Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie Podcasts

Send us Fan Mail The Break is back!!! The Criterion Break returns this week to continue the Summer Swindle! In the penultimate episode of The Fat Dude’s summer miniseries, James from 20th and 21st Movies joins Andy and Derrick to chat about where his love for all things movies comes from, and what opened his eyes to the greatness that is the Criterion Collection. The trio then dive into this week’...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast, the Summer Swindle continues! The Fat Dude is joined by one of the co-hosts of the Human Dads podcast, longtime friend, Brad Redick. The two engage in a conversation filled with tangents, though the notion of heist movies dominates the conversation. This week’s featured movie is the neo-noir twisty suspense film, The Usual Suspects .  And yes… they do pon...

Send us Fan Mail On this week’s episode, the Summer Swindle continues! New York based theatre artist, Sarah Lahue, returns to the show. We chat for a bit about Sarah’s new found appreciation of the New York Mets before diving into this week’s featured movie, Steven Soderbergh’s star-studded sizzler, Ocean’s Eleven. Sarah can be found across social media @ SarahTheColor . You also follow her blog a...

Send us Fan Mail The Summer Swindle continues! This week, Betsy and Trent of the Never Seen It podcast join the show, with Trent making his Let’s Taco ‘Bout debut. We talk about podcasting and finding viral success thanks to Tron: Legacy. We also discuss the featured heist movie of the week, Spike Lee’s slick bank robbery drama, Inside Man. Betsy and Trent can be found across social media at @neve...

Send us Fan Mail The Summer Swindle continues as co-host of The Criterion Break and The Balcony, Derrick Veurink, joins the show. Before the summer miniseries continues, The Fat Dude and Derrick hash out some of their thoughts on the latest film from Ari Aster, Eddington. The two then dive into an all time classic, this week’s featured movie, Michael Mann’s Los Angeles set crime epic, Heat. You ca...

Send us Fan Mail Finally, the Summer Swindle returns!!! Brian Skutle returns to the show to talk about the magic of heist movies. Brian also shares some his stories of working at movie theaters throughout the horrific (but joyous) summer movie season. We then dive into our featured movie of the week, the one that kickstarted a franchise that has last three decades, Brian DePalma’s Mission: Impossi...

Send us Fan Mail After an inconsistent hiatus, Let’s Taco ‘Bout returns. Why not bring it back with a Summer Miniseries? This year, we’re looking at a bunch of the best heist or espionage movies for The Summer Swindle! To kick things off, Parker Magnuson returns to the show to discuss Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 banger, Point Break. We taco ‘bout Patrick Swayze’s awesomeness, why the foot chase endures...

Send us Fan Mail The Criterion Break returns! This week, the ‘Terion Trio discuss some of their recent watches before chatting about Criterion’s big reveals for their September releases, including a massive Wes Anderson boxset. They then dive into a chat about David Cronenberg and the featured movie of the week, Videodrome.  Blake can be found on Instagram @ blakeg_5150 Letterboxd @ therealjohng ....

Send us Fan Mail This week, The Balcony is OPEN! The back row boys discuss some of their recent watches including praise for Lindsay Lohan and Clint Eastwood, and a surprise day trip to Minneapolis. The trio then recaps The State Theatre’s now finished Director’s Series for 2025 focusing on the great Martin Scorsese. Derrick leads the charge, having experienced each film at the theater at least on...

Send us Fan Mail A few technical glitches here and there can’t keep the boys from their balcony! On this week’s show, the trifecta chat about some of their recent watches before diving into part of this year’s Cannes line-up. What movies are they excited for and who/what will get the movie world talking this year? Blake can be found on Letterboxd @ therealjohng and on Instagram @blakeg_5150. Derri...

Send us Fan Mail Do not adjust your internets! The Fat Dude returns this week with an all new Let’s Taco ‘Bout! I am joined by returning guest and movie lover, Dylan Ferguson. We talk about Dylan’s journey into fatherhood, discussing the early days of his little one, things he’s learned, and how he can’t wait to share his love of movies with his kid. We then dive into our discussion of our movie o...

Send us Fan Mail The 2024 awards season is FINALLY over, but the boys from The Balcony are ready to give it a fitting send off! Blake and Derrick reveal their favorite films of the past year. Will there be any shocking surprises? What across the board favorites did they also enjoy? Find out by listening to this week’s episode of The Balcony! Blake can be found on Letterboxd @ therealjohng and on I...

Send us Fan Mail The Oscars are almost here which means it is time for one of our favorite Fat Dude traditions, THE BEST OF COUNTDOWN!!! Joined as always on these episodes by longtime friend and movie buddy, Jameson Pfeifle of SDFilmThoughts, we discuss our top ten favorites of the year that was 2024. We also continue paying tribute to Filmspotting: SVU with our We/They Didn’t Get It segments. We...

Send us Fan Mail The Balcony is open for award season! On this week’s episode, Blake and Derrick discuss their thoughts on this year’s crop of Oscar nominees. What are the shocks and surprises, and what are the disappointments and celebrations? Blake and Derrick provide their insight to kick off the most wonderful time of the year! Blake can be found on Letterboxd @ therealjohng and on Instagram @...

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 to discuss Thursday’s nominations. We kick things off just the way you’d expect, adding our discourse to the conversation on 13-time nominee, Emilia Pérez . Did we like it? Should it lead the pack? Should it win anything ? We also discuss the no...

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Send us Fan Mail The Criterion Break returns this week! On this episode, the three Criterion Compadres reminisce over the year that was at The State Theatre in Sioux Falls. In its fourth year since reopening, the State has become a hub for local moviegoers looking for a lovingly crafted theatrical experience. The guys chat about their standout moments from the last year including birthday mystery...

Send us Fan Mail 🌮🌮 TACO TUESDAY!!! 🌮🌮 We’re poppin’ bottles to ring in 2025, while finishing off this year’s Naughty List in the process. This week starts with a chat about what to expect from all things Fat Dude Digs Flicks in the new year, before Casey Kelderman, co-host of Screams from the Basement , joins the show for another guest spot. We chat about the upcoming Screams By Night Halfway...

Send us Fan Mail 🎄🎁 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! 🎁🎄 Happy holidays to one and all from your favorite burly movie lover, Andy, The Fat Dude. On this week’s episode, the Naughty List continues as theatre artist extraordinaire, Christine Stoffel, joins the show again to chat. We talk about what she’s been up to on stage or behind the scenes and Christmas traditions. We then have a chat about the featured m...

Send us Fan Mail Better late than never, prep your ears for a WEEKEND EDITION of Let’s Taco ‘Bout! This week, The Fat Dude is joined by movie buff and physical media collector, Wes Moody. We chat about Wes’s love of movies, where that started, and why you don’t own a movie unless you actually OWN a copy of the movie. We then check out The Naughty List for this week’s featured movie, Sky Captain an...

Send us Fan Mail Oops! A busy day made The Fat Dude forget to post this episode. Here’s hoping you don’t forget to listen! The Naughty List continues this week as The Fat Dude’s brother, Matt Heller, returns to the show. We chat about being vegan over the holidays, the world of books including Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation , and then a rewatch and conversation of Robert Zemeckis’s sci-fi drama fr...

Send us Fan Mail Let’s Taco ‘Bout returns with a milestone! It’s EPISODE #200!!! The Fat Dude celebrates this momentous occasion with an Andy Rant about theater etiquette! Hear Andy cuss like a sailor about people who talk during movies or use their cellphones. After The Fat Dude’s diatribe, it’s time to kick off this year’s Naughty List! To begin the annual festivities, Andy is joined by Aryn and...

Send us Fan Mail All good things must come to an end as we close up the 🎃🔪 HORRORS OF HALLOWEEN SCARY MOVIE SEASON SPECTACULAR FILLED WITH CONVERSATIONS OF CREEPY CONTEMPLATION MINISERIES 🔪🎃 for the year. And what a way to go out, as local movie buff, Adam Dillenburg, joins the show. We chat about overcoming obstacles and finding your path, as well as discussing where Adam’s love of movies com...

Send us Fan Mail The 🎃🔪 TERROR TRAIN TOURIST TRAP NIGHTMARE HALLOWEEN SCARY SEASON SPECTACULAR MARATHON 🔪🎃 keeps right on rollin’! On this week’s show, we’re joined by Canadian filmmaker, Robyn Zubuckovec. Robyn talks about her filmmaking education, what her process is in making movies, and what aspect of filmmaking she finds most appealing. We then dive into her love of horror, including this...

Send us Fan Mail Wrapping up the second to last week of the 🎃🔪 TERRIFYING TALES PRESENTED IN MOTION PICTURE FORM MARATHON SPECTACULAR!!! 🔪🎃 This week, Chad Barker returns to the show to celebrate the scary season. We chat about Chad’s work at the Twisted Nightmare Haunted House and his love of scary movies. We then dive into Chad’s pick for movie of the week, the 1980s horror comedy (?), Ghoul...