VHS Strikes Back
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What keeps you coming back to Flash Gordon: atmosphere, cast, or pure VHS-era attitude?
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September 8, 2026 at 12:05 PM
What keeps you coming back to Flash Gordon: atmosphere, cast, or pure VHS-era attitude?
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If Flash Gordon was ever a regular rental for you, this week's VHSSB should be right up your street.
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September 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
If Flash Gordon was ever a regular rental for you, this week's VHSSB should be right up your street.
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This week's episode digs into Flash Gordon (1980), the kind of film that runs on momentum and stubborn charm.
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September 4, 2026 at 12:05 PM
This week's episode digs into Flash Gordon (1980), the kind of film that runs on momentum and stubborn charm.
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September 2, 2026 at 8:05 AM
If you've heard the episode, what makes films like this worth revisiting: rough edges, energy, or sheer commitment?
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September 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
If you've heard the episode, what makes films like this worth revisiting: rough edges, energy, or sheer commitment?
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If you revisit Bad Boys for one thing, what gets your vote: Miami style, Bay's first-feature excess, or Smith and Lawrence's buddy-cop chaos?
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September 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
If you revisit Bad Boys for one thing, what gets your vote: Miami style, Bay's first-feature excess, or Smith and Lawrence's buddy-cop chaos?
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There is a specific joy to battered VHS curios that are plainly held together by nerve and momentum. Ninja Condors is making a strong case for itself there.
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August 30, 2026 at 5:05 PM
There is a specific joy to battered VHS curios that are plainly held together by nerve and momentum. Ninja Condors is making a strong case for itself there.
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Box Office Mojo puts Bad Boys at $141.4m worldwide from a $19m budget. The loud approach, for once, did not need soft-selling.
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August 30, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Box Office Mojo puts Bad Boys at $141.4m worldwide from a $19m budget. The loud approach, for once, did not need soft-selling.
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This is the sort of film that treats restraint as a clerical error: rough edges, smoke bombs, and total commitment to keeping the mayhem moving.
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August 28, 2026 at 12:05 PM
This is the sort of film that treats restraint as a clerical error: rough edges, smoke bombs, and total commitment to keeping the mayhem moving.
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Bad Boys turns glossy Miami cool and complete overreaction into a full operating system. Bay, Simpson and Bruckheimer were never likely to keep it modest.
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August 28, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Bad Boys turns glossy Miami cool and complete overreaction into a full operating system. Bay, Simpson and Bruckheimer were never likely to keep it modest.
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If your local video shop once had a ninja tape you rented purely because the cover looked unstable, this week's VHSSB is for you. Ninja Condors (1987) is up now.
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August 26, 2026 at 8:05 AM
If your local video shop once had a ninja tape you rented purely because the cover looked unstable, this week's VHSSB is for you. Ninja Condors (1987) is up now.
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Peak 1990s Miami cool collides with complete operational nonsense in this week's VHSSB on Bad Boys. Loud, glossy, and in no hurry to calm down.
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August 26, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Peak 1990s Miami cool collides with complete operational nonsense in this week's VHSSB on Bad Boys. Loud, glossy, and in no hurry to calm down.
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That final fight still comes up when people argue for this film’s cult status. No spoilers: what’s your case for Wheels on Meals? #CultMovies
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August 18, 2026 at 12:05 PM
That final fight still comes up when people argue for this film’s cult status. No spoilers: what’s your case for Wheels on Meals? #CultMovies
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Golden Harvest reportedly changed Meals on Wheels to Wheels on Meals after two M-titles flopped. Better title through superstition. #80sMovies
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August 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Golden Harvest reportedly changed Meals on Wheels to Wheels on Meals after two M-titles flopped. Better title through superstition. #80sMovies
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Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao reunited here, and their chemistry carries plenty before anyone starts flying. #JackieChan
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August 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao reunited here, and their chemistry carries plenty before anyone starts flying. #JackieChan
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The film was reportedly going to be called Meals on Wheels before Golden Harvest changed it after two earlier M-titles flopped. A small superstition for the studio, a much funnier title history for the rest of us.
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August 13, 2026 at 7:47 PM
The film was reportedly going to be called Meals on Wheels before Golden Harvest changed it after two earlier M-titles flopped. A small superstition for the studio, a much funnier title history for the rest of us.
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The final fight still gets brought up whenever people argue for this film’s cult longevity. No spoilers, but if you had to make a one-line case for why Wheels on Meals still plays so well, what would your defence be?
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August 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
The final fight still gets brought up whenever people argue for this film’s cult longevity. No spoilers, but if you had to make a one-line case for why Wheels on Meals still plays so well, what would your defence be?
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Catch the episode: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
New VHSSB episode: Wheels on Meals (1984).
A Hong Kong action-comedy loose in Barcelona should already be enough of a sales pitch, but then Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao turn up and make it feel absurdly easy.
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A Hong Kong action-comedy loose in Barcelona should already be enough of a sales pitch, but then Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao turn up and make it feel absurdly easy.
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August 12, 2026 at 8:37 PM
New VHSSB episode: Wheels on Meals (1984).
A Hong Kong action-comedy loose in Barcelona should already be enough of a sales pitch, but then Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao turn up and make it feel absurdly easy.
Listen here: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
A Hong Kong action-comedy loose in Barcelona should already be enough of a sales pitch, but then Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao turn up and make it feel absurdly easy.
Listen here: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
New VHSSB episode: Wheels on Meals (1984).
Barcelona chaos, Chan, Sammo and Yuen Biao, with stunt work made to be seen. #80sMovies
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Barcelona chaos, Chan, Sammo and Yuen Biao, with stunt work made to be seen. #80sMovies
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August 12, 2026 at 9:05 AM
New VHSSB episode: Wheels on Meals (1984).
Barcelona chaos, Chan, Sammo and Yuen Biao, with stunt work made to be seen. #80sMovies
podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
Barcelona chaos, Chan, Sammo and Yuen Biao, with stunt work made to be seen. #80sMovies
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New VHSSB episode: Once Were Warriors (1994).
Dave and Chris get into Lee Tamahori’s feature debut, with Rena Owen and Temuera Morrison leading a film that has never been accused of easing viewers in gently.
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Dave and Chris get into Lee Tamahori’s feature debut, with Rena Owen and Temuera Morrison leading a film that has never been accused of easing viewers in gently.
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August 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
New VHSSB episode: Once Were Warriors (1994).
Dave and Chris get into Lee Tamahori’s feature debut, with Rena Owen and Temuera Morrison leading a film that has never been accused of easing viewers in gently.
Listen here: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
Dave and Chris get into Lee Tamahori’s feature debut, with Rena Owen and Temuera Morrison leading a film that has never been accused of easing viewers in gently.
Listen here: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
Once Were Warriors was adapted from Alan Duff’s novel by Riwia Brown, made for roughly NZ$2 million, and shot over six weeks. Efficient, then, if your goal was to leave a lasting emotional dent.
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Episode: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
August 6, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Once Were Warriors was adapted from Alan Duff’s novel by Riwia Brown, made for roughly NZ$2 million, and shot over six weeks. Efficient, then, if your goal was to leave a lasting emotional dent.
Episode: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
Episode: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
The production used real South Auckland locations around Ōtara rather than a tidied-up screen version of the setting, and you can feel that in every frame. It’s one of those films that refuses to look safely arranged.
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August 5, 2026 at 9:53 PM
The production used real South Auckland locations around Ōtara rather than a tidied-up screen version of the setting, and you can feel that in every frame. It’s one of those films that refuses to look safely arranged.
Listen: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
Listen: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
Roger Ebert praised the performances by Rena Owen and Temuera Morrison. If you’ve listened to the episode, which part lingers more for you without spoiling anything: the performances, the atmosphere, or the film’s refusal to soften the blow?
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Catch the episode: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
August 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Roger Ebert praised the performances by Rena Owen and Temuera Morrison. If you’ve listened to the episode, which part lingers more for you without spoiling anything: the performances, the atmosphere, or the film’s refusal to soften the blow?
Catch the episode: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
Catch the episode: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
This week on VHSSB: Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). AFI notes David Mamet’s screen version added Blake for the film, which is impressive work if your goal was to make “motivation” feel like a hostage situation. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
August 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This week on VHSSB: Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). AFI notes David Mamet’s screen version added Blake for the film, which is impressive work if your goal was to make “motivation” feel like a hostage situation. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
Glengarry Glen Ross was a Pulitzer-winning play before it became a film, and the theatrical roots still show in every razor-edged exchange. Helpful if you enjoy dialogue that feels like being professionally insulted. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
August 2, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Glengarry Glen Ross was a Pulitzer-winning play before it became a film, and the theatrical roots still show in every razor-edged exchange. Helpful if you enjoy dialogue that feels like being professionally insulted. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...