VHS Glow
21 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsDarcy, MJ, Katie and Joe talk about movies that spark a nostalgia glow. New episodes twice a month on Friday!
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Episodes
The Mummy
March 25, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBKatie introduces The Mummy (Stephen Sommers, 1999) by giving a quick plot synopsis. Darcy describes the VHS cover. The three go on to discuss their personal memories of seeing The Mummy. Some analysis of the problematic nature of Egyptology ensues. They compare it to Anaconda (Luis Llosa, 1997). They talk about the stars, especially Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. Then the three have a fun rapid question and answer session before wrapping up. IG: @vhs_glow Twitter: @vhs_glow
Romeo Plus Juliet
March 11, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBMJ introduces her nostalgia pick, Romeo + Juliet (Baz Luhrmann, 1996). The four go on to discuss: personal reminiscences of seeing the film originally how it was aggressively marketed to teenage girls music videos & cinematic form the soundtrack Roger Ebert's review & boomer misunderstandings of the MTV generation was Shakespeare punk? would Shakespeare be cancelled if he was alive today? Then the group answers the pressing questions: what costume would you wear to the ball? marry...
The Matrix, or Neo Gets His Egg Cracked
February 25, 2022 06:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBAs per usual, the episode launches with a fun recap, i.e. a description of the original VHS cover art of The Matrix (Wachowskis, 1999). Joe hosts this week (as the film was his selection), prompting Darcy, Katie, and MJ to share their memories of seeing The Matrix in its original theatrical release. From there, the four discuss: the philosophy of Baudrillard & The Matrix & his misinterpretation of Zion as "the real" The Matrix as trans narrative & the messy process of birthing oneself...
the best little camp classic in texas
January 28, 2022 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBAs usual, we get a recap that is basically a description of the VHS tape before launching into our discussion on The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Darcy discusses how she first saw it and why it was her pick for this episode. Joe, Katie, and MJ talk about the film's camp status. Further topics include: the odd demonization of gays as seen in the Dom DeLuise character Melvin P. Thorpe the real life drama of the Chicken Ranch how much we love Dolly how the gay football team helps de...
The Best Little Camp Classic in Texas
January 28, 2022 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBAs usual, we get a recap that is basically a description of the VHS tape before launching into our discussion on The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Darcy discusses how she first saw it and why it was her pick for this episode. Joe, Katie, and MJ talk about the film's camp status. Further topics include: the odd demonization of gays as seen in the Dom DeLuise character Melvin P. Thorpe the real life drama of the Chicken Ranch how much we love Dolly how the gay football team helps de...
The Princess Bride of Chernobyl
January 14, 2022 06:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBIn typical VHS Glow fashion, the four hosts discuss their nostalgia-relationship to The Princess Bride, including first viewing context, family & school screenings, & what their younger selves felt about the movie. Joe gives a queer interpretation but then veers left and talks about Chernobyl. Further topics include: GenX vs millennials the definition of "feel good" movies & why the Simmons family disprefers them Blue Velvet (1986) hermeneutics, or what's inside the lawn of S. Morgens...
A Goofy Movie: A Black Nerd Classic (feat. Autymn Harris)
December 31, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBWe cover a lot of ground in this episode! Autymn tells us why A Goofy Movie is a black nerd classic. Joe then gives us a dose of queer fan fiction. Then we discuss a microcosm of topics, including: the "down low" Art Babbitt, the genesis of the Goofy character, minstrelsy, black representation, phrenology AKA the pseudo-science of skull shape & Goofy's bump the racism of Disney & why old cartoons aren't on Disney+ Goofy's mode of existence as proof that mistakes are ok parent-child rol...
High Art, or Syd Gets Her Pipes Fixed
December 10, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBHigh Art is a fabulous yet ultimately tragic story of two star-crossed lovers. Syd (Radha Mitchell), a struggling/aspiring editor at a high end photography magazine, meets Lucy (Ally Sheedy) almost by accident. Lucy, as it turns out, is a has-been yet still talented photographer who Syd quickly sees as her way to the top. However, both women are in relationships: Lucy with fading German actress Greta (Patricia Clarkson), Syd with milquetoast James (Gabriel Mann). Lucy and Syd fall in love a...
Teen Deceit: A Double Feature
November 05, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBKatie, MJ, and Joe return after a brief hiatus to discuss not one, but two films! (Don’t worry, Darcy will be back soon!) First, License to Drive (1988) provides fertile ground for theorizing a Jacob’s Ladder-esque, life-before-his-eyes story structure wherein Les Anderson (Corey Haim) dies at the end and the film circles back upon itself, Finnegans Wake style. Other topics include: Teenage deceit, personal experiences getting our licenses, the snowballing of lies, North by Northwest, pat...
The Super Mario Bros Episode
August 20, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBWhat is Super Mario Bros. really about? Katie doesn't think the film's really about anything but is the most New York movie ever; MJ unearths parallels in another sci-fi classic; Darcy's just in it for the Easter eggs; Joe is undecided.
The Speed Episode
August 06, 2021 05:00 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBWhat is Speed really about? It's one of Katie's childhood faves; Darcy loves Dennis Hopper; MJ talks tropes & more!
The First Blood Episode
July 09, 2021 11:00 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBWhat is First Blood (1982) really about? Have you actually seen First Blood or do you just have cartoonish images from the sequels in mind when you think and speak of Rambo? He just needs a hug!
The Robocop Episode
June 25, 2021 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBIt's a Jesus v Frankenstein showdown in our latest episode, guest starring Joe Simmons AKA the editor of VHS Glow!
The Terminator Episode
June 11, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB"Nobody got divorced from James Cameron and was like, 'What a stand up guy!'"
The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Episode
May 14, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBI've already wasted my whole life. I want to tell you with my last breath that I have always loved you. I would rather be a ghost, drifting by your side as a condemned soul, than enter heaven without you. Because of your love, I will never be a lonely spirit.
The GI Jane Episode
April 30, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBI never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.
The Point Break Episode
April 16, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MBKatie thinks Point Break is about the silliness and profundity of masculinity. MJ thinks Point Break is about competing conceptions of The Good Life. Darcy thinks Point Break is about anti-heroes and anti-villains. FIGHT!
The Karate Kid Episode
April 02, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBMJ thinks it's about karate instructors fighting a war of ideals with child proxy soldiers. Darcy thinks it's about how America whitewashes its perpetuation of atrocities such as the internment of people of Japanese descent during WWII. Katie thinks it's about patrilineal hegemony due to the truly astonishing number of daddies. FIGHT!
The Intro Episode
March 17, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBToday we're talking about VHS Glow - what is it, who are we and why are we doing it? Discussion topics include Blockbuster, our dads' and brothers' tastes in action movies, the enduring legacy of Keanu Reeves, tearjerker sports movies, after school specials, and whether we hallucinated various movies and shows from our youths.
The Bloodsport Episode
March 17, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBToday we're talking about Bloodsport (1988)! It was the first thing we recorded so Darcy obliquely references the taking of the US Capitol on 1/6/20 and Katie says "like" approximately nine thousand times. Discussion topics include: Are all secret worlds in martial arts movies connected? Sexy fight training montages with Punch Dad, One True Art as created by white American individualist dominance narratives, One True Can of Beer held by Ray the entire movie, Being the pink Power Ranger, Fra...
The Big Trouble in Little China Episode
March 17, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBToday we're talking about Big Trouble in Little China (1986) - spoiler alert. Discussion topics include : Lo Pan's cursed dating history, Jack Burton ❤ Pork-Chop Express, but does he love himself? That stowaway twist ending, Jack Burton as America, John Carpenter's subversive ouevre, The journey to hell by way of Greek mythology, Lifting the veil of the world to experience real power, Jack as a reckless and helpless naif a la Kikuchiyo in Seven Samurai, White supremacy affecting our percepti...