227: Darren's Video Store

Published: June 25, 2023, midnight

At The Flicks welcomes you to Darren\u2019s video store. \n\nA new quarterly show that is designed to bring minor gems to your attention while recreating the video store experience of the 1980\u2019s, but without the fuss of having to travel there! Store owner Darren will take you around the various sections of the store, pointing out what\u2019s hot and what\u2019s best avoided. With him are his trainees Graham and Jeff (who are working for below minimum wage, another recreation of the 1980\u2019s).\n\nOf course there are no longer any video or even DVD rental stores (and some of you probably are saying all this was a bit before your time). Luckily, all of Darren\u2019s recommendations can be found on various streaming platforms. While it\u2019s a shame you can\u2019t have the full shop experience, at least you can check out the wares.\n\nBut we are a positive show (so Jeff tells me) and we want to concentrate on the highlights:\n\n- From the drama section there is the excellent Catch The Fair One, about a former female boxer\u2019s hunt for her missing sister. Tough, compromising and not to be missed.\n- From the Apple Store section, there is the movie Tetris, which the three of us give a seal of approval to.\n- From the TV section, check out Daisy Jones and The 6, where you can relive the experience of the 1970\u2019s music scene.\n- And many others.\n\nA warning, listening to this show may cause a nostalgic flashback to those of you over a certain age. You will experience again that head spinning moment when there was so much choice you didn\u2019t know what to pick. With so much to choose from, you won\u2019t leaving home for a while.\n\nIf you do get a chance to leave home, hopefully we'll see you At The Flicks