Forgotten Video Store: The Fake Movie Review Show

Captain Steve Coates, host of the shark cinema podcast "Bucket of Chum," goes to the video store and rents the inspirational sports drama "The Goon Cave." Young goon athlete Finn Wolfhard rises through the ranks of competitive wank battling, with the help of grizzled coach Nick Nolte. Follow "Bucket of Chum: The Shark Movie Podcast" on this very podcast app, on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@bu...

Comedian Rosie Tran ("Last Comic Standing," the half-hour special "Hanoi Honey" on Peacock, "Rosie Tran Presents..." on Tubi and Amazon) takes a trip to the video store to rent a slice of 1990s nostalgia in movie form. What if your high school bully grew up to be a widely loved celebrity with a spotless image? That's what Lucy Liu is dealing with in the 1997 straight-to-video drama movie "America'...

Austin, Texas comedian/writer/veterinarian Matt Evans swings by the video store to rent the action movie extravaganza "Animal Doctor." Some Swedish mafia goons steal Chris Cooper's special horse trailer and favorite horse, because he's just a regular veterinarian, right? WRONG! They messed with the wrong animal doctor!  Matt's comedic memoir about becoming a horse doctor "Chomping at the Bit" is a...

Do different kinds of alcohol affect you differently? (Red wine makes you sleepy and sad, whiskey makes you flirty, etc.) Is that a real thing? In this movie, it is! Sarah Michelle Gellar heads to the bar and her night plays out in a variety of different ways based on what drink she orders, in sort of a sexy quantum reality thing! Stand-up comedian Leah Renee heads to the video store to rent the a...

A drug-sniffing police dog gets addicted to cocaine! Also, he talks! Entertainment journalist Mike Celestino returns to the video store to rent the gritty 1970s crime movie "Crooked Canine." And this time, Mike is working David's last nerve! Later this month, listen to the finale of Mike's podcast "Who's the Bossk?" on this very app, or wherever you feel like getting that podcast. It's a "Star War...

Making friends as an adult is so difficult, but here's one way to do it: Get stood up by a Tinder date, and bond with all the other guys at the restaurant who also got stood up. Talented TV writer Ivory Floyd returns to the video store to rent the 2013 bro-mantic drama "Matches." The male loneliness epidemic finally has a cure! Watch Ivory's shows "Iyanu" (on HBO Max) "Phoebe and Jay" (on PBS Kids...

Remember a few years ago when there were a bunch of spooky clown sightings? No? Well, it happened. Google it. This movie takes a look at that phenomenon from the clowns' point of view! Doctor of philosophy and actor Luka Jones ("Shrill," "People of Earth," "Up All Night") swings by the video store to rent the 2017 clown thriller "Coulrophobia." Follow Forgotten Video Store on Instagram (https://ww...

Beloved nanny Mrs. Doubtfire seems like she'd make a great president, right? There's just three problems: she's not American, she's not real, and the actor playing her has been dead for over a decade. Author and cultural commentator Alex Mell-Taylor takes a trip to the video store to see the latest, most ghoulish abomination of AI necromancy: "Mrs. Doubtfire for Presidentress." Find Alex's novels...

It is the far-off future year of 1996, and New York has become the RUDEST city in the history of civilization! Sam Rodriguez (of the American Cinemateque) uncovers the long-lost 1970s science-fiction dystopian thriller movie "Rude City!" Can forgotten MASH star McLean Stevenson ever escape the impolite hellscape that is NYC ruled by the inconsiderate mayor Doris Roberts? Follow this podcast on Ins...

A poor Welshman finds himself at an English high society gambling weekend, and soon finds that these rich freaks play for more than just money! Welsh comedian Steven Morgan rents the lost 1930s thriller movie "The Bastard Butler's Bargain" and teaches David about the class system in the UK and where rich people keep their jewels. Follow Steven Morgan on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/ma0sm) an...

90s action cinema meets Nordic dance pop music in the Danish masterpiece "Marine SEL Tenåringer" ("Navy SEALS Teens"). Post-production supervisor and prize-winning writer Lily Gwyer-Miller uncovers the acting debut of AQUA, the geniuses behind "Barbie Girl."  Go see "STOP! THAT! TRAIN!" (a real movie) in theaters on June 12. This action/comedy movie stars many of the greatest of the great from "Ru...

TV writer Anise Overton discovers an unreleased French children's film about a motherless little girl, a kidnapping plot, and a magic spell housed in the brown part of a banana. Typical French shit. Episode art incorporates photography by Azzedine Rouichi, Elizaveta Boitsova, and Natassia Ustyan.

What if a bisexual man was totally straight half the time, and totally gay half the time, like a queer Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde? Writer/musician/comedian/philosopher Sara Caplan joins David to review the 2005 romantic drama "Switch Hitter" - if she can find the right video!   Episode artwork incorporates photography by Leio McLaren, Med Mhamdi, Michal Turkiewicz, Neoman Magazine, and Or Hakim.

The only place in the city that's safe from the digital eyes and ears of the surveillance state is... Keanu's SLUMBERCUBE! Liz Shannon Miller (senior entertainment editor at "Consequence") takes a trip to the video store to rent this lost 1990s dystopian science fiction romance movie.    Subscribe to Liz's newsletter about the best stuff to watch on streaming every week: https://consequence.net/st...

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Stop me if this sounds familiar: A big-city career woman returns to her small hometown during the holidays, and her mom tries to set her up with a local guy. But this local guy has a big red coat and a long white beard and is hundreds of years old! Biomedical scientist Dr. Bethany Carboneau returns to the video store to examine the Hallmark Christmas romance "Fill My Stocking" in the season finale...

Could a scrawny, cabbage-soup-poor kid like Chandler Dimples ever make the Santa School soccer team? Will Candace Cane, the prettiest girl in school, ever notice him? Or will toxic mold claim his life and the lives and everyone he loves? Gorgeous young North Hollywooders Isabelle Carasso and Roger Carnow take a trip to the video store to rent the 1980s holiday favorite "Santa School!"

A private dick is tracking down a mystery dame, but every witness he interrogates claims they've already had this conversation. Is this detective just really forgetful? Emmy-winning writer Matt Price ("Regular Show") visits the Forgotten Video Store and rents the lost film noir masterpiece "Already Told You Everything." Happy Noir-vember to all!   Episode artwork incorporates photography from the...

A regular dude who runs a movie meme instagram account gets in WAY TOO DEEP with some of Hollywood's most dangerous power players! St. Paul comedian Tido Maldonado takes a trip to the Forgotten Video Store to rent the ripped-from-the-headlines thriller "@cinemafoo."

Would a gradeschool outcast who's obsessed with dinosaurs fit in with... a group of dinosaurs??? Independent filmmaker Luke Matthews (writer/director of the new film "Tricks Can Go Wrong") takes a trip to the video store to rent the forgotten 1990s children's dinosaur fantasy adventure "DinoDoor"!   Episode artwork incorporates photography by Denny Muller, Engin Akyurt, and Leo Visions.

You know all those flashy billboards with the personal injury lawyers? One brave documentarian is going to find out who's the best billboard lawyer in all of Los Angeles! 

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!

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!

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!

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!