FAUXTUS: Recent Episodes
Jacob and Shreya
Jacob and Shreya talk about the ultimate rom-com. Oh, this is a Christmas movie, you're late. It's Valentine's Day, fuck you
Shreya and Jacob talk about the greatest movie ever made, Blow Out (1981) and also the pretty good Snake Eyes. On this episode we get RFK-pilled and Chappaquiddick-pilled. Enjoy!
Shreya, Jacob, and returning guest Jane talk about Kevin Costner's magnum opus, and the greatest film of 1997, The Postman. The long road to rehabilitating this classic begins here - ride postman, ride!
Shreya, Jacob, and special guest Hard Mike tackle Netflix's 140 minute satirical comedy from Adam McKay and David Sirota. Did we like it? Nope!
Shreya and Jacob are once again joined by returning guest Jared (@StolenDans) to discuss Spider-Man: No Way Home, the box office record-shattering new release starring Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man, Spider-Man, and Spider-Man. Alfred Molina! Willem Dafoe! Jamie Foxx! Thomas Haden Church! And more - did we like it? You have to listen to find out
Shreya and Jacob take another week off-theme (sorry) with special guest Jane Altoids (@staticbluebat) to discuss the cinematic oeuvre of those four mop-topped Lads from Liverpool: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Richard "Ringo Starr" Starkey. That's right, the Beatles themselves. From A Hard Day's Night to Help! to Yellow Submarine and beyond. The Beatles.
Shreya, Jacob, and special guest Jared (@StolenDans) talk about Sam Raimi's Spider-Man Trilogy, starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Topher Grace and many more, in this two hour podcast spectacular. Let us know if you think this is too long and/or sucks by emailing in to keepingit1600@gmail.com. Thanks!
Jacob and Shreya talk about two episodes of Netflix's first original series - Chapter 1 (S1E1) and Chapter 66 (S6E1) - what do they learn? You have to listen to find out.
Shreya and Jacob are back on theme with an ep on 3 separate romantic comedies that ask the question: what if the First Daughter had a boyfriend? I wish I were dead.
Shreya and Jacob do an ep on the unimpeachable Hollywood classic. Next ep we will return to theme. I promise. Enjoy
Shreya and Jacob talk about the Happy Madison crew's delightful Halloween romp Witness Adam Sandler giving a shit! Marvel at the spooks and scares of Salem, Massachusetts! Laugh at an old woman saying boner! Have a great Halloween, we'll be back next week with something off theme in a different way. The theme will return after that though.
On this week's ep, Shreya and Jacob tackle Scared Stiff (1953) and Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952), featuring the inimitable Dean Martin and Lewis and their imitators Duke Mitchell and Sammy Petrillo. Also Bela Lugosi's here, hamming it up, having a great time. Shreya hates Jerry Lewis
Shreya and Jacob get spooked by Edgar Allan Poe and Roger Corman! Vincent Price the god..
Discussed are House of Usher (1960) and The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Shreya and Jacob briefly touch on the 1932 original The Mummy (starring Boris Karloff) before diving headlong into Brendan Fraser's beloved 1999 turn in Stephen Sommers' The Mummy. Brendan Fraser. Rachel Weisz. Arnold Vosloo. I am putting these names in the bio for SEO purposes
Boooo!!! It's spooky season on FAUXTUS pod, and that means we'll be bringing you four (count em, four!) seasonal episodes. Kicking this off, Shreya and Jacob discuss three episodes of Chris Carter's seminal 90s sci-fi/horror network drama, The X-Files.
After a two-week (unplanned) hiatus, FAUXTUS makes its triumphant return for a season 2 premiere event - at long last, Shreya and Jacob talk about the Cher/Nic Cage classic, Moonstruck. That's amore!
Shreya and Jacob discuss the first two entries in the Billy Jack saga - The Born Losers (1967) and Billy Jack (1971)
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We combined two weeks' worth of episodes into one, because Jacob didn't edit the Space Jam one on time. Enjoy!
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Jacob and Shreya talk about a new release! Muscle cars in space! Vin Diesel's son playing Vin Diesel! Does this movie go too far? Does it go far enough? Tune in to find out
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Shreya's doing the monster mash
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Shreyarmageddon
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Shreya and Jacob talk about the Bollywood classic starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol. You'll laugh, you'll cry. The movies.
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Shreya and Jacob talk about Superman. More like Pooperman
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Shreya and Jacob TAKE DOWN Tim Burton's weird-as-hell boring Planet of the Apes remake. Aperaham Lincoln.
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Shreya and Jacob discuss the infamous 1998 American reboot of Godzilla. It's not great!
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Short ep! Shreya and Jacob talk about the weirdly hawkish 1990s blockbuster action movie Air Force One, a movie that asks the important question: what if the president could kick your ass?
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We're talking the Snyder Cut... very late. Sorry! Couldn't be helped. Hope you enjoy this one, it's a little scattershot we're experimenting.
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During some downtime of the Bulworth ep recording, the Snyder Cut came up. Decided to release this as a mini bonus episode to celebrate the film's release. Enjoy!
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Shreya, Jacob, and Reilly discuss the truly bonkers 1998 political satire Bulworth. Why did Warren Beatty think he could pull this off? Why is he so old? Also Ruby kept growling/whining/barking in the background. Enjoy that.
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Shreya, Jacob, and Katherine talk about the 2000 superhero movie featuring Sen. Robert Kelly (R-MA). Does the social commentary work? Is Wolverine too scrawny in this one? What even are Toad's powers? And why won't Professor X just have Jean lift off Magneto's helmet with her telekinetic powers?
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scheduling issues mean that shreya and jacob watched an episode of the west wing. it was unremarkable. enjoy!
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Shreya and Jacob talk about John Carpenter's epic sequel to Escape from New York.
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eloise episode
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Shreya, Jacob, and special guest Liv talk about the Bush-era epic takedown of Iraq, George W. Bush, and Ryan Seacrest American Dreamz. Is this movie more applicable to the Trump admin than the Bush admin? Did its release win the Dems the House and Senate? Can we push Bernie Sanders to the left? All this and more!
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Shreya and Jacob talk about the Great Depression political fantasy where a stand-in FDR does Qanon. That's what happens. Also they talk about The Big Bopper
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Shreya and Jacob talk about a boring shitty Disney musical that's set in beautiful South Dakota.
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what if crime was legal?
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Shreya and Jacob talk about the 1993 Frank Capra riff Dave. What if a good guy was president? Why does this movie deify the small business owner? How many Jay Leno monologues can one movie take? Enjoy!
Shreya and Jacob talk about Tim Burton's weirdly horny Batman sequel, where a mutant penguin man runs for mayor, cats bring women back to life, and Michael Keaton gets completely sidelined in his own movie.
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Welcome to our twisted minds...
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Shreya and Jacob talk about the combination political satire/election integrity awareness campaign Man of the Year. Why is this movie so dogshit? Would Howard Stern have made this better or worse? Why are there two competing premises in this script, and why is more time spent on the more boring one? Can Robin Williams #StoptheSteal?
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Shreya, Jacob, and Lance talk about the other 1964 nuclear war movie. Henry Fonda plays Mr. The President. Walter Matthau is the freaking Joker. and Dom DeLuise just can't catch a break. They discuss nuclear war, disarmament, and little accidents that end up killing millions. Also the Transformers movies.
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Shreya, Jacob, and special guest Reilly talk about Tim Robbins' satirical take on the rise of the American far right. How much of Bob Roberts is just repackaged Dylan? Is Brickley Paiste a real name? Is there any hope left in the American political system? And why is "Complain" so catchy?
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Shreya and Jacob take on gamer culture and 80s nostalgia in their most insipid form... a mediocre Adam Sandler movie. They talk about how the hell you use a cheat code in real life, how Ronald Reagan looks like a Madame Tussauds figure of himself, why Josh Gad is the actual worst, and how this movie has the most despicable ending of any movie in decades. Not a fun movie, hopefully a fun episode.
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Shreya, Jacob, and Andrew talk about the 2013 action movie that asks the question: what if Obama could kick your ass? They talk about the very terrible action scenes, why this doesn't work at all as a Die Hard riff, the epic bacon Marvel movie dialogue, and the failures of 2010s liberalism. Also Joe Biden won and is going to be the president, so you can't own Jacob now. It's illegal.
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Terrible Biden Avengers video: https://twitter.com/BET/status/1324885488113692672?s=20
Shreya and Jacob talk about the 2008 Kevin Costner political goof-em-up. Is Bud Johnson alpha? Why is Donald Greenleaf such a pushover? Why are so many TV news people in this? Republicans! Democrats! Voters! Who wins? Who loses? You decide. Kinda. Also we talk a little about the presidential election that's happening as you listen... or slightly after you listen... or maybe before... exciting stuff...
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Shreya and Jacob talk about the weird Bill Clinton combination satire and hagiography from the late 90s. Why does John Travolta have no eyebrows? Is this movie about the "suicide" of Vince Foster? What the hell is everyone pretending to be inspired by Bill goddamned Clinton for? Also they talk about Riverdale because Shreya made Jacob watch Riverdale.
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Shreya, Jacob, and special guest Hesse talk about the 1983 David Cronenberg/Stephen King collaboration The Dead Zone. Is senate candidate Greg Stillson really all that different from Jed Bartlet? Why is Christopher Walken so in his feelings? What does "the dead zone" even mean? Is the ice gonna break? Plus bonus Elizabethtown discussion!
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Shreya and Jacob talk about the 1972 Rod Serling TV movie The Man, a movie that asks a simple question: what if a black man became president? How would he keep power? What would he do? They also talk about some other stuff. Lot of tangents in this one. It's a short movie.
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Shreya and Jacob, with guest Kate! dig into Roland Emmerich's 140 minute summer blockbuster. They answer the big questions: Is President Whitmore winning re-election after nuking Houston? Did Brent Spiner die or not? Is Jeff Goldblum a nerd? How does this movie think Los Angeles is laid out? and more.
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Just some bonus material cut from the upcoming episode 2 of Fauxtus. Stay tuned.
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Shreya and Jacob intro the podcast, take the oath of office, appoint their cabinet, do some housekeeping, and discuss the ins and outs of a Nebraska high school student body presidential election, and its implications on the broader political world, in Alexander Payne's ELECTION. The first hundred days of FAUXTUS have commenced.
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