Episodes
The team behind Parkside Films (Gleason, Finders Keepers, The Innocent Man) talk to Paco and George about their HBO docuseries on the Heaven's Gate cult.
Published 03/29/21
Paco and George are joined by comedian Amber Preston to recap the classic Maysles doc Grey Gardens, the Bouvier Beales, a mother-daughter combo that has inspired decades of parodies and characters.
Published 03/15/21
Paco and George look at some of the streaming options on HBO Max, Netflix, and good ol' YouTube.
Published 03/01/21
Sup Doc joins the FilmDrunk Frotcast for a very special crossover episode where we manage to talk about a few documentaries (Some Kind of Heaven, TIGER, In and Of Itself) between jokes.
Published 02/15/21
Paco and George review a slate of recent documentaries you can stream.
Published 02/01/21
Paco and George visit with comedian and game master Jared Logan to discuss IN THE REALMS OF THE UNREAL, Jessica Yu's documentary on Henry Darger, the loner whose exhaustive creative work was discovered posthumously.
Published 01/18/21
George talks to the team behind RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE, EVERYDAY SUNSHINE: THE STORY OF FISHBONE, and PLAGUES & PLEASURES ON THE SALTON SEA.
Published 01/04/21
Paco and George play some clips from their documentary director interview series. Learn about what it takes to be a DIY doc filmmaker!
Published 12/21/20
Paco and George talk to musician Kevin Seal about the new Alex Winter Frank Zappa documentary, ZAPPA.
Published 12/07/20
Jeff Feuerzeig has made some of our favorite documentaries about outsider artists (The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Half Japanese, Author: The JT Leroy Story) and this is an engaging and fun interview
Published 11/23/20
Paco and George talk about some upcoming docs that were just announced, ones they want to watch, and some non-docs too.
Published 11/09/20
We get through episodes 6 through 9 of The Vow, which tries the patience of Paco, George, and returning guest Johnny Pemberton.
Published 10/26/20
On episode 157 we recap the 2014 documentary Jaco currently streaming on Hulu and our guests are two great musicians and bass players Chaki Sklar and Bret Berg.
Published 10/12/20
SVP DOC looks at NXIVM and episodes 1 through 5 of the HBO docuseries The Vow with comedian Johnny Pemberton.
Published 09/28/20
The story of Capturing the Friedmans is harrowing stuff, and Paco and George really go through it with guest Curtis Cook.
Published 09/14/20
An intimate portrait of Robin Williams and his invulnerable spirit, Robin's Wish is the story of what really happened to one of the greatest entertainers of all time - and what he was fighting.
Published 08/31/20
Spinning Platters' Dakin Hardwick joins Paco and George to share his love of all things Go-Go and female-fronted pop-punk.
Published 08/17/20
Director Rachel Mason documents her parents' surprising decades-long gay porn empire from LA's Circus of Books.
Published 08/03/20
Comedian and podcaster Scott Simpson shares his love of con men and art world grifts in the form of the Guy Ribes documentary, A Genuine Forger.
Published 07/20/20
Mark Hogancamp comes out of a coma from a violent beating. When his state-funded therapy runs out, he puts his recovery into intricate scenes using dolls in a village he's created called Marwencol.
Published 07/13/20
From the Ontario metal scene to the Czech Republic, follow forgotten '80s metal strivers Anvil as they plow into their fifties doing what they love, in spite of the overall indifference of the industry.
Published 07/06/20
Put together a failed actor, the Alaskan wilderness, wild grizzly bears, and Werner Herzog and what do you get? A brutal classic.
Published 06/29/20
Paco and George look back at the debut Michael Moore documentary, 1989's Roger & Me, and ask the eternal question: "you want pets or meat?"
Published 06/22/20
TRIGGER WARNING: comedian Haley Hoffmeister joins Paco and George to discuss the four-part docuseries Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich on Netflix.
Published 06/08/20
Physician/comedian Priyanka Wali comes on to break down the science behind the Vinnie Tortorich keto documentary FAT for our Munchie May food series.
Published 05/25/20