The VHS Club

Remember, remember the 5th of November...We're wrapping up our "spooky" month of movies that may have eerily predicted the future with V FOR VENDETTA (2005)!Yes, we know. It's technically a little outside our usual VHS-era territory. But when November 5th falls on a Thursday, how could we NOT?Join Katie and Nat as we revisit the dystopian thriller starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving, dig into the behind-the-scenes trivia, and talk about why its themes of government surveillance, propaganda, fear, and resistance still feel uncomfortably relevant.Plus, we're asking the important questions:- Is V a hero, a terrorist, or something much more complicated?- Has this movie aged a little TOO well?- What does a younger generation think of this movie?- And how many spuds does a movie get when it practically shares Katie's family birthday calendar?💌 Join the Tater Tot email list:https://www.thevhsclubpod.com/email🎬 Learn more about The VHS Club:https://www.thevhsclubpod.com📼 See our movie list (and add your own!):https://movielist.thevhsclubpod.com🕹️ Play Freeze Frame, our movie-guessing game:https://game.thevhsclubpod.com

What if The Matrix wasn't science fiction... but a WARNING? 💊🤯

We're continuing our "spooky" month of movies that may have eerily predicted the future, and this week we're plugging into THE MATRIX (1999)!

Back in 1999, the Wachowskis gave us a world where machines controlled humanity, reality wasn't what it seemed, and Keanu Reeves made black trench coats and tiny sunglasses look ridiculously cool.

Fast-forward to 2026, and suddenly some of those ideas feel a little TOO familiar. 😳

Join us as we revisit this iconic sci-fi movie, dig into the behind-the-scenes trivia, debate whether it holds up, and ask the important questions:

💊 Would you take the red pill or the blue pill?

🤖 Did The Matrix predict our AI-powered future?

🕶️ And seriously, how did anyone see through those sunglasses?

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What happens when the dumbest possible future starts looking a little too familiar? 😂

This week on The VHS Club, we're jumping into the wonderfully ridiculous (and slightly terrifying) world of Idiocracy (2006)!

Directed by Mike Judge and starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, and Dax Shepard, Idiocracy follows Joe Bauers, an extraordinarily average guy who wakes up 500 years in the future only to discover that he's suddenly the smartest person alive.

Welcome to a world where Brawndo has what plants crave, Costco is practically its own civilization, and common sense is officially extinct. When this movie came out in 2006, it was a ridiculous satire. But watching it in 2026? Well... we have some questions. 😳

We're talking about:

• How a movie about stupidity became a cult classic
• Brawndo, electrolytes, and the greatest marketing campaign that never existed
• The absolutely absurd vision of the future
• Behind-the-scenes trivia and Mike Judge's satirical genius
• Whether Idiocracy is still a comedy... or slowly becoming a documentary
• The moments that made us laugh, cringe, and question humanity

Was Idiocracy ahead of its time, or are we all just living in the wrong timeline?

Have you seen Idiocracy? Did you love it, hate it, or find it a little too accurate for comfort?

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Tonight on The VHS Club, we're doing things a little differently. And by differently, we mean Katie didn't watch the movie. 😂

In a truly historic turn of events, Nat did her homework, Katie did not, and somehow even Val has already seen this one. WHAT IS HAPPENING?!

This week, we're tackling the 1979 cult classic The Warriors, directed by Walter Hill. But instead of our usual movie review, we're playing a little game called SELL KATIE ON THE WARRIORS!

Nat has one job: convince Katie (and anyone else who hasn't seen it) that The Warriors is an essential piece of '70s cinema that she absolutely needs to watch.

Katie's job? Ask ridiculous questions, challenge the logic of everything, and decide whether this movie is a cinematic masterpiece or just a bunch of grown men in matching outfits running around New York City.

We're talking about:

• The story of nine gang members trying to get home through a very hostile NYC
• The Baseball Furies and some of the most bizarre gang costumes in movie history
• Why the New York City subway is practically a character of its own
• Wild behind-the-scenes stories from filming in 1970s New York
• Iconic lines like "Warriors… come out to play!" and "Can you dig it?!"
• Why this movie became such a beloved cult classic

And of course, the Tater Tots get to weigh in! Help Nat make her case, challenge her arguments, and decide whether Katie needs to add The Warriors to her watchlist.

By the end of the episode, Katie will deliver her completely uninformed (but very confident) verdict:

Would I actually watch this movie?

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Hasta la vista, baby. 🤖

This week on The VHS Club, we're going back to 1991 for one of the biggest, loudest, most technologically groundbreaking sequels ever made: Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back as the Terminator, except this time, he's the GOOD guy. Linda Hamilton completely transforms Sarah Connor into one of the most iconic action heroes of the '90s. Edward Furlong makes his film debut as John Connor.

And Robert Patrick spends approximately two and a half hours making us deeply suspicious of anyone wearing a police uniform.

Oh, and there's the T-1000.More than 35 years later, those liquid-metal effects still look ridiculously good.

We’re talking about:

• Arnold's switch from villain to protector
• Linda Hamilton's incredible transformation as Sarah Connor
• The T-1000 and the visual effects that changed movies
• John Connor's extremely '90s existence
• Guns N' Roses, motorcycles, malls, and arcade games
• The absolutely massive action sequences
• Why one little thumbs-up emotionally destroyed an entire generation
• And whether Terminator 2 still deserves its reputation as one of the greatest sequels ever made

Plus, we'll dig into the behind-the-scenes stories, weird trivia, things we completely forgot about the movie, and all the little details you only notice when you revisit it decades later.

So grab your VHS tape, your leather jacket, and preferably something other than a Cyberdyne Systems CPU.

Come with us if you want to live. 📼

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Before Once. Before Sing Street. Before every movie about a scrappy group of musicians coming together to form a band…There was The Commitments.

And this band had absolutely NO business sounding this good. 😂

This week on The VHS Club, Katie and Nat are going back to 1991 to revisit The Commitments, Alan Parker’s musical comedy-drama about an ambitious young manager who decides Dublin needs something it apparently didn't know it needed:Soul music.

He assembles a group of working-class Dublin musicians, names them The Commitments, and attempts to turn them into the hardest-working band in Ireland.There’s just one small problem: they can barely stand each other.

We’re talking about:

• The absolutely incredible performances
• How a bunch of young musicians became The Commitments
• Dublin, soul music, and the movie’s very Irish sense of humor
• A soundtrack packed with classics like “Mustang Sally” and “Try a Little Tenderness”
• A band held together by approximately zero emotional stability
• The stories behind the movie and its unusual casting process
• Why The Commitments became such a beloved cult classic
• And, most importantly: Is this one of the greatest fictional movie bands ever?

Plus, we’ll have behind-the-scenes trivia, favorite moments, questionable decisions, tangents, and all the nostalgia you’d expect from The VHS Club.

Tater Tots: Did you grow up with The Commitments, or is this your first time joining the “World’s Hardest Working Band”?

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Before Pretty Woman made her a star, and before she became one of the biggest actresses in Hollywood… Julia Roberts was in a movie called Satisfaction.And somehow, we’re watching it. 😂

This week on The VHS Club, Katie and Nat are going back to 1988 to revisit Satisfaction, starring Justine Bateman, Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson, Trini Alvarado, and Britta Phillips.

The movie follows an all-girl rock band called The Mystery as they head to a beach resort for the summer, land a gig at a nightclub, navigate romances and questionable decisions, and try to figure out what comes next.

Basically: young musicians + summer vacation + Liam Neeson + the late ’80s. What could possibly go wrong?

We’re talking about:

🎸 Justine Bateman as a rock star

🌟 A very young Julia Roberts

😳 Liam Neeson as the older love interest

🎶 The Mystery and their extremely ’80s performances

🏖️ The movie’s summer-at-the-beach vibes

📼 Why this movie seems to have disappeared from pop culture

😂 The moments that aged well…and the ones that REALLY didn’t

⭐ And, most importantly: Is Satisfaction actually any good?

Plus, we’ll have behind-the-scenes trivia, favorite moments, questionable fashion choices, tangents, and all the nostalgia you’d expect from The VHS Club.

Tater Tots: Did you watch Satisfaction back in the day, or is this your first time discovering it?

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It’s time to grab your platform heels, put on something shiny, and prepare an extremely convincing story about inventing Post-its.

This week on The VHS Club, Katie and Nat are heading back to 1997 to revisit Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, starring Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow.

Romy and Michele may have survived high school, but when their 10-year reunion rolls around, suddenly their perfectly happy lives don’t seem quite impressive enough. The solution? Reinvent themselves as wildly successful businesswomen and hope nobody asks too many follow-up questions.

We’re talking about:

✨ Why Romy and Michele’s friendship makes the movie work

📎 The greatest Post-it-related lie in cinematic history

👗 Those absolutely incredible costumes

💃 One of the strangest—and best—dance sequences of the ’90s

🏫 Why high school reunions are inherently terrifying

😂 The lines and moments that are still ridiculously funny

📼 And whether Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion deserves a permanent spot in the VHS collection

Plus, we’ll dig into behind-the-scenes trivia, our favorite moments, and everything else that makes this movie such a gloriously weird ’90s time capsule.

And Tater Tots: tell us in the comments, if you had to invent an elaborate fake career to impress everyone at your high school reunion, what would it be?

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Before the MCU... before Iron Man... there was Howard the Duck.

This week on The VHS Club, Katie and Nat are joined by film critic Chris Bumbray to revisit one of the strangest comic book movies ever made.

Was it really the disaster everyone remembers? Has it secretly become a misunderstood cult classic? Or is George Lucas's oddball talking duck exactly as bizarre in 2026 as it was in 1986?

We'll dive into:

🦆 Why Howard the Duck became one of Hollywood's biggest flops

🎬 George Lucas's involvement after Return of the Jedi

📚 How different the movie is from the Marvel comics

🎸 Lea Thompson, Tim Robbins, and that unforgettable soundtrack

👀 Behind-the-scenes stories, trivia, and Easter eggs

🤔 Does Howard deserve a second chance?

Whether you've loved it for years or have only heard the legends, grab your popcorn and join us for another nostalgic trip through the VHS era.

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Can two lovable idiots accidentally lock themselves inside a high-tech environmental experiment... and somehow save the day?

This week on The VHS Club, Katie and Nat revisit Bio-Dome (1996), the outrageous cult comedy starring Pauly Shore and Stephen Baldwin. From slapstick chaos and unforgettable one-liners to its surprising environmental message, we're asking the big question:

Does Bio-Dome deserve its reputation as one of the most ridiculous and terrible comedies of the '90s... or is there more to it than people remember?

In this episode we discuss:

• Why Bio-Dome became a cult classic
• Pauly Shore at the height of his career
• The real Biosphere 2 experiment that inspired the movie
• The best (and worst) jokes
• Behind-the-scenes trivia
• Whether this '90s comedy still holds up today

Whether you grew up quoting this movie or you're watching it for the very first time, join us as we head back to the video store and revisit another VHS-era favorite.

🎬 What did you think of Bio-Dome?Did it age better than expected, or should it have stayed in the '90s?

Let us know in the comments!

See what Toni and Ryan thought of the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCo6QWXmlu0 (spoiler: they didn't love it... 😂)

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