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 Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Meet the wacky creatures that inhabit Jupiter's moon Io as animator and children's book author/illustrator Harley Scroggins ("Little Monster Needs a Nap," "The House on Merryhill") joins David to rent this 1960s science fiction adventure! Space submarines! Volcanoes! A scientist chimpanzee!
Monday Aug 11, 2025
Monday Aug 11, 2025
NSYNC's breakup, the wardrobe malfunction, the DUI: find out why none of it was Justin Timberlake's fault. Hollywood music supervisor Mike Turner joins David to rent the unreleased musician biopic about the man who brought sexy back.
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
It's the funnest day of the year in elementary school: Bookfair Day! But this is no normal bookfair. Portland filmmaker and comedian Luke Zwanziger joins David to rent this 80s kids' adventure!
Monday Jul 21, 2025
Monday Jul 21, 2025
Could Jodie Foster's super librarian ever love Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's hulking security guard? Find out with David and his new friend Noboru Ito as they rent the 2002 romantic comedy "Dewey Belong Together?"
Monday Jul 07, 2025
Monday Jul 07, 2025
90s kids remember the killer bee panic. Relive the nightmare with David and his friend from the American Cinemateque, Sam Rodriguez, via the 1996 Fox TV movie "Kill Swarm."
Monday Jun 23, 2025
Monday Jun 23, 2025
23 years after the events of "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," Kevin McCallister is back to settle some old scores. Superb TV writer Ivory Floyd ("Iyanu," "Kindergarten: The Musical," "Ada Twist: Scientist") joins David to rent the 2015 legacy sequel to a childhood Christmas favorite.
Monday Jun 09, 2025
Monday Jun 09, 2025
Entertainment news journalist Mike Celestino joins David to rent the horrifyingly overlooked 2014 "teen" horror movie "The Hat Man." They learn about sleep paralysis and shadow people. Just try to guess who plays the titular demon.
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
Welcome to the Forgotten Video Store, North Hollywood's least popular rental spot.