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Alright…let’s talk about one of my favorite, weirdest, most ridiculous and honestly kind of hilarious chapters in movie history…Video Nasties. Because this is one of those things that, if you grew up in the ‘80s, if you were a horror fan, if you were even remotely curious about movies that your parents told you not to watch, this was like…this was the holy grail of forbidden fruit. And it all starts, really, with this perfect storm. Early ‘80s. VHS explodes. Suddenly everybod

[Get the exclusive video version of these weekly reviews each Friday by becoming a paid subscriber!] My Film Critic pants are quite fetching; they are on, pressed, and ironed. I'm ready to review six new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, April 10th, 2026. 1) YOU, ME & TUSCANY There are bad romantic comedies, there are lazy romantic comedies, and then there is You, Me & Tuscany , which feels like it was assembled in a lab where the only directive