In this episode of "Weekend Recap," we discuss three thrilling films: the action-packed "Deadpool & Wolverine," the eerie found-footage horror "They're Watching," and the chilling urban legend-based "The Bridge Curse." Tune in for our quick takes on these exciting movies and see which ones are worth watching!

In this episode, we travel back to the 1950s to review the cult classic horror film "Frankenstein's Daughter" (1958). Join us as we dissect this vintage gem, exploring its plot, characters, and the unique charm that makes it a standout. We discuss the film's campy yet captivating take on the iconic monster story and share our thoughts on the performances, special effects, and overall impact. Tune in for a nostalgic trip to the golden age of B-movies and our verdict on whether "Frankenstein's Daughter" still holds up today.

Music by Roman Oriekhov from Pixabay

Hey everybody, here are some more queue tips!

Hey, check it out! It's the Fourth of July weekend and Uncle Sam himself wants you to listen to our latest Queue Tips episode for a colorful assortment of great and (not-so-great) movie and TV suggestions!

The VideoStore Junkies are back, just in time for the weekend, with 6 streaming selections for you! We have Tilda Swinton, artificial intelligence, and some gems for our stop motion and Stephen Merchant lovers.

We are back with some streaming suggestions for you, on the weekend of June 17th, 2022. We have 6 selections on deck, featuring possessed dolls, haunted asylums, and a man that resurrected one of the greatest comic book series in history!

The weekend is almost here - and you don't already know what you're going to be watching on your favorite streaming services?! Not to worry - we have you covered! This weekend we serve up 6 great recommendations, ranging from Mechagodzilla, to the horrors of pregnancy, and some poorly rendered CGI sharks to cleanse your palate!

It's time for a MONSTER-SIZED episode of queue tips, just in time for your holiday-weekend viewing pleasure! This week, we serve up 8 picks for what to watch on your favorite streaming services, including evil dolls, cryptid horror, and one of the greatest video games available on Xbox and PC!

The weekend is upon us! And boy howdy, do you need some stuff to watch on your favorite streaming services this weekend! Well, we're coming to the rescue yet again, with 8 fresh recommendations for what to watch! From Bigfoot horror, to evil conjoined twins, to a rare video game recommendation for all you PlayStation fans out there, there's something for everyone in this week's installment of Queue Tips!

Friday the 13th is right around the corner - and the REAL horror is the confusing glut of options that you have to watch on streaming this weekend! Luckily, we're bringing you 8 new recommendations, including award-winning television, wilderness horror, and cursed summer camps!

The weekend is almost here - and you don't already know what you're going to be watching on your favorite streaming services?! Not to worry - we have you covered! This weekend we serve up 8 great recommendations, ranging from classic 50s horror, to wilderness horror, to a group of creepy kids who REALLY like their corn!

Another week, another heaping batch of recommendations for what to watch on your favorite streaming services! In this installment we bring you picks for time-bending horror, classic standup comedy, and some of the best 50s creature features ever made! Listen now to find out what YOU should be watching on steaming this weekend!

You did it. You survived another week, and now it's time to relax with some good ole streaming entertainment. But what to watch? You've been so busy this week, you didn't queue anything up! Well good news, sportsfan, because we have 6 exciting recommendations lined up for you! From new crime dramas, to classic crime dramas, to positively TITANIC horror films, you'll likely find something in our picks to watch this weekend! And if not, there's always next week! No, seriously, please come back next week, we miss you.

Hey everyone! We're back with another week of queue tips!

It's almost the weekend, which means that it's time to queue up more entertainment for your viewing pleasure! And boy, do we have some good suggestions this week! From animated superheroes, to vintage Canadian horror, to Ice Cube and David Duchovny (though not in the same movie, unfortunately), we've got half a dozen potential goldmines of filmed entertainment for you this week!

Not sure what to watch this weekend? Luckily, we have another hot and fresh episode of queue tips for you! Our recommendations for this week include British comedies, art house vampires, and...Brendan Fraser?!

It's a new month, which means we've got 8 entirely new and unique picks for what to watch on your favorite streaming services this weekend! From animated fantasy films, to eccentric comedies, to Z-grade horror, we've got you covered when it comes to starting your April off right!

Sharks, martial arts, and some of the most amazing work with Lego you'll ever see - as always, our recommendations for what to watch on streaming for the weekend of 3/25/2022 run the gamut! Tune in now to get half a dozen picks for what to watch on your favorite streaming services this weekend!

It's another exciting installment of Queue Tips, featuring deadly vampires, deadlier blobs, and even deadlier...llamas?! All that, plus some quality background-watching reality TV - it's all in this week's Queue Tips!

It's almost the weekend, which means it's time for another generous helping of Queue Tips! This week, our recommendations cover new TV, a creepy Stephen King adaptation, and the best Marvel film ever made!

In this week's installment of Queue Tips, we serve up a whopping EIGHT recommendations for what to watch on streaming this weekend - including classic horror films, classic horror...soap operas?!...and a film presented in its original 3D, from back when you had to wear those blue and red 3D glasses.

It's another beautiful weekend, which means that Renee, Paul, and Zachary have found a half-dozen quality streaming options that you can use as an excuse to not go outside! This week we offer suggestions from a recently departed filmmaking legend, an up-and-coming French director, and two creature features set on islands! MONSTER islands, that is!

If you're a movie fan, the Superbowl is a pretty exciting event. Who cares about The Big Game - this is the time of year that some of the biggest movie trailers drop! So of course, the Videostore Junkies have opinions on all of theme, and we've convened to discuss our initial reactions - and share some theories - on some of the most anticipated films (and shows) of the year. Join us as we discuss the trailers for Nope, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Jurassic World: Dominion, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Queue Tips returns! Once again, Zachary, Renee, and Paul give you half a dozen recommendations for what to watch on streaming this weekend - including creature features, foul-mouthed heroes, and dark comedies!

Hey everybody, we're back with more tips for 2024!

Some people think we spend all our time watching movies, but those people are wrong. Between movies, we also find time to rewatch some of our favorite TV shows - which is why we launched an entire sister-podcast dedicated to talking about them!

Cult of the Cathode Ray is all about taking deep dives into entire seasons of our favorite TV shows. Each episode of this weekly podcast will feature a discussion cover every aspect of a single episode of TV - the characters, the plotlines, and everything else which brings us back for regular rewatches (CotCR is also a spoiler-free podcast, so feel free to join us on your FIRST viewing of any of the shows we discuss).

Season 1 of Cult of the Cathode Ray features 6 episodes of coverage on one of our favorite seasons of TV from the 2010s - Season 1 of The Walking Dead. Join us as we cover Frank Darabont's adaptation of the smash-hit comic, exploring the world of The Walking Dead and the characters who live - and quite often, die - in it.

We're back just in time for Halloween itself with the second part of our definitive rankings of the entire Halloween film series! You know our bottom picks from the last episode - but what are the BEST films in this decade-spanning franchise? Listen now to find out, then let us know if we hit the mark - or if we're worse at our jobs than the security detail at Smith's Grove Sanitarium!

A small, independent horror film in 1978 seems like an inauspicious start for one of the most popular horror franchises of all time, but anyone whose seen John Carpenter's Halloween probably understands why filmmakers have spent the last 40+ trying to chase the original film.

Now, with the release of the latest installment, the Videostore Junkies set out to create a definitive ranking of every film in the series. Where will your favorite Halloween films fall? Are there any surprises in our top - and bottom - 3? Listen now to part one of a 2-part series to find out!

The year was 1985 and one of the most important horror films of the decade was arriving in theaters - but how many people realized it at the time? After his seminal works with Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, George A. Romero was creating a new vision of the living dead - but it was one that was not entirely appreciated in its time.

Now, over 35 years later, we look back at Day of the Dead - somewhat maligned when it was originally released, is the third film in the original "Living Dead" trilogy worthy of the criticism which it once evoked, or have we come to appreciate it as an important installment in one of the most important horror series of all time? Find out, on this episode!

A lot has changed since the release of Joel Schumacher's Falling Down in 1993. And while the sociopolitical atmosphere may be different than it was 28 years ago, good filmmaking remains a constant across the decades. So, how does this tense, LA-based drama hold up in an era that is in many ways much different from the one in which it was created?

On our latest deep-dive episode, we pick Falling Down apart and discuss what works about this film, what doesn't, and how the film has aged since it was originally released.

A decade after the release of Night of the Living Dead, George A. Romero's debut film was considered an absolute classic of the horror genre. How would one of the creator's of the zombie genre follow up on one of the most important horror films of all time? With, it turns out, a sequel which is almost as important as its predecessor.

Join us in this episode for a deep dive on the second installment of George A. Romero's Living Dead series. We'll discuss the Living - the characters and the actors who play them, the Dead - the zombies, and how they've evolved since we first saw them in Night, and the locations and co-creators which make this film so unique. As always, we'll pass final judgement on Dawn - does this film live up to its reputation as one of the greatest horror films ever made, or have the intervening years taken the sheen off of the undead shopping experience?

There are very few films - indeed, very few works of art in the 20th century - which can claim to be as influencial as George A. Romero's debut 1968 film, Night of the Living Dead. It's the film that launched careers, invented a new subgenre of horror, and ultimately inspired generations of creators to draw and expand on the film that started it all.

In this episode, we trace the history of this epochal work of art, discuss its merits as a film over 50 years after its initial release, and pass final judgement on one of the most influential films of all time. Does Night of the Living Dead hold up as an original piece of art, regardless of its influence on pop culture and the horror genre, or have the ideas and concepts which it progenerated outgrown their ultimate source? Join us in the video store as we discuss!ho

Born on the Fourth of July. Independence Day. Independence Day: Resurgence. There have been many classic films based around the uniquely American holiday of the Fourth of July, and Uncle Sam...probably isn't one of them.

Written by Larry Cohen and Directed by William Lustig - the creative forces behind the Maniac Cop trilogy - Uncle Sam features questionable metaphors about patriotism, the military industrial complex, and horrible firework accidents. It also features a killer who doesn't show up until halfway through the film, which leaves a whole lotta space for bad writing, bad acting, and a jackass kid who accuses his teacher of being a draft-dodger.

Where does Uncle Sam belong in the pantheon of holiday-themed horror films? Does Uncle Sam reach the level of a Black Christmas (1974), or does it belong alongside films like Black Christmas (2006)? Or does it instead reside on the level of such films as Black Christmas (2019)? Check out our second every Videostore Junkyard episode to find out where this festive frightfest ranks among other horror holiday classics!

It's been almost four years since the horror world lost one of its true masters with the passing of George A. Romero, which is why it's all the more exciting to be able to say that the world has been graced with a new George Romero film - although "new" and "film" are debatable.

Produced as an educational film about elderly abuse and discrimination for the Lutheran Service Society of Western Pennsylvania, which was reportedly so shocked with what he produced that they never released it, The Amusement Park has gone largely unseen since it was shot in 1973 - until now.

A 53-minute program that is short on narrative - and budget, its a discovery which will nonetheless be irresistible to fans of one of the greatest horror directors who ever lived. But how does it hold up after all these years - is this truly a forgotten gem by a master of cinema, or a project which should have stayed on the shelf? In this episode we discuss the merits of The Amusement Park, it's effectiveness as an education film, and its place in Romero's legacy.

The year is 2021 AD and roving bands bloodthirsty men threaten the last vestiges of society, their brutality eclipsed only by the retrograde mutants of The Forbidden Zone.

No, we haven't turned into a current events podcast - this is the plot to 1988s The Sisterhood, a film set in a year so near in the future that most of its cast and crew would live to see it! In our first installment of The Videostore Junkyard, we discuss the merits (or lack thereof) of this misbegotten lovechild of The Beastmaster and Mad Max - and most importantly, discuss what it correctly predicted about the far distant year of 2021 AD!

Halloween is just around the corner, which means it's time to wrap up our rankings of every film in the Friday the 13th series with our second (and last) episode in the series! Join us as we talk about the BEST of the series, and why we ranked each film where we did!

If you're a movie fan of a certain age, you probably remember a time when watching a movie at home involved a lot more effort than it does now: driving to a videostore, hoping that the movie you wanted to watch was actually in stock, and then remembering to actually return your tape on time before you got sent to video-jail.

As with many experiences which technology has rendered practically obsolescent, there's quite a bit of nostalgia for the videstore age these days - but is it warranted? Did the VHS-era have any advantages over the age of streaming? Or are we fondly remembering a time because of the memories associated with it, and not because it was qualitatively better? On this episode, we discuss that very question, and try to settle whether the Videostore Junkies actually miss....the videostore.

The year was 1993 and the day when big-budget video-game-to-film adaptations were a proven draw at the box office were far in the future. But surely the biggest video game in the world would translate into an equally huge success on the silver screen...right?

Almost 30 years after the Super Mario Bros. movie premiered - and promptly bombed - movie fans are reassessing this trailblazing film. Is it truly the misbegotten adaptation of a beloved game like most people thought at the time, or is there more to this bizarre trip to a parallel world inhabited by sentient dinosaurs and fungus run amok?

In tonight's episode, we discuss just that - how this film came to be, how it's a generally insane trip of 90s cinema, and what our final ratings are on the first live-action video game film of all time.

If you love movies, you probably love talking about movies. And if you love talking about movies, you probably love arguing about movies. Or maybe that's just us. Either way, the hosts of the Videostore Junkies podcast don't always see eye to eye - or sometimes, if we do, it's only because we're staring each other down in a fit of rage over a film about which we disagree.

This week, instead of keeping these grievances private, we're airing them in a new segment we're calling H.A.W.T. Takes. In this episode, we talk about movies we love which are generally hated and, more importantly, movies we hate which are generally loved. Find out our thoughts on The Goonies, Terminator 2, The Matrix, the Indiana Jones franchise, AND MORE in this thrilling - and, most likely, rage-inducing - episode!

In a decade that saw the release of such science fiction blockbusters as Terminator 2, The Matrix, and Independence Day, The Fifth Element stood out as something completely different: a film with so much style that it made it easy to excuse its relative lack of substance, and which wasn't afraid to be as funny as it was cool.

Science Fiction cinema has changed a lot in the intervening years - it's more mainstream, more franchise-driven, and much less prone to big-budget one-offs. So, how does The Fifth Element hold up after almost 25 years of genre evolution - does it still maintain its unique charm, or has the sheen worn off of this uniquely European vision of the future?

In this episode we emulate Leeloo by diving into a fast-moving stream of debate and discussion about the background, plot, characters, and lasting impact of this film, and ultimately pass judgement on whether we think it will endure until 2263, or whether it deserves to be locked in a vault for the next 5000 years.

In our second (and final, we promise) episode on Mad Max: Fury Road, the Videstore Junkies dissect the last half of the film and then give their final ratings and thoughts on this installment - and the franchise as a whole. If you haven’t already listened to it, go back and check out Episode 006, where we kick off our coverage on Fury Road with background information on the film and our thoughts on the first act-and-a-half.

For more Videostore Junkies, visit us at www.videostorejunkies.com, or on Twitter @VideoJunkiesPod

George Miller began his life as a filmmaker with the release of Mad Max in 1979, and throughout a long and varied career as the director of such films as The Witches of Eastwick, Babe: Pig in the City, and Happy Feet, it seems that the world of Mad Max is one that he’s never entirely left. 30 years after the release of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome - and almost 20 years after originally conceiving of the project - Miller finally released the next installment of his beloved series with Mad Max: Fury Road.

With a new actor in the titular role - not to mention the 3 decades between installments - would Miller be able to recapture the magic of the original films, or would this be another example of an aging director trying - and failing - to revisit the ground that they broke in their younger years? If you’ve seen Fury Road, you likely already know the answer to that question, but come along with the Videostore Junkies anyways as we ruminate on what works about this film, what doesn’t, and what its ultimate place is in the pantheon of Mad Max stories.

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?

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!

For the weekend of 9/3/21, Renee, Zachary, Paul, and Bill give you 10 recommendations for your holiday-weekend viewing pleasure, featuring death metal murders, Korean crime thrillers, and one of the greatest Stephen King adaptations ever committed to film.

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 8/27/21, Renee, Zachary, Paul, and Bill give you 8 recommendations for your weekend viewing pleasure, featuring damn dirty apes, killer robots, and brand-new television comedy

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.