The Last Video Store
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| The Last Video Store | |
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| Directed by | Cody Kennedy Tim Rutherford |
| Written by | Joshua Roach Tim Rutherford |
| Produced by | Genco Pictures Greg Jeffs |
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| Cinematography | Benji Irwin |
| Edited by | Cody Kennedy |
Production companies | Genco Pictures NJC Picture Company |
| Distributed by | Blue Finch Film Releasing |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The Last Video Store is a 2023 Canadian comedy horror film directed by Cody Kennedy and Tim Rutherford, starring Kevin Martin, Yaayaa Adams, Matthew Kennedy, Josh Lenner and Leland Tilden.
Cast[edit]
- Kevin Martin as Kevin
- Yaayaa Adams as Nyla
- Matthew Kennedy as Taggert
- Josh Lenner as Viper
- Leland Tilden as Castor Creeley
Reception[edit]
Drew Tinnin of Dread Central rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote: "The Last Video Store doesn’t land every self-referential joke, far from it actually. Still, the loving homage to the so-good-its-bad movies of our childhood just manages to outshine some of the more trying moments of tedium that inevitably come along with this type of sentimentality, a feature that’s quickly becoming a subgenre within a subgenre."[1]
Matt Donato of /Film gave the film a rating of 7/10 and wrote that while it is "nowhere near a perfect homage to an era of movie-watching that's all but outdated", it is "sincere and resourceful when it counts."[2]
Film critic Kim Newman wrote: "Hyperactive Martin, a real-life DVD store owner, and sceptical Adams make a decent team and it even has a few moments of proper horror amid the retro-trash celebration."[3]
Martin Unsworth of Starburst rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that while the "enthusiasm of all involved is contagious", the film "suffers by trying too hard."[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Tinnin, Drew (27 September 2023). "'The Last Video Store' Fantastic Fest 2023 Review: A B-Movie Tribute to a Bygone Era". Dread Central. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Donato, Matt (26 September 2023). "The Last Video Store Review: B-Movies Fight Back In This Horror-Comedy [Fantastic Fest 2023]". /Film. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Newman, Kim (28 October 2023). "FrightFest review – The Last Video Store". The Kim Newman Web Site. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Unsworth, Martin. "THE LAST VIDEO STORE [FrightFest Halloween 2023]". Starburst. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
