Faking Movies
297 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsFreeing you from the tyranny of movie plots
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Faking Movies – Ep 85. Airheads
January 28, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBJer tackles Airheads. Through another heavy fog of disappointing, fully-preventable audio issues, we persevere into a fully new era of Faking Movies this week. Jer blows the whole thing wide open with a revolutionary new format, while we reminisce on the real movie: a nineties... classic? abundance? mere presence? Unclear.
Faking Movies – Ep 84. Streets of Fire
January 21, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBZak tackles Streets of Fire. One movie is rock and roll fable, stuck in no point in history. The other is an origin story retelling of tragic historic events. We take a ride on the story horse (for better or worse) this week, and try not to get bucked off again.
Faking Movies – Ep 83. Tin Men
January 14, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBLee tackles Tin Men. Old-timey professions and rampant misogyny are up against a juke-box epic this week. Help us take down the proletariat as a side-plot and tune in next week for then-unknown guest, Jeremy with a 90's metal movie that you most certainly have seen on Comedy Central as a youth.
Faking Movies – Ep 82. Better Off Dead
January 07, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBSeth tackles Better Off Dead. What happens when you try to be everything at the same time? Both the real movie and Seth went about this same quest, but in different ways this week. Tune in to see who is victorious.
Faking Movies – Ep 81. High Spirits
December 31, 2018 09:00 - 58 minutes - 49 MBJess tackles High Spirits. We've got the Juice, the Orenthal herself, back in podland this week for this..."movie"? None of us had seen this film before this week, and boy, there were some surprises. Tune in this week to see if Jess maintains her perfect record.
Faking Movies – Ep 80. You've Got Mail
December 24, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBZak tackles You've Got Mail. In this very special sadly-fully-denominational Christmas episode, we work out both traditional and electronic-based mail plots that go in very different directions. Also, stay tuned afterwards for some great goofs that weren't quite long enough for a mini-ep, but that we didn't want to only see the cutting room floor.
Faking Movies – Ep 79. Meatballs
December 17, 2018 09:00 - 50 minutes - 41 MBLee tackles Meatballs. Neither of these movies had much to do with the title this week, but one was WAY better than the other. Listen to Zak slur his words a bunch and grab a prize from Seth's trunk of mysteries, but not Lee's Balls(TM) beverage!
Faking Movies – Ep 78. True Romance
December 10, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBSeth tackles True Romance. Through a blinding storm of technical problems and Tarantino self-pleasuring, we persevere this week, undeterred. Seth is up to his usual phonetic wizardry and this cast of 8000 people just won't quit.
Faking Movies – Ep 77.5 A meandering history lesson
December 06, 2018 09:00 - 7 minutes - 5.6 MBOn this week's mini, we talk about spices, bands, and presidential death.
Faking Movies – Ep 77. Sneakers
December 03, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBKevin tackles Sneakers. We really don't want to spoil the plots here -- suffice it to say there's one truly incredible movie this week... and one about the same old dumb nonsense. Tune in to figure out which is which.
Faking Movies – Ep 76. Cool Hand Luke
November 26, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBZak tackles Cool Hand Luke. This week we get into some dubious science and some good old fashioned non-formism. Yet another classically "good" movie we're up against... we're going to have to go back to our garbage roots eventually.
Faking Movies – Ep 75.5 Hotdog Bonanza and Musical Theory
November 22, 2018 09:00 - 11 minutes - 8.29 MBLooking for a new faith? We've got ya covered in this mini-ep. Also, various tales of musical adventure.
Faking Movies – Ep 75. Run Lola Run
November 19, 2018 09:00 - 49 minutes - 39.4 MBLee tackles Run Lola Run. Lee really stretches his genre-legs this week, while we discuss the relative merits of movie length and language origin.
Faking Movies – Ep 74.5. Inventions that will change the world
November 15, 2018 09:00 - 7 minutes - 5.54 MBDo normal shoes get ya down? Do you require various forms of lubrication for wildly different scenarios? We've got ya... don't worry about it.
Faking Movies – Ep 74. Happy Texas
November 12, 2018 09:00 - 58 minutes - 46.6 MBSeth tackles Happy Texas. This one's been on the list for a long while -- we delight in it's virtues and Seth writes some genuine podcast universe lore, keeping the magical world going. Tune in this week for exploration and child beauty pageants.
Faking Movies – Ep 73. Jerry Maguire
November 05, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBTiff tackles Jerry Maguire. What a week -- we really get into it. Everybody was a bit loose, we had some computer problems, and went way long. This should not, however deter you from listening, as this movie is wildly famous and Tiff really shoots for the moon on her plot.
Faking Movies – Ep 72.5. Decor and Summer Jobs
November 01, 2018 09:00 - 10 minutes - 8.71 MBHow would you decorate a home? or a restaurant? How might a summer job go in your youth? Find out on this mini-ep.
Faking Movies – Ep 72. Dead Again
October 29, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBZak tackles Dead Again. It's either 6 actors playing 8 people or 3 crossovers this week. The math doesn't really add up either way. Tune in for our final boo-spooky dead-isode this week!
Faking Movies – Ep 71. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
October 22, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBLee tackles Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead. God what a long title, I'm sick of typing it already. Lee takes a bit of a departure from the usual format, and we cover some strange casting choices and the incredible earnings for this movie.
Faking Movies – Ep 70. Dead Ringers
October 15, 2018 09:00 - 54 minutes - 43.6 MBSeth tackles Dead Ringers. Reeling from ep 69, and starting off our admitedly-slightly-offest October "DEAD" series, Seth provides some classic Seth goofage while we revisit a pod-favorite director. Lee and Zak don't totally agree with ratings -- tune in to see how it shakes out!
Faking Movies – Ep 69. (nice,nice,nice) The Voyage Home
October 08, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBSarah tackles The Voyage Home. Out of the ashes, she rose, phoenix-like, having endured the most abuse of any guest, past or possibly future, to tackle a truly monumentous film. Having hit our comma budget in one sentence we can only say tune in this week for an animal-filled romp on both sides -- you will not be dissapointed. (Turns out em-dashes are very useful when you're out of commas)
Faking Movies – Ep 68. They Live
October 01, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBZak tackles They Live. This ep gets downright ROWDY. Who's actually in this cast? What's the right structure for a movie? Who IS the best director ever? Tune in to find out.
Faking Movies – Ep 67. Altered States
September 24, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBLee tackles Altered States. Things ARE getting altered this week. Academia, religion, beloved franchises... nothing is safe.
Faking Movies – Ep 66. Angel Heart
September 17, 2018 09:00 - 57 minutes - 45.8 MBSeth tackles Angel Heart. This week Seth gets SURPRISINGLY close. Slog through this literal triple-marathon worth of film with us this week, as we explore biblical themes and the absolute sex that is a young Mickey Rourke.
Faking Movies – Ep 65. Reality Bites
September 10, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBLucas tackles Reality Bites. Every generation needs its quintessential movie -- we get two examples of not-that-movie this week. Nerds and Gen-X'ers tune in, you'll love this week's movies.
Faking Movies – Ep 64. Sky High
September 03, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBZak tackles Sky High. Coming off a weekend of sin, and leading into a weekend of academic acheivement. One's a disney movie about coming out, sexually, one is a bummer until senior citizens redeem everything. It's sure to be a doozy, as always.
Faking Movies – Ep 63. North by Northwest (NXNW)
August 27, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 52 MBLee tackles North by Northwest. It's old, it's long, it's wildly famous, it's... not too bad, honestly. Lee goes WAY off the reservation, to great effect. It was a late one and we got a little goofy on it... hope you all enjoy.
Faking Movies – Ep 62. Milk Money
August 20, 2018 09:00 - 57 minutes - 47.8 MBSeth tackles Milk (Melk?) Money. Lee and Zak watched this on a video-chat date, while Seth had to move and write a dissertation. Lots of stuff going on -- are there any "good" pimps? What's the animal kingdom heirarchy when it comes to commercial production? I'm not sure we answer any of these questions this week.
Faking Movies – Ep 61. Sixteen Candles
August 13, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBAustin tackles Sixteen Candles. Man, this movie. We trash this thing (except for #maybeDadsArentTheWorst?) up and down, but Austin really comes correct with a real fun romp.
Faking Movies – Ep 60. (The Adventures of) Buckaroo Banzai (Across the 8th Dimension)
August 06, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBZak tackles Buckaroo Bonzai, or whatever this movie is called. We go in wildly different directions this week, with a space rock star scientist who doesn't understand physical dimensions and a weird war romp... lord only knows what both Zak and the actual creators were thinking.
Faking Movies – Ep 59. The Pajama Game
July 30, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBLee tackles The Pajama Game. Very special ep this week -- twitter queen Marielle guest hosts while Lee fakes this week, because this is her FAVORITE movie. Note, we find out it's definitely NOT everyone's favorite movie. On the other side, Lee dips into his past plots for a "redemption" of sorts.
Faking Movies – Ep 58.5. The podcast that never was
July 26, 2018 14:00 - 2 minutes - 1.63 MBBack, in the yonder times... there was rumblings of this new thing called podcasts. Some of us made stupid youtube videos and man, they take FOREVER to finish. So, we ended up on this... but not before some bad ideas.
Faking Movies – Ep 58. Big Night
July 23, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBSeth tackles Big Night. A cast for the ages. You just can do no wrong with this cast. We do a cool game and a cool food romp. Allison Janney gets due respect in only one of them, guess which.
Faking Movies – Ep 57. Back to the Future
July 16, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBKatelyn tackles Back to the Future. In this truly momentous episode, we get into this true classic. Our guest, Katelyn gets an impressive number of details correct, but it's a close heat at the end. It's tough to even make thinly-veiled jokes about which plots are which, because you've surely seen this movie. Saddle up for a great ride this week!
Faking Movies – Ep 56. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
July 09, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBZak tackles The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The boys really throw Zak for a loop this week -- do we bend genders, or do we get sad and dark and hate our families? #fifty-dicks
Faking Movies – Ep 55. The Tailor of Panama
July 02, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBLee tackles The Tailor of Panama. It's either a harrowing tale of family drama, or an overcomplicated mess... but both have just a scosche of Harry Potter.
Faking Movies – Ep 54. Son in Law
June 25, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBSeth tackles Son in Law, or maybe Sun 'n Law(s of Physics)... unclear. Hey buuuuuuuuddy, get your weas' on this week with us, where Seth thankfully takes a WILD departure from the actual movie, and we explore spacetime as well as middle American sensibilities.
Faking Movies – Ep 53. Ghost
June 18, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBDaniel tackles Ghost. Oh, Ghost, we've hungered for your touch, such a long, lonely time. On one side, we get a murder most foul and some nasty-arts-and-crafts. On the other, a dramatic historical retelling and the now-famous donkey quarry mess-around.
Faking Movies – One Year Anniversary Retrospective
June 14, 2018 14:00 - 46 minutes - 37.3 MBIn disbelief that we made it a whole year, we decided to bore you further with a bit of a chat retrospective on the first 52 episodes. We share our favorite eps, recap friends and enemies of the show, and provide rigorous statistical analysis of various scoring metrics.
Faking Movies – Ep 52. Starman
June 11, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBZak tackles Starman. There's no Bowie in thies episode, somehow. One one hand, somebody gets kidnapped and there's some cool butts, on the other, a young adult spec script. You'll probably figure out which is which pretty quick.
Faking Movies – Ep 51. Citizen Ruth
June 04, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBLee tackles Citizen Ruth. Coming off the hangover of episode 50, we figured we'd really just go for the most bummer movie we could find. We knew this going in, and STILL did it. Lee goes off-script and we, as a group, tackle social issues we have absolutely no business discussing.
Faking Movies – Ep 50. Roulette, the Culmination.
May 28, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBTo celebrate our 50th anniversary, we dreamt up this wonderful roulette remix concept, and had friend of the show, Jeremy, back. It's part magic and part nightmare. Some movies are reduced to single words, and some go on for ages. Come relive some great 90's movies and... well, good luck.
Faking Movies – Ep 49. Crash (not the racism one)
May 21, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBSeth tackles Crash (definitely not the racism one). We take a look at the certainly-lesser-known and WAY crazier Crash this week -- exploring ornithology on one hand and freak-nasty perverts on the other.
Faking Movies – Ep 48.5. Male Strippers and Jewish Day Camps
May 17, 2018 14:00 - 12 minutes - 10.1 MBWe AGAIN had two diversions -- party planning and reminiscing as well as Marielle's first-hand take on the Dirty Dancing-style, North-East-centric, mostly-Jewish camp experience.
Faking Movies – Ep 48. Moonstruck
May 14, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBMarielle tackles Moonstruck. The O.G. ML, twitter goddess herself, graces us with her masterpiece this week and it does NOT disappoint. If you're into Italian culture, infidelity, and mystical creatures of the night, tune in this week!
Faking Movies – Ep 47.5. Russian Literary Corner (and death)
May 10, 2018 14:00 - 13 minutes - 9.34 MBThis week's ep graced us with not one, but TWO mini-sodes, both revolving around the peculiar deaths of Russian literary heroes. The first one is rather historical, and the second one is a goof-em-up, so stick around for both.
Faking Movies – Ep 47. A Fish Called Wanda
May 07, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBZak tackles A Fish Called Wanda. We've got dinosaurs on the brain this week, but we are beholden to this wonderfully cast movie about god know's what. Stay tuned for a literary and death-themed mini-sode later on this week!
Faking Movies – Ep 46. Holes
April 30, 2018 14:00 - 58 minutes - 47.2 MBLee tackles Holes. I think the one thing our country can agree on in these polarizing times is that Shia LaBeouf is the greatest actor of our time and a true American hero. We celebrate him, in two surprisingly different ways this week. Oh, and we all like Star Wars... of that, we are certain.
Faking Movies – Ep 45. Bull Durham
April 23, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBSeth tackles Bull Durham. Baseball, it's America's pastime. Bül... it's... probably no one's pastime... but it sounds GREAT. Romantic subplots, some tedious, are through-lines in both movies today, and we discuss the merits of sports movies through the ages.
Faking Movies – Ep 44. Dirty Dancing
April 16, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBTom tackles Dirty Dancing. It's a battle for the ages this week; Tom goes up against perhaps one of the most beloved and famous movies we've done thus far and really brings his A-game. In this impossibly long-winded episode we had the time of our lives....no, we've never felt like this before. Yes we swear, it's the truth, and we owe it all to yoooooooooou-ou.