The Video Store

Russell is joined behind the counter by Cole and Samantha. Both have been away doing exciting things with their lives. Cole is performing in the current run of Mamma Mia that has been touring the country, and Samantha is back from an exciting pitching session in L.A. We talk about all this, and other exciting news in film and entertainment from the past week.

Mamma Mia! at Teatro
Do Your Worst on Netflix

Hey did you guys see….
You Can See Everything Oscar ambitions

What we’ve been watching
Wildwood | In Theatres
Digger | In Theatres
Clayface | In Theatres
Nobody Wants This | Netflix
Silo | Apple TV
Carrie | Prime Video
Whalefall | In Theatres
The Traitors | BBC

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YouTube
Have a film or TV show you have recently enjoyed and want to let us know about it? Send us a voice note as if you are coming into the store to return it. Say your name, what you are returning, and what you think of it. Email it to us at the email address below, or DM us on Instagram.
Contact us at thevideostorepod@gmail.com

Russell does a shift with Graeme, but are joined at the counter by favourite customer Claudia. We talk through the latest in film and entertainment news from the last week. like...
Hey did you guys see….
The trailer for Greta Gerwig's Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew
Jason Statham is doing some more bee related shenanigans
You can now watch Rocky sleeping…. not featuring Sylvester Stallone
Stephen Soderbergh takes over The Batman Part II from Matt Reeves
Gromit gets a voice
Nic Cage and Antonia Banderas set for 5th season of True Detective
Tesla flips out!
You Can See Everything gets crazy ratings
Apu speaks for the first time is nearly a decade

What we’ve been watching
Tenzig | Apple TV

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Instagram
YouTube
Have a film or TV show you have recently enjoyed and want to let us know about it? Send us a voice note as if you are coming into the store to return it. Say your name, what you are returning, and what you think of it. Email it to us at the email address below, or DM us on Instagram.
Contact us at thevideostorepod@gmail.com

This week's guest is celebrated actor, producer, and writer Thabo Rametsi. Thabo has just wrapped shooting on the exciting project The Road Home where he portrays Hugh Masekela, alongside the likes of Cynthia Erivo, and John Legend. We discuss this experience, as well as another exciting new project he is involved in called 4flieks, that has recently launched to help filmmakers and creators. In true Video Store fashion we also make sure to find out the films he's loved across his life, what he's returning to our video store, and what film we can find him to now rent before he leaves!
Thabo Rametsi
4flieks
Bill Condon Pops in

Recommended FIlms & Series
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Gladiator (2000)
City of God (2002)
Inglorious Basterds (2009)
The Dark Knight (2008)
MobLand (2025)

Hey did you guys see….
The Matchbox movie is real
The Paramount/Warner Bros merger now official
Benedict Cumberbatch’s South Africa story on Top Gear

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Instagram
YouTube
Have a film or TV show you have recently enjoyed and want to let us know about it? Send us a voice note as if you are coming into the store to return it. Say your name, what you are returning, and what you think of it. Email it to us at the email address below, or DM us on Instagram.
Contact us at thevideostorepod@gmail.com

Russell does a shift with Gad, and is joined at the counter from favourite customer Chizembi. We talk through the latest in film and entertainment news from the last week, our thoughts on new TV shows like Wonka's Golden Ticket, and films like Unabomber and Digger.
Hey did you guys see….
Avengers Endgame becomes the highest grossing movie ever… again.
No, Chris Nolan isn’t making a Darth Vader movie.
Jon Watts is making a Star Wars movie.
Paramount and WB will now be Skydance.
Robert Eggers next film will be Romeo and Juliet.
Colbert’s Lord of the Rings movie paused but not canceled.

What we’ve been watching
Wonka’s the Golden Ticket | Netflix
Digger | In Theatres
South Park
Unabomber | Netflix
Tony | In Theatres 9th October

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YouTube
Have a film or TV show you have recently enjoyed and want to let us know about it? Send us a voice note as if you are coming into the store to return it. Say your name, what you are returning, and what you think of it. Email it to us at the email address below, or DM us on Instagram.
Contact us at thevideostorepod@gmail.com

This week Russell does a shift with Perrin and Gad. We talk the latest in film and television news of the past week, including thoughts on Tom Cruise's latest big swing "Digger", the newly refreshed "Resident Evil", as well as New York Time's newly published list of the best television shows of this century. All this and lots, lots more!
Hey did you guys see,,,,
Brad Bird’s new sci-fi noir Ray Gunn
New York Times best TV Shows of the 21st Century
YouTube and Meta do 180 on Musk documentary ads
Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial trailer
The Israeli army whistleblower doc NAZA
Day Drinker trailer, I guess Johnny Depp’s still allowed to make movies for reason
Coyote vs Acme could be nominated for animated feature
Sealook, the show that’s accidentally for pets

What we’ve been watching
Digger | In Theatres
Resident Evil | In Theatres
Forgotten Island | In Theatres
Lanterns| HBO Max

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Instagram
YouTube
Have a film or TV show you have recently enjoyed and want to let us know about it? Send us a voice note as if you are coming into the store to return it. Say your name, what you are returning, and what you think of it. Email it to us at the email address below, or DM us on Instagram.
Contact us at thevideostorepod@gmail.com