This week at The Video Store we got a special visit from producer and past guest Luke Rous to discuss why the South African film industry is in crisis, and what can be done to save it. But before that Cole and Graeme chat about Sam Mendes’ Beatles biopics, the passing of the great Catherine O’Hara, Steven Spielberg’s Grammy win and lots more.

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Hey did you guys see…

First look at the Beatles

Alec Baldwin is bad at chess

Fast Forever is the name of a real movie

Melania documentary makes more money than it should have

The first trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2

The passing of Catherine O’Hara

Steven Spielberg joins the EGOT club

Recommended Films & Series

Mad Men

The Pitt

Bad Influencer

Plur1bus

Better Call Saul

Rental Family

Hamnet

The Mighty Nein

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This week at the Video Store Perrin, Gad and Graeme run the store while Russell is away. We talk about the 2026 Oscar Nominations, trailers for Masters of the Universe and Maul: Shadow Lord & Gad and Perrin then go off on a Pokemon tangent!

Hey did you guys see…

The trailer for Lee Cronin’s The Mummy

A guy climbed a building… Live!

He-man and his pink shirt are back

Darth Maul gets his own TV show

Kathleen Kennedy steps down as head of Lucasfilm

The 2026 Oscar Nominations

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This week Russell did a shift with Cole, but were then joined by the incomparable Brett De Groot. Always a good laugh, Brett is a renowned theatre producer, director and performer, and his previous visits have been some of our most listened to episodes! We talk through the latest film and entertainment news this week, along with a deeper look into films like "28 Years later: The Bone Temple", Oscar darling "Hamnet" and "The Rip" on Netflix. All this and lots, lots more!

Hey did you guys see…

Queer Eye ending with season 10

Zootopia 2 is (Hollywood’s) biggest animated movie ever

CATS at Montecasino

Zoe Saldaña is the highest grossing actor of all time

8th time is the charm for Paranormal Activity

What we’ve been watching

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple | In Theaters

Hamnet | In Theaters 30 January

The Rip | Netflix

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