The VHS Club

This week on The VHS Club, we’re tackling another bold Shakespeare remix — Michael Almereyda’s modern-day Hamlet (2000). Starring Ethan Hawke, Julia Stiles, Liev Schreiber, Sam Shepard, and yes… Bill Murray, this adaptation trades castles for corporate boardrooms and soliloquies for video store angst. Like 10 Things I Hate About You , it drops the Bard into “modern” times — but keeps the original...

This week on The VHS Club, we’re heading back to the early 2000s for a modern, moody adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello : O. Starring Mekhi Phifer, Julia Stiles, and Josh Hartnett, this American romantic thriller trades Venetian politics for high school basketball courts — but keeps the jealousy, manipulation, and tragedy front and center. It’s dark, intense, and very much a product of its time....

This week on The VHS Club, we’re swooning over Heath Ledger, quoting Julia Stiles, and heading back to late-90s high school perfection with 10 Things I Hate About You . Yes, it’s an elite teen rom-com. Yes, it gave us that bleacher serenade. And yes — it’s actually based on a Shakespeare play ( The Taming of the Shrew , for those playing along at home). Somehow this movie manages to be funny, roma...

This week on The VHS Club, we’re stepping out of teen angst and supernatural chaos and straight into the smoky, morally complicated world of L.A. Confidential . It’s been a while since we’ve visited 1950s Los Angeles — a city dripping in old Hollywood glam, tabloid scandals, and very questionable police behavior. Starring Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey, and Kim Basinger, this neo-noir cri...

YOU. GUYS. This week on The VHS Club, we are finally reviewing the movie. The reason we rate everything in Christian Taters . The blueprint. The legend. Pump Up the Volume . This isn’t just one of Nat’s all-time favorites — this is the movie that defined the vibe. Christian Slater as pirate-radio rebel Mark Hunter? Peak 90s angst. Peak charisma. Peak “talk hard” energy. If you’re only going to lis...

Freddie Prinze Jr. 🏈 Rachael Leigh Cook 👓 Matthew Lillard 💥 This week on The VHS Club, we’re heading back to peak late-90s teen rom-com energy with She’s All That . A high school bet. A makeover montage. A staircase entrance that launched a thousand rewatches. This movie has an all-star cast, maximum cheeseball storyline, and absolutely zero chance we’re believing Rachael Leigh Cook was ever th...

This week on The VHS Club, we’re entering peak 90s horror territory and comparing three Kevin Williamson-written classics: Scream (1996), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), and The Faculty (1998). Ghostface. Fishermen with hooks. Alien teachers. And somehow… the same screenwriter behind all of it. Oh, and did you know Kevin Williamson also created Dawson’s Creek ? The range. The drama. The te...

This week on The VHS Club, we’re stepping into the goblin kingdom and heading back to 1986 for one of our all-time favorites: Labyrinth . Yes, it’s technically not a 90s movie… but some films transcend decades. Jim Henson’s fantasy masterpiece starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly wasn’t just a movie for us — it was a full personality trait. The music. The costumes. The hair. The emotional da...

This week on The VHS Club, we Can’t Hardly Wait to talk about… well, Can’t Hardly Wait . (You knew it was coming.) This late-90s high school party classic gave us love letters, yearbook signings, unforgettable side characters, and one very iconic soundtrack. It’s chaotic, heartfelt, and peak “graduation night changes everything” energy. And bonus — Katie is joined by special guest host Doc Rock ,...

This week on The VHS Club, we’re heading back to 1996 for a full-on sing-a-long review of the cult classic That Thing You Do! 🎵 Tom Hanks’ directorial debut gave us The Wonders, a one-hit wonder for the ages, and a title track that has been living rent-free in our heads for decades. It’s catchy. It’s charming. It’s wildly rewatchable. And yes… we absolutely sing along. Join us as we: 🥁 Relive th...

This week on The VHS Club, we’re heading back to 1995 for an absolute cult classic: Empire Records . Damn the man. Save the Empire. This all-in-one-day indie gem gave us an iconic ensemble cast, a stacked soundtrack, and more quotable lines than we can responsibly fit into one episode. It’s chaotic, heartfelt, angsty, and somehow still feels like a comfort movie. Join us as we: 🎧 Revisit the ulti...

Welcome to The VHS Club, a video podcast where best friends, Katie and Natalie, provide in-depth movie reviews for movies you've likely already seen. Grab some popcorn, dust off your VCR, and let's talk movies.    New episodes stream every Thursday at 9pm Eastern on YouTube and then drop the following week to wherever you listen to podcasts.