The Videostore Junkies

If you're a movie fan of a certain age, you probably remember a time when watching a movie at home involved a lot more effort than it does now: driving to a videostore, hoping that the movie you wanted to watch was actually in stock, and then remembering to actually return your tape on time before you got sent to video-jail.

As with many experiences which technology has rendered practically obsolescent, there's quite a bit of nostalgia for the videstore age these days - but is it warranted? Did the VHS-era have any advantages over the age of streaming? Or are we fondly remembering a time because of the memories associated with it, and not because it was qualitatively better? On this episode, we discuss that very question, and try to settle whether the Videostore Junkies actually miss....the videostore.

For the weekend of 5/21/21, Renee, Zachary, Bill, and Paul offer up 8 recommendations for your weekend viewing pleasure, featuring an animated apocalypse, geriatric werewolves, and Rodney Dangerfield (not all in one movie, though).

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 5/14/21, Renee, Zachary, Bill, and Paul offer up 8 recommendations for your weekend viewing pleasure, featuring creeps, hobos, and...Menudo?!

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 1993 and the day when big-budget video-game-to-film adaptations were a proven draw at the box office were far in the future. But surely the biggest video game in the world would translate into an equally huge success on the silver screen...right?

Almost 30 years after the Super Mario Bros. movie premiered - and promptly bombed - movie fans are reassessing this trailblazing film. Is it truly the misbegotten adaptation of a beloved game like most people thought at the time, or is there more to this bizarre trip to a parallel world inhabited by sentient dinosaurs and fungus run amok?

In tonight's episode, we discuss just that - how this film came to be, how it's a generally insane trip of 90s cinema, and what our final ratings are on the first live-action video game film of all time.

For the weekend of 5/7/21, Renee, Zachary, Paul, and Bill offer up 8 recommendations for your weekend viewing pleasure, including wrestling docs, Nic Cage, and some films you do NOT want to watch on a full stomach.

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 4/30/21, Renee, Zachary, Paul, and Bill offer up 8 recommendations for your weekend viewing pleasure, ranging from Korean horror, to a documentary series from one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, to possibly the most memorable spaghetti western ever made.

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.

It's been 24 years since a Mortal Kombat film graced cinemas - and 26 years since they were graced by a GOOD one. After a wait of over two decades by fans across the world, 2021's Mortal Kombat has finally arrived - is it another klassic entry into the series like the original, or another misbegotten dud like its sequel? Listen to our SPOILER-RICH review where Renee, Bill, Paul, and Zachary discuss whether this film is worthy of our Friendship - or whether this installment deserves a swift Fatality.

If you're a fan of horror, cult, or niche films, you've probably experienced the frustration of trying to find titles to satisfy your appetites on mainstream streaming services, only to come up empty-handed. Enter the new wave of niche services, of which several have launched in recent years to satisfy the desire of serious movie fans to seek out and enjoy films which may not be widely available otherwise.

One of those services is the Arrow Player, launched at the end of last year and featuring content from the Blu-Ray distributor Arrow Films. Including an assortment of horror, foreign, cult, and more, the Arrow Player features content that's sure to satisfy any serious fan of the odd and offbeat. In this review, we dive into the functionality and content offerings of the service, and make a final judgement on whether this one is worth the price of a monthly subscription.

If you love movies, you probably love talking about movies. And if you love talking about movies, you probably love arguing about movies. Or maybe that's just us. Either way, the hosts of the Videostore Junkies podcast don't always see eye to eye - or sometimes, if we do, it's only because we're staring each other down in a fit of rage over a film about which we disagree.

This week, instead of keeping these grievances private, we're airing them in a new segment we're calling H.A.W.T. Takes. In this episode, we talk about movies we love which are generally hated and, more importantly, movies we hate which are generally loved. Find out our thoughts on The Goonies, Terminator 2, The Matrix, the Indiana Jones franchise, AND MORE in this thrilling - and, most likely, rage-inducing - episode!

For the weekend of 4/23/21, Renee, Zachary, and Paul offer up 6 recommendations for your weekend viewing pleasure, ranging from religious horror, to….even more religious horror, to….even MORE religious horror, to…..Waterworld. Yes, that’s right, IT’S A GOOD MOVIE.

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.