VIA VHS Podcast

In this episode, we travel back to 1996 Edinbrgh, Scotland to visit the scuzzy gang of misfits Renton,Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie as we review Danny Boyle’s Traispotting. Our guest spotlight highlights Jon’s love for American Football films and his perspective of America’s most popular sport on the big screen. I also get John’s opinion on the best James Bond actor as well as what constituted VHS piracy. In a special Flux Capacitor we look back on several amazing films that celebrated anniversaries this week, but this time there is a catch. We discuss the differences in US and UK film release dates and highlight a few films celebrating anniversaries overseas. Of course we jump ahead and discuss why Groundhog Day came one week early for this episode. Jon Hickman is a man of many podcasts, check out his other shows here: runnerpod.com @runnerpod thread.podiant.co @ImportantThread btlpodcast.com @btlpodcast As always you can find VIA VHS on Twitter @viavhs Instagram @viavhspod and on Facebook at VIA VHS Podcast VIA VHS is a proud member of the Podfix Network podfixnetwork.com

Ohhhh Yeah…chicka-chickahh. Few films encapsulate 80s youth like Ferris Bueller’s Day off. Once again John Hughes makes a generational must see classic that will be passed down for generations. Joining me to discuss this 1986 treasure is a fellow podcaster from just down Tobacco Road in Durham NC, Gerald from Two Peas on a Podcast. In our Flux Capacitor, we sample anniversary films amongst the worst January has to offer and stumble into an accidental anniversary laced with Girl Power. You can find Gerlad’s podcast on all the popular podcatching apps and on Twitter @TwoPeanOnaPod. VIA VHS can be found on social media @viavhs and as poart of the Podfix Network podfixnetwork.com

It took less than ten episodes to go two deep into John Carpenter’s iconic filmography, this time with the bizarre 80s homage to 70s Kung-Fu with John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China. I’m joined by Dylan from the Pop-News podcast Well Kept & Unclean as we discuss this cult classic. In the Guest Spotlight, we draw similarities to the animated classic An American Tail and Godftaher 2, while in our Flux Capacitor, we travel back to find two of the crappiest anniversary films January has to offer with 1998’s Firestorm starring Howie Long, and the 1993 VHS cheesey horror staple Leperchaun, which launched the career of 90s Babe of the Decade Jennifer Aniston. You can find more from Dylan and his pals on Well Kept & Unclean @WKUCComedyPod soundcloud.com/wellkeptandunclean VIA VHS is a proud member of the Podfix Network podfixnetwork.com

New Year, New Me. Or at least Dan hopes so. It’s true, my passive aggresive jabs at Dan Brenic in 2017 were as salty as the surface of Crait. Hopefully we can leave our Fantasy Football grudges in the past and forge a bond that for the future. In this episode we have a retrospective of 1988, 1993 and 1998 as we preview some of the Flux Capacitor films turning 20, 25 and 30 years old this year. After we bury our Fantasy Football issues and discuss Gypsy-Bots, we both pick our Top 5 Movies of 2017 as well as our Top 5 Most Anticipated movies of 2018 You can hear more of Dan on the Netflix N’ Swill Podcast with his pal Caleb as they duscuss the best and worst of Netflix combined with some slightly inebriated banter http://netflixnswill.podbean.com/ Both VIA VHS and Netflix N’ Swill are proud member of the Podfix Network, you can find more great podcasts at podfixnetwork.com

As at least 873,242 people have said on Social Media this year, yes Die Hard is a Christmas movie. It’s almost a cliche to review Die Hard at Christmas but we here at VIA VHS aren’t above it. Joining me to shamelessly ride the Holiday SEO wave is Ashlee Gorski, the girl who took over my TV podcast like Hans Gruber henchman from a defunct Eastern European Prog Rock band took over Nakatomi Plaza. Just kidding, it was all by design. Find out what classic film series Ashlee despises and travel back in time with us via our Flux Capacitor as we celebrate anniversary films like Wall Street, A Few Good Men, Good Will Hunting and Titanic. Both Rabbit Ears and VIA VHS are proud members of the Podfix Network, find other great podcasts at podfixnetwork.com. Find us on Twitter @viavhs and @RabbitEarsTVpod

This week I’m joined by the only person who idolizes Kurt Russell more than Starlord, Caleb Edward from Netflix N’ Swill is here to discuss the 1982 cult classic The Thing As for me, your host Wesley, I must admit however unfortunately that this was my first ever viewing of this 80s horror masterpiece. Did I love it, or did I eternally offend my guest for this week. This week’s Flux Capacitor is jammed packed and Caleb uncomfortably navigates the guest spotlight. Netflix N’ Swill can be found on all the popular pod catchers and on Twitter @netflixnswill Both VIA VHS and Netflix N’ Swill are proud members of the Podfix Network podfixnetwork.com

How about a little bit of the old Ultra-Violence to awaken you from your post Thanksgiving turkey coma and bask in some debaucherous revelry. John from Now In Technicolor decided to go with a real horror show with his Rewind Review pick, Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange. You can find Now In Technicolor in all the popular podcatching apps as well as on Twitter @NowInTechPod and John @jaylosttheday Both VIA VHS and Now in Technicolor are proud member of the Podfix Network podfixnetwork.com, you can find this how on Social Media @viavhs

The movie that reinvented the Summer Blockbuster and gave generations of sweaty fanboys a reason to complain about big expensive licensing machines well into their fifties. Jaws, wasn’t just a big movie, it was a cultural phenomenon, much like my guest this week. With the voice of a God and a booming laugh that will impregnate every female in it’s radius, Chris Braaten (a.k.a #Godfix) rules the Podfix Network with love and mercy. Also he hosts the much celebrated More Gooder Than podcast which I love despite enormous envy. Find More Gooder Than and other great shows at podfixnetwork.com @PodFix You can find VIA VHS on social media @viavhs

Wicky-wah, wicky wicky-wah, wicky wicky what a pile of bullshit this film is. But something about this Wild Wild West is fun, nostalgic and silly 90s cheese! I’m joined all the way from the UK by Mathew Wright, on half of the Beardo and a Weirdo talk film to discuss the film that Will Smith, Salma Hayek, Kevin Kline and Keneth Branagh all want you to forget. 1999 is the cutoff year for VIA VHS’s Rewind Reviews and perhaps for good reason, as this film tries to prove that 1999-2003 rarely earn our nostalgia. You can find a Beardo and a Weirdo talk film on iTunes, Soundcloud and YouTube as well as other podcatching apps. Find them on Twitter @captainbeard93 As always you can find VIA VHS on Twitter @viavhs as well as on Facebook and Instagram. VIA VHS is a proud member of the Podfix Network you can find more shows like this at podfixnetwork.com

If Spencer’s creativity and massive VHS collection wasn’t enough to make me envious, you should see his Air Force One swag bag! In this episode of the VIA VHS Retro Movie Podcast I’m joined by Spencer Scott Holmes of the Old Man Orange Podcast to discuss the 1997 Patriotic staple, Air Force One! Director Wolfgang Petersen succeeds in trying to conjure the 80s Cold War Action Movie magic, almost a decade after the Cold War ended, by essentially making Die Hard on a plane. Now imagine that plane is Air Force One, the President is Harrison Ford and the Russian bad guy is Gary Oldman! Yeah, you just had an Amerigasm. You can find Spencer on Twitter @SpencerSHolmes and check out all of his creative endeavors at oldmanorange.com You can find VIA VHS on Twitter @viavhs and as always, we are proud member of the Podfix Network podfixnetwork.com