"Matches" with Ivory Floyd

"Crooked Canine" with Mike Celestino

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 Wars" themed podcast with 249 previous episodes. Every 10th episode since 2022 has featured "The Mike and David Movie Club," in which Mike and David review a non-"Star Wars" movie. It's sort of the genesis of the "Forgotten Video Store" podcast, but it's about real movies! Follow Forgotten Video Store on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/forgottenvideostore/) and Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/ForgottenVideo/). Episode artwork incorporates photography by Alex Saks, Engin Akyurt, and Martin Podsiad.

"Matches" with Ivory Floyd

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) and "Horton!" (on Netflix). Follow Forgotten Video Store on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/forgottenvideostore/) and Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/ForgottenVideo/). Episode artwork incorporates photography by JJ Ying and Abillion.

"Coulrophobia" with Luka Jones

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://www.instagram.com/forgottenvideostore/) and Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/ForgottenVideo/). Episode artwork incorporates photography by Dawin Rizzo and Yoksel Zok.

"Mrs. Doubtfire for Presidentress" with Alex Mell-Taylor

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 and essays here: https://alexhasopinions.medium.com/ [https://alexhasopinions.medium.com/] Follow Forgotten Video Store on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/forgottenvideostore/) and Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/ForgottenVideo/). Episode artwork incorporates photography by Brandon Mowinkel, Element5 Digital, and Joshua Hoehne.

"Rude City" with Sam Rodriguez

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 Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/forgottenvideostore/) and Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/ForgottenVideo/). Episode artwork incorporates photography by Michael Discenza, Aristides Sanchez, and Eliza Petrovska.