Side CastsIn 2005, David Cronenberg‘s  A History of Violence, marked the last time a film saw a mainstream VHS release. Along with the overwhelming popularity of companies like Netflix and Redbox, these mailbox and streaming entertainment services virtually spelled the end to the 25 year-old industry known as the video store, and only a handful of small, “Mom & Pop” stores still survive today. In this edition of the Podwits Side-Casts, Dion and contributor J. Blake reminisce about a beloved topic that probably has touched the lives of everyone over the age of 10, and what tangible nostalgia the world ultimately has lost with the end of an era.

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Here is the book of VHS box cover art discussed.