Insufferable Bastards

A working special FX makeup artist and a bitter old reporter shake their fists at movies, TV & other podcasts. Artie Lange was once a guest. Formerly 'The Mobile Horror Companion.'

Steven C. From Super Retro Throwback Reviews And The Dorkening Podcast Network 09/19/2021

Steven C. From Super Retro Throwback Reviews And The Dorkening Podcast Network Recorded live at CT Horror Fest in Naugatuck, Connecticut on Sept. 18, Steven Christiana stops by to update on everything happening with Super Retro Throwback Reviews. At one point a random guy comes over and starts making weird noises off mic. That's life at a horror convention. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/20523944

Reacting To The Galante Danbury Trasher Documentary On Netflix 09/11/2021

Reacting To The Galante Danbury Trasher Documentary On Netflix Part one, Carlos talks about his newspaper days in Danbury during the Galante Trasher era, while Spears recalls the time he started crap with the Trashers in a bar. Part two: A roundtable discussion of the documentary with the former Danbury, CT mayor and four ex-Danbury newspaper reporters. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/20440673

Character-Driven Performances Propel 'Pig' & 'No Man of God' 08/29/2021

Character-Driven Performances Propel 'Pig' & 'No Man of God' In an unusually positive episode, Spears and Carlos praise Nicholas Cage in 'Pig' and the combo of Elijah Wood and Luke Kirby in 'No Man of God.' Spoilers galore for both movies. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/20297693

Stuntman Bob Elmore Talks Dennis Hopper, Tobe Hooper, Steven Seagal And The Great John Candy 08/20/2021

Stuntman Bob Elmore Talks Dennis Hopper, Tobe Hooper, Steven Seagal And The Great John Candy Bob Elmore is appearing at CT Horror Fest on Sept. 18, 2021 in Naugatuck, CT. For tickets and info, go to CTHorror.com. Elmore is a stuntman who got tons of screentime playing Leatherface in 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part II.' Elmore talks about the grueling shoot, who got high, how he busted his wrist, then shares on-set stories about Steven Seagal and John Candy. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/20210483

CT Horror Fest Preview, Val Kilmer Doc, Viewer Mail 08/14/2021

CT Horror Fest Preview, Val Kilmer Doc, Viewer Mail People are still beating us up for our Woodstock 99 podcast. We watched the Val Kilmer documentary. A preview of CT Horror Fest on Sept. 18, 2021. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/20143235

The Suicide Squad Is Fine, But Very Familiar 08/07/2021

The Suicide Squad Is Fine, But Very Familiar At the end of the day, how many more of these comic-book movies can we take? /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/20062271

The Woodstock 99 Documentary 07/31/2021

The Woodstock 99 Documentary The Woodstock '99 documentary proves Gen X got four years of good rock music, at best, before the douchebags emerged to rule the U.S. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/19986704

Hashtags Don't Make Holidays, So 'Die Hard' Is NOT A Christmas Movie 07/23/2021

Hashtags Don't Make Holidays, So 'Die Hard' Is NOT A Christmas Movie Listen, we're old. We saw 'Die Hard' in the theater, on VHS, on DVD, and every time it's been aired on broadcast or cable television. Hash tags don't make holidays. 'Die Hard' is not a Christmas movie, your 'quirky' tradition be damned. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/19845386

Cumia v Stuttering John, What Are These Podcasts, Cum Town, Kevin Brennan, Russell Crowe In Unhinged 07/17/2021

Cumia v Stuttering John, What Are These Podcasts, Cum Town, Kevin Brennan, Russell Crowe In Unhinged 0:42: Cumia v Stuttering John, Stuttering John vs his green screen 1:54: 'What Are These Podcasts' sounds like too much like Jocktober 4:29: We like to visit Cum Town but wouldn't move there 6:09: Random cheap shot regarding Joe Rogan's height 7:28: Spears, a die hard Howard Stern fan, weighs in on Howie's summer vacation 9:47: Imagine if current-day caustic comic Kevin Brennan had been a regular on the old Stern show? 13:29: Spears sings the praises of 'Unhinged,' a bat-shit crazy flick in the vein of John Travolta's 'Fanatic' 16:36: Carlos got into boxing again for 30 minutes after watching 'The Kings' documentary on Showtime 22:23: Spears reluctantly admits to admiring the latest fucking Bill & Ted movie 26:07: 'I Think You Should Leave,' season 2, is funny, but you already know that. 27:08: The satisfying YouTube wormhole that happens after watching Nolan Ryan pummel a guy 30:15: Carlos discovers watching 'Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid' in middle age is a damned depressing experience. 36:47: Don't forget to stop by our table at CT Horrorfest in Naugatuck, CT on Sept. 18, 2021. 37:37: End. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/19774373

Is 'Let Him Go' A Cautionary Tale About The Dangers Of Nagging? 07/10/2021

Is 'Let Him Go' A Cautionary Tale About The Dangers Of Nagging? We liked 'Let Him Go' starring Kevin Costner and Diane Lane -- until we started talking about it during this podcast (unedited, BTW). Also, Spears wonders aloud about Tarantino's next project. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/19765865

No Sudden Move, Quentin Tarantino, How To Get High In Connecticut 07/03/2021

No Sudden Move, Quentin Tarantino, How To Get High In Connecticut We review Steven Soderbergh's 'No Sudden Move,' talk about Quentin Tarantino's annoying & inspirational media appearances, give a head's up on Media Fright Fest, and conduct a thorough review on smoking weed in the area of CT Horror Fest and CT Cult Classics. Show guide: 3:45 -- Carlos recommends a new Netflix documentary that isn't exploitation 6:42 -- Submit your horror shorts to Media Fright Fest, the heart of DELCO in Pa. 8:17 -- CT Horror Fest in Naugatuck, CT is Sept. 18, we'll be there and they just announced Jake The Snake Roberts is appearing 9:32 -- CT Cult Classics is hosting a Frank Hennenlotter double feature in Seymour, CT 15:25 -- A review of the brand new rules to smoking the Sweet Leaf in Connecticut 20:52 -- Let's talk about Steven Soderbergh's 'No Sudden Move.' 46:10 -- Quentin Tarantino is making the rounds to promote the paperback version of 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' and he's kinda annoying /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/19697153

CT Horror Fest & Bob Odenkirk's 'Nobody' 06/27/2021

CT Horror Fest & Bob Odenkirk's 'Nobody' We'll have a table at CT Horror Fest in September! The 'Halloween Kills' trailer gives away too much plot. 'Nobody' is similar yet so much better than 'John Wick.' /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/19620494

Friends Reunion, Bullitt, Sons Of Sam Sucks, CT Horror Fest 06/05/2021

Friends Reunion, Bullitt, Sons Of Sam Sucks, CT Horror Fest What does the Friends Reunion have in common with Bullitt? /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/19362053

The Most Underrated Crime Films Of The Decade 05/16/2021

The Most Underrated Crime Films Of The Decade Lists usually suck. But a legendary filmmaker shared a link on Facebook the other day to a list that was actually worth reading. Turns out Spears was crew on two of the movies. . Or, https://crimereads.com/the-most-underrated-crime-films-of-the-decade/ /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/19125374

The Frank Stallone Documentary & "City of Lies" 05/02/2021

The Frank Stallone Documentary & "City of Lies" We go public with some behind the scenes drama regarding our upcoming appearance on the 'Pint o' Comics' podcast. Then we talk Frank Stallone's new documentary about Frank Stallone, and Spears talks up forgotten Johnny Depp flick about the Biggie Smalls murder. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/18945344

Promising Young Woman 04/25/2021

Promising Young Woman Two cisgenered middle-aged white males from upper Westchester County, N.Y. react to something called 'Promising Young Woman.' /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/18848153

We Changed Our Name And Watched The Last Blockbuster 04/18/2021

We Changed Our Name And Watched The Last Blockbuster The Mobile Horror Companion is now Insufferable Bastards. We're jealous of other small podcasters. Horror Twitter is annoying. Blockbusters sucked, save your nostalgia. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/18767048

Godzilla vs Kong 04/04/2021

Godzilla vs Kong Plus the Tina Turner doc, rewatching Mad Men, and other drunken ramblings. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/18598115

Zach Snyder's Justice League v Joe Carnahan's Boss Level 03/21/2021

Zach Snyder's Justice League v Joe Carnahan's Boss Level Can we cast Frank Grillo as Captain America? /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/18404015

Revisiting 10 TO MIDNIGHT 03/14/2021

Revisiting 10 TO MIDNIGHT Is the 1983 Charles Bronson movie as sleazy as everyone says? /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/18312239

Coming 2 America Stinks And So Does Wandavision 03/06/2021

Coming 2 America Stinks And So Does Wandavision Recorded live on the Facebook, Spears and Carlos express profound disappointment with 'Coming 2 America,' the sequel to a childhood classic comedy. Plus crappy Wandavision contrasted with the mighty THE BOYS. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/18213353

Pint O' Comics BONUS EPISODE 03/06/2021

Pint O' Comics BONUS EPISODE Lloyd and John from PINT O' COMICS talk about the very first REAL WORLD cast reuniting, then John pumps Spears for celebrity gossip and talks about how he hates MOBILE HORROR bonus episodes. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/18211442

New Podcast 'On The QT,' Set To Launch Later This Year 02/27/2021

New Podcast 'On The QT,' Set To Launch Later This Year John Amenta and Lloyd Green, the guys from the Pint O'Comics podcast, join The Mobile HC to talk about their new venture -- a Tarantino-centric podcast set to launch in May on . We try to get them to explain why they never invite us on their podcasts, despite their repeated appearances on this podcast. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/18116537

God Damned The Cecil Hotel On Netflix 02/20/2021

God Damned The Cecil Hotel On Netflix Joe Berlinger -- a legendary documentarian -- goes low-brow journeyman with 'Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel', a dishonest Netflix 'docuseries' that doesn't seem to understand lots of people are aware of mental health issues these days. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/18019622

Bobby Lee & Mencia, Stanhope v Jay Mohr, Search Party on FX 02/13/2021

Bobby Lee & Mencia, Stanhope v Jay Mohr, Search Party on FX This was the tail-end of our previous episode, where Brian and Carlos reveal they're into the same weird crap on YouTube. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/17849474

Tales of Convention Past 02/06/2021

Tales of Convention Past Spears waxes nostalgic about 'Boogie Nights,' and dying on screen in the Tony Todd flick 'Shadow: Dead Riot;' plus we react to old videos featuring Judah Friedlander & Jason Mewes we captured at Fango & Monster-Mania horror cons. Video version of the episode is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MQH5lvgidA /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/17845316

MHC BONUS Episode! 01/30/2021

MHC BONUS Episode! We read Johnny Ganache's picks for a RESERVOIR DOGS remake, plus Matt from Mondo Creepy and Mike from Music Movies & More tell you what you should be watching on the boob tube. Video version available on Mobile Horror Companion YouTube and Facebook. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/17751899

Recasting Reservoir Dogs (w/Rosie O'Donnell) 01/24/2021

Recasting Reservoir Dogs (w/Rosie O'Donnell) Reservoir Dogs came out in 1992 and was an instant classic. It is arguably one of the greatest movies of all time. It's 2021. You're the casting director for the inevitable remake. WHO DO YOU CAST? With Mike Lane from the "Music, Movies & More Podcast," and Matt Maisto from Mondo Creepy. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/17667152

What To Watch While Folding Laundry 01/18/2021

What To Watch While Folding Laundry We miss horror conventions. Night Stalker on Netflix. WTF is WandaVision? Oh, and last week it was our fifth anniversary, not our sixth anniversary. It happens. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/17584325

The MHC Podcast's Sixth Anniversary Episode! 01/10/2021

The MHC Podcast's Sixth Anniversary Episode! Carlos and Brian celebrate six years of no listenership by going back and listening to ep 0001, recorded Jan. 16, 2016. Better days are ahead. God bless America. /episode/index/show/mobilehorrorcompanion/id/17491160

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