VHS Tapes Are Magic

Happy Friday the 13th! It's February and we're talking to Luce Tomlin-Brenner about working in videostores and then we take a trip with her to Videotheque in Highland Park Los Angeles. In between we l...

What is VHS TAPES ARE MAGIC? It's a celebration of home video, movie collecting, and an attempt to uncover and understand the history of video stores and where they are now. Hosted by comedian Matt Mc...

We're BACK! Happy 2026! Time for some VHS TAPES ARE MAGIC. This episode we talk to Josh Schafer from Lunchmeat VHS. Then we learn about this history of Cartrivision, the world's first home video syste...

It's finally here... VHS TAPES ARE MAGIC!!! Episode 1- we talk to my dear friend Patrick Walsh (Drunk History, We'll See You In Hell) and we learn about Andre Blay and Magnetic Video.   Join the Video...

IT'S ALL BEEN BUILDING UP TO THIS.... GODZILLA VS. KONG!!!! SOBER DAD, the new comedy album from Matt McCarthy is available NOW on all digital music platforms! Call Sirius XM and request they play it!...

I hate Godfather Part III. How will I feel about Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone??? LET'S FIND OUT!!! SOBER DAD, the new comedy album from Matt McCarthy is available NOW on all digital m...

ISSUE #100 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Does this label say Treehouse of Horror I-IV or I-IX? LET'S FIND OUT! SOBER DAD, the new comedy album from Matt McCarthy is available NOW on all digital mu...

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ISSUE #98 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Why is Kevin Bacon running? LET'S FIND OUT! SOBER DAD, the new comedy album from Matt McCarthy is available for pre-order NOW on all digital music platforms...

ISSUE #97 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Why does Matt prefer NoES 4 over 3? LET'S FIND OUT! SOBER DAD, the new comedy album from Matt McCarthy is available for pre-order NOW on all digital music p...

ISSUE #96 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Why is this thing called Pumpkinhead if it doesn't have a pumpkin for a head?? LET'S FIND OUT! SOBER DAD, the new comedy album from Matt McCarthy is availab...

ISSUE #95 - Justifying My Movie Collection. This is one of the worst movies ever made. Why does Matt own two copies of HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN then? LET'S FIND OUT! Thank you to everyone for sending me...

ISSUE #94 - Justifying My Movie Collection. This tape has no label. What's on it? LET'S FIND OUT! (SPOILER: It's 6 hours of MTV from April 3, 1991) Thank you to everyone for sending me VHS tapes and n...

ISSUE #93 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Matt loves laserdiscs! This week he watches one that's never been opened - LA FEMME NIKITA! WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN? LET'S FIND OUT! Thank you to every...

ISSUE #92 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Matt has no idea what is happening in this movie. Do you have any idea?? LET'S FIND OUT! Thank you to everyone for sending me VHS tapes and now…YOU CAN TOO:...

ISSUE #91 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Matt has a double disc of DVD-R's in a Blockbuster case he found at a Goodwill. Who is this Dr. Strangebrain?? LET'S FIND OUT! Thank you to everyone for sen...

ISSUE #90 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Matt got a box fo tapes from St. Louis. This one is labeled "My Tape" ...who are you? What's on YOUR tape? LET'S FIND OUT! Thank you to everyone for sending...

ISSUE #89 - Justifying My Movie Collection. On the 25th anniversary of Jerry's death Matt watches LONG STRANGE TRIP. Thank you to everyone for sending me VHS tapes and now…YOU CAN TOO: Matt McCarthy P...

ISSUE #88 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Matt has a tape he recorded that's labeled "Superman - videos / High Fidelity"  What the hell are Superman Videos??? Let's find out!!! Thank you to everyone...

ISSUE #87 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Matt found a stack of tapes on the curb in Van Nuys... Let's watch ANOTHER one! Thank you to everyone for sending me VHS tapes and now…YOU CAN TOO: Matt McC...

ISSUE #86 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Matt found a stack of tapes on the curb in Van Nuys... Let's watch one! Thank you to everyone for sending me VHS tapes and now…YOU CAN TOO: Matt McCarthy PO...

ISSUE #85 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Matt watches John Woo's THE KILLER for the first time ever on the greatest format in home video: LASERDISC! Let's watch! Thank you to everyone for sending m...

ISSUE #84 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Take a trip to the dirty neon year 1999 with a VHS of two meaningless award ceremonies as Matt watches a tape labeled "Blockbuster Awards MTV Video Awards" ...

ISSUE #83 - Justifying My Movie Collection. They moved Godzilla vs. Kong to May 2021, so for now the attempt at watching all the movies leading up to that is on hold indefinitely. Where to now?? Back ...

ISSUE #81 - Justifying My Movie Collection. They moved Godzilla vs. Kong to May 2021, so for now the attempt at watching all the movies leading up to that is on hold indefinitely. Where to now?? Back ...

ISSUE #80 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Matt takes a break from the Godzilla movies and takes a look at the state of things and watches the only movie that seemed appropriate this weekend, DO THE ...

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ISSUE #78 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 44 of every Godzilla, King Kong (and Mothra, because Mothra is integral, (t-shirt available: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/jmmc-mothra.html) along w...

ISSUE #77 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 43 of every Godzilla, King Kong (and Mothra, because Mothra is integral, (t-shirt available: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/jmmc-mothra.html) along w...

ISSUE #76 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 42 of every Godzilla, King Kong (and Mothra, because Mothra is integral, (t-shirt available now) along with whatever we can fit in between. This week w...

ISSUE #75 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 41 of every Godzilla, King Kong (and Mothra, because Mothra is integral, (t-shirt available now) along with whatever we can fit in between. This week w...

ISSUE #74 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 40 of every Godzilla, King Kong (and Mothra, because Mothra is integral, (t-shirt available now) along with whatever we can fit in between. This week i...

ISSUE #73 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 39 of every Godzilla, King Kong (and Mothra, because Mothra is integral, (t-shirt available now) along with whatever we can fit in between. This week i...

ISSUE #72 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 38 of every Godzilla, King Kong, and whatever other movie we can squeeze in! April is for the '80s and today we're watching the first Big Monster Movie...

ISSUE #72 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 37 of every Godzilla, King Kong, and whatever fits in between movie! This month we're going to the '80s!! And today's issue is 1982's Q!!! THE WINGED S...

ISSUE #71 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 36 of watching every Godzilla, King Kong and Mothra movie... because Mothra is Integral...  WHICH IS A NEW SHIRT NOW AVAILABLE https://www.prowrestling...

ISSUE #71 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 35 of watching every Godzilla and King Kong movie along with any other movie we can fit in before GODZILLA VS. KONG is release on Nov 20, 2020... alleg...

ISSUE #70 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 34 of watching every Godzilla and King Kong movie along with whatever else we can fit in between! All leading to the eventual, possible, who knows if i...

ISSUE #69 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 33 of watching every Godzilla and King Kong movie along with whatever else in the collection we can jam in between! This week issue features the Friend...

ISSUE #68 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 32 of watching every Godzilla and King Kong movie along with everything remotely related in between all leading up to the big Nov 20, 2020 release of G...

ISSUE #67 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 31 of watching every Godzilla and King Kong movie and everything even remotely related in between. This week's issue is Matt watches two (count 'em, TW...

ISSUE #66 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 30 of watching every Godzilla and King Kong movie with everything related and unrelated jammed in between. This week we watch THE H-MAN, a 1958 Toho sc...

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ISSUE #61 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 25 of watching every Godzilla & King Kong movie and everything in between!! This week it's Ray Harryhausen's final dinosaur movie, THE VALLEY OF GWANGI...

ISSUE #61 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Matt takes a time machine back nearly 100 years ago and watches THE LOST WORLD!!!...

ISSUE #59 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 23 watching every King Kong and Godzilla movie and this is our FINAL show of 2019 and our FIRST show dipping into movies outside of yet essential to th...

ISSUE #58 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Week 22 watching every King Kong and Godzilla movie! It's the final King Kong movie for a few months... AND IT SUCKS!!!...

ISSUE #57 - Justifying My Movie Collection. It's week 21 of watching every King Kong and Godzilla movie leading up to the new release date of November 20, 2020 and today it's a big budget, overgrown b...