Fried Rice Podcast

Michael specifically chose this movie last week because he thought we needed a Western in our catalog of reviews, well, we still do! The Yeehaw Gang gets together around the campfire in downtown London (where most of this movie takes place), fire up some smores and bangers and mash, and watch "One Ranger" 2023 starring The Punisher Thomas Jane. We are on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5MHp...

Finally, a comedy! After weeks of dark and thought-provoking films we have had enough, this week the nut jobs review "What About Andy?".. sorry, that's "What About Bob?" 1991 starring Bill Murray. Plus, a very special phone call from our very own Bob! We are on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5MHpzbpH9H0jXRCJI34KlC?si=a95fe723c01c4b6c Check out our website: www.friedricepodcast.com Call our...

It's another week, it's another book, it's another Wednesday Night Book Club! I am your host, Andy Rice, and this week I will be discussing the book "A Ripple in Time" 2019 by Victor Zugg. A plane experiences some turbulence and travels back in time to the early 18th century, it's exciting, it's historical, I really got into this one. We are on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5MHpzbpH9H0jXR...

There are bugs everywhere, crawling all over, and it's driving me insane, but that's what I get when I invite them over to be guests on my podcast.. This week the guys talk about "A Scanner Darkly" 2006 the movie, and Austin Bug talks about the book. Andy Bug talks about drugs, and Mike Bug and Brennan Bug, they bug out. Is the podcast being watched? (In a bad way, like government surveillance, bu...

Welcome to my home for another Wednesday Night Book Club, I'm your host Andy Rice, and joining me today is my friend Austin Farrell as we discuss "Running The Light" 2020 by Sam Tallent. This is a harrowing tale of a week in the life of an over the hill road comic, and we love it! Austin and I are both stand up comics ourselves, so this book hit hard, join us as we talk about it. We are on Spotify...

Da da,da da da da da da (imagine the copyright-protected Axel Foley theme song) Welcome to a special GLITCH BARCADIUM edition Rice Ball with me, Andy Rice, and my friends Austin Farrell, and Kevin Wright, as we talk about "Beverly Hills Cop" 1984, It's my first time watching it, and one of Austin's favorites, and just in time for the fourth movie release! Big thanks to Kevin and his very cool vide...

The students gather as they hypothetically discuss this week's possible movie "After The Dark" 2013. The students gather as they hypothetically discuss this week's possible movie "The Philosophers" 2013. Wait, what? Wait, huh? What's going on? What's happening? We are on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5MHpzbpH9H0jXRCJI34KlC?si=a95fe723c01c4b6c Check out our website: www.friedricepodcast.co...

Welcome to my home for another Wednesday Night Book Club discussion, I'm your host, Andy Rice. This week we will discuss "Old Man's War" 2005 by John Scalzi, one of my absolute favorite sci-fi books, and the start of one of my favorite series of books of all time. We are on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5MHpzbpH9H0jXRCJI34KlC?si=a95fe723c01c4b6c Check out our website: www.friedricepodcast...

This week the True Believers get more than they bargained for while they discuss Kevin Smith's "Red State" 2011. A movie about, God? Guns? America? Tune in and then listen to us go completely off-subject as we discuss the current state of Star Wars and the porn industry, We are on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5MHpzbpH9H0jXRCJI34KlC?si=a95fe723c01c4b6c Check out our website: www.friedrice...

Welcome to my home for another book discussion for Wednesday Night Book Club! This week we are talking about two books, "The Regulators" 1996 by Richard Bachman AND "Desperation" 1996 by Stephen King. Why these two books? Why these "two" authors? Are they connected in any way? Tune in and find out for this week's episode! We are on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5MHpzbpH9H0jXRCJI34KlC?si=a...

La la la la la! You know what that means: It's our first-ever musical episode! This week the ensemble gets together and belts out tunes about not one but TWO musical movies: "Repo! The Genetic Opera!" 2008 and "Dr. Horriible's Sing-Along Blog" 2008. Who needs Broadway when you've got Fired Rice? We are on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5MHpzbpH9H0jXRCJI34KlC?si=a95fe723c01c4b6c Check out o...

Welcome to another episode of Wednesday Night Book Club, this week we discuss the fun brand new short story collection from Stephen King, "You Like It Darker: Stories". A mixed bag of scary and unsettling stories that prove Stephen King is still the king of horror! We are on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5MHpzbpH9H0jXRCJI34KlC?si=a95fe723c01c4b6c Check out our website: www.friedricepodcas...

You've asked yourself repeatedly over the last year "Is Fried Rice Podcast going review Spawn 1997? The greatest comic movie made?" At first, we refused, obviously the greatest comic book movie ever made is "Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again" 1990, but this wasn't good enough for the powers that be, so they sent all of us to Hell. After making a deal with the head honcho down there, we have been...

Welcome to another Wednesday Night Book Club, this week I am joined by Autin Farrell and Sean Perry as we discuss "The Stranger" a 1942 novella by Albert Camus. It's philosophical, it's depressing, it's French, what's not to love? Next week's book: "You Like It Darker: Stories" 2024 by Stephen King We are on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5MHpzbpH9H0jXRCJI34KlC?si=a95fe723c01c4b6c Check ou...

Aaaaaand welcome to another obscure movie review from Fried Rice Podcast, this week we are discussing "The Nines" 2007 starring a young Ryan Reynolds like you've never seen him before! Playing three different characters across three different stories, and yet it's all about the number nine, go figure. We are on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5MHpzbpH9H0jXRCJI34KlC?si=a95fe723c01c4b6c Check...

Welcome to a special sequel edition of Wednesday Night Book Club, this week we discuss "The Destroyer of Worlds: A Return to Lovecraft Country" 2023 by Matt Ruff. This is a follow-up to the amazing "Lovecraft Country" 2016 and I was very excited to get it started after how much I enjoyed the first one, I was not disappointed. Next week's book: "The Stranger" by Albert Camus We are on Spotify: http...

It's season 3 baby! We're on YouTube, with video! We have professional(ish) equipment! We start it all off with a review of "The Final Cut" 2004 starring..... Robin Williams... damn, that's still tough to think about, but at least the subject matter isn't.... wait, it's about what?...... Jesus, Mike what the hell were you thinking? You know this is supposed to be a fun show, right? Hopefully we ca...

Welcome to my home, we of course are here for another Wednesday Night Book Club, this week we are discussing the book "We All Fall Down" 1991 by Robert Cormier. A group of teenagers trash a house and assault a young girl resulting in her coma, little do they know that The Avenger saw what happened, and he is not going to let them get away with it. Part Batman fantasy, part love story, this is a fu...

Welcome brothers and sisters to the Church of Scientology as we discuss a very important movie in our church's history: Battlefield Earth 2000 Bless us with your ears and listen as the guys preach all about this wonderful movie and the virtues it instills in it's audience. VIsit: https://www.scientology.org/ and sign up today to help those Hollywood actors get the VIP experience they deserve. We a...

Welcome to another Wednesday Night Book Club, this week I discuss the books "The Chocolate War" 1974 and "Beyond the Chocolate War" 1985 by Robert Cormier. Two of my all-time favorite young adult novels! Welcome to Trinity High School and meet "The Vigils" a secret society of students built to keep order at school. Meet Archie, the "assigner" for The Vigils, his job is to come up with twisted assi...

That's right, this week the cupcake-eating super-stoned crew of highly... uh high, dudes review the phenomenal movie "Smiley Face" 2007 starring the one and only Anna Faris! It's a stoner comedy and that's just perfect for us this week because I think everyone was getting tired of Andy movie picks... We are on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5MHpzbpH9H0jXRCJI34KlC?si=a95fe723c01c4b6c Check...

Welcome to another Wednesday Night Book Club, this week I discuss the book "Stranger in a Strange Land" 1961 by Robert A. Heinlein (recommended by Austin from acclaimed "Fried Rice Podcast" fame...) Our resident old man, Mike, told me he read this in high school as a required reading.... So, basically, Austin chose homework for me, thanks Austin... Luckily, this is actually quite an interesting bo...

That's right, this week the poor human bastards are reviewing the movie based on everybody's favorite trading card series from Topps Inc.: "Mars Attacks" 1996 directed by Tim Burton! "Ack ack ack akc akk ackk aaakkkk" - a review from Mars itself We are on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5MHpzbpH9H0jXRCJI34KlC?si=a95fe723c01c4b6c Check out our website: www.friedricepodcast.com Call our VOICE...

Welcome to another Wednesday Night Book Club, this week I discuss the book "Lovecraft Country" 2016 by Matt Ruff. I thought to myself, after barely covering domestic violence in probably a more nonchalant way than I intended, let's cover systemic racism! That's right, let's go on an adventure through the Jim Crow era South and see all the atrocities committed by people with hate in their hearts......

This week the twins of each of our precocious little potheads get together and discuss the underrated cult classic "Southland Tales" 2006 -Directed by Richard Kelly (The guy that made Donnie Darko!) It's weird, Andy chose it as the pick this week, and not everybody was happy about it... But fuck them, make your own decision on how this movie makes you feel. We are on Spotify: https://open.spotify....