"Ben-Hur" (1959)
Breaking into our first mega-long film is the 1959 biblical epic "Ben-Hur"! Did we love it? Is it worth the time-frame? Should we keep watching super-long movies? Find out in today's episode!
May 06, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Fake Fans Anonymous
Not seeing a popular movie is a shame we all share, but we're here to help you through it. We are a podcast of three friends; Calvin, Nicole, and Triston, who are watching a big movie for the first time each week! You can join us in our mission to stop being Fake Fans!
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"Cinderella" (1950)
This week's fake fan is Triston! We watched the quintessential Disney princess classic "Cinderella" from the year 1950, rounding out our Disney princess series on Fake Fans!
Sep 06, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 7
"Sleeping Beauty" (1959)
This week's fake fan is Triston and Nicole! We watched the 1959 Disney princess classic "Sleeping Beauty" from the year 1959! It's gearing up to be a Fake Fans favorite!
Aug 30, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 6
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" (1937)
We're back after a summer hiatus with "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves," the first American animated feature film, from the year 1937! Today's fake fan is Triston! We had a great time seeing a foundational film with so much imagination!
Aug 23, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 5
"Coco" (2017)
This week's fake fans: Calvin and Nicole! We watch the 2017 Disney-Pixar animated feature "Coco"! Que buena!
May 31, 2021•12 min•Season 2Ep. 3
"Terms of Endearment" (1983)
The fake fans today: ALL THREE OF US! We watched the 1983 movie "Terms of Endearment" and... were disappointed.
May 24, 2021•18 min•Season 2Ep. 2
"Steel Magnolias" (1989)
The fake fan today is: Calvin and Triston! We watched the heartwarming and emotionally powerful 1989 classic "Steel Magnolias" and cried our eyes out!
May 17, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 1
"Spy Kids" (2001)
The fake fan today is: Calvin! Finally, we watched this kids movie classic "Spy Kids" from 2001, and Calvin even heralds it as the greatest kids movie ever made!
Apr 19, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 20
"A Goofy Movie" & "An Extremely Goofy Movie" (1995 & 2000)
Today's fake fan is... Calvin! We watched both "A Goofy Movie" (1995) and "An Extremely Goofy Movie" (2000) and boy, Tevin Campbell went hard! Also in discussion -- is Goofy movie the blackest Disney movie? That's all in today's episode!
Apr 12, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 19
"Jaws" (1975)
This week's fake fans: Calvin and Nicole! We watched the quintessential Spielberg blockbuster "Jaws" from 1974 and a great time was had by all!
Apr 05, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 18
"King Kong" (1933)
This week's fake fans: All three of us! We watched the grand adventure and monster original "King Kong" from 1933 and loved it!
Mar 29, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 17
"Gojira" (Godzilla) (1954)
This week's fake fan: Triston! We watched our first foreign film together: Japan's "Gojira" otherwise known as Godzilla here in the west, from 1954!
Mar 22, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 16
"City Lights" (1931)
This week's fake fans: All three of us once again! We watched the Charlie Chaplin silent magnum opus "City Lights" from 1931 (90 years ago!) and were blown away by this hilarious and touching early cinema classic!
Mar 15, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 15
"The Cameraman" (1928)
This week's fake fans: All three of us! We watched the Buster Keaton classic "The Cameraman" and laughed ourselves to tears. Three cheers for Buster Keaton, and three cheers for "da monk" Josephine!
Mar 10, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 14
"Star Wars" The Original Trilogy (De-specialized) (1977 - 1983)
This week's fake fan is Nicole! We watched all three original Star Wars films (de-specialized versions) back-to-back-to-back and were totally blown away!
Mar 01, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 13
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (2008)
This week's fake fans: Calvin and Nicole! We watch the the 2008 return of the great adventurer Indiana Jones, though I think it's clear, we were all disappointed...
Mar 01, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 12
"Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade" (1989)
This week's fake fans: Calvin and Nicole! We watch the final installment of the original Indiana Jones trilogy, "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989) and reflect on the laughs and action of another 80s classic movie!
Mar 01, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 11
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984)
This week's fake fans: Nicole and Calvin! We watch the 1984 adventure blockbuster "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" for Nicole and Calvin's first time!
Mar 01, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 10
"Mary Poppins" (1964)
This week's fake fans: Calvin and Triston! In today's episode, our fakes fans finally see the Disney classic "Mary Poppins" (1964) for the very first time, and love it! Calvin even declares it the greatest film of all time!
Mar 01, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 9
"Cover Girl" (1944)
This week's fake fans: All three of us! This week was Nicole's choice, so we watched the Rita Hayworth & Gene Kelly hit musical "Cover Girl" (1944) because we're so fascinated with Hollywood celebrity, but perhaps don't know their own films that made them famous!
Mar 01, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 8
"The Maltese Falcon" (1941)
This week's fake fans: All three of us! A first for this channel, a negative review! We were absolutely bored by "The Maltese Falcon" (1941). This episode is super short because this actually comes out of a rant-tangent we went on in our last episode "It Happened One Night" (1934).
Mar 01, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 7
"It Happened One Night" (1934)
This week's fake fans: Calvin and Nicole! Because we like to say we looooove Hollywood, we're watching some of the grand-ole classics! We watched the Academy Award winner "It Happened One Night" (1934) for Calvin and Nicole's first time!
Mar 01, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 6
"Ghostbusters" (1984)
This week's fake fans: All three of us! One more for our Halloween movies series 2020, we watched the great, smashtacular "Ghostbusters" (1984) for the first time! We talk about busting ghosts and busting box offices, and also about how someone busted Rick Moranis over the head in New York City!
Mar 01, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 5
"Halloween" (1978)
This week's fake fans: All three of us once again! Keeping our Halloween movies series going, we watched John Carpenter's "Halloween" (1978)! This genre-setting 70s smash hit was a fun, slashy success!
Mar 01, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 4
"Poltergeist" (1982)
This week's fake fans: All three of us! Continuing our Halloween movies series, we watched "Poltergeist" (1982) for the first time for all of us! On top of that, all three of are not normally spooky movie-watchers, but we got through it together and loved it! One of our favorite episodes, hands down!
Mar 01, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 3
"E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" (1982)
This week's fake fans: Calvin and Nicole! To kick off our Halloween movies series, we watched the 1982 blockbuster classic "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" for the first time (except Triston, he's seen it many times). What a great family film, full of heart and love!
Mar 01, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 2
"The Sound of Music" (1965)
This week's fake fans: All three of us! We watch the 1965 musical classic "The Sound of Music" for the first time all the way through and reflect on the film, its artistry and its story in a great first episode.
Mar 01, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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