Episode
Alexei Toliopoulos
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- Test Pattern
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- Mar 24, 2026
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- 7318
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Summary
Alexei Toliopoulos — film critic, movie lover, podcaster, comedian and video store lifer — joins Angus Truskett for a conversation about movie obsession, physical media, and the fine line between critic and creator. We get into: our origins, a mild Clint Eastwood phase, Greek intermissions, curating movies for planes, Inner West movies, combatting cultural cringe, Margaret and David, third generation physical collecting, Enter the Matrix, DVD menu loops, all-time special features and commentaries, video store shelves, Ciao Magazine’s Favourite Local Character, Film Bro canon, /r/Fancasting, stagnated franchise fandoms, first Letterboxd reviews, Refused Classification, meeting your heroes, critic vs creator, Mario Puzo’s canal metaphor. Music by Gab Strum . Find Alexei on Instagram and Letterboxd . Find The Last Video Store on Instagram . Buy tickets to Alexei's comedy tour of VHS . Guy who does cool Star Wars impressions @testpatternpresents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.