American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) Here’s something that may or may not surprise you: I love Cannon Films. I love everything about them. I mean Cannon Films after Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, known fondly as…

It's new article day @VHSRevival, with a light-hearted look at the priceless #AmericanNinja 2

In an era of bloated running times & self-awareness, it was refreshing to revist a time when the genre delivered exactly what it promised with no pretentions 👇

vhsrevival.com/2026/03/04/a...

Dream and Dream Again: How The Dream Warriors Revived a Stumbling Franchise In hindsight, the third instalment of the A Nightmare on Elm Street series did as much bad as it did good. It raised the bar for practical effects artistry, reembracing the conceptual motif that ma…

The peak of the franchise for many, ANOES #TheDreamWarriors, released #OTD, would revitalise the series.

It would also set the tone for #FredKrueger's comical antics, leading the series down a creative path from which it would never recover 👇

#horror

vhsrevival.com/2022/02/26/d...

Fights of Fancy: Bloodsport & the Legend of Frank Dux When you see or hear the words ‘Based on a true story’, ‘Inspired by real events’, or any number of variations suggesting that what you are about to see is real, it’s …

#Cannon #Films #martialarts cult classic #Bloodsport was released #OTD

Was the #movie based on a true story or simply on the tall tales of Frank Dux, a self-proclaimed champion of a tournament that may or may not exist?

@VHSRevival investigates 👇

vhsrevival.com/2020/11/27/f...

Maniac Cop 2 (1990) Maniac Cop is 2 one of those rare sequels that manages to outshine the original. It’s important to have perspective going in – this isn’t The Godfather Part II – and there are reasons, such as recy…

It's new article day @VHSRevival

Today I tackle #WilliamLustig's priceless, #LarryCohen penned action/#horror sequel #ManiacCop2

Spoiler: It's even better than the original

Let's get to it 👇

#movies #90s #slasher

vhsrevival.com/2026/02/17/m...

Sweet Dreams, Bitch! Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare I have a real love-hate relationship with Fred Krueger. The original A Nightmare on Elm Street, an indie phenomenon that courted masterpiece territory until a spotty final act and a confusing, sequ…

Hello #horror fans!

In a brand new article, @VHSRevival looks at the almost universally panned #FreddysDead, a #movie that choked on the shark-jumping excesses of Freddy's past & a desperate 3-D debacle that left much to be desired 👇

#90s #movies

vhsrevival.com/2026/02/24/s...

Sweet Dreams, Bitch! Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare I have a real love-hate relationship with Fred Krueger. The original A Nightmare on Elm Street, an indie phenomenon that courted masterpiece territory until a spotty final act and a confusing, sequ…

Hello #horror fans!

In a brand new article, @VHSRevival looks at the almost universally panned #FreddysDead, a #movie that choked on the shark-jumping excesses of Freddy's past & a desperate 3-D debacle that left much to be desired 👇

#90s #movies

vhsrevival.com/2026/02/24/s...

Leave Those Kids Alone: Cannon’s Death Wish II By 1982, controversial British director Michael Winner was in desperate need of a hit. Eight years prior he had immortalised western stalwart Charles Bronson by taking his John Wayne act to the str…

#Cannon's unashamedly exploitative, outrage-baiting vigilante sequel #DeathWish 2 was released #OTD

The series would grown increasingly ludicrous in the hands of Golan-Globus, but DW2 is the nastiest of the bunch

Here's a reminder 👇

#movies #80s
vhsrevival.com/2021/05/20/l...

Maniac Cop 2 (1990) Maniac Cop is 2 one of those rare sequels that manages to outshine the original. It’s important to have perspective going in – this isn’t The Godfather Part II – and there are reasons, such as recy…

It's new article day @VHSRevival

Today I tackle #WilliamLustig's priceless, #LarryCohen penned action/#horror sequel #ManiacCop2

Spoiler: It's even better than the original

Let's get to it 👇

#movies #90s #slasher

vhsrevival.com/2026/02/17/m...

Where is the Love? My Bloody Valentine & the Rise of Jason Voorhees Paramount had high hopes for My Bloody Valentine. Following the unbridled success of the Halloween-inspired Friday the 13th, the studio craved a marquee killer in the Michael Myers mode, and with J…

#MyBloodyValentine was released #OTD

Looking to tap into yet another holiday, this golden age #slasher was Paramount's attempt at a marquee killer prior to #Fridaythe13th Part 2

Here's a look at a violent treat with a truly grim aura 👇

#horror #movies

vhsrevival.com/2020/03/17/w...

A Good Day for a Dark Night: The Hyperbolic Pleasures of From Dusk Till Dawn By 1995, writer/director Quentin Tarantino was hot property in Hollywood. His debut movie Reservoir Dogs, a pop-culture-infused derivative of Hong Kongnese crime thriller City On Fire, would wow cr…

#RobertRodriguez's rip-roaring, #Tarantino penned genre mash #FromDuskTillDawn turns 30!

Featuring the kind of twist that set tongues wagging, you were lucky if you went into this one blind

Here's a look at one of the funnest #movies of the #90s 👇

vhsrevival.com/2019/01/29/a...

Slay-Bells and Serial Killers: The Curious Story of Black Christmas Black Christmas was one hell of a unique movie back in 1974. Despite its relative anonymity among the big slasher franchises, many regard the film, released on the exact same day as Tobe Hooper&#82…

#BobClark's #festive #slasher #BlackChristmas was released #OTD

A sometimes ugly, hugely effective indie #horror with a truly creepy aura, it would become something of a blueprint for the soon to be established sub-genre

Here's a look back 👇

vhsrevival.com/2021/12/15/s...

Fear and Self-Loathing: A Clockwork Orange & Questions of Morality Stanley Kubrick, a director renown for having an unwavering obsession with absolute control, has often been accused of lacking empathy. His movies are impeccably constructed, with an almost manic a…

#StanleyKubrick's contentious, dystopian thriller #AClockworkOrange premiered in the States #OTD

Here's a look back at a dazzlingly unique #movie & the controversy surrounding it 👇

#70s #70smovies #movies

vhsrevival.com/2019/03/14/f...

A Mean, Green Mother: The Delicious Delights of Little Shop of Horrors I must admit, I’ve never been the biggest fan of musicals. I appreciate them, but I’m not exactly first in-line when Hollywood rolls out the red carpet for its latest high-kicking block…

Based on the wildly successful stage show, the deliciously wicked #LittleShopofHorrors was released #OTD

Only years later did I realise that one of my favourite #movies from any genre had an even darker alternate ending

Here's a deep dive 👇

vhsrevival.com/2020/10/29/a...

Liking Scary Movies: Scream & the 90s Horror Revolution Every generation has a defining horror movie, and for millions of teenagers growing up in the early 90s, Scream was that movie. Wes Craven’s second commercial eureka in as many decades wasn&#…

#WesCraven's genre reviving, franchise-spinning, self-deconstructing #slasher #Scream premiered #OTD almost 30 years ago

The hyper-referential #Ghostface would also become one of modern #horror's biggest icons

Here's a look at how it all began 👇

#90s

vhsrevival.com/2021/08/04/l...

YouTube video by Epic Lines 🤣Jim Carrey as Charles Bronson | 'Make a Death Wish' Foundation | In Living Color

#JimCarrey's #CharlesBronson in #DeathWish impression may be his best ever. Not laughed this hard in ages

🤣

#80s #80smovies #movies #comedy

youtube.com/shorts/8e5v_...

Jingle Hell Rock: How Gremlins Almost Ruined Christmas PG-13. For preteens across America I’m sure there was no sweeter sound back in the mid-1980s, and no greater disappointment. On the one hand, there was something deliciously taboo about the M…

Pushed to the summer in the US as Warner Brothers lacked a blockbuster to compete with the likes of #IndianaJones, #Gremlins made it's timely debut in the UK #OTD in 1984

Here's a look back 👇

#Christmas #movies

vhsrevival.com/2019/12/20/j...

The Weight of Gold: The Jewel of the Nile’s Toxic Production On paper it seemed like the perfect film for a sequel, at least to audiences clamouring for the return of one of Hollywood’s most magical pairings. Behind the scenes it was a different story …

#RobertZemickis struck gold with self-aware #80s romcom #RomancingtheStone

Its harmonic lead cast weren't exactly enthused about contracted sequel #TheJewloftheNile, released #OTD, so how did it fare?

@VHSRevival looks back 👇

#80smovies #movies

vhsrevival.com/2020/09/14/t...

We All Go A Little Crazy Sometimes: How Psycho Defied Hollywood to Become Horror’s Enduring Linchpin Psycho never ceases to amaze me. It amazed me when I first saw it back in the late 90s as a reluctant teenager — the kind who treated black and white cinema with the grave suspicion of a hypochondr…

#AlfredHitchcock's #horror masterpiece & proto #slasher #Psycho turns 65!

With it's ability to play you like a violin, it hasn't aged a day, thanks in no small part to arguably the most famous & effective score in the genre

Here's a deep dive 👇

#movies

vhsrevival.com/2025/11/24/w...

A Cock-A-Doodie Nightmare: Misery & the Reign of Annie Wilkes Not only is Misery one of the most underrated and beautifully realised Stephen King adaptations, it’s one of the most devoutly loyal, Rob Reiner’s deliciously macabre nightmare playing …

Not a #Christmas #movie in the traditional sense, #RobReiner's viciously ironic #StephenKing adaptation #Misery, released #OTD, still makes my annual list

Here's a deep dive into one of the greatest #horror #movies of the #90s 👇

vhsrevival.com/2020/01/15/a...

Samurai Cop (1991) Samurai Cop is the movie Loaded Weapon 1 should have been. It’s so gloriously bad spoof writers must have been fearing for their jobs, or at the very least taking notes. As we can surmise fro…

A hot contender for the king of bad action #movies #SamuraiCop hit rental stores #OTD in 1991

Here's a deep dive into a truly batshit #martialarts, buddy cop hodgepodge. 👇

#badmovies #80s #90s #80smovies #90smovies

vhsrevival.com/2021/02/28/s...

A Cock-A-Doodie Nightmare: Misery & the Reign of Annie Wilkes Not only is Misery one of the most underrated and beautifully realised Stephen King adaptations, it’s one of the most devoutly loyal, Rob Reiner’s deliciously macabre nightmare playing …

Not a #Christmas #movie in the traditional sense, #RobReiner's viciously ironic #StephenKing adaptation #Misery, released #OTD, still makes my annual list

Here's a deep dive into one of the greatest #horror #movies of the #90s 👇

vhsrevival.com/2020/01/15/a...

This Month In… July (1989) A New Age Bond, Blockbuster Action Sequels & the Death of Paramount-era Jason… VHS Revival Brings You All the Retro Movie News From July 1989

July '89 was a huge month for #blockbuster franchises, while others went out with a whimper

In a brand new article, @VHSRevival brings you all the #retro #movie news from a fully loaded summer season 👇

#movies #80s #80smovies #boxoffice #JamesBond

vhsrevival.com/2025/11/26/t...

We All Go A Little Crazy Sometimes: How Psycho Defied Hollywood to Become Horror’s Enduring Linchpin Psycho never ceases to amaze me. It amazed me when I first saw it back in the late 90s as a reluctant teenager — the kind who treated black and white cinema with the grave suspicion of a hypochondr…

As the #movie's 65th annivery approaches, @VHSRevival remembers #AlfredHitchcock's masterpiece #Psycho, which would round off a transformative year for the #horror genre

It's amazing just how well this #film holds up after more than half a century 👇

vhsrevival.com/2025/11/24/w...

We All Go A Little Crazy Sometimes: How Psycho Defied Hollywood to Become Horror’s Enduring Linchpin Psycho never ceases to amaze me. It amazed me when I first saw it back in the late 90s as a reluctant teenager — the kind who treated black and white cinema with the grave suspicion of a hypochondr…

#Hitchcock’s hugely influential masterpiece #Psycho, part of a generational shift in #horror, remains a timeless, breathless classic with very few peers

Here's a deep dive into arguably the most famous of the late 20th century 👇

#movies #60s

vhsrevival.com/2025/11/24/w...

😁👌

It's a an absolute killer

Who, Where & What? The Mysterious Allure of The Wraith High concept sci-fi, supernatural fantasy, violent vigilante flick, maudlin teen drama, MTV-styled chase movie? Despite its hugely derivative nature, it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what 80s cu…

Mike Marvin’s neon nightmare, #TheWraith, released #OTD, is an #80s fever dream with a soundtrack to die for

@VHSRevival gets to the bottom of an entertaining, if somewhat confusing #scifi romp starring a young #CharlieSheen 👇

vhsrevival.com/2020/08/18/w...

Burning Hearts & Iron Curtains: Rocky IV & Cold War Propaganda The appeal of Rocky Balboa is his relatable status as a flawed everyman. In 1976, director John G. Avildsen gave us the perfect underdog story. Backed by an Oscar-nominated screenplay by Stallone h…

Hyperbolic franchise sequel #RockyIV premiered #OTD, reflecting Stallone's real-life descent into egomania

@VHSRevival goes twelve rounds with the iconic #80s, MTV-styled propaganda vehicle 👇

vhsrevival.com/2018/07/10/b...

The Great White Hope: Race, Poverty & the Power of Love in John G. Avildsen’s Rocky The first thing that struck me while re-watching Rocky this past week was how authentic it all seemed. After all, the movie’s concept is essentially fantasy, a rags to riches tale that sees S…

Indie phenomenom #Rocky premiered in NYC #OTD

Inspired by the real-life story of Chuck Wepner, the #moviebwoukd forge a multibillion-dollar franchise, but it's beginnings were humble both on and offscreen

Here's a deep dive into an underdog classic 👇

vhsrevival.com/2019/07/18/t...

Hot in the City: Predator 2 is a Sequel Worth Revisiting The action sci-fi genre was epitomised by three movies during the 1980s, each featuring iconic characters who would spawn sequels, prequels, trilogies, quadrilogies and whole cinematic universes. Y…

From the director who brought us the ludicrous ANOES 5, #Predator 2, premiering #OTD, was not so well recieved, but it's actually a damn fine action sequel

#StevenSeagal initially wanted the role, but that did not end well

Here's a deep dive 👇

#horror #scifi

vhsrevival.com/2021/12/02/h...