Nov. 14, 2024
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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.
The ending of Seven almost didn’t survive the studio.
In this clip from The VHS Club, we talk about how the studio pushed hard for a different ending—and how David Fincher refused to move forward unless it stayed intact. Even wilder? Brad Pitt reportedly said he’d walk if the ending was changed.
The box stays.
The trauma stays.
As it should.
This is something we don’t talk about enough.
In this clip from our review of Better Off Dead, we break down why John Cusack worked so well in 80s movies:
- Not a supermodel
- Not a cartoon heartthrob
- Just an average-looking guy with incredible everyman energy
He’s the kind of character:
- You’d want to hang out with
- You’d grab a drink with
- You’d root for
- You might even marry
Hollywood doesn’t cast “that guy” the same way anymore…
This is one of those moments where everything clicks.
In this clip from The VHS Club, we gush about why Seven works so well—from the performances, to the cinematography, to one of our favorite hallway shots when they discover John Doe’s apartment.
It’s peak 90s filmmaking, even if the FBI logistics make absolutely no sense (and we’re choosing to let that go).
#sevenmovie #90smovies
Let’s talk about the real villain math in Better Off Dead.
In this clip from our review of Better Off Dead, we break down the ongoing $2 beef:
- A paperboy demanding money
- Windows being broken on purpose
- A dad who keeps replacing them
And the eternal question: would paying the $2 have stopped all of this chaos?
Was the paperboy justified?
Was this preventable?
Or was this kid always going to choose violence?
Truly one of the most absurd…
Before Seven became one of the most iconic thrillers of the 90s, David Fincher almost walked away from filmmaking entirely.
In this clip from The VHS Club, we talk about how the script stuck with him, why he couldn’t let it go, and how his decision to make Seven changed his career—and film history—forever.
Sometimes the movies that haunt you are the ones you have to make.
#sevenmovie #davidfincher #90smovies
What’s in the box??
No seriously. We need to talk about it.
In this episode of The VHS Club, we’re rewinding to Seven (1995), David Fincher’s bleak, rain-soaked thriller that permanently altered the vibe of 90s cinema. Starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, this movie is all grit, dread, and slow-building horror that sticks with you long after the tape stops spinning.
Join us as we spiral together, unpacking:
- The Seven Deadly Sins as a deeply unsettling narrative…
