VHS Revival – A Retro Movie Review Website

Sadness, Anger and Revenge: The American Nightmare of Cutter’s Way

Posted on August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0

Bastards and Bombshells: Hollywood’s Fling with the Fourth Estate

Posted on August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 by Rob Kotecki0

1996 Action Classic VHS

The Substitute (1996)

Posted on August 4, 2020August 5, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1980 Sci-fi VHS Gold

Flash Gordon: The Space Opera Classic That Could Have Been

Posted on July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 by Richard Brownell0

1988 Horror Slasher VHS Gold

The Late Pretender: Halloween 4; The Return of Michael Myers

Posted on July 28, 2020August 9, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1972 Drama Thriller

Stigma (1972)

Posted on July 24, 2020 by chris chaka0

Action Features

Andrew Davis: The Action Star Sensei

Posted on July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 by Rob Kotecki0

1982 Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Kill the Girl: The Slumber Party Massacre and Feminist Flirtations

Posted on July 17, 2020July 18, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1985 Action Classic VHS Comedy

Letting Off Steam: Gung-Ho Tactics and Sexual Tension in Commando

Posted on July 13, 2020July 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 Box Office This Month In . . .

This Month In… 1987 (July)

Posted on July 9, 2020August 11, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1988 Action VHS Gold

You’re Out of Bullets: Dirty Harry Calls it a Day with The Dead Pool

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Richard Brownell0

1978 Drama Musical VHS Gold

Nostalgia’s the Word: Reliving Those Happy Days of Grease

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0

1975 Drama VHS Gold

Conformity, Corsets and Chaos: Picnic At Hanging Rock

Posted on June 29, 2020 by palewriter21

1982 Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Practical Magic: Assimilating John Carpenter’s The Thing

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1993 Action Drama VHS Gold

Star Spangled Rage: Race, Riots and Social Inequality in Joel Schumacher’s Falling Down

Posted on June 23, 2020July 3, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1994 Action Classic VHS Sci-fi

Timecop (1994)

Posted on June 19, 2020July 13, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1998 Horror Slasher VHS Reboots

When Carpenter Met Craven: Halloween H20’s Unholy Alliance

Posted on June 15, 2020July 19, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 Fantasy Horror VHS Gold

Sweetest Tongue Has Sharpest Tooth: Fearing and Falling for The Company of Wolves

Posted on June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher1

1983 Action Crime VHS Gold

You’re an Endangered Species, Callahan: Dirty Harry Returns in Sudden Impact

Posted on June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 by Richard Brownell0

1981 Box Office This Month In . . .

This Month In… 1981 (June)

Posted on June 5, 2020July 7, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

All About Nomi: Showgirls, Trash-Satire and the Resurrection of Camp Controversy

Posted on June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 by markanthonyayling0

This Ain’t No Game: Super Mario Bros: The Movie

Posted on May 29, 2020June 13, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold VHS Reboots

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid: Body Horror and Insect Politics in David Cronenberg’s The Fly

Posted on May 28, 2020June 2, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

Horror VHS Gold

A Troublesome Souvenir from Space: The Icky, Sticky Brilliance of The Blob

Posted on May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0

Action VHS Gold

Van Damme to Brucesploitation: No Retreat No Surrender and Peewee Propaganda

Posted on May 19, 2020June 13, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Classic VHS Horror Sci-fi

28 Days Later (2002)

Posted on May 15, 2020 by chris chaka0

Cult VHS Exploitation Horror Thriller

The Baby (1973)

Posted on May 13, 2020August 5, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

Action VHS Gold

Welcome to Sea World, Kid: The Thrill and the Rush of Point Break

Posted on May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0

Horror Slasher VHS Gold

The Kids Are Alright: The Dream Master and Krueger’s Rise to Commercial Superstardom

Posted on May 5, 2020May 27, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Action Cult VHS Sci-fi

Dollman (1991)

Posted on May 2, 2020June 13, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Action Comedy VHS Gold

Don’t Quit Like Me Either: The Hard Way and Heartfelt Hollywood Justice

Posted on April 30, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1976 Action Crime VHS Gold

Don’t Concern Yourself, Inspector: Dirty Harry Returns as The Enforcer

Posted on April 27, 2020June 22, 2020 by Richard Brownell2

1993 Crime Drama VHS Gold

You’re in Trouble, Baby: Carlito’s Way and the Rise of Benny Blanco

Posted on April 25, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1986 Comedy Horror VHS Gold

Once Bitten, Twice Wry: Critters and 80s Monster Magic

Posted on April 21, 2020July 4, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1983 Fantasy Horror VHS Gold

Hell Unleashed: The Keep’s Continued, Troubled Existence

Posted on April 18, 2020June 22, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0

1988 Horror Slasher VHS Gold

The Bold and the Bloodless: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

Posted on April 15, 2020June 27, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief8

1973 Cult VHS Horror

The Crazies (1973)

Posted on April 13, 2020June 22, 2020 by chris chaka2

Videogame Revival

Nowhere to Run: Retro Games and Claustrophobia

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 by Jason Breininger1

Action VHS Gold

Feeling Lucky, Hunk? Blue Steel and the Rise of the Action Heroine

Posted on April 7, 2020July 20, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Features Uncategorized

Thematic Rewind: The Best of VHS Inspired Movies 2

Posted on April 4, 2020 by markanthonyayling0

1986 Horror Thriller VHS Gold

One For the Road: The Hitcher and Horror’s Lost Highway

Posted on February 7, 2019June 14, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1985 Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

An 80s Treasure: The Goonies and the True Price of Freedom

Posted on September 26, 2018June 14, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1989 Action Comedy VHS Gold

A Sequel in Earnest: Richard Donner’s Lethal Weapon 2

Posted on June 8, 2018July 2, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1983 Body Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Remote. Control. The Visionary World of Videodrome

Posted on March 7, 2018June 8, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief8

1984 Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Just The Beginning: The Cold Reality of The Final Chapter

Posted on August 23, 2017July 23, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Horror Slasher VHS Gold

The Beginning of the End? Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning

Posted on April 2, 2020July 27, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1990 Action Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

Moves Like Lightnin’: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Still Kicks Major League Butt

Posted on March 30, 2020June 22, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher2

1985 Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Dream Lover: The Incomparable Freddy’s Revenge

Posted on March 27, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief8

1973 Action Crime VHS Gold

Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Vigilante Justice and Magnum Force

Posted on March 25, 2020June 22, 2020 by Richard Brownell2

1982 Uncategorized

A Bug in the Brain: Amityville II: The Possession

Posted on March 21, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

Features Uncategorized

Dead or Alive, You’re Coming With Me: VHS Revival’s Blockbuster Action Quiz

Posted on March 19, 2020April 4, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1980 Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Where is the Love? My Bloody Valentine and the Rise of Jason Voorhees

Posted on March 17, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1992 Uncategorized

The Fuck of the Century: Why Basic Instinct is the Ultimate Erotic Blockbuster

Posted on March 13, 2020June 22, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher3

1990 Box Office Features This Month In . . .

This Month In… 1990 (March)

Posted on March 10, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1992 Comedy Cult VHS Horror

Army of Darkness (1992)

Posted on March 6, 2020June 22, 2020 by chris chaka1

Thriller VHS Gold

Winding Convention: The Clockwork Precision of Brian De Palma’s Body Double

Posted on March 2, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1971 Action Crime VHS Gold

Every Dirty Job That Comes Along: Dirty Harry

Posted on February 29, 2020June 22, 2020 by Richard Brownell0

1991 Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Man and his Machine: How Judgment Day Taught Us The Ways of Humanity

Posted on February 26, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1981 Comedy Horror VHS Gold

You’ll Laugh, You’ll Scream, You’ll Cry, You’ll Howl: The Genius of An American Werewolf in London

Posted on February 22, 2020June 22, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher3

Platform Game Sega Videogame Revival

Knuckles’ Chaotix: Sega 32X (1995)

Posted on February 20, 2020 by Jason Breininger0

1990 Horror Slasher

Night Killer (1990)

Posted on February 18, 2020July 19, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

2002 Thriller VHS Gold

Collateral and the Billion-Footed Beast

Posted on February 14, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1985 Classic VHS Horror

Cat’s Eye (1985)

Posted on February 11, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 Box Office Features This Month In . . .

This Month In… 1987 (February)

Posted on February 8, 2020August 12, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

Action Adventure VHS Gold

Suffer No Guilt: The Long Road to Conan the Barbarian

Posted on February 6, 2020June 22, 2020 by Richard Brownell0

1986 Drama VHS Gold

For the Love of the Con: Fast Eddie and The Color of Money

Posted on February 3, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1984 Action Crime Drama Fantasy VHS Gold

Burning Hearts: Streets of Fire’s Neon Romance Still Shines Brightly

Posted on January 30, 2020June 22, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher5

1987 Action Cannon Movies VHS Gold

Over the Top and Out the Back Door: Stallone’s Brief Love Affair With Cannon Films

Posted on January 27, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1984 Crime Thriller VHS Gold

Maliciously Entertaining Murder: Blood Simple and The Rise Of The Brothers Coen

Posted on January 24, 2020June 30, 2020 by markanthonyayling1

1984 Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Rise of the Machine: James Cameron’s The Terminator

Posted on January 21, 2020August 3, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1987 Drama VHS Gold War Movies

Let Me See Your War Face: Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket

Posted on January 16, 2020June 22, 2020 by Richard Brownell0

1990 Horror VHS Gold

A Cock-A-Doodie Nightmare: Misery and the Reign of Annie Wilkes

Posted on January 15, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Action Features

The Long and Furious Road: A Mad Max Overview

Posted on January 13, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Features Horror

Don’t Dream It’s Over: Ranking the Original A Nightmare On Elm Street Series

Posted on January 9, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1979 Horror VHS Gold

I Love the Night: 1979’s Dracula and Sepulchral Seduction

Posted on January 6, 2020June 22, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher2

1987 Action VHS Gold

Just Give Me a Reason: Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Posted on January 2, 2020June 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1980 Cult VHS Horror Slasher

New Year’s Evil (1980)

Posted on December 30, 2019June 14, 2020 by chris chaka1

1980 Classic VHS Horror

Fade to Black (1980)

Posted on December 27, 2019June 14, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

Videogame Revival

NES Christmas Movie Tie-In Games: So You’ve Been Naughty This Year…

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Jason Breininger0

1988 Comedy VHS Gold

Put A Little Love In Your Heart: Scrooged and the Alternative to A Christmas Carol

Posted on December 23, 2019June 14, 2020 by markanthonyayling0

1984 Comedy Horror VHS Gold

Jingle Hell Rock: How Gremlins Almost Ruined Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2019June 14, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief7

1983 Comedy VHS Gold

The Prince and the Motherfuckin’ Pauper: Trading Places and Seasonal Greed

Posted on December 18, 2019June 14, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0

1980 Action Adventure Superhero VHS Gold

Superman II: The Troubled Production Behind the Blockbuster Sequel

Posted on December 16, 2019June 14, 2020 by Richard Brownell1

2003 Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Don’t Call Me Bitch! Freddy vs Jason: A Battle for the Ages

Posted on December 13, 2019June 14, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1979 Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Don’t Go in the House (1979)

Posted on December 9, 2019June 14, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1991 Comedy VHS Gold

Hero to Zero: Cool As Ice and the Corporate Rap Experiment

Posted on December 5, 2019June 14, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Features Horror

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

Posted on December 2, 2019June 14, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0

1987 Comedy VHS Gold

The Unhappy Wanderer: Planes, Trains and Automobiles and the True Spirit of Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2019June 14, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Blood Rage (1987)

Posted on November 25, 2019June 14, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1978 Action Adventure Superhero VHS Gold

Superman and the Birth of the Modern Superhero Movie

Posted on November 22, 2019June 14, 2020 by Richard Brownell0

Horror VHS Gold VHS Reboots

Ugly Doll? Child’s Play and Chucky’s 21st Century Incarnation

Posted on November 18, 2019June 14, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1997 Action Superhero VHS Gold

The Heat is Off: How Batman and Robin Put a Series on Ice

Posted on November 14, 2019June 14, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher2

1986 Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Hear Them Scream: Aliens and the Rise of the Xenomorph

Posted on November 11, 2019June 14, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Videogame Revival

Retrogaming Archives: Fall 1996

Posted on November 9, 2019November 12, 2019 by Jason Breininger2

1992 Action VHS Gold Western

In It For the Munny: Unforgiven’s Long and Regretful Road

Posted on November 7, 2019June 14, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1986 Adventure Fantasy Sci-fi VHS Gold

The Trip of a Lifetime: Why Flight of the Navigator Still Flies High

Posted on November 5, 2019June 14, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0

1984 Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Never Sleep Again: Elm Street and the Dawn of Krueger

Posted on November 1, 2019July 19, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1982 Horror VHS Gold

The Twisted Moralities of Creepshow

Posted on October 30, 2019June 14, 2020 by chris chaka0

Features Horror

Hell Hath No Fury: VHS Revival’s Bumper Halloween Quiz

Posted on October 29, 2019December 2, 2019 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief18

1981 Body Horror Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Scanners: The Horror Movie That is Really a Thriller

Posted on October 28, 2019June 14, 2020 by Richard Brownell0

1987 Comedy Horror VHS Gold

Evil Dead 2: Or How They Made The Sequel To The Ultimate in Gruelling Terror

Posted on October 26, 2019June 14, 2020 by markanthonyayling1

1987 Horror VHS Gold

Pleasure and Pain: The Divine Suffering of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser

Posted on October 24, 2019June 14, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

NES Platform Game Videogame Revival

Castlevania: Nintendo Entertainment System

Posted on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 by Jason Breininger0

Box Office Features Horror This Month In . . .

This Month In…90s Halloween Special

Posted on October 21, 2019July 7, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1987 Cult VHS Horror

Creepshow 2 (1987)

Posted on October 18, 2019June 14, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief8

1976 Horror VHS Gold

We Need to Talk About Damien: The Omen and the Birth of a Monster

Posted on October 15, 2019June 14, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher7