Archive - Video Days

Big Top Pee-wee

Mismatched milieu dooms tired and unfunny comic fantasy

Aug 12 •

Pee-wee's Big Adventure at 40

Kitschy imagination, vintage props and big laughs fuel rollicking road trip

Aug 5 •

July 2025

National Lampoon's Vacation

Poorly aged jokes overwhelm characters in John Hughes-scripted comedy

Jul 29 •

Musical comedy takes scenic route toward big screen mediocrity

Jul 22 •

My Cousin Vinny

Delightful relationship comedy meets realistic criminal court procedure

Jul 15 •

Back to the Future at 40

Crackerjack screwball sci-fi comedy the imperfect time travel classic

Jul 8 •

June 2025

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

First contact meets growing pains in greatest 'Kids on Bikes' movie of all

Jun 30 •

Characters and childlike wonder power unfinished science fiction sleeper

Jun 23 •

The Monster Squad

Classic movie monsters meet '80s kids in low-tier "Kids on Bikes" movie

Jun 16 •

World-class cast and fashion sense bleed new life into the vampire movie

Jun 9 •

The Goonies at 40

Steven Spielberg and Richard Donner team for ultimate treehouse movie

Jun 2 •

May 2025

Hannibal Lecter is born in masterful, synthesized faerie tale for adults

May 29 •

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