Friday nights. We all love them. The workweek is over and it is time to do whatever we want for the next few days before the dreaded Monday decides to crash the party. Whether you are a kid or an adult, Fridays will always be the best day of the week. Fridays during The Video Store Days were wonderful if you were under the …

When it came to video stores, they came in every size possible. From huge stores like your local Blockbuster or Hollywood Video to the small stores found in your local grocery store or gas station, the video store didn't need a lot of room to stock the films you were looking for.

Back in the day, before shopping on the internet really took off, there was the thrill of the hunt. Going out to stores hoping to find something. Sometimes you do. Sometimes you don't. We didn't care, though, as the hunt was always more exciting than the find.

In this first entry of The Video Store Days, I take a trip down memory lane to talk about what the first R-rated horror film I ever saw was and how that film became my first.

Tuesdays were a special day for those who frequented their local video stores as Tuesdays were New Release Day. Every Tuesday, come rain or shine, the video store would open up and have some welcome, and some not so welcome, additions to their new release wall. These new releases ranged from a theatrical hit finally making its wa…

In this installment of T HE VIDEO STORE DAYS , I talk about "Director's Cuts" and my memories of how I discovered them and a bunch of different ones that have come along in my life.

Today, on this installment of THE VIDEO STORE DAYS, we remember that time when the nation believed that there was a ghost in the box office smash, THREE MEN AND A BABY and how it belongs in THE VIDEO STORE DAYS "Hall of Fame"

I worked for Hollywood Video for 4 and a half years and this is just one of many stories I have to tell.

There are many people out there who chastise people for having nostalgia for Blockbuster Video or Hollywood Video. Is it wrong to have nostalgia for these video stores?

Today, on The Video Store Days. we take a look at a film that everyone should at least know exists, and most people should watch, the 1995 sci-fi actioner, Strange Days.

2023 was a pretty great year for physical media. We got so many great releases. We got SNAKE AND CRANE ARTS OF SHAOLIN ,  ICEMAN COMET ,  TWIN DRAGONS ,  and   BATTLECREEK BRAWL ,  from 88 Films,    SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE 1 and 2 ,  and   TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE  in 4K from Scream Factory, HOPPING MAD: THE MR. VAMPIRE SEQ…

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert played a huge part in my life and my appreciation of film. Today, I am taking a look back at my time with the show and how they impacted my life.

In this installment of THE VIDEO STORE DAYS, we look back at where and why the UNRATED VERSION became big and popular during the adolescent years of DVD.

Today, on The Video Store Days, we go down memory lane back to 1995 and the discovery of the 1981 animated HEAVY METAL , a film that would go on to find a place in our hearts and our fondest memories. The sequel not so much, but the first film is an outright classic. Join us as we tell our story of HEAVY METAL . Sometime i…

As a kid who came into his own in the 90's, Full Moon Entertainment was a Godsend. Come with me as I recount some of my memories of Full Moon and their films.

I grew up in a VHS household. I think that 95% of people out there will say the same thing, I had a friend who had a Beta player, but finding tapes for it was really hard, so we never really had anything to watch on it. By the time I was in my teens, I wanted to branch out and start watching more things. This was becoming a problem …

For those who didn't grow up during THE VIDEO STORE DAYS, VHS has taken on a sigma of "looking bad", but for those who did grow up during that time, VHS always looked good. So, was VHS really that bad?

Many times throughout our lives we have not started a series with the first film, but with what was the most recent entry at the time. With many series, especially horror, you can jump in at any point and be safe in the knowledge that you don’t really need to be caught up to understand and enjoy what is going on. This edition of …

MVD finally brings Albert Pyun's Mean Guns to blu-ray with a beautiful transfer and a wealth of awesome special features.