The Videostore Junkies

For the weekend of 3/19/21, Renee, Zachary, and Paul offer up 6 recommendations for your weekend viewing pleasure, ranging from an animated classic, to psychopathic babysitters, to vintage 70s rock romps.

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 3/12/21, Renee, Zachary, and Paul offer up 6 recommendations for your weekend viewing pleasure, ranging from a classic sci-fi revenge saga, to the futuristic wasteland of 1990, to...Shrek?!

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.

Several installments of the Mad Max series are generally considered to be among the best action films of all time. And then there's Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome - a film beloved by some and derided by others. It's understandable that this is the most divisive sequel in the series: much to the chagrin of many fans, the brooding Max from The Road Warrior is replaced with a slightly softer, more human character, and the second act turns in white-knuckle action for a completely different take on a post-apocalyptic world struggling to maintain the last vestiges of civilization.

In this episode, the Videostore Junkies debate the merits of this film, as well as discussing why the third part of this series may have diverged so much from the tone of The Road Warrior. Who are the Beyond Thunderdome defenders among the junkies, and who wishes this one had been left to die in the wastelands?

For the weekend of 3/5/21, Renee, Zachary, and Paul offer up 6 recommendations for your weekend viewing pleasure, ranging from British comedy to 70s exploitation to one of the greatest horror comedies of the 80s.

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 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 2/26/21, Renee, Zachary, and Paul offer up 6 recommendations for your weekend viewing pleasure, ranging from sci-fi schlock to euro horror to coming-of-age dramedy.

Horror films have existed almost as long as the medium itself, and horror fans have existed almost as long as the films which inspire their hobby. One of the most devoted fanbases in the world, it was inevitable that a subgenre would emerge which would simultaneously examine and celebrate the tropes which have thrilled generations of horror hounds.

Drew Goddard's 2012 The Cabin in the Woods remains a unique installment in the world of meta-horror: part dark comedy, part gruesome thrill-ride, and part epic monster mash, it seems to offer something for horror fans of every stripe. Does it achieve its audacious goals of breathing fresh air into a genre which seems to reinvent itself every generation, or is it another horror misfire which should be relegated to the graveyard of forgotten features? The Videostore Junkies dive in to meta-analyze this meta-analysis, and determine whether The Cabin in the Woods is still worth a visit!

It's rare that a franchise is known primarily for its second installment, but Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior is the exception to the rule that the sequel is always a carbon copy of the original. Bigger, more audacious, and ultimately more impactful on the world of cinema and pop culture, The Videostore Junkies take a deep dive into what makes George Miller's sophomore outing one of the greatest action films ever made.

Robert Zemeckis. Bob Gale. Steven Spielberg. John Milius. How did a film created by four of the greatest filmmaking forces of the 1980s end up mostly forgotten? Is this a hidden gem of 80s comedy, or was it rightfully buried in the sands of time? The Videostore Junkies convene to discuss these questions and more in this episode!

Is "The Maximum Force of the Future" still relevant over 40 years after its release? In our inaugural episode we tackle one of the most influential action films of all time, from the players on screen to the creators behind the camera. And don't forget: that thing in there...that's not the Goose! No way!