Real Movies Fake History is hosted by two friends, Gari (the film nerd) and Mel (the history expert), who each episode discuss, debate and laugh about the real history behind diverse and important cinema. We seek to discover the true story behind films apparently based on a true story. With a particular interest in gender and cultural representation, we love nothing more than to speak on how a particular film represents the world around us.
Real Movies Fake History with Gaz and Mel
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Real Movies Fake History is hosted by two friends, Gari (the film nerd) and Mel (the history expert), who each episode discuss, debate and laugh about the real history behind diverse and important cinema. We seek to discover the true story behind films apparently based on a true story. With a particular interest in gender and cultural representation, we love nothing more than to speak on how a particular film represents the world around us.
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April 20, 2026
The Grizzlies
<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"> Gari and Mel critique <strong>The Grizzlies</strong>, the 2018 Canadian drama about the creation of an Inuit student lacrosse team in Northern Canada. Inspiring and confronting in equal measure, we talk through the true story, discussing the harsh reality of living in the isolated Arctic town of Kugluktuk, the sobering causes behind the community's historical trauma, and the remarkably uplifting story of how a sport can provide hope to youth just when they need it most. It's a beautiful story, and you won't want to miss us chat about what makes it special. We also play another Rotten Tomatoes game, where Mel may be shocked with the scores of some of our favourite childhood sports movies.</p> <p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you like the show, we'd love it if you'd support us and leave us a REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE. Thanks!</p> <p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">SUBSCRIBE: <a href= "https://pod.link/1513480841">Apple | Spotify | Google | RSS</a></p>
February 24, 2026
Gorillas in the Mist
<div class= "view-episode__description pt-1 mb-8 overflow-hidden fs-lg"> <div class= "view-episode__description pt-1 mb-8 overflow-hidden fs-lg"> <div class= "view-episode__description pt-1 mb-8 overflow-hidden fs-lg"> <div class="libsyn-modal__body modal-body"> <div class="px-2"> <p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"> This time Gari and Mel critique <strong>Gorillas in the Mist</strong>, the 1988 true story of primatologist Dian Fossey, whose remarkable conservation work with Mountain Gorillas and unsolved murder have become the stuff of legend. Mel takes us through the true story to learn just how sanitised the movie is compared to the real history. Gari then takes us behind the scenes on the remarkable production where Sigourney Weaver and the crew really filmed with Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda, often taking risks you wouldn't believe<span class="kY2IgmnCmOGjharHErah" style= "-webkit-line-clamp: 3;">. It's an episode you don't want to miss.</span></p> <p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you like the show, we'd love it if you'd support us and leave us a REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE. Thanks!</p> <p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">SUBSCRIBE: <a href= "https://pod.link/1513480841">Apple | Spotify | Google | RSS</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
January 12, 2026
Gladiator
<div class= "view-episode__description pt-1 mb-8 overflow-hidden fs-lg"> <div class= "view-episode__description pt-1 mb-8 overflow-hidden fs-lg"> <div class="libsyn-modal__body modal-body"> <div class="px-2"> <p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"> This is it. This is the big one. We finally critique Ridley Scott's Oscar winning <strong>Gladiator</strong>, starring the formidable Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius<span class= "kY2IgmnCmOGjharHErah" style="-webkit-line-clamp: 3;">. He may be a father to a murdered son and a husband to a murdered wife, but does the movie he's starring in hold up after all these years? Mel takes us through the real history of Rome and its gladiatorial combat and gives us the lowdown on the many accurate and inaccurate aspects of the history that's represented. We also get into the detail on what it's like to work with the wild and legendary Oliver Reed, and how could we forget play the Russell Crowe Rotten Tomatoes game?</span></p> <p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you like the show, we'd love it if you'd support us and leave us a REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE. Thanks!</p> <p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">SUBSCRIBE: <a href= "https://pod.link/1513480841">Apple | Spotify | Google | RSS</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div>
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