The Videostore Junkies

Queue Tips returns! Once again, Zachary, Renee, and Paul give you half a dozen recommendations for what to watch on streaming this weekend - including creature features, foul-mouthed heroes, and dark comedies!

It took George A. Romero 20 years to make a new Living Dead film after 1985's Day of the Dead, but after the 2005 release of Land of the Dead it would be a scant 2 years until his next installment in the series. And Diary of the Dead wasn't just a new Living Dead film - it was Romero's first foray into the style of found footage.

How does Diary, a film released in the same era as Cloverfield and [REC], hold up after almost 15 years? Is this a worthy installment in one of the most beloved horror film series of all time, or had Romero run out of things to say about the living dead by the late 2000s? Join us as we dissect the characters, plot, acting, and filmmaking of the 5th Living Dead film!

Some people think we spend all our time watching movies, but those people are wrong. Between movies, we also find time to rewatch some of our favorite TV shows - which is why we launched an entire sister-podcast dedicated to talking about them!

Cult of the Cathode Ray is all about taking deep dives into entire seasons of our favorite TV shows. Each episode of this weekly podcast will feature a discussion cover every aspect of a single episode of TV - the characters, the plotlines, and everything else which brings us back for regular rewatches (CotCR is also a spoiler-free podcast, so feel free to join us on your FIRST viewing of any of the shows we discuss).

Season 1 of Cult of the Cathode Ray features 6 episodes of coverage on one of our favorite seasons of TV from the 2010s - Season 1 of The Walking Dead. Join us as we cover Frank Darabont's adaptation of the smash-hit comic, exploring the world of The Walking Dead and the characters who live - and quite often, die - in it.

The year was 2005, and the popularity of zombies was exploding. Books, movies, comics, games - every medium seemed to have new offerings featuring the living dead. So where would the creative force which had practically invented the subgenre fit in?

It had been 20 years since the last Living Dead film - the biggest gap in the series - and George A. Romero was finally delivering his long-awaited followup to Day of the Dead. How would Land of the Dead hold up against his former masterpieces? Did Romero have more to say about the Living Dead in the new century, or was the man who helped invent zombies out of creative undead juices?

Join us as we discuss the merits of this film, from the performances of the Living to the portrayal of the Dead, as we continue our in-depth coverage of one of the most important horror series of all time!

We're back just in time for Halloween itself with the second part of our definitive rankings of the entire Halloween film series! You know our bottom picks from the last episode - but what are the BEST films in this decade-spanning franchise? Listen now to find out, then let us know if we hit the mark - or if we're worse at our jobs than the security detail at Smith's Grove Sanitarium!

A small, independent horror film in 1978 seems like an inauspicious start for one of the most popular horror franchises of all time, but anyone whose seen John Carpenter's Halloween probably understands why filmmakers have spent the last 40+ trying to chase the original film.

Now, with the release of the latest installment, the Videostore Junkies set out to create a definitive ranking of every film in the series. Where will your favorite Halloween films fall? Are there any surprises in our top - and bottom - 3? Listen now to part one of a 2-part series to find out!

For the weekend of 9/3/21, Renee, Zachary, Paul, and Bill give you 10 recommendations for your holiday-weekend viewing pleasure, featuring death metal murders, Korean crime thrillers, and one of the greatest Stephen King adaptations ever committed to film.

The advent of online streaming services has given the average film fan instant access to more viewing options than at any time in history (no matter how big your local videostore was), but sometimes it can be hard to settle on something to watch. But fear not, the Videostore Junkies have you covered, offering up a fresh batch of picks every week that you can add to your queue on almost every major streaming platform.

The year was 1985 and one of the most important horror films of the decade was arriving in theaters - but how many people realized it at the time? After his seminal works with Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, George A. Romero was creating a new vision of the living dead - but it was one that was not entirely appreciated in its time.

Now, over 35 years later, we look back at Day of the Dead - somewhat maligned when it was originally released, is the third film in the original "Living Dead" trilogy worthy of the criticism which it once evoked, or have we come to appreciate it as an important installment in one of the most important horror series of all time? Find out, on this episode!

For the weekend of 8/27/21, Renee, Zachary, Paul, and Bill give you 8 recommendations for your weekend viewing pleasure, featuring damn dirty apes, killer robots, and brand-new television comedy

The advent of online streaming services has given the average film fan instant access to more viewing options than at any time in history (no matter how big your local videostore was), but sometimes it can be hard to settle on something to watch. But fear not, the Videostore Junkies have you covered, offering up a fresh batch of picks every week that you can add to your queue on almost every major streaming platform.

For the weekend of 8/20/21, Renee, Zachary, and Paul give you 6 recommendations for your weekend viewing pleasure, featuring killer dolls, off-brand Bond, and a star-studded action comedy.

The advent of online streaming services has given the average film fan instant access to more viewing options than at any time in history (no matter how big your local videostore was), but sometimes it can be hard to settle on something to watch. But fear not, the Videostore Junkies have you covered, offering up a fresh batch of p