Real Movies Fake History with Gari and Mel

Apollo 13

Gari and Mel critique the Ron Howard 1995 movie Apollo 13, the landmark drama about the daring rescue of NASA's Apollo astronauts, starring the insurmountable Tom Hanks,

The Grizzlies

Gari and Mel critique The Grizzlies, the 2018 Canadian drama about the creation of an Inuit student lacrosse team in Northern Canada. Inspiring and confronting in equal m

Gorillas in the Mist

This time Gari and Mel critique Gorillas in the Mist, the 1988 true story of primatologist Dian Fossey, whose remarkable conservation work with Mountain Gorillas and unso

Gladiator

This is it. This is the big one. We finally critique Ridley Scott's Oscar winning Gladiator, starring the formidable Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius. He may be

Nuremberg - Review Show

This time we're critiquing the newly released Nuremberg, where Russell Crowe fills the rather large shoes of Nazi leader Herman Göring, who is on trial for a host of appa

King Richard

We critique the true history behind Will Smith's Oscar winning performance in King Richard, where he plays Richard Williams, the father and coach of tennis stars Venus an

We're Back! Upcoming Episodes | Best and Worst Movies from 2025 so far

A big announcement - we're back! In this short chat, we talk about what films we'll be covering in our exciting upcoming episodes so you can be all ready to join us. To w

Gladiator 2 - Review Show

Gaz and Mel review one of the biggest blockbusters of 2024, the sequel to the 2000 classic, Gladiator ll. There's a monkey fight, there's a rhino battle, and they even fl

Scoop

Mel and Gaz critique the true history behind the 2024 Netflix hit Scoop, the compelling story of BBC Newsnight's infamous Prince Andrew interview by Emily Maitlis. We tal

She Said

Mel and Gaz critique the true history behind the 2022 film She Said, the compelling story of how NYT reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey investigated the sexual abuse

Twisters - Review Show

Twister-fans, it's time to celebrate. Gaz and Mel review one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer, the sequel to the 1996 disaster classic, Twisters. Yes, there are

The Exorcism - Review Show

Mel and Gari have watched the Russell Crowe exorcism movie The Exorcism so you don't have to. Really - you don't have to. Let our review do the work for you. Remarkably i

Wicked Little Letters

Mel and Gaz return to review the true history behind the foul mouthed Wicked Little Letters, the movie inspired by the true story of the Littlehampton letter scandal. Ple

Downfall

Discover the true history behind the movie Downfall (2004), the outstanding WW2 film depicting the final days of the Third Reich. On this episode we dive into the real hi

Julie & Julia

Discover the true history behind Julie & Julia, the movie inspired by the blogger Julie Powell and infamous chef & author Julia Childs. Does the film still hold up? We di

The Two Popes

This time hosts Gaz and Mel discover the true history behind Netflix's The Two Popes. We delve into the lives of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis and the fascinating co

I, Tonya (2017)

It's time to get into the details of the true story of the movie I, Tonya, starring Margot Robbie. How accurate is the movie to the true crime? Was Tonya Harding actually

Napoleon (2023)

It's our last show of the year! It's time to talk Ridley's Scott's new epic Napoleon (2023). We extensively critique both the movie and the history behind it. Is Napoleon

The Devil Wears Prada

Vogue! Anna Wintour! Haute couture fashion! This month we talk about 2006's The Devil Wears Prada and critique how the movie holds up today. How close is Meryl Streep's c

Troy

Get out your fake tan and body oil! For this month we talk about 2004's Troy. Is Brad Pitt really miscast? Do the love stories make no sense? Is the movie just ridiculous