Episode 36: Bloodsport

Episode 36: Bloodsport

This week, the boys kick off the tournament of martial arts films at Top Shelf Video, starting with a video store champion in 1988's Bloodsport in honor of Donald Gibb. This was the first starring role for Jean-Claude Van Damme, who would go on to start the fighting tournament genre, which led to many more films and video games.    Join us for this summer event of high kicks, low kicks, and kicks in the middle with a special guest appearance by store employee Julie Basile [https://www.instagram.com/flickersfromthecave/] from Flickers from the Cave [https://tr.ee/vIKoAlWJy_] podcast. Top Shelf Video – Reliving the Video Store Era with Gen X [https://topshelfvideo.com/] Please rate and review us! You can also email us at topshelfvideopodcast@gmail.com [topshelfvideopodcast@gmail.com] Follow us on Instagram  Top Shelf Video on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/topshelfvideotx/] Follow us on BlueSky Top Shelf Video Podcast Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/topshelfvideopod.bsky.social] Follow the Dallas VHS Swap on Instagram Dallas VHS Swap on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dallasvhsswap/] Theme music by Colin Nance [https://www.instagram.com/colinanance/]

Film to Table (Side Cast) Episode 23: The Magnificent Butcher

Mistaken identities! Revenge plots! Drunken boxing! Puns about pig trotters! The 1979 film Magnificent Butcher has it all. When Butcher Wing inadvertently starts a feud between his kung fu faction and another, fists fly until one man is left standing. Roundhouse kick your way to Film to Table with Eli and Denise for this kung fu classic! Top Shelf Video – Reliving the Video Store Era with Gen X [https://topshelfvideo.com/]   Please rate and review us!   You can also email us at topshelfvideopodcast@gmail.com [topshelfvideopodcast@gmail.com]   Follow us on Instagram  Top Shelf Video on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/topshelfvideotx/]   Follow us on BlueSky Top Shelf Video Podcast Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/topshelfvideopod.bsky.social]   Follow the Dallas VHS Swap on Instagram Dallas VHS Swap on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dallasvhsswap/]   Theme music by Colin Nance [https://www.instagram.com/colinanance/]

Episode 35: Cloak and Dagger

Agent X is on a mission to find the secrets to making the best Top Shelf Video choice. With the help of Jaime and Eli, who have the experience and skills to assist in this top-secret operation, can they complete their mission to find the films that make up the Top Shelf Video? Tune in and find out Top Shelf Video – Reliving the Video Store Era with Gen X [https://topshelfvideo.com/] Please rate and review us! You can also email us at topshelfvideopodcast@gmail.com [topshelfvideopodcast@gmail.com] Follow us on Instagram  Top Shelf Video on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/topshelfvideotx/] Follow us on BlueSky Top Shelf Video Podcast Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/topshelfvideopod.bsky.social] Follow the Dallas VHS Swap on Instagram Dallas VHS Swap on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dallasvhsswap/] Theme music by Colin Nance [https://www.instagram.com/colinanance/]

Episode 34: Battle Beyond the Stars

This week the Top Shelf Video boys go beyond the video store to look for help in fighting off the evil streaming companies to keep the ways of physical media alive in this Roger Corman take on Seven Samurai with Battle Beyond the Stars. One part Kurosawa, one part Star Wars, and a lot of cheese sum up this classic 80's hidden gem. Will this ragtag team fight off the powers of evil and make the Top Shelf? Tune in and find out   Top Shelf Video – Reliving the Video Store Era with Gen X [https://topshelfvideo.com/] Please rate and review us! You can also email us at topshelfvideopodcast@gmail.com [topshelfvideopodcast@gmail.com] Follow us on Instagram  Top Shelf Video on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/topshelfvideotx/] Follow us on BlueSky Top Shelf Video Podcast Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/topshelfvideopod.bsky.social] Follow the Dallas VHS Swap on Instagram Dallas VHS Swap on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dallasvhsswap/] Theme music by Colin Nance [https://www.instagram.com/colinanance/]

Film to Table (Side Cast) Episode 22: Dressed to Kill

The “Hooker with a Heart of Gold” trope gets a murder mystery treatment in Brian de Palma’s “Dressed to Kill!” Will the victim’s nerdy son find the clues? Who is behind the straight razor slashing through the city? Help Eli and Denise find the killer in this week’s Film to Table! This podcast has some spoilers, but we have a callout before then, so listener discretion is advised    Top Shelf Video – Reliving the Video Store Era with Gen X [https://topshelfvideo.com/]   Please rate and review us!   You can also email us at topshelfvideopodcast@gmail.com [topshelfvideopodcast@gmail.com]   Follow us on Instagram  Top Shelf Video on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/topshelfvideotx/]   Follow us on BlueSky Top Shelf Video Podcast Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/topshelfvideopod.bsky.social]   Follow the Dallas VHS Swap on Instagram Dallas VHS Swap on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dallasvhsswap/]   Theme music by Colin Nance [https://www.instagram.com/colinanance/]