VHS Revival: A Retro Movie Magazine

VHS Revival: A Retro Movie Magazine

A Clockwork Orange

Fear and Self-Loathing: A Clockwork Orange and Questions of Morality

Posted on March 14, 2019September 18, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1989 Action Comedy VHS Gold

A 24-Inch Dookie: No Holds Barred’s Cinematic Excretion

Posted on September 17, 2020September 19, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1985 Action Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

The Weight of Gold: The Jewel of the Nile’s Toxic Production

Posted on September 14, 2020September 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1978 Horror VHS Gold

Satanic Rites of Passage – Damien: Omen II and the Antics of the Adolescent Antichrist

Posted on August 31, 2020September 15, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0

1988 Comedy VHS Gold

Let Your Soul Glo: Coming To America’s Feelgood Romance

Posted on August 28, 2020September 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1984 Action Adventure Comedy VHS Gold

The Best Time You’ve Ever Had: Romancing the Stone’s Cynical Brilliance

Posted on August 25, 2020September 16, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief8

1986 Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy VHS Gold

White Saviours, Yellow Perils and Green Eyes: John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China

Posted on August 21, 2020September 15, 2020 by markanthonyayling2

1986 Action Exploitation Fantasy Sci-fi VHS Gold

Who, Where and What? The Mysterious Allure of The Wraith

Posted on August 18, 2020September 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1986 Features This Month In . . .

This Month In… 1986 (August)

Posted on August 14, 2020September 16, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1981 Crime Drama VHS Gold

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

Posted on August 11, 2020September 15, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher2

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

Posted on August 7, 2020September 16, 2020 by Rob Kotecki0

1996 Action Classic VHS

The Substitute (1996)

Posted on August 4, 2020September 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1980 Sci-fi Superhero VHS Gold

Flash Gordon: The Space Opera Classic That Could Have Been

Posted on July 31, 2020September 15, 2020 by Richard Brownell0

1988 Horror Michael Myers Slasher VHS Gold

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

Posted on July 28, 2020September 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1972 Drama Thriller

Stigma (1972)

Posted on July 24, 2020September 15, 2020 by chris chaka0

Action Features Martial Arts

Andrew Davis: The Action Star Sensei

Posted on July 20, 2020September 15, 2020 by Rob Kotecki0

1982 Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Kill the Girl: The Slumber Party Massacre and Feminist Flirtations

Posted on July 17, 2020September 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1985 Action VHS Gold

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

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

1987 Box Office Features This Month In . . .

This Month In… 1987 (July)

Posted on July 9, 2020September 15, 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, 2020September 15, 2020 by Richard Brownell0

1978 Drama Musical VHS Gold

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

Posted on July 3, 2020September 15, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0

1975 Drama VHS Gold

Conformity, Corsets and Chaos: Picnic At Hanging Rock

Posted on June 29, 2020September 15, 2020 by palewriter21

1982 Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Practical Magic: Assimilating John Carpenter’s The Thing

Posted on June 25, 2020September 15, 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, 2020September 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1994 Action Classic VHS Martial Arts Sci-fi

Timecop (1994)

Posted on June 19, 2020September 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1998 Horror Michael Myers Slasher VHS Gold

When Carpenter Met Craven: Halloween H20’s Unholy Alliance

Posted on June 15, 2020September 17, 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, 2020September 15, 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, 2020September 15, 2020 by Richard Brownell0

1981 Box Office Features This Month In . . .

This Month In… 1981 (June)

Posted on June 5, 2020September 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1995 Drama Thriller VHS Gold

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

Posted on June 2, 2020September 15, 2020 by markanthonyayling0

Action Comedy VHS Gold

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

Posted on May 29, 2020September 16, 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, 2020September 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

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

Posted on May 25, 2020September 15, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0

Action Martial Arts VHS Gold

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

Posted on May 19, 2020September 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Classic VHS Horror Sci-fi

28 Days Later (2002)

Posted on May 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by chris chaka0

Cult VHS Exploitation Horror Thriller

The Baby (1973)

Posted on May 13, 2020September 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1991 Action Thriller VHS Gold

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

Posted on May 8, 2020September 23, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0

Freddy Krueger Horror Slasher VHS Gold

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

Posted on May 5, 2020September 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Action Cult VHS Sci-fi Superhero

Dollman (1991)

Posted on May 2, 2020September 15, 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, 2020September 15, 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, 2020September 15, 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, 2020September 15, 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, 2020September 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6

1983 Fantasy Horror VHS Gold

Hell Unleashed: The Keep’s Continued, Troubled Existence

Posted on April 18, 2020September 15, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0

1986 Horror Thriller VHS Gold

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

Posted on February 7, 2019September 20, 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, 2018September 21, 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, 2018September 12, 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, 2018September 21, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief8

1988 Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

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

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

1973 Cult VHS Horror

The Crazies (1973)

Posted on April 13, 2020September 15, 2020 by chris chaka2

1989 Action Thriller VHS Gold

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

Posted on April 7, 2020September 23, 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

Horror Jason Voorhees Slasher VHS Gold

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

Posted on April 2, 2020September 11, 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, 2020September 11, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher2

1985 Freddy Krueger Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Dream Lover: The Incomparable Freddy’s Revenge

Posted on March 27, 2020September 14, 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, 2020September 11, 2020 by Richard Brownell2

1982 Horror VHS Gold

A Bug in the Brain: Amityville II: The Possession

Posted on March 21, 2020September 14, 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, 2020September 11, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1992 Thriller VHS Gold

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

Posted on March 13, 2020September 11, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher7

1990 Box Office Features This Month In . . .

This Month In… 1990 (March)

Posted on March 10, 2020August 24, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1992 Comedy Cult VHS Horror

Army of Darkness (1992)

Posted on March 6, 2020September 9, 2020 by chris chaka1

Thriller VHS Gold

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

Posted on March 2, 2020September 11, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1971 Action Crime VHS Gold

Every Dirty Job That Comes Along: Dirty Harry

Posted on February 29, 2020September 11, 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, 2020September 11, 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, 2020September 11, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher3

1990 Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Night Killer (1990)

Posted on February 18, 2020September 23, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

2002 Thriller VHS Gold

Collateral and the Billion-Footed Beast

Posted on February 14, 2020September 11, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5

1985 Classic VHS Horror

Cat’s Eye (1985)

Posted on February 11, 2020September 10, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1987 Box Office Features This Month In . . .

This Month In… 1987 (February)

Posted on February 8, 2020August 24, 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, 2020September 13, 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, 2020September 13, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3

1984 Drama Musical VHS Gold

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

Posted on January 30, 2020September 13, 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, 2020September 13, 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, 2020September 13, 2020 by markanthonyayling1

1984 Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Rise of the Machine: James Cameron’s The Terminator

Posted on January 21, 2020September 13, 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, 2020September 13, 2020 by Richard Brownell0

1990 Horror VHS Gold

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

Posted on January 15, 2020September 13, 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 Freddy Krueger Horror

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

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

1979 Horror Vampire VHS Gold

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

Posted on January 6, 2020September 13, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher2

1987 Action VHS Gold

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

Posted on January 2, 2020September 13, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1980 Cult VHS Horror Slasher

New Year’s Evil (1980)

Posted on December 30, 2019September 10, 2020 by chris chaka1

1980 Classic VHS Horror

Fade to Black (1980)

Posted on December 27, 2019September 25, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2

1988 Comedy VHS Gold

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

Posted on December 23, 2019September 13, 2020 by markanthonyayling0

1984 Comedy Horror VHS Gold

Jingle Hell Rock: How Gremlins Almost Ruined Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2019September 13, 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, 2019September 13, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0

1980 Action Adventure Superhero VHS Gold

Superman II: The Troubled Production Behind the Blockbuster Sequel

Posted on December 16, 2019September 13, 2020 by Richard Brownell1

2003 Freddy Krueger Horror Slasher VHS Gold

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

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

1979 Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Don’t Go in the House (1979)

Posted on December 9, 2019September 10, 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, 2019September 13, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

Features Freddy Krueger Horror

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

Posted on December 2, 2019August 22, 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, 2019September 13, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1987 Cult VHS Horror Slasher

Blood Rage (1987)

Posted on November 25, 2019September 10, 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, 2019September 13, 2020 by Richard Brownell0

Horror VHS Gold VHS Reboots

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

Posted on November 18, 2019September 13, 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, 2019September 16, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher2

1986 Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Hear Them Scream: Aliens and the Rise of the Xenomorph

Posted on November 11, 2019September 16, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0

1992 Action VHS Gold Western

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

Posted on November 7, 2019September 16, 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, 2019September 16, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0

1984 Freddy Krueger Horror Slasher VHS Gold

Never Sleep Again: Elm Street and the Dawn of Krueger

Posted on November 1, 2019September 16, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4

1982 Horror VHS Gold

The Twisted Moralities of Creepshow

Posted on October 30, 2019September 16, 2020 by chris chaka0

Features Horror Michael Myers

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

Posted on October 29, 2019August 20, 2020 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, 2019September 16, 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, 2019September 16, 2020 by markanthonyayling1