Forgotten Video Store: The Fake Movie Review Show
A movie review show, but the movies are fake and we’re making them up as we go.
"Forgotten Video Store: The Fake Movie Review Show" is the finest podcast for fans of movies, comedy, storytelling, and of course video stores. Pairs best with sauvignon blanc.
Podcast key art features photography by Sean Benesh.
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Episodes
Monday Oct 27, 2025
Monday Oct 27, 2025
A 1980s New York punk finds himself in Hell, and LOVES IT! Returning champion Sam Rodriguez of the American Cinemateque takes another trip to the video store, and this time rents a diabolical creature feature featuring the Devil, monstrous bugs, and one of the best of the Hollywood Arquettes!
Monday Oct 20, 2025
Monday Oct 20, 2025
There's a new baby at the daycare, and this one's a little different! Jason Stein, host of the "Dads from the Crypt" podcast, takes a trip to the video store to rent the 1980s movie that addresses two things he's an expert in: parenthood and horror!
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Slasher icon Jason Voorhees has been to Manhattan, Hell, Space, and even Freddy Krueger's Dream Realm. So where is there left for him to go, except THROUGH TIME? Biomedical scientist Dr. Bethany Carboneau swings by the video store to rent the long-lost 13th installment in the Friday the 13th saga!
Monday Oct 06, 2025
Monday Oct 06, 2025
What if your insurance was so good that your doctor decided to do ALL the procedures on you? Portland musician Rentz Leinbach joins David at the video store to rent the 1980s body horror "You've Met Your Deductible." Welcome to Four Weeks of Spooks!
Monday Sep 29, 2025
Monday Sep 29, 2025
Have you ever wanted to start all over again, as a baby with all the knowledge and skills of a full-grown adult? Entertainment news journalist Mike Celestino returns to the video store to rent the metaphysical mind-trip movie "To Be Young Again."
Monday Sep 22, 2025
Monday Sep 22, 2025
"Die Hard" meets "Predator" meets "The Hunt for Red October" meets "Ocean's Eleven" meets "8 1/2" meets "The Studio." Writer-producer-actor Devin Das joins David to rent and discuss the greatest action movie of all time!
Monday Sep 15, 2025
Monday Sep 15, 2025
What do our clothes get up to when we leave for the day? Cole Geryak (writer of Extinct Attractions) joins David to rent this bizarre animated adventure from the Weinstein Company.
Monday Sep 08, 2025
Monday Sep 08, 2025
James Blunt's hit song comes to vivid and sensual life! Writer-producer-actor-nicest person on earth Monica Sherer joins David to rent this English romantic drama/thriller/head-trip!
Monday Sep 01, 2025
Monday Sep 01, 2025
The 1990s internet was a spooky place! Actor and improv comedian C.B. Mullen joins David to rent the original screenlife movie, in which a teen boy accidentally downloads a secret message that sends him on a dangerous online quest.
Monday Aug 25, 2025
Monday Aug 25, 2025
A simpleminded southern man unwittingly influences American history, from the OJ case to COVID-19. Find out how "life is like an edible arrangement" as Milwaukee comedian Jihan Batuman joins David to rent this historical-revisionist piece of Americana.