring The Talking Heads front-man, Davide Byrne!Byrne's directorial debut, True Stories, turns 35 this year, and finds the aloof musician wandering the streets of fictitious Virgil, Texas on the eve of its sesquicentennial celebration. More than three decades later, Byrne emerged with 2020's American Utopia, the film version of his hit Broadway show, directed by Spike Lee.Ian and Armond examine the sociopolitical themes in both films and offer a counter to some of the ideas they find unsettling. From Byrne's apparently elitist view of middle America; to an embarrassing self-flagellation in service of bumper-sticker activism, the guys track the bizarre twists and turns of an artist they'd once greatly admired.NOTE: Due to some technical issues (possibly a bum internet connection), the audio and video aren't as solid as they could be. We're working on a fix for next time.Show Links:Watch the True Stories trailer.Watch the David Byrne's American Utopia trailer.Follow Armond at The National Review.Order the book that inspired this discussion, Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.Listen to Ian's earlier True Stories conversation with RogerEbert.com's Nick Allen on the Kicking the Seat Podcast #393.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Armond White returns to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence!It's been exactly two decades since Ian saw the film on opening day, and re-watching it for the show was quite an eye-opening experience. Armond hadn't seen it in years, either, and in the next hour, you'll see two critics giving an under-appreciated sci-fi masterpiece its due.From the ahead-of-its-time technological and political allegories; to its multi-layered examination of the Pinnochio story; and unapologetically spiritual exploration of what it means to be human, A.I. offers a lot for Ian and Armond to chew on.They also speculate on the late Stanley Kubrick's influence in his collaboration with Spielberg, and talk through Armond's one major story critique.Show Links:Watch A.I. Artificial Intelligence trailer.Follow Armond at The National Review.Order the book that inspired this discussion, Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

On this episode we take a look at Chloé Zhao's Nomadland (2020) and also the oddly negative reviews from some Leftist film critics as well as Armond White.   Follow us at: Twitter / Instagram / Letterboxd / Facebook 

Titus & Armond White talk Zack Snyder--the artist of the year, with Justice League & Army Of The Dead giving us a beautiful & a dark vision of the American future. We talk about the power of his imagery, the way he's taken up Spielberg's mantle as America's leading cinematic humanist, & how he stands up for the part of America that's now silenced--faith, heroism, patriotism...

Armond White, a Film and Music Critic who writes for National Review and Out & Author of the book "Make Spielberg Great Again: The Steven Spielberg Chronicles" speaks on Oscar season and how the best films of the year are not up for nomination because they were ignored for Hollywood's leftist propaganda.

The Color Purple had such a profound impact on film critic Armond White (and, to his mind, the pop landscape of 1985) that he marked it as an era in his latest book, Make Spielberg Great Again.Today, Ian and Armond look at Steven Spielberg's Oscar-nominated drama, and the movie that both inspired and mirrored it, D.W. Griffith's Orphans of the Storm. Despite having been released more than a half-century apart, and despite focusing on two distinctly separate worlds (the Jim Crow South and Revolution-era France, respectively) both stories center on young sisters ripped apart by oppressive cultural forces--eventually reunited by a love that transcends geography, violence, and treachery.This spoilerific discussion includes thoughts on the changing attitudes about race and representation in film; how Spielberg, in adapting Alice Walker's novel for the big screen, channeled a grand narrative legacy that includes Griffith, Ford, and Dickens; and Armond's eye-popping pick for the heir to the Spielberg/Griffith throne!Show Links:Watch The Color Purple trailer.Watch Orphans of the Storm free on Amazon Prime (no trailer available). Follow Armond at The National Review.Order the book that inspired this discussion, Armond's Make Spielberg Great Again.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Abstract: This thirteenth episode is a celebration of Michael Jackson's 58th birthday. Karin and Elizabeth's conversation explores Michael Jackson and Afrocentricity, the predominantly American study of the history of black Africa. They discuss the many ways in which Michael Jackson was aware of, knowledgeable about, and proud of his African-American heritage, and how throughout his career, he gave a strong message in his work about black history in a variety of ways. They also discuss the following eight songs: Bad, Liberian Girl, Remember the Time, Jam, Black or White, Keep the Faith, They Don't Care About Us, History. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. "Episode 13 – MJAS Exclusive: Michael Jackson 58th Birthday: MJ & Afrocentricity." Podcast, Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 3, no. 1 (2016). Published electronically 29/08/16. http://sya.rqu.mybluehost.me/website_94cbf058/episode-13/. The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.” Episode 13 – MJAS Exclusive: Michael Jackson 58th Birthday: MJ & Afrocentricity By Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu Michael is descended from the people of the Ivory Coast. He is King Sanwi. - Elizabeth Amisu All Our References and Where to Easily Find Them 1) Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story 2) Elizabeth Amisu, "‘Bad (1987)'."The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies 1, no. 2 (2014). Published electronically 22/7/14. http://sya.rqu.mybluehost.me/website_94cbf058/bad-1987-2/. 3) Martin Scorsese, film director. 4) Elizabeth Amisu, "‘Crack Music': Michael Jackson's ‘Invincible'." The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies 1, no. 2 (2015). http://sya.rqu.mybluehost.me/website_94cbf058/elizabeth-amisu-crack-music-michael-jacksons-invincible/. 5) Toni Morrison, Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination (Harvard University Press 1992). 6) Harriet Manning, Michael Jackson and the Blackface Mask (Ashgate, 1st edition 2016). 7) Margo Jefferson, On Michael Jackson (Vintage Books 2007). 8) Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation, Episode 4 (1/3/16): Michael Jackson and Monochromatic Cinematography 9) Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation, Episode 10 (25/6/16): MJAS Exclusive: 7 Albums, 7 Songs, 7 Years (With Dr. Joe Vogel). 10) Spike Lee, Bad 25 Documentary (2012). 11) Harvey Young, Theatre and Race (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013). 12) Esias van Hulzen 'Ballet Tanz der Nationen' 13) BBC World Service, Michael Jackson - The Thrill Of Thriller (2012). 14) Susan Fast, Dangerous (Bloomsbury 2014). 15) Elizabeth Amisu, Certified Dangerous Online Video Course (2016). 16) Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation, Episode 1 (29/6/15): Was Michael Jackson an Artist?. 17) Hazel Bryan and Elizabeth Eckford, Little Rock, Arkansas, September 1957.© Photograph by Will Counts/Indiana University Archives. 18) Information about the Black Panther Party. 19) Elizabeth Amisu, Certified Beyoncé in Culture Online Video Course (2016). 20) Armond White, 'How Deep is Your Afrocentricity? Ask Michael and Iman', Keep Moving: The Michael Jackson Chronicles, (Resistance Works, 2009), chapter 5, p.34. 21) Ibid. 22) Information about Ben Jonson. 23) Armond White, Keep Moving: The Michael Jackson Chronicles, p.36. 24) Information about Song of the Goat Theatre & Songs of Lear. 25) Smooth Criminal played by 2Cellos. 26) Prison version of Michael Jackson's  They Don't Care About Us. 27) Mass Incarceration, Visualized, Video by  The Atlantic, Sep 11, 2015.

TJ is back to give you the news from the past week. First up, the winner at the Golden Globes is ‘12 Years a Slave'. Then there's ‘Star Wars' Rumors galore. And they haven't even started filming this thing. It's going to be a long wait until the release of this film! ‘Catching Fire' toppled ‘Iron Man 3' as the biggest earner for 2013. Pretty big deal. Armond White was kicked out of the New York Film Critics Circle, and good riddance to him. TJ also focused his time and attention this week on ‘Saving Mr. Banks' by writing a review, and releasing two podcasts about it. ‘Gravity' is returning to theaters so you should check that out if you failed to see it the first time. A man in Florida was shot in the theater for texting. That's really not good at all! And TJ has the list of Oscar nominees for you! Of course find out what to see this weekend as well.

Rod and Karen are joined by the ladies of Whiskey Wine and Moonshine podcast to discuss New Years Eve plans, people taking your head off in public, Kanye, Juicy J, Armond White, black teenage unemployment act, thug toddler, biting off ear over cigarette, stabbed over chicken sandwich, hanging a dog, cheerleader mother and sword ratchetness. Twitter: @rodimusprime @SayDatAgain @TBGWT @WhiskeyWineMoon Email: theblackguywhotips@gmail.com Blog: www.theblackguywhotips.com Voice Mail: 704-557-0186 Guest Website: http://whiskeywineandmoonshine.com/ Sponsor: www.adamandeve.com And they're on Twitter: @adamandeve Code: TBGWT

This week on the Frotcast we talk about the Golden Globes (and listen to Jodie Foster's speech), we bring on one of our favorite comedians Alison Stevenson who shares some awesome stories and her thoughts on Killer Joe, we talk briefly about Judge Dredd, and other standard Frotcast jackassery ensues. Frot on! 00:02:30 - The guys start of the Frotcast with a discussion about video game pricing for your smart phones and tablets. A new feature is created: Things Ben Hasn't Ruined. Vince plays a clip of Armond White calling Samuel L. Jackson an Uncle Tom based on his film roles, which leads to some talk about Django Unchained and Luther Campbell calling out Spike Lee. They also talk about movie critics, envision the interactions between Quentin Tarantino and the Coke Wizard, and Brendan gives his reasons for not caring about award shows. 00:26:20 - Vince plays Jodi Foster's incoherent, Aaron Sorkin-esque speech at the Golden Globes. The guys get into how the lack of human interaction can affect one's conversational habits, and how their parents' generation is not adept to processing the amount of information that comes their ways these days. Something about 8-foot tall vikings. 00:44:30 - Alison Stevenson joins the Frotcast and follows up a FilmDrunk post from November with a background story. Vince shares a embarrassing story about a friend. Brendan saw Youth in Revolt which leads the group to talk about pretentious girls and Bret trapping a girl. Alison and Vince discuss Killer Joe, and might have convinced Bret and Ben to see it. Alison gets confused about merkins, and Vince shares an interaction he had in the elevator. 01:04:40 - The Frotcast gets some questions from listeners. One guy has a question about a woman he's been hanging out with who has a boyfriend on the other side of the country. Alison gets a Life of Pi scenario question The gang discuss Michael Crichton books and their terrible film adaptations. Brendan has a deep thought about Black Knight. 01:26:35 - Ben and Bret both saw Judge Dredd, which they both enjoyed, but Bret thinks he could have made a better version. Alison talks about moving back to LA. An aspiring comedian asks for advice on how to get more audience members to shows. Vince talks about his condom slippers, and we're introduced to Palindrome Android. 01:47:51 - A listener shares an anecdote about Jesse Ventura. The gang ponders about what celebrity poop infusions they would want and why. Vince wonders why Jewish actors still take stage names, and Brendan ruins Bret's night by revealing Johnny Knoxville's real name. For movie news you can make fun of, go to www.filmdrunk.com.

This week we have two guests! Burnsy comes on with some HOTT GOSS as well as some fresh Youtube clips. Laremy comes on and we let him give us a list at the very end. We talk some movies, play a clip from Teen Mom 2, and hear stories from the Frotcasters. 00:01:25 - The guys start things off by poppin' tacos and talking about the Facebook status update hoax that has been going around lately. Ben has really gotten into Teen Mom 2, and Vince plays a clip where one of the young moms has to make a difficult decision (hint: a Ke$ha concert is involved). The guys get into a discussion about the popularity of GIFs, which leads into talk about one of the most GIFable moments in sports: Mark Sanchez running into his own lineman and fumbling. They also mourn the career of 49ers quarterback Alex Smith. 00:21:13 - Burnsy brings what could be the next Friday in Brittany Smooch's Pink on Pink. Vince admires Patrice Wilson, the producer of these spoiled rich kid music videos, and plays Thanksgiving for everyone. The guys talk about Honey Boo Boo's disgusting mother, and the lacrosse/music sensation Con Bro Chill. Burnsy gives a peek into his Worst Movies of the Year list, and the guys get into a Red Dawn original vs. remake discussion. Vince reads from Jada Pinkett Smith's Facebook post about people questioning her parenting skills. Burnsy leaves with some Hot Goss; he is looking for a new celebrity BFF. 00:56:37 - Laremy's segment begins with a listener question relating to a topic that was brought up last week. The Armond White tweeted Vince. Laremy and Vince talk about Killing Me Softly and James Gandolfini's breath acting. Vince doesn't get the hype behind Beasts of the Southern Wild, and Brendan nails some of the scenes from the movie without even seeing it. 01:29:54 - Vince has questions about the legality of moonshine. Brendan retells a tale about his mom and how his parents are from a RomCom. Laremy's love of the Michael Jackson catalogue gets the guys to talk about the Bad music video. Vince gets the rye snorts. Laremy finishes things off with a list of product ideas and services he could render. Human sized doggy door seems like a winner. For audio and video downloads and T-shirts, go to www.frotcast.com. For movie news you can make fun of, go to www.filmdrunk.com.

This week on the Frotcast, we bring on Matt Lieb to talk about The Dark Knight Rises (about 43 minutes in - Spoiler Alert), we listen to clips from Newsroom, discuss people burning their feet at Tony Robbins' Super Villain Seminar, and play a clip from Joe King's upcoming podcast. 00:01:20 - Vince starts things off by introducing guest Matt Lieb with a clip of his stand-up where he offends an audience member. Joe King is testing the podcast waters with an idea of interviewing old people, and Vince plays a clip of Joe talking to his mom and grandmother about movies. There's some talk about drugs, a classic episode of Intervention, adventures in the Tenderloin, and peacock blood feathers. 00:24:45 - Vince brought some Newsroom clips this week featuring the usual internet hate and some Rush Limbaugh outrage. The guys talk some more drugs, especially about the craft and science behind obtaining/injecting them, and that one drug that makes your skin fall off. 00:35:22 - Banana hands Tony Robbins made the news this week for one of his seminars where people suffered burns from walking on hot coals. 00:43:10 - The Dark Knight Rises talk. There be spoilers. 00:54:12 - It's been a while, but Armond White gets discussed. This week he wrote a piece about the Aurora incident, the media's focus on gun control, and Christopher Nolan's films. The guys talk about causal relationships with culture and media, social commentary, sociopaths, ambiguity and conflict in films, and majoring in Communications. Fake Bret makes an appearance. 01:18:54 - The guys get into the hot topic of K-Stew cheating on R-Patz, the subsequent public apology, the Shrek of Twilight, K-Stew's attractiveness and perceived personality, and the actual films themselves. Bret got caught reading Vogue, Matt talks about forcing himself to watch a Tyler Perry movie, and some more dog talk. Drunk On! For movie news you can make fun of, go to www.filmdrunk.com.

Apologies for losing the 2nd half of last week's two part Frotcast. This week we get into Burnsy's Corner, and bring on Joe King. 00:01:41 - Vince briefly discusses The Artist, and brings up legendary actress Kim Novak wanting to report a rape due the films use of the Vertigo score. It's not surprising the Armond White agrees with. Mr. White also made the news recently for heckling during the NY Film Critics Circle ceremony. 00:09:03 - We check out some clips from Manswers, which reminds us of Ow! My Balls from Idiocracy, and have some fun with our own fake Manswers. 00:18:53 - Burnsy's Corner brings us a clip of the new star and Mountain Dew addict of Toddlers and Tiaras. We're visited by a Miami Heat fan, and returning guest, Mr. Lee Roth. Somehow the Bible comes up, and Burnsy plays a cover of Nelson's cherished classic by Kids Incorporated. 00:57:41 - We discuss commercial campaigns the insult the intelligence of heterosexual males. 01:06:36 - Joe King pitches us his movie ideas. Joe and Vince talk shop about some of the terrible places they've done stand-up. Drunk On! For movie news you can make fun of, go to www.filmdrunk.com.

We recorded the last Frocast of 2011, and bring Burnsy on for a little year end Burnsy's Corner. We also discuss Young Adult, Mission Impossible, and Dragon Tattoo as well- 3 movies, 1 Frotcast. 00:02:30 - Brendan regales us with a story about one of his drinking adventures with friend of the Frotcast, Justin. 00:05:51 - We discuss Young Adult and Vince's beefs with the film. Everyone agrees that the "popular kid in high school acts like a feudal lord" is a tired cliche in high school movies. This leads to some talk about our past high school experiences. Fun fact: To graduate in Florida you have to fight C-Tates. 00:18:34 - Burnsy's Corner is back with some intro music. The Demi Lovato/Disney Channel/Eating Disorder Joke controversy is brought up. Burnsy announces that Van Halen will be back on tour, and to celebrate the occassion we talk to David Lee Roth live via satellite. 00:44:35 - Vince reveals that he once had to review the Fleshlight. In a weird correlation, we have a news story about a meth head that used a chihuahua as a Fleshlight. We also share some of our Free Health Clinic stories. 01:11:43 - Ben prematurely breaks out his top 10 list for 2011, which features Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It's agreed that the only way to see Mission Impossible is on IMAX. We discuss IMAX vs. 3D. Vince feels that the first two hours of Dragon Tattoo is reminiscent of Zodiac, but the ending felt like a Lifetime movie. Ben agrees about the ending, but gives the film a "Jew Thumbs Up." British Bill Cosby pops up and makes Bret puke. 01:27:50 - Our favorite film critc/blowhard, Armond White, reviews the Frotcast. Drunk on, and Happy New Year! For movie news you can make fun of, go to www.filmdrunk.com.