The Videostore Junkies

It's a new month, which means we've got 8 entirely new and unique picks for what to watch on your favorite streaming services this weekend! From animated fantasy films, to eccentric comedies, to Z-grade horror, we've got you covered when it comes to starting your April off right!

Sharks, martial arts, and some of the most amazing work with Lego you'll ever see - as always, our recommendations for what to watch on streaming for the weekend of 3/25/2022 run the gamut! Tune in now to get half a dozen picks for what to watch on your favorite streaming services this weekend!

The year was 1958, and one of the most terrifying horror films ever made was about to be unleashed on unsuspecting audiences. The Blob would go on to become a cult - and pop culture - phenomenon, generating big dollars at the box office and a legacy that would last a generation.

The year was 1988, and one of the most terrifying horror films ever made was about to be unleashed on unsuspecting audiences. The Blob would go on to bomb at the box office, and be all but forgotten shortly after its release.

Remakes are a tricky - and often, unpopular - prospect. If you follow modern film discourse, you've probably heard people lament the number of remakes that major studious churn out, and complain that the well has run dry on original ideas. But remakes have been a thing almost as long as motion pictures have been a thing - and sometimes, they're even good!

In the first episode of our new feature, Remake Redemption, we take a look at an original film and its remake, discussing both films independently. Then, we pass final judgement on the remake - did the original film warrant a remake, and does the remake deserve to exist? Join us as we answer these questions about The Blob 1958 and The Blob 1988!

It's another exciting installment of Queue Tips, featuring deadly vampires, deadlier blobs, and even deadlier...llamas?! All that, plus some quality background-watching reality TV - it's all in this week's Queue Tips!

It's almost the weekend, which means it's time for another generous helping of Queue Tips! This week, our recommendations cover new TV, a creepy Stephen King adaptation, and the best Marvel film ever made!

(The year was 1994, and Hollywood was searching for ways to tap the emerging reservoir of videogame properties which were capturing the hearts and minds of young moviegoers worldwide.

1993's Super Mario Bros. feature film had seen little success at the box-office, but that didn't stop major movie studios from snapping up other popular videogame properties in the hopes of turning them into the next big film franchise. Enter the smash-hit arcade beat-em-up Double Dragon, a game that spawned two sequels and multiple home ports in record time.

Would this be the first hit videogame adaptation, succeeding where the Super Mario Bros. film had failed? It absolutely would not! Bombing worse than its predecessor, Double Dragon would ultimately fail financially and critically, leaving behind a legacy of being all but forgotten. In this episode we do a deep dive into how the Double Dragon film came to be in the first place, why it failed, and whether it deserves the reputation which has followed it since its release.

In this week's installment of Queue Tips, we serve up a whopping EIGHT recommendations for what to watch on streaming this weekend - including classic horror films, classic horror...soap operas?!...and a film presented in its original 3D, from back when you had to wear those blue and red 3D glasses.

It's another beautiful weekend, which means that Renee, Paul, and Zachary have found a half-dozen quality streaming options that you can use as an excuse to not go outside! This week we offer suggestions from a recently departed filmmaking legend, an up-and-coming French director, and two creature features set on islands! MONSTER islands, that is!

If you're a movie fan, the Superbowl is a pretty exciting event. Who cares about The Big Game - this is the time of year that some of the biggest movie trailers drop! So of course, the Videostore Junkies have opinions on all of theme, and we've convened to discuss our initial reactions - and share some theories - on some of the most anticipated films (and shows) of the year. Join us as we discuss the trailers for Nope, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Jurassic World: Dominion, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

It was a beloved films series - and a career - that had spanned just over 40 years. With the 2009 release of Survival of the Dead, George A. Romero would culminate a life's work with a genre that he had helped create and evolve over the course of 6 films.

Over a decade later, how does the final film in the Living Dead series hold up? Is it a classic of the genre, like the earlier films, or a throwaway installment like the previous one? In this episode we discuss the merits of George Romero's final film, and how it fits into the overall legacy of the Living Dead series.