Frogman - Cryptids, Found-Footage, & Self-Destruction

July 8
59 mins

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Shirleon & Kathryn join Melvin to summarize Frogman, a surprise found-footage horror feature from 2023 about the Loveland Frogman! The three discuss their familiarity with Frogman, the inherent qualities of Found-Footage narratives, and whether they're frog people or rat people!

Topics:

  • (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 33-minutes describing three cryptids, exploring their history, and deciding, "Do we believe?". (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
  • Asking the important questions: what's Frogman, and is he a swamp-mermaid?
  • Each scene cleverly employs a new framing device, helping the film keep a healthy forward momentum.
  • So... what does the gang think about the film's characters?
  • The interview section of the film is when Melvin thought to himself, "Oh, like, this is a competent, real found-footage film, not just some Tubi-esque feature. Nice."
  • Frogman is a real cryptid, but some of the environmental stuff in Frogman isn't. Kathryn shares why that may be.
  • Does the Found-Footage genre typically result in a main character's self-destruction?

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