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Alexei Toliopoulos

March 24, 2026 · 2 h 2 min

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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


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