VHS Sisters
A cozy lil' podcast where a big sister forces her little sister to watch and review classic films from the VHS era!
Episodes
31 episodes
Episode 31-The Secret Garden(1993) MELANIE'S BIRTHDAY SPORES SPECIAL!!!
It is a MOST special day, dear Sisterlovers (yes, I am still trying to make that a thing!). Today, in honor of Melanie's birthday, during the last week of Melanie's Memories Month, we revisit one of our MOST beloved childhood VHS classics: The ...
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Episode 12
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1:11:35
Episode 30-Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
PAGING MR HERMAN! Today, in attempts to repair the giant rift that was torn between them upon the watching of The Secret of NIMH, Saysha has resorted to a tried and true family classic that has proven to heal the deepest of wounds between sibli...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:19:34
Episode 29: The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Buckle up for some good old-fashioned 80's childhood trauma nostalgia and prepare yourself for a VHS Sister milestone, because this is the first episode where we actually get in a FIGHT over a movie. Today, we are discussing the 1982 Don Bluth ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:29:11
Episode 28- Return To Oz (1985)
Listeners, it's another fresh weekly episode of VHS Sisters, and we are continuing down the Yellow Brick Road of Melanie's Memories in March and yapping at GREAT length about one of our childhood trauma watches: Return to Oz from 1985! This abs...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:35:24
Episode 27-Legend (1985)
AHHHHHHHHH BLIX!!!! In March, we have a FRESH new theme for you called Melanie's Memories! Meaning, we'll be rewatching some of the old family favorites that we feel need a deep dive, VHS Sister style. Today, we start with a 1980's dark fantasy...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:29:52
Episode 26- Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Listeners, we've finally done it! We've finally found a movie that made Melanie feel disgusted at the idea of romantic love! We, of course, are talking about the infamous jukebox musical from 2001, Moulin Rouge! Both Melanie and Saysha had a LO...
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Episode 7
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1:14:33
Episode 25-The Age of Innocence (1993)
OPULENCE! YOU OWN EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING IS YOURS! Listeners, we are in the full swing of LOVE month, and this week, Saysha is making Melanie watch yet another horny 90's costume drama- The Age of Innocence! Are we sensing a trend here? Is ther...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:06:25
Episode 24-Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Hail and Well Met, O Listeners! In this week's episode we watch a LOVE movie that Saysha *thought* she remembered fondly, but was MOST unhappy to find it extremely lacking: Shakespeare in Love! Melanie and Saysha manage to ramble on for over an...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:04:29
Episode 23- A Room With a View (1985)
HELLOOOOOOO Sisterlovers!!! This month, Melanie got to pick the special monthly theme, which is...LOVE! For the very first LOVE selection, Saysha has decided on a very slow, sleepy, and special Merchant Ivory production: A Room With a View! Is ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:11:19
Episode 22-The Silence of The Lambs (1991)
HELLO CLARICE!!! It's our last episode of Actual Good Movies, and Saysha picked yet another problematic fav as has been known to do! Today we chat about the 1991 thriller The Silence of the Lambs, directed by Jonathan Demme and oooooooh boy do ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:26:52
Episode 21-Cabaret (1972)
Helllllo and Happy F@scist Winter to all of our Sisterlovers out there! We regret to inform you that we are NOT being very cozy this month and are continuing the January theme of Actual Good Movies that address Real Issues! In today's episode, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:24:54
Episode 20- SEASON 2 Premiere: THE SHINING (1980)
OUR HATERS SAID IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN!!! We are BACK for Season 2 babyyyyy and we have something super special cooked up for you today! We yap at LENGTH (or mostly Saysha does) about one of the greatest horror movies of all time, The Shining! W...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:48:45
Episode 19- VHS SISTERS SEASON ONE RECAP!!!
HOLY SMOKES Sisterlovers!!! We actually made a whole ass season of movie recaps and posted them on the internet. To celebrate ourselves, and to also give YOU a special holiday bonus treat, Melanie is running the show today and asking some spicy...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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53:45
Episode 18- CHRISTMAS SPECIAL PART TWO: Gremlins (1985)
Wowowwow, how is it almost 2026?!?! Time to cuddle up with one of Saysha’s all-time favorite cursed childhood Christmas classics- GREMLINS!!! Why was Saysha allowed to watch this when she was five years old? How has Melanie lived to 33 without ...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:19:18
Episode 17- CHRISTMAS SPECIAL PART ONE: Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)
Happy Holidays, O Loyal Listeners! Nothing says the holidays like a prolonged rant about how AI is both super uncool and boring, RIGHT? Well, that's what you get in this episode, along with plenty of discussion about puppet class war, the impor...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:08:18
Episode 16- Little Women (1994)
OOOOOOO we are getting cozy now, O Loyal Listeners! We officially kick off full-fledged festive season with THE undisputed best adaptation of Little Women that has ever been made- the 1994 version! We mostly rave about how this is a stone-cold ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:15:08
Episode 15-When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Hey Loyal Sisterlovers! Guess what? It's freezing, it's dark, and the big tree is up at Rockefeller Center! In honor of this VERY festive time of year, Saysha makes Melanie watch one of THE MOST quintessential New York romantic comedies set dur...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:16:03
Episode 14-The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
DON'T DREAM IT, BE IT! Listeners, today is a VERY special day because this is the first time we are doing a FULL musical on this podcast (The Worst Witch and Labyrinth don't count! FIGHT ME IF YOU THINK SO!!!) We discuss the classic cult midnig...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:12:27
Episode 13-Pet Sematary (1989)
SOMETIMES DEAD IS BETTER!!! Hooooooo boy, today Saysha really shoots herself in the foot, making Melanie and herself watch yet another Stephen King movie that has NOT held up well over time: Pet Sematary! Together, they navigate the dark woods ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:15:16
Episode 12- Labyrinth (1986)
DANCE MAGIC DANCE!!!! Wowee wow, Listeners, do we have a really great episode for you! Saysha *finally* forced Melanie to watch the weirdly beloved Jim Henson/Brian Froud collab-Labyrinth! This one is a stone-cold VHS classic, and we discuss ma...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:25:49
Episode 11-The Company of Wolves (1985)
FEVER DREAM ALERT!!!! Greetings, Loyal Listeners! Please indulge us this week as Saysha completely spirals and forces Melanie to listen to one of her earliest movie memories—the completely batshit adaptation of Angela Carter's short story, "The...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:29:58
Episode 10 -HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 2 ELECTRIC BOOGALOO!!! Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Surprise!!! We have ANOTHER special 'ween ep just for YOU, Devoted Listener. Today, we do a long, deep dive into the overwhelmingly horny 1992 vampire romance/horror Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula. This movie is Saysha's Roman Emp...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:29:14
Episode 9-HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!!! It-The Miniseries(1990)
OOOOOOOOOOO this is gonna be an ooky, spooky, kooky episode indeed! Can you believe Melanie has never seen the legendary primetime TV adaptation of the great Stephen King novel It? I forced her to watch it so we could share some sis...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:35:41
Episode 8- The Dark Crystal (1982)
MMMMMMMMMM!!!! Today's episode is SUPER special for us because it took MANY MANY months of cajoling to get Melanie to actually sit down and watch this! And even though The Dark Crystal was not marketed as an actual *horror* movie, we are keepin...
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Episode 8
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1:27:00
Episode 7- The Black Cauldron (1985)
So many munchings and crunchings! This week Saysha realizes that one of the movies she has recommended to Melanie perhaps does NOT stand up to scrutiny. However, there is still MUCH to discuss, including but not limited to overdone fantasy trop...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:06:36