Having the good fortune of being on vacation – it was made all the better by visiting Tee Rex, a vintage toy store in Eureka Springs!
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Perhaps my most unexpected find yet (through a random search of course), is Awesome 80s Toy Commercials. Got Prime? You’re in for a treat!
If you are looking for a fun if completely bonkers horror film, you might want to check out 1989’s Amityville: The Evil Escapes. To help you make up your mind, I share my experiences seeing it on the big screen…just last week!
With it finally being October, it’s time to start sharing memories of all those wonderful things related to the Season. Movies, TV shows and of course Holiday specials such as The Halloween Door – which was a special featuring The Real Ghostbusters!
Friends, I think if you and I were to take the time and create a top ten list of NES games, there would naturally be similar choices. The Legend of Zelda, Metroid and Castlevania would probably be on our lists. However I’m willing to bet you would agree that Capcom’s […]
In 1989, Summer CES took place in Chicago. Marvel was sent three of their biggest characters, Captain America, Spider-Man and Doctor Doom to promote some of the games in which their characters would appear. As we moved into 1990, we reached a turning point with Marvel Games. Sure the Questprobe […]
This week’s Retroist Podcast is about the classic sitcom, Night Court. I begin the show talking about how Harry Anderson inspired my love of magic, even though I am not that good at it. I was not planning on doing a Night Court podcast this season. It was a subject […]
This week’s Retroist Podcast is about a show that recently returned after a long break, “Roseanne.” on the Retroist Roseanne Podcast I start off talking about why I watched Roseanne during its first run and why I will be checking out the reboots. I tried recording this show a few […]
From the now-defunct video store chain that brought you Buster Sales, comes an obviously intentional parody of two now-deceased film critics. The store? Blockbuster Video. The film critics? Siskel and Ebert…well, no. Not them. They wouldn’t train Blockbuster new hires. Besides, too costly. Filling in to do something less dignifying, […]
You’ve probably figured this out by now. I love the work of Joe Dante. Whether that be Gremlins, Innerspace or The ‘Burbs to name a few of the films he has directed. There is always a mischievousness that comes through in all of his movies and TV shows that I […]