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The Drive Back
Hosted by Adrian Quintana and Garrett O'Keeffe, The Drive Back captures the feeling of leaving a movie and discussing it with your friends and family on the way home. We'll discuss movies new and old, good and bad, and all those in between. So grab some popcorn and settle in as you join us for The Drive Back!
Adrian goes deep undercover as a hotel heiress, and Garrett goes on a drug-fueled rampage across the stars.
Adrian gets busted counting cards in Vegas, while Garrett gets drunk and falls asleep in a strip club.
Adrian plots to steal the world's biggest diamond, while Garrett is continuously accosted by parking enforcement.
Adrian keeps trying to beat up his sister with a train, and Garrett gets lost in a train station.
Adrian gets kidnapped while filming the episode, and Garrett debunks religious experiences in court.
Adrian loses money on a fight, while Garrett is busy trying to find the concession stand.
Adrian schemes and tries to remove Garrett from his seat of power, and Garrett chokes on some of the concessions at the arena.
Adrian gets lost when circumnavigating the globe, and Garrett botches a stunt directly into hard cobblestone.
Adrian almost dies before being put into a mech suit, and Garret gets groovy in the seventies while fighting The Man.
Adrian gets persuaded to visit a lake by a foxy French man, while Garrett gets absolutely plastered on the beach with French wine.
Adrian gets involved with a detective that's both hot on his trail and hot for him, and Garrett forgets to record his audio so they had to rerecord the whole thing...
Adrian and Garrett have a fundamental difference when it comes to travel. Adrian finds his happy place, and Garrett suddenly buys a ticket to Greenland.
Adrian doesn't quite understand physics, and Garrett falls back into his habit of passive aggression.
Adrian gets his mind blown by a dominatrix, and Garrett fantasizes over a beef sandwich.
Adrian falls for a Swedish woman, and Garrett continues to think that actors are better in other countries.
Garrett's microphone has audio issues... we know.
Adrian submits his audition for American Idol, Garrett has an existential crisis over weird sexual energies, and our very special guest stunt doubles their way into our hearts.
This episode is an audio commentary track to be played alongside the film Cats. Instructions are in the episode.
Adrian gets involved in a steamy affair with a married woman, and Garrett dies horrifically in an explosion.
Adrian gets himself a nice racing sponsorship, and Garrett scores himself a sugar mommy.
Adrian has his expectations shattered in Toon Town, and Garrett orders a drink while Jessica's on stage.
Adrian gets mauled to death by a rabbit, and Garrett gets lost in a castle full of women.
Adrian gets wrapped up in conspiracy theories and Garrett gets pulled over for reckless flaunting of controversial movie opinions.
Adrian falls asleep in the museum lobby, and Garrett refuses to use the museum bathroom.
Adrian pays more attention to the people in the background, and Garrett gets lost inside of a video game.
Adrian shows an impressive display of consistency, and Garrett gets baffled by a low sum of money.
Adrian questions the very nature of the podcast, and Garrett has an existential crisis because of dinosaur urine.
Adrian gives a best performance award to a boat, and Garrett comes up with a cool way to die.
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett looks at the forgotten New Year's Eve film that seems to star everyone under the sun. Does it drop the ball? Or is it something you'd kiss at midnight?
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett present their awards for the best movies of 2021!
On this special episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take a look back at their favorite things of 2021 that weren't movies!
Our last episode of the year has Adrian and Garrett taking a look forward at the most anticipated movies of 2022. Will any be delayed again? Yes, John Wick already was....
Happy Holidays! This week we're taking a look at a movie neither of us have seen, which is Deck the Halls. No spoilers, but oh man, this is a good episode....
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take a look at two films that are almost 100 years apart, The Signal and Modern Times. Will Brenton Thwaites be able to topple the comedy king Charlie Chaplin? Probably not...
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take another look at Sam Raimi's attempt to breath new life into the world of Oz. Does it work? Find out here!
Back again to stir up controversy, Adrian and Garrett discuss more of their unpopular opinions relating to Star Wars.
It's finally time, Adrian and Garrett are looking at Star Wars. I'm sure they can't wait to receive hate mail for their opinions.....
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take a look at an incredibly hyped film from Japan, Your Name. Will it be as good as everyone says? You'll have to find out!
This week on The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett show each other Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes and Pixar's Inside Out. Do they have anything in common? Of course not! Come listen!
This week's episode of The Drive Back gets spooky with a mystery movie recommended by a friend of the show! What will it be? Will it be good? Will I stop asking questions?
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take a look at the Lord of the Rings franchise, which includes The Hobbit. Is this a journey you should undertake? Find out!
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take a look at the box-office bomb that is Jupiter Ascending. Is it as bad as they've been told? Or is it a hidden gem?
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett watch Push and Pulp Fiction. Will Push be any good? Will Jules ever get to experience a Royale with Cheese? Find out!
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take another look at the Rock'em Sock'em Robots movie that never was, Real Steel. Is it a knockout? Or should you skip this fight all together? Find out!
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett talk about comedy movies and whether or not they're truly dead. Are they gone forever? Let's find out!
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett have finally watched La La Land for the first time! Should it have won best picture instead of Moonlight? Does anyone still get that reference? Find out here!
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett look at two heavy-hitting films form 2019, Parasite and The Lighthouse. Are these awards season darlings worth all the hype? Find out!
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss the popular animated series How to Train Your Dragon. Is it like riding a dragon? Or does it flop?
After a week hiatus, Adrian and Garrett are back to rewatch the Indie horror hit The Witch. Did it cast a spell on them? Find out!
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett looks at who they consider to be the top 10 directors currently working today! Michael Bay stop it, you're not here and you never will be.
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take their first foray into the mind of Wes Anderson as they review The Grand Budapest Hotel for the first time! Is it too pretentious? Only one way to find out!
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian shows Garrett the often forgotten Disney film John Carter, while Garrett shows Adrian the classic war film Apocalypse Now. Will they join the fight for Barsoom? Or will they get lost in the jungle?
Find Garrett's film reviews on his blog: garrettokeeffefilm.blogspot.com
On the 60th episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett put on their wizarding clothes to review the world of Harry Potter. Do the old films hold up, and is Fantastic Beasts necessary? Find out here!
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take a hit of SLOMO and take another watch of Dredd. Will Karl Urban's gravelly voice win them both over again?
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take a look at one of the heaviest films they've had to watch yet, Requiem for a Dream.
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take turns listing their top ten animated films of all time. What will be number one?
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett unveil another new episode type to review two films, Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic and Jumper. Will each other's recommendations satisfy the other? Let's find out!
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take a spin with the Fast & Furious Franchise, one that Garrett's never seen? Will anything be strong enough to break the Toretto family? We'll have to see....
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take a look at the film adaptation of Ready Player One, a film they've both seen, to see if it's worth rewatching. Spoiler, they are both game and film nerds, how do you think this will go?
On this new episode type from The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett watch a film that neither of them have seen before, Akira. One of the biggest and most respected animated films of all time, how does it live up to the hype?
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take a look at two incredibly different films: the South Korean western film The Good The Bad The Weird, and the horror film As Above, So Below. Who knew that South Korea made western films?
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett are joined by returning guest Hannah to take a look at the disaster movie 2012 and the historical epic Lawrence of Arabia. Who will win? New Hollywood or Old Hollywood?
On our 50th episode, Adrian and Garrett take a look at one of the most popular franchises in horror, The Conjuring Universe. Ghosts may not exists, but do good movies exist in this franchise? Find out!
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss the movies that they are ashamed to admit they've never seen!
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss Singin in the Rain and Overlord. Two films with so much in common that it hurts....
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss fan-made theories and rumors, and how they can destroy a film or make it better! You know we are going to talk about Last Jedi, and how it's not Disney's fault you don't like it.....
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss one of the most referenced and celebrated franchises of the 80's, Back to the Future. WARNING: This episode contains strong levels of positivity from Garrett, please be advised.
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss two films, Robots and Space Jam, to see if these older film still hold up! Let's be real though, the Space Jam Theme is a total bop.
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss how important having fun is in film. From their reviews to how critics seem to miss the point, hop in and join the discussion.
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take a look at the controversial yet celebrated release of the "Snyder Cut" of Justice League. It already has less use of Aquaman yelling "MY MAN" so I'm out already.
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett look at the newest animated film from Disney, Raya and the Last Dragon. Anyone else think dragons are cool? Come on, we all know you watched Game of Thrones, they ARE cool you nerd.
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett have their returning guest Scott the Miniature Maniac on the show to discuss two newer films, Possessor and The Lodge. Given Garrett's history with horror, do you think he watched these through his fingers? I do.
You can find Miniac on his YouTube channel by the same name, his Instagram @miniacal, and on his podcast Trapped Under Plastic.
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett have a discussion with a very special guest, Scott the Miniature Maniac from the YouTube Channel Miniac! They'll discuss the hobby of miniature painting and how it could possibly relate to film.
This week on The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett go on a bug hunt when they look at the Alien franchise, a favorite for them both. But will all of them be as good as they remember, or will there be a couple Resurrections? That's called a tease, because Resurrection is awful.
This week on The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett review two completely different films, the animated family comedy Lilo and Stitch as well as the gritty Righteous Kill. Why can't these two pick some related movies? Doesn't anyone want to see them review two Turkish sci-fi classics? No, just me?
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett look at the film nominations for 2021's Golden Globe Awards. How many of the movies have they ACTUALLY SEEN? Who knows?
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett review the first Warner Brothers and HBO simultaneous release of 2021, The Little Things. I spelled simultaneous right on the first try! Not that I can prove it or anything....
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss the top 21 upcoming movies (hopefully) of 2021. Maybe this time we'll get the Taken sequel we deserve!
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett look back at 2010's Salt and 2020's Underwater. Did you know that more people have been on the moon than in the Marianas Trench? Still more people than I've had in my house lately....
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett review the two huge releases from Christmas Day, Wonder Woman 1984 and Soul. There's always one gift you get on Christmas you don't want, so which one of these is it? (Spoiler: It's Wonder Woman)
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett review the Amazon Prime Exclusive, Sound of Metal. A movie with metal in the title that DOESN'T have Limp Bizkit in it? I'm not interested anymore...
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss their top five favorite games, songs, TV shows, and movies in an effort to make their Top 20 of 2020. This year sucked, but not all of the entertainment did. Spotify Playlist for our top 10 songs of 2020: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Y1qtbYjSkjjsQ8Z3ZZr0N?si=SDGZ1H1aQASQvqu6Vsev0w
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett review the Disney+ exclusive Mulan. Will it be good or bad? Will it bring dishonor to you and your cow? (That's a reference to the original animated movie, not an insult to anyone you know.)
On this special Holiday episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss two holiday movies they love, and we'll leave them as a surprise. You know what's nice this year in 2020? We have the perfect excuse for not getting someone gifts, with the pandemic and all.
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett review two different movies about alien contact, 1977's Close Encounters of the Third Kind and 2009's The Fourth Kind. You ever think about the movie Paul? The one with the alien played by Seth Rogen? I do.
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss their top ten favorite movie scores of all time. Can you imagine Jaws without its theme? It's not good...
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett review the sequel to 2006's Borat. WARNING: as the movie states, this film is suitable for children over the age of three.
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett are joined by returning special guest, Hannah, to discuss two unconventional westerns; Bone Tomahawk and Blazing Saddles. You ever wonder who ok'd Cowboys and Aliens? I do.
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett chat with special guest Hannah about the ins and outs of Film School, why she chose that degree, and how she got her accreditation in producing. Surprisingly, Adrian and Garrett don't have film degrees, who would have thought?
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett review the Netflix film The Devil All the Time. It's so weird to see Tom Holland outside of Spider-Man, going from Avengers to murder is quite the career change...
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss movies adapted from video games. The ones we've gotten, the ones we're going to get, and the one's we'd like to see. Hopefully an movies based on EA games don't come with microtransactions.....
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss two COMPLETELY different movies, Stealth and Perfect Blue. We do not recommend watching these movies back to back, it's a 180 so harsh even Tony Hawk wouldn't dare do it.
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett look back at the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. To think all of Johnny Depp's antics came from a ride is really weird, huh?
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss two music-themed movies: Mr. Holland's Opus and Whiplash. Will they enjoy the two, or end up throwing their chairs?
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss their five guilty pleasures. Do any of you ever think that when making these movies, the cast KNEW it was going to be bad? I think so, makes the interviews with them much funnier.
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss two fantasy movies, Pan's Labyrinth and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. What will they think? Listen and find out!
Huzzah! We saw a movie in theaters again! Adrian and Garrett take a look at the new release from Christopher Nolan, Tenet. They're joined by two special guests to discuss the reason you should go back to theaters.
This week on The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett join renowned explorer Indiana Jones as he fights the nazis, gets the girls, and raids lost treasure. They've watched all four movies and are here to give them the final rating.
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss the reveals, news, and awesome moments from the DC Fandome online experience! I feel like it's weird to be excited about DC movies again, but darn it they sound awesome!
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss the new Netflix film, Project Power. It stars Jamie Foxx, and is an action revenge movie, but there's no memeable Leo DiCaprio moments, so I am disappointed...
On this week's episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett look at the 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and 1997's Good Will Hunting. Also, doesn't Squids and Geniuses sound like a weird Dungeons and Dragons ripoff? No? Just me? I really need to get out of the editing booth...
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss their favorite genre, Sci Fi. They'll discuss why it's their favorite, where it's been, and where it's going.
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take a look at Scoob!, the new animated movie in the Hannah Barbara Cinematic Universe. Yes, that's now a thing.
This week on The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss two human vs. alien movies, Pacific Rim and Starship Troopers, what will they think?
On this episode of The Drive Back, Garrett is joined by special guest Holden Hardman to discuss the nature of sequels in Hollywood. Why the industry is obsessed, what makes a good or bad sequel, and the ones that they're looking forward to.
Find Holden here: Holden's YouTube
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett review Netflix's latest movie, The Old Guard. Is it worthy of a sequel, or will this movie about immortals be dead on arrival?
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett take a look at V for Vendetta and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Two very different movies indeed, so how will they tie them together?
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett shine a light on the two titans of superhero movies to look at what's good, what's not, and what could be.
On this episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett review the highly anticipated Spike Lee film, Da 5 Bloods. Join us for The Drive Back!
This week, Adrian and Garrett take a trip to Japan to watch and review My Neighbor Totoro and Seven Samurai.
On the second episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett discuss their favorite movies from ten different genres. What movies will they pick?
On the first episode of The Drive Back, Adrian and Garrett review Artemis Foul...sorry I meant to say Artemis Fowl. Does that give away how we feel?
We're so glad you could join us on The Drive Back. We are Adrian and Garrett, two friends that just so happen to be fans of film. We'll discuss movies we love... and don't love, and everything in between. So stick around, the show's about to start!