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Sept. 25, 2026

The Commitments (1991): The Greatest Fake Band Ever? | The VHS Club Ep. 143

Before Once. Before Sing Street. Before every movie about a scrappy group of musicians coming together to form a band…There was The Commitments.

And this band had absolutely NO business sounding this good. 😂

This week on The VHS Club, Katie and Nat are going back to 1991 to revisit The Commitments, Alan Parker’s musical comedy-drama about an ambitious young manager who decides Dublin needs something it apparently didn't know it needed:Soul music.

He assembles a group of working-class Dublin m
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Sept. 19, 2026

Satisfaction (1988): Julia Roberts Was in THIS?! | The VHS Club Ep. 142

Before Pretty Woman made her a star, and before she became one of the biggest actresses in Hollywood… Julia Roberts was in a movie called Satisfaction.And somehow, we’re watching it. 😂This week on The VHS Club, Katie and Nat are going back to 1988 to revisit Satisfaction, starring Justine Bateman, Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson, Trini Alvarado, and Britta Phillips.The movie follows an all-girl rock band called The Mystery as they head to a beach resort for the summer, land a gig at a nightclub, navi
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Aug. 21, 2026

Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion: We Invented Post-its! | The VHS Club Ep. 141

It’s time to grab your platform heels, put on something shiny, and prepare an extremely convincing story about inventing Post-its.

This week on The VHS Club, Katie and Nat are heading back to 1997 to revisit Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, starring Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow.

Romy and Michele may have survived high school, but when their 10-year reunion rolls around, suddenly their perfectly happy lives don’t seem quite impressive enough. The solution? Reinvent themselves as wildly s
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Aug. 14, 2026

Marvel's First Movie Was HOWARD THE DUCK?! | Review ft. Chris Bumbray | The VHS Club Ep. 140

Before the MCU... before Iron Man... there was Howard the Duck.

This week on The VHS Club, Katie and Nat are joined by film critic Chris Bumbray to revisit one of the strangest comic book movies ever made.

Was it really the disaster everyone remembers? Has it secretly become a misunderstood cult classic? Or is George Lucas's oddball talking duck exactly as bizarre in 2026 as it was in 1986?

We'll dive into:

🦆 Why Howard the Duck became one of Hollywood's biggest flops

🎬 George Lucas's invol
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Aug. 6, 2026

Bio-Dome (1996) Review | Pauly Shore, Stephen Baldwin & Peak '90s Chaos | The VHS Club Ep. 139

Can two lovable idiots accidentally lock themselves inside a high-tech environmental experiment... and somehow save the day?

This week on The VHS Club, Katie and Nat revisit Bio-Dome (1996), the outrageous cult comedy starring Pauly Shore and Stephen Baldwin. From slapstick chaos and unforgettable one-liners to its surprising environmental message, we're asking the big question:

Does Bio-Dome deserve its reputation as one of the most ridiculous and terrible comedies of the '90s... or is there
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July 31, 2026

The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) — The Coca-Cola Bottle That Changed Everything | The VHS Club ep 138

A glass Coke bottle falls from the sky and somehow launches one of the most unexpected movie hits of the 1980s.This week on The VHS Club, Katie and Nat head to the Kalahari Desert to revisit The Gods Must Be Crazy, the quirky South African comedy that became a word-of-mouth sensation and a video store favorite. We discuss the film's unique premise, unforgettable physical comedy, surprising global success, and whether it still works for modern audiences.Along the way, we'll explore behind-the-sce

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Former Blockbuster manager. Unobservant. Loves John Cusack, 80s rom-coms, and slasher flicks. Can't pick a favorite movie, but knows many by heart.

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Owns too many DVDs (and yet not enough). Notices everything and can write essays on most movie topics. Loves the Labyrinth and Christian Slater. Is the reason we rate our movies in potatoes.

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