The Videostore Junkies

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 Queu...

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!

It's another thrilling episode of Remake Redemption, where we discuss an original film and its remake, and pass judgement on them both! How does the original stand up today? Did the remake deserve to get made? In this, our second installment of the Remake Redemption feature, we look at The Thing From Another World - the 1951 horror film which would inspire a generation of filmmakers in the 70s and...

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!

The recent passing of actor William Hurt resulted in two common themes in the assessment of his life and career: he was a brilliant actor, and very often a terrible person. Which means it's somewhat appropriate this his first film role was as an extremely imperfect man who is driven to succeed in his field. Altered States inhabits an interesting place in the history of cinema. A relatively big-bud...

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 pi...

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?!

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you an exciting preview of the newest podcast from the creators of The Videostore Junkies: Living Under the Gun, A Cop Rock-cast. The first (and only) podcast dedicated to the classic 90s musical police drama which tragically only lasted a single season, Living Under the Gun is a deep-dive into one of the greatest - and most overlooked - te...

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!

The year was 1958, and one of the most terrifying horror films ever made was about to be unleashed on unsuspecting audiences. The Blob would go on to become a cult - and pop culture - phenomenon, generating big dollars at the box office and a legacy that would last a generation. The year was 1988, and one of the most terrifying horror films ever made was about to be unleashed on unsuspecting audie...

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!

( The year was 1994, and Hollywood was searching for ways to tap the emerging reservoir of videogame properties which were capturing the hearts and minds of young moviegoers worldwide. 1993's Super Mario Bros. feature film had seen little success at the box-office, but that didn't stop major movie studios from snapping up other popular videogame properties in the hopes of turning them into the nex...

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...

It was a beloved films series - and a career - that had spanned just over 40 years. With the 2009 release of Survival of the Dead, George A. Romero would culminate a life's work with a genre that he had helped create and evolve over the course of 6 films. Over a decade later, how does the final film in the Living Dead series hold up? Is it a classic of the genre, like the earlier films, or a throw...

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!

It took George A. Romero 20 years to make a new Living Dead film after 1985's Day of the Dead, but after the 2005 release of Land of the Dead it would be a scant 2 years until his next installment in the series. And Diary of the Dead wasn't just a new Living Dead film - it was Romero's first foray into the style of found footage. How does Diary, a film released in the same era as Cloverfield and [...

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 dis...

The year was 2005, and the popularity of zombies was exploding. Books, movies, comics, games - every medium seemed to have new offerings featuring the living dead. So where would the creative force which had practically invented the subgenre fit in? It had been 20 years since the last Living Dead film - the biggest gap in the series - and George A. Romero was finally delivering his long-awaited fo...

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!