Forgotten Video Store: The Fake Movie Review Show

Podcast superstar Mark Rennie ("Eat Pray Dunk," "Two Old Queens, "The Neighborhood Listen," "Doughboys," "College Town," etc.) joins David for a fun day boppin' around North Hollywood. But when it comes time to watch the tape they rented from the Forgotten Video Store, what they see shakes them to their cores!

Listen to Mr. Rennie on "Eat Pray Dunk" on Comedy Bang! Bang! World: https://comedybangbangworld.com/shows/cbbpresents/eatpraydunk/

Visit and support The Trevor Project, a nonprofit support organization for LGBTQ+ young people in crisis: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Quick Correction: the 2000 Robert Altman movie with Richard Gere was called "Dr. T and the Women." "Mr. T and the Women" was the genius parody version from Jay Leno's "Tonight Show."

Episode artwork incorporates photography Julian Gentile and Sean Benesh.

Comedian and writer Kate Zasowski takes a trip to the video store and rents the movie adaptation of the board game "Connect Four," which for some reason features an alternate earth that has a scary Kevin Hart with a gnarly facial scar and a Danny DeVito who looks like Slender Man.

Learn more about Kate Zasowski and find show dates at her website (https://www.katezasowski.com/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/katezasowski/).

Don't miss Kate's hilarious comedy album "Garbage Plate" wherever you listen to music online, like Spotify or Amazon Music or stuff like that.

Episode art features photos from NASA, Pascal Bernardon, and Sean Benesh.

Milwaukee comedian Jihan Batuman makes his triumphant return to the video store to rent a biopic about a real historical figure: the guy who used his final moments before dying in the Mount Vesuvius eruption to crank one out. Let's head to the ancient Roman empire to learn all about "The Pompeii Jerkoff."

Follow Jihan on Instagram for details about his comedy shows (https://www.instagram.com/jihanbatuman/) and Letterboxd for more of his learned movie opinions (https://letterboxd.com/jihbat/).

Episode artwork incorporates photography by Nick Night, Yaopey Yong, Parco Archeologico di Pompei, and By Topo.

Comedian and writer Clare O’Kane (“SNL,” “Shrill,” Edinburgh Fringe Festival) takes a trip to the video store to rent the inspiring religious family drama “Hell is for Real.”

A 4-year-old boy dies for a couple of minutes during a medical operation, and when he comes back he has a supernatural gift! Did he make some sort of Faustian bargain with the Devil???

Learn more about Clare and find standup dates at clareokane.com and follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/clareisokane/

Listen to Clare’s podcast “Quorators” at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quorators/id1646130232

Get Clare’s hilarious comedy album “Everything I Know How To Do” at https://www.prettygoodfriends.com/products/clare?variant=44835612655669&_pos=1&_sid=f4ad12452&_ss=r

Episode art features pictures from the Art Institute of Chicago, Cameron Bunney, and Zachary Kadolph.

Comedian/writer/actress Griffin Kelly heads to the video store to rent the scandal-plagued Disney Channel Original Movie "Figure K8."

Youngster Kate is a figure-skating prodigy with a secret: she's a math genius. But she must hide it from her bigoted mother who believes girls shouldn't be good at math! Find out the behind-the-scenes drama and crimes that prevented the movie from ever seeing a real home video release!

Follow Griffin Kelly on Instagram to learn more about her upcoming projects: https://www.instagram.com/finkellygrif/?hl=en

Get tickets for Griffin's acclaimed solo show "2 Cats on a Date" playing at Dynasty Typewriter on Sunday, July 26: https://calendar.dynastytypewriter.com/shows/2-cats-on-a-date-26-jul?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnb-L5zaWbckdD7t4g6HKVMi1RC_TkrEr_N4Kk1Od46upE5q-q1Yxo3ylIyu8_aem_BHuIePtBB-aun7bMFHstRg

Subscribe to the Real InfoWars on YouTube so you don’t miss Griffin’s show “Cake Hunt” on July 23: https://www.youtube.com/@realinfowars

Head to the Upright Citizens Brigade website in August to get tickets for Griffin’s show “Bisexual Intervention” on August 12: https://ucbcomedy.com/shows/los-angeles/

Episode art incorporates photography by Desiray Green, Erwan Hesry, and Sean Benesh.

Video artists Marika Zappas and Trevor Lyon head to the video store and rent the Argentinian espionage thriller "El Jardín de senderos que si bifurcan" ("The Garden of Paths which Bifurcate") which takes up 96 VHS tapes.

It's a convoluted story with a Chinese spy for Germany living in England made in Argentina during World War II but depicting World War I, and it doesn't make any more sense once you realize that every scene ends with a decision point where you have to pick which tape comes next, like a video "choose your own adventure." It's also very horny.

Follow Trevor on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@TrevorLyon95 and watch out for Marika in some of those videos!

Remember to write a letter to Forgotten Video Store if you've ever read and understood an "Animorphs" book, if you'd like to join our "Ocean's Eleven" style team on a mission to break into Alfred Hitchcock's tomb, or a third thing which is slipping my mind at the moment. And please write in cursive!

Episode art incorporates photography by Marina Reich.

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/@bucketofchumpodcast), on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/bucketofchumpodcast/), and all your other favorite social sites.

Episode art incorporates photography by Jorge Ramirez and Pedro Bariak. 

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's New Sweetheart." If you had a poster of Jonathan Taylor Thomas on your bedroom wall, this is the movie for you!

Visit rosietran.com to find out more about Rosie Tran, like stand-up dates and podcast episodes.

Podcast episode art features photography by Belinda Fewings, Moren Hsu, and Nabil Saleh. 

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 available on September 8. You can pre-order it now!

Visit https://mattevanscomic.com/ for bookstore links and comedy show dates.

Follow Forgotten Video Store on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/forgottenvideostore/) and Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/ForgottenVideo/).

Podcast episode art incorporates photography by Luisa Peter, Max Omen, Stefanie Belinda, and Wendy Scofield.

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 alcohol-soaked drama movie "What Can I Get You?"

The choices you make determine the course of your life. Even what you order at the bar!

Find out more about Leah Renee (including stand-up dates and her podcast) at leahrenee.co

Follow Forgotten Video Store on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/forgottenvideostore/) and Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/ForgottenVideo/).

Podcast art incorporates photography by Rick Barrett and Qui Nguyen.