The Top Shelf Video Podcast

In this special episode, the boys visit The Video Crypt at the Texas Theatre and walk around to see if they can get some good ideas for Top Shelf Video when they get our brick-and-mortar.    Come visit The Video Crypt for the month of October at the Texas Theatre and see some of the movies the boys have seen, see some authentic video store posters and standees along with some cool merch like Video...

Looks like the circus is back in town… Join us under the Big Top before we get locked up in balloons or turned into cotton candy! The Killer Klowns from Outer Space is here to wreak havoc on a small town near you… and Jaime and Eli will tell you exactly why that’s a good thing! So sit back, grab some popcorn (before it turns into Klown Larvae), and enjoy the nose honks and balloon doggies. Top She...

This week with the Top Shelf Video store taking off Jaime and Eli bring in an applicant to help bring reinforcements to give the best customer service experience. They bring in Chad P. to see if he has the tools and the talent to work at Top Shelf video. He also talks about his work as one of the founders of The Video Crypt which opens October 1st at the Texas Theatre. As part of his application p...

On this week’s Film to Table, Eli and Denise dive into the new A24 film Love Lies Bleeding. This 2024 film might be one of the more underrated films of 2024 hidden in the 2024 line up of films from A24 and Neon. With so many films trying to present their stories in the aesthetic of the eighties, Love Lives Bleeding takes us to the dark side of the grunge and grime of the eighties aesthetic. Eli an...

Summer’s almost over! You might have spent too much time by the pool, at the arcade, or hogging the phone, but Eli and Jaime were stuck in Summer School! Follow along as they discuss this feature from 1987 about a remedial class full of outcasts and weirdos and the teacher blackmailed into helping them out.   Top Shelf Video – Reliving the Video Store Era with Gen X   Please leave us a review or c...

On this week’s Film to Table, Eli and Denise are ready to feast on the Dario Argento classic Deep Red. Arguably the ultimate quintessential giallo, it has it all! A black-gloved killer, a dilapidated mansion full of secrets, glorious bright red fake blood, and the unmistakable stylings of Italian prog rock band Goblin. Sink your teeth into this macabre whodunit and join us!   This podcast has spoi...

In this special episode, Eli and Jaime invite Denise into the Videostore to watch a childhood favorite of theirs, the 1984 film Tank. Sergeant Major Zack Carey finds himself in a backwater town where he quickly makes enemies with the local corrupt cops. When he ends up in the crosshairs of the Sheriff, he takes his own personal tank on a run to the state border to save his son from unjust retaliat...

Is it just magic? Or a dangerous resurrection cult? Lord of Illusions follows Harry D'Amour as he finds himself embroiled with illusionists, zealots, and demons. Denise and Eli discuss this often-overlooked gem from the dark mind of Clive Barker. Will Scott Bakula overcome the lure of supernatural power? And more importantly, what could we possibly want to eat as we watch a villain with something...

In episode two of the Top Shelf Video Podcast, our hosts Jaime and Eli discuss how close they came to being full-time ninjas after watching American Ninja. This Cannon VHS rental classic is a staple to the youth of the 80's but can it make it to the top shelf?   Top Shelf Video – Reliving the Video Store Era with Gen X Follow us on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/topshelfvideotx/   Follow the...

In episode one of the Film to Table Podcast, our hosts Eli and Denise discuss the 2024 film Late Night with the Devil. They discuss what things they liked from this film and look to pair it with some late-night eating that matches the film style and aesthetic    This podcast has some light spoilers so view discretion is advised    Top Shelf Video – Reliving the Video Store Era with Gen X Follow us...

In this introduction episode, our hosts Denise and Eli discuss the theme of the podcast and what to expect from future episodes. This married couple talks about their longing for a return of Dinner and a Movie on TBS and how their podcast Film to Table is a way to bring back that feeling with their movie selections. Eli, a video game producer and film director, brings his perspective while Denise,...

In episode one of the Top Shelf Video Podcast our hosts Jaime and Eli discuss their love for physical media and their plans on how they will stock the Top Shelf Video store. First up on in the catalog of movies is Hellraiser: Hellbound. Will Hellbound make the list of Top Shelf Movies and what type of merch or marketing materials will the gang have in the shop to help push this Clive Barker classi...

In this introduction episode, our hosts Jaime and Eli discuss the theme of the podcast and what to expect from future episodes. They talk about their backgrounds and relationship to the video store era and explain what exactly makes a Top Shelf Video selection. Follow us on Top Shelf Video on Instagram Top Shelf Video Instagram