Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie Podcasts

Send us Fan Mail The Summer Movie Miniseries keeps chugging along! This week, Trevor from The Deli Review joins the show. We chat about Trevor’s love of movies and comics, what drove him to start The Deli Review, and how he got involved with the Film Friends TikTok group. We then dive into this week’s featured movie, Supergirl ! Trevor can be found online at @thedelireview and the Film Friends Sub...

Send us Fan Mail Happy July! The boys from the balcony, Blake and Derrick, review June’s offerings from the Sioux Falls State Theatre, and provide a preview of what’s to come in July! Blake can be found on Letterboxd @ blakeg5150 and on Instagram @blakeg_5150.  Derrick can be found on Instagram AND Letterboxd @ dervdude . Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Goodpods...

Send us Fan Mail The Big Summer Movie Miniseries continues! This week, Chad Barker returns to the show for a Disney chat. We talk a little about Chad recent returns to the Disney Parks before chatting Toy Story. Does the newest chapter, Toy Story 5, continue to delight? Find out what Chad and Andy have to say! Follow Chad on Instagram at @ disneynut_chad ! Follow Fat Dude Digs Flicks across social...

Send us Fan Mail The summer keeps on cooking! It’s a week of legends as the local legend, Derrick Veurink, returns to the show. We chat about filmmaking legend, Steven Spielberg, for a bit before diving into his newest film, Disclosure Day. There are spoilers ahead, but we do give a heads up before getting to into the woods.  Derrick can be found on Instagram AND Letterboxd at @ dervdude . He is a...

Send us Fan Mail The Summer Spectacular continues! This week, Ryan Stoick returns to the show to chat about all things He-Man. We discuss our love for the action figures, the cartoon, and the OG film from 1987, starring the legend, Dolph Lundgren. We then dive into the new film, Masters of the Universe, from director Travis Knight featuring a star on the rise, Nicholas Galitzine as the loin-clothe...

Send us Fan Mail Let’s Taco ‘Bout returns to kick off the latest summer miniseries. This year, desperation to remain relevant wins out as The Fat Dude is focusing on this year’s summer release schedule! Sarah Lahue returns to the show to dive into two of the biggest success stories so far this year, the indie horror smashes, Backrooms and Obsession. We talk about what excited and infuriated us in...

Send us Fan Mail Once again, the Balcony is open!!! Blake and Derrick recap the State’s offerings and events for May and look ahead to the bleakest and brightest of June. Blake can be found on Letterboxd @ blakeg5150 and on Instagram @blakeg_5150.  Derrick can be found on Instagram AND Letterboxd @ dervdude . Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Goodpods, or wherever...

Send us Fan Mail The balcony is open! Blake and Derrick recap April’s excitement and look ahead to what May and June have to offer at the Sioux Falls State Theatre! Blake can be found on Letterboxd @ blakeg5150  and on Instagram @blakeg_5150.  Derrick can be found on Instagram AND Letterboxd @ dervdude . Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Goodpods, or wherever you...

Send us Fan Mail The Balcony is back! On this episode, Blake and Derrick discuss some format changes to The Balcony, and mount their first *unofficial* recap of The State Theatre’s lineup for the month of March. The two then offer a preview of what has already been announced for April. Blake can be found on Letterboxd @ therealjohng and on Instagram @blakeg_5150.  Derrick can be found on Instagram...

Send us Fan Mail With the Oscars just around the corner, it is time for a Fat Dude annual tradition! It’s time to reveal my favorite films of 2025! This year, not only am I joined by my usual partner in crime, Jameson Pfeifle, but we welcome DeeDee Collins along for the ride. Listen as we count down our favorite films of the past year. Find out what makes all three lists, what is left by the waysi...

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode, I am joined by host of the Action Addicts Podcast , Scott Wiley! We chat about Scott’s love for action movies and where that comes from before diving into our featured movie of the week. This week’s gem is the 1999 sci-fi comedy, Galaxy Quest , starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and the late legend, Alan Rickman. You can follow Scott on BlueSky at Action...

Send us Fan Mail The Criterion Break is back! This week, the boys from the Break give love once again to the State Theatre of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The guys recap year five since the landmark theatre’s reopening, talking about their favorite moments of the past year and some of the films they enjoyed getting to see on the State’s grand screen! Blake can be found on Instagram @ blakeg_5150 Let...

Send us Fan Mail The annual tradition continues! Once again, I am joined by Sioux Falls theatrical show-stopper and big-time movie buff, Jessica Johannsen, and the brother she nurtured into movie obsession, Nick Johannsen, to discuss this year’s Oscar nominations. We discuss our love and appreciation for the record-breaking Sinners , the absent Wicked: For Good , the surprising F1 , and wonder jus...

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode, The Fat Dude is joined by Arne Venema and Michael Chan of CFK Productions. Arne and Michael talk about the foundations of their friendship and production company, the process  that goes into making top notch special features, and dive into their love of Asian genre cinema including some of Michael’s stories working as an actor in Hong Kong.  You can follow...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode, we ring in the new year, wrap up the Naughty List, and bring this season of episodes to an end. Anthony Hoekman returns to the show for a fun conversation about putting in work at The State Theater and share some of our favorite reads of 2025. We then dive into the final potential entry on this year’s Naughty List, Ari Aster’s latest, Eddington. We discuss...

Send us Fan Mail MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! The Naughty List returns with Brad Redick of the Human Dads podcast stepping back into the guest seat. We talk a little bit about life and Christmas before diving into a first here on the Naughty List. Neither one of us have seen 2020’s Fatman until deciding to do this episode, but our expectations weren’t all that great. Were we charmed by Mel Gibson’s Santa? W...

Send us Fan Mail The Naughty List keeps chugging away down the Christmas season tracks. This week, I am joined by first time guest, Amanda Robertson. Amanda is a contributor to EasternKicks.com , and a huge fan of action movies. We discuss where he love of action movies comes from, what it’s like to break into the action movie fanosphere, and what movies kicked off her love of cinema. We then dive...

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode, the Naughty List returns with a hang out episode. Just three friends, goofing around. The Fat Dude is joined by co-host of Screams From the Basement, Casey Kelderman, and the dad-mode voice of the Sioux Falls Stampede, Charlie Eccles to chat about Wild Wild West. We dive into the Burger King toys, Salma Hayek’s non-role, Will Smith’s Fresh Princes, giant sp...

Send us Fan Mail The Christmas season is upon us which, in Fat Dude land, can only mean one thing: time to kick off this year’s Naughty List! First up this year, Andy is joined by friend and one of the hosts of the Screams From the Basement podcast, Sam Lenz. We chat about Sam’s productive year, helping create a local horror convention, hosting Late Nights at The State, and working at another loca...

Send us Fan Mail 🎃🔪 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! 🔪🎃 On this special Halloween episode, Adam Dillenburg returns to the show. In what seems to be a new tradition, Adam is back to celebrate the holiday, chatting about horror and Halloween traditions. Then, he and the Fat Dude decide to dissect (and bisect, trisect, and decapitate) this generation’s horror franchise smash, Terrifier . We chat about each ent...

Send us Fan Mail October’s Horror Extravaganza continues! On this week’s episode, The Fat Dude is joined by author and USD professor, Duncan Barlow. The two discuss Duncan’s history from punk rock to poetry to education. Then, they dive into the educational value of horror, both in literature and on film, and why Duncan holds a soft spot in his heart for all things scary, even those frightening mo...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the program, Human Dads co-host Brad Redick returns! On his last appearance, he accepted the challenge to watch a horror film and come back to taco ‘bout it. We talk about Brad’s hesitation towards horror films and the Dallas Mavericks before diving into Tarsem Singh’s feature directorial debut, The Cell . We critique J-Lo’s baby voice and Vince Vaughn’s lack of Vince...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we kick off scary season on the Let’s Taco ‘Bout. The Fat Dude is joined by Logan and Sam, founders of the boutique physical media label, Error 4444, a label that specializes in Asian genre cinema! We talk about how the two founders met and where the idea came from. We also discuss the blood, sweat, and tears that go into creating a boutique label from scratch. Yo...

Send us Fan Mail Let’s Taco ‘Bout returns this week with an awesome guest! Toby Jones, writer of Cartoon Network’s The Regular Show and director of the newly released delightful indie comedy, AJ Goes to the Dog Park , joins the Fat Dude for a chat. The two chat about Toby’s history of creativity from making movies as a kid to learning tools of the trade in film school. They also chat about film ap...

Send us Fan Mail To close out the Summer Swindle miniseries, Arthur Howell, the Two Cents Critic, returns to the show! Arthur and the Fat Dude chat about heist movies in general before diving into the featured movie of the week, Steve McQueen’s tale of crime, corruption, gentrification, and politics, the 2018 flick, Widows. Subscribe to Arthur’s podcast, 2 Cents Critic , on Apple Podcasts, Spotify...