Film banter, sequel chatter, and a blunt take on what lasts.
More Drama & The Seasons We Never Asked For keeps returning to The Devil Wears Prada and to the odd way some films refuse to leave the conversation.

Johannesburg movie talk behind the counter.
The Video Store turns film culture into a friendly shift behind an imaginary counter, rooted in Russell's independent cinema world in Johannesburg. Friends and visiting customers move from new releases and awards chatter to old favorites, band documentaries, Disney arguments, and the practical life of moviegoing.
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The Video Store is a weekly film-culture hangout framed as a shift behind the counter of a local rental shop. The shop is mostly imaginary, but the movie life around it feels very real. Russell brings the perspective of someone tied directly to The Bioscope, an independent cinema in Johannesburg, and the conversations often move through that local exhibition world before widening into film and entertainment news. It is not a detached recap show. It is a room of film people comparing what they have seen, what they are booking, what audiences might care about, and which old favorites still have a strange grip on memory. The pacing is loose but quick. A chat can start with traffic, weather, parenthood, or someone arriving late, then land on the Oscars, The Devil Wears Prada 2, an Iron Maiden documentary, Scrubs, Pixar, Tourette's, or a mysterious Zendaya and Robert Patterson film. That informality is the point. Facts get checked socially, opinions soften and sharpen in the same breath, and nostalgia is allowed to be fond without becoming automatic praise. The show is especially good at treating movies as public experiences. Trailers matter. Screening logistics matter. What plays at The Bioscope matters. So do the small personal stories that explain why a film, a band, or a childhood Disney release still has emotional charge. Visiting customers add another lane, bringing creative work and lifelong film picks into the conversation. St. Lucia's appearance, for example, turns music fandom and movie memory into the same easy exchange. Regulars like Graham G-Force Hackney, Gattles, Perrin P-Dogfish, Chizembe, Claudia, and Cole give the counter its changing rhythm. The result is friendly, opinionated, and specific to Johannesburg without feeling closed off. It suits listeners who like film recommendations, industry talk, cinema culture, and side roads more than polished critical verdicts. The Video Store feels like the conversation that starts after someone asks what to watch, then keeps going because everyone has one more title, one more memory, and one more argument.
Made for: For film fans who like recommendations with lived cinema context, loose panel chemistry, and South African perspective. It suits listeners who enjoy trailers, awards chatter, nostalgic favorites, and industry talk filtered through real moviegoing habits.
What sets it apart: The show stands apart by tying pop-culture conversation to the working world of an independent Johannesburg cinema. Its video-store frame gives film news, guest memories, and local screening instincts a warmer, more grounded shape than a standard review panel.
A weekly chat amongst friends working a shift at your local video store. The place you go every week when it's movie night! Interesting customers occasionally pop in to rent something, and we go through the films they've loved across their life. Come for the advice on what you could watch, but stay for the friends you will come to make.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Russell and company connect recommendations to cinema-going, personal memory, and the arguments that keep films alive after the credits.
Russell turns recommendations into conversations about why films stick, bringing friends and visitors behind the counter to discuss current releases, older favorites, and television.
At this video-store counter, your Lion King nostalgia is welcome to argue back.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
Film banter, sequel chatter, and a blunt take on what lasts.
More Drama & The Seasons We Never Asked For keeps returning to The Devil Wears Prada and to the odd way some films refuse to leave the conversation.
A loose, film minded counter chat with St. Lucia that drifts in a good way.
The Video Store opens as a laid-back counter chat with St. Lucia, and it lands best when it stays personal and film minded. Russell clearly likes the band, and that gives the episode a warm, easy pull.
A loose, conversational shop-floor catch-up for listeners who enjoy film talk and a detour into Iron Maiden.
At The Video Store, the discussion settles into an easy catch-up about what the hosts are watching, with Project Hail Mary and a new Iron Maiden documentary both getting room to breathe.
A loose Oscar chat built around the animated race.
With Russell away on newborn duty, Perrin and Gad hold down the shop and keep the episode moving at an easy clip. The animated Oscar race gets most of the attention, with Zootopia 2, K-pop Demon Hunters, and the old habit of treating animation like the children's table all…
A milestone hangout that folds movie memories and grief into warm, lived-in film talk.
The 200th visit to The Video Store lands as a milestone hangout, with Russell, GeForce, and Marigold opening the shop for a conversation about the series and the films that still matter to them.

New Orleans film talk from the working room.



Awards math, festival heat, blunt film talk.

Career retrospectives with Hollywood memory and context.

Strength talk for body and identity.
Russell opens the shop with G-Force and Claudia.
Russell opens the shop and welcomes St.
The hosts discuss the upcoming Zendaya and Robert Patterson film, its mysterious marketing, and their roles at an independent cinema and video store.
Russell opens the shop and catches up with friends while things are still quiet.
A discussion among South African film enthusiasts about staying up to watch the Oscars and its significance in the film industry.
Friends working at a video store chat about movies, recommend films, and share stories about interesting customers.
Friends working at a video store chat about movies and a customer reminisces about renting Phantom Thread.
Friends working at a video store chat about movies and recommend films to customers.
Friends working at a video store chat about films and recommend movies to customers.
Friends working at a video store chat about films and series they love, with occasional customer interactions.
["Sinners dominates the back half of The Video Store's Oscar talk with 16 nominations, while Russell is away on paternity leave and Perrin and Gad run the shop.", "The conversation also swings through Lee Cronin's The Mummy teaser, Evil Dead Rise, Free Solo's live climb in Taiwan, and a UFC safety objection about punches after a knockout.", "Masters of the Universe gets praise for He-Man's pink shirt and Jared Leto's Skeletor, and the hosts drift into Comic Con, Pok\u00e9mon cards, Logan Paul's box breaks, and old shops like Outer Limits and Zedby's.", "The awards section lands on Timothee Chalamet, Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd, Jessie Buckley, Emma Stone, Amy Madigan, and Tiana Taylor, while Andor is defended as the rare Star Wars project that feels like espionage."]
Russell opens the shop for the 200th time.
Friends working at a video store chat about films and recommend movies to customers.
Friends working at a video store chat about movies and TV shows, offering recommendations and sharing personal film experiences.
Friends working at a video store chat about films and help customers find something to watch.
Friends working at a video store chat about films and series while sipping iced lattes.
The host opens the video store and introduces a special guest, a co-writer of the film 'Him', who will rent a movie and discuss films.
Friends working at a video store chat about movies and recommend films to customers.
The host interviews the filmmakers behind the movie Street Trash, discussing their unique approach to horror and independent filmmaking.
Friends working at a video store chat about films and recommend movies to customers.
Friends working at a video store chat about movies and series they love, offering recommendations and banter.
The host interviews the producer and writer-star of the South African comedy film Lucky Fish, discussing its festival opening and theatrical release.
The host Russell opens the video store and introduces an upcoming interview with director Jason Howes about his true crime docu-series 'The ABC Killer' on Showmax.
Friends working at a video store chat about movies and series, with a lighthearted tone and occasional customer interactions.
Friends working at a video store chat about movies, including the new F1 film, and share recommendations.
The host and his friend discuss the 15th anniversary of the host's independent cinema, The Bioscope, and plan to celebrate by sharing memories and stories.
The hosts open the video store and introduce a special episode where they will chat with a guest about movies and series they love.
Russell and his friends at a video store in Johannesburg chat casually about movies, weather, and their day.
Russell and his friends at the Video Store chat about recovering from sickness after a band tour to Cape Town and juggling work commitments like a candy company conference.
The hosts of the Video Store podcast, including Russell, G-Force, and P-Dog, introduce themselves and their backgrounds in film and entertainment while setting up a casual discussion about movies and series.
Russell, owner of The Bioscope cinema in Johannesburg, introduces a special episode featuring Norwegian filmmaker Emilie Blichfeldt to discuss her film 'The Ugly Stepsister' and her career.
This episode features an interview with filmmaker duo Jordy Sank and Gabriella Blumberg about their new film Die Quicksilver and insights into the filmmaking process.